Robinhood CEO: "Gen Z Is the Most Retirement-Savvy Generation Ever" | Vlad Tenev
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The $90 trillion wealth transfer is Robinhood's North Star - The platform is positioning itself as the primary destination for the massive generational shift of assets by building a 'financial super app' that blends TradFi and DeFi.
“The popular narrative around Gen Z as financially reckless misses what we’re seeing on-platform; they are the most retirement-savvy generation ever.”
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Gen Z is unfairly labeled as reckless - Internal data reveals that Gen Z is actually the most retirement-savvy generation in history, engaging with long-term investment vehicles far earlier and more consistently than previous cohorts.
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24/7 markets and tokenization are the inevitable end-state - Tenev views the move toward constant liquidity and on-chain assets as a fundamental infrastructure upgrade that will eventually include everything from stocks to private markets.