Vlad Tenev

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375 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 6 Jul

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The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost · The New American Dream: Democratising Investing · 6 Jul 2026 podcast

And so I think people were in need of a solution.

And I think what Robinhood offered was a solution that said, hey, rather than abandoning the system, because we have a really strong system in the U.S.

here,

compared to... I grew up in Eastern Europe, very, very different.

We're talking about 10% inflation like a disaster.

Bulgaria in 1997 had over 2000% inflation.

My last year in the country, there was a little pre-shock, 150 to 200% inflation.

So just staggering numbers.

And

And really, Robinhood, the idea was a very powerful idea because what it stands for is ownership.

I think a world where a future owned by the few is a very fragile future.

We want to make everyone an owner, and we believe that.

ownership, broad ownership is essential to a free, stable, and prosperous society.

I think that message really resonated.

And I think the three things together made us at the time, certainly the fastest growing brokerage.

I think there's much more opportunity.

Now the US is at roughly two-thirds, 65% equity participation.

And if you look back, the guys at Acquired Podcast did an episode on Vanguard.

It's a fantastic podcast.

Yeah, so they plotted this, and there were a couple of inflection points.

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