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      The app getting U.S. millennials into the investment game — and whether Robinhood is too much like a game | CBC.ca Loaded
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      The app getting U.S. millennials into the investment game — and whether Robinhood is too much like a game

      • 5 years ago
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      • Duration 5:54

      Online trading sites are seeing a rush of new users — including a U.S. only app called Robinhood. The number of so-called Robinhooders has swelled so quickly that, to some, it's moved beyond market oddity and now verges on a phenomenon. So what exactly is behind this new app and is the idea of investing as a game going to cause problems?

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