TheAdvisor
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After being told I won the Grand Prize, having it confirmed by support, and spending a week fighting through every channel, Robinhood’s final answer was a $1,000 goodwill deposit. Roughly 1% of the $100,000 cash alternative outlined in their own terms.
I’ve filed FTC and BBB complaints, consulted legal counsel, and withdrawn my assets from Robinhood.
Thanks to everyone who supported me and asked for an update, especially @Mr_Derivatives for amplifying and @vladtenev for acknowledging it publicly.
It wasn’t the outcome I hoped for, but I don’t regret standing up for what happened. I wish I could keep using $HOOD, but after this I can’t in good conscience.
IREN Bull@IRENBull
INSANE!! @RobinhoodApp told me I won a $150,000 Private Jet Vacation. Their own support team confirmed it. Then they called me to say never mind. Here’s what happened. I got an official email from Robinhood today saying I won their January Gold Sweepstakes Grand Prize. The prize was a private jet vacation to Turks and Caicos valued at $150,000. I had until March 27 to redeem it. This seemed too good to be true. So before I got excited, I contacted Robinhood customer support to verify it was legitimate and not a phishing email. I was transferred to a specialist. After reviewing my account, the agent told me: “I am glad to inform you that you’re a winner! Congratulations! So thrilled for your big win!” The agent also confirmed the email I received was a legitimate email from Robinhood. I then told the agent I hadn’t received the separate redemption email from Merkle/HelloWorld that was required to claim the prize. They escalated the issue for me. Shortly after, I got a phone call from Robinhood telling me the email was sent by mistake. I didn’t actually win the Grand Prize. I won a 1 gram gold bar worth approximately $201. According to Robinhood’s own official sweepstakes terms and conditions, the Grand Prize winner has the option of accepting an alternate cash prize of $100,000 instead of the trip. So Robinhood sent me the Grand Prize email. Their support team verified it. They confirmed the email was legitimate. They escalated my claim. And then they called me back to say it was all a mistake and I actually won a $201 gold bar. That is a $100,000 difference. The official email was wrong. The support agent who verified my account and confirmed the win was wrong. The confirmation that the email was legitimate was wrong. The escalation was pointless. Four separate points of failure before someone caught it. I use Robinhood every single day. You can see it in my charts I post. I’ve been a loyal Gold member. And this is how you treat your customers? This is the reputation you guys want? Has anyone else experienced something like this? $HOOD @AskRobinhood @RobinhoodApp @vladtenev @amitisinvesting robinhood.com/us/en/support/…
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@BenCrockettFBI @PeteHegseth @DOWResponse @KidRock @USArmy It’s true though. You would’ve said jack if it was Beyonce 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Because the Army announced the suspension literally hours before Hegseth’s tweet, meaning the investigation had just started. You don’t “internally address” an FAA airspace and safety compliance review in an afternoon. Also, making up imaginary scenarios about Beyoncé to justify abandoning actual military standards is a wild way to cope.
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Thank you @KidRock.
@USArmy pilots suspension LIFTED.
No punishment. No investigation.
Carry on, patriots. 🇺🇸
KidRock@KidRock
This is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her. 🇺🇸 🙏
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Is my portfolio ‘risky’? It’s a high beta growth portfolio.
- I’m 22 years old
- My net worth is barely 6 figures
I don’t just want to beat the S&P500, I want to destroy it and take my chance at financial independence.
I’m in for the volatile ride that will take me to greatness, by betting big on my highest conviction plays.
My 7 positions:
$AMD
$NBIS
$IREN
$HIMS
$SOFI
$PNG.V
$ONDS
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@BenCrockettFBI @PeteHegseth @DOWResponse @KidRock @USArmy How do you know it wasn’t internally addressed before putting the status update as a tweet?
I am sure if an Apache did this over Beyonces house and Biden “lifted” pilot suspension after the stunt, we wouldn’t even hear from you on the matter
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So we’re just canceling standard military safety investigations by tweet now? An administrative stand-down after an unauthorized, low-altitude stunt isn’t a punishment, it’s standard operating procedure. Bypassing accountability and airspace compliance for a political stunt is a complete breakdown of protocol.
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New account from an institutional trader I know…finally convinced him to get on social media
Give him a follow.
Mu Hat Capital@Muhatcapital
Cue the “Average SP500 Returns After $VIX > 30” charts. Here’s ours: muhat.com/blog/volatilit…
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@MktMavPro Bro literally bought that same contract on yesterday’s close. Sold it within 15min of market open today!
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@MadnessWes47898 @IRENBull @RobinhoodApp @vladtenev IDK who you’re talking to. I use Schwab and Fidelity
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@NotAdvising @IRENBull @RobinhoodApp @vladtenev Retarded take. Both your morons are getting ass blasted by subpar brokerages designed for low IQ individuals. Cope.
GIF
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If I don’t hear from @RobinhoodApp by end of day today I’m filing formal complaints with the FTC, CFPB, and my state Division of Consumer Protection.
It’s been 6 days since Robinhood sent me the Grand Prize email and their own support team confirmed it. 4 days since @vladtenev said he was looking into this. Still haven’t heard a word from anyone at Robinhood. No emails. No DMs. Nothing.
I will also engage legal counsel to review my case. The deadline from their own terms has passed and nobody has reached out.
$HOOD @RobinhoodApp @vladtenev @AskRobinhood
Vlad Tenev@vladtenev
@IRENBull @AskRobinhood Looking into this
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@steveonomics @potatokmish "Millions invested"
Flies economy and stuffs family in a cabin packed with blacks
You are not a serious person
GIF
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TheAdvisor أُعيد تغريده
me to the permabears when the market goes up 0.5% (it’s down 8% on the year)
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@itschrisray But wouldn’t you pay less in LTCG if you’re a long term investor?
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When the 23 year old who has blown their portfolio 9 times posts “It’s finally time to $VOO and chill.”
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People rushing to buy the equities dip are going to be in for a painful few months.
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@stockmindsweb @TrendSpider Just like it didn’t last forever in overvalued territory, it won’t last forever in undervalued territory…
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@TrendSpider They are re-rated into lower valuation as they were overvalued
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But stock return is typically linked to market cap of companies. If Aapl went from $4T to $3T, it’d be down 25%. It would also absolutely climb back 33% to regain $4T….
Just because 33% is a larger number than 25% doesn’t mean it won’t ever do it.
Indexes have also recovered 100% of the times
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We are absolutely cooked folks. They are posting odd cryptic messages nightly now. They could contain subliminal messages. My dad warned me of this in the 90s when I was a kid.
He also predicted ai and memes back then. My dad was a writer of many things and wrote speeches for influential men. He even predicted a person like Trump coming to power as his simple language holds mass appeal. Germanic language and low grade level.
The White House@WhiteHouse
🤫
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@babyfolio $MPWR
You should do a deep dive. Will benefit from AI tailwind. Solid balance sheet. CAGR 20%+ next coming years with diversified sources of income. I don’t think it will move like a ai neocloud but rather will track with overall tech.
Lmk
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