Companies show greater openness to individual investors in IPOs

14 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 29

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said on Tuesday that nearly every major IPO now includes retail allocations, a shift from 2021 when such access was rare.
Tenev highlighted rising interest in IPOs, with SpaceX’s upcoming debut expected to allocate up to a third of shares to individual investors.
Robinhood’s platform has become a key channel for retail IPO participation, reflecting a broader trend of democratizing access to public offerings.

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With a $2 trillion valuation and major red flags, is the SpaceX IPO built on hype or solid ground?

History shows most IPOs fail investors long-term. Will this highly anticipated new wave be any different?

Could government-backed youth investment accounts reshape the future of retail trading for an entire generation?

Does the 'democratization of finance' truly benefit the average person or primarily the financial industry?