KXLY March 15, 2021 5:00 AM Taylor Tepper - Forbes Advisor Posted: Updated: March 16, 2021 9:06 AM Trading app Robinhood is going public, and its future depends on whether it can evolve to empower fledgling investors to find their inner Warren Buffett or trap them in an unhealthy obsession with speculation and risk. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based upstart helped transform the brokerage world by pioneering zero-commission stock trading, pushing industry stalwarts like Fidelity, Charles Schwab and E-Trade to follow suit. Its sleek, gamified user experience comes complete with bursts of confetti whenever you trade. After years of steady growth, Robinhood’s secret sauce proved especially compelling during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Americans locked indoors and eager for any way to keep occupied.