why aren't all 12 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 1 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Contradicted
Malling: Public.com was the first trading platform to offer fractional shares
“We were like the first to do the whole first trading platform to do fractional shares”
Insight
Abraham: Gamified Brokerage Interfaces Condition Users to Trade Like Gamblers
“If the platform you're using is closer to gambling, you will end up being more of a gambler automatically. Just based on the design of how you were introduced to the markets and therefore you'll be more prone to, you know, potentially react on these types of t…”
Insight
Abraham: Wealthy retail investors do not care about $5 free stock referral bonuses
“And as you move more upmarket, the less that stuff worked because if you have a little bit of money, let's be honest, you don't really give a shit about five bucks on free stock.”
Disclosure
Abraham: Aston Martin took equity in Public for F1 sponsorship
“The Aston Martin actually took part equity in public as well. And it's, you know, kind of like, I think it's the first time they've really done this.”
Insight
Abraham: Younger investors use yield accounts for opportunistic cash parking
“So, so, so, so you're seeing younger generations using it less as a, hey, I'm gonna now actually hold the bond to maturity for 10 years from now, and more use like these account types that we've created for, you know, just like earn some yield on your stuff, y…”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Abraham: Public.com Sees Record Deposit Days During Market Drops
“Generally speaking, this behavior of buying the dip is a little bit retail investing culture now. And so whenever you see this like massive drops, This is really when we see some of our best days. It was like, you know, one of our record days in just deposits,…”
Prediction Open · timeframe Apr 2028
Abraham: 24/7 Retail Stock Trading Is Inevitable and Approaching
“I mean, generally speaking, I think it's definitely coming. Like, it will also come to public at some point.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Malling: Public.com users now deposit hundreds of thousands or millions
“Now folks are coming in with hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in their accounts.”
Assertion Supported
Public.com sponsors the Aston Martin Formula One team
“We announced today, as you could tell from your last, we are the new sponsors of the Aston Martin and Formula One team.”
Disclosure
Public.com launched standalone AI app Alpha in international markets
“We actually launched an app called alpha, which is a little bit of a spin out of our AI product. Launched that in international markets late last year as a separate kind of product.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Abraham: Retail Investors Rotated from Cash Yield to Equities During Dip
“So what we've seen in the last few trading days essentially is that people cycle out of the yield accounts and into stocks and ETFs because they essentially had this cash lying around and we're like, okay, you know, I think totally what we've been hearing a lo…”
Disclosure
Malling: Public brokered Aston Martin F1 deal without agencies
“No agencies.”