Your investor profile

Your investor profile contains information about yourself, your financial situation, and your investing needs. It breaks down your annual income, investment experience and goals, and employment information, among other things. It’s important that you keep this information updated and accurate.

How do I update my information?

App

You can update your investor profile any time in the app:

Select Account → Menu (3 bars) → Settings
Select Personal information → Investor profile
Select and update the information as needed

Web

You can update your investor profile any time on the web:

Select Account → Settings
Select Personal information
Select Edit (pencil icon) next to what you want to update like Employer address
Update the information as needed, and select Save to save the changes

Why do we need this information?

We’re required by various laws and regulations to collect this information for all Robinhood customers when opening an account and at least every 3 years thereafter (or more frequently as needed to comply with industry regulations).

For Robinhood joint accounts, your marriage status in your investor profile needs to be filled out. Your marital status with your joint owner helps with determining the correct cost basis for tax reporting purposes.

What do we do with this information?

We use this information for various purposes, including but not limited to:

Keeping your account safe and identifying suspicious activity
Ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations to keep the financial services industry safe
Determining customer eligibility for certain products and services
Considering relevant customer-specific information when making a recommendation that is in your best interest

For more information about how we collect and use your data, review our privacy policy.

All investing involves risk and loss of principal is possible.

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