Robinhood fires back at Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger over criticism

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Robinhood is not taking a blast of recent high-profile criticism lying down.

A day after Charlie Munger, vice chairman of the Warren Buffet-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B), sharply criticized the securities trading platform and its ilk, Robinhood hit back on Thursday.

“In one fell swoop an entire new generation of investors has been criticized and this commentary overlooks the cultural shift that is taking place in our nation today,” the company wrote in a pair of tweets and in an official statement.

It added that, “To…