[ohyes]

No, this article is entirely about blind luck. None of the things you describe matter.

There are plenty of prepared, hustlers who can capitalize on lucky events. For every one of them that becomes mega-rich, there are thousands who are exactly as fit who do not.

That is, 2 3 and 4 follow a normal distribution, wealth follows a power-law distribution. The attributes don't correlate strongly.

Makes me feel better to have a study confirm it.