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by bko 839 days ago
You might have this idea that people just fall into great wealth through random happenstance and then just buy ETFs passively but that's not true. There are a lot fewer bill Gates types holding ETFs than there are 8 figure net worth guy that owns half a dozen car dealerships. Or doctors/lawyers that own their own practice. A lot of ceos also get paid huge amounts in stock. That's much more the norm

> Family businesses account for 64 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, generate 62 percent of the country's employment, and account for 78 percent of all new job creation.

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