[ryanmolden]

I have always been a strong believer in the saying "Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them". Studying this area would be difficult though as you either need to know ahead of time who would be successful, or study such a large cross-section that you are statistically likely to snare future successful people in your population.

[trhtrsh]

Well, with modern technology, it's harder for a newly wealthy person to conceal their past. The days of whitewashing personal history are fading.