Jim is a money manager. Specifically, he manages the money of rich people who made their own fortunes through hard work, invention, or by inheritance. From what he tells me, there are more ultra-rich families in America that have inherited fortunes than there are people who created fortunes. He would know -- in order to become one of Jim's clients you must have a net value of at least $1 million. It's strange to think there is more old money circulating in this economy than there is venture capital.
So, the argument I like to bring up is: if it's old money that drives the market, where does the average working Joe fit into the picture? What about the middle class? When does the middle class get to ante up to the investment table? During the 1990s we saw more day traders buying and selling for the short term. That trend died off in the early 2000s and left many would-be millionaires coming up short.
The popular truism maintains the rich only get richer. If so, how is it possible for most would-be investors to break into the game? The answer comes to us in that most-reviled entity, the corporation. Though the corporation has suffered a terrible (and often deserved) reputation for crass greediness, it can be a wonderful mechanism for generating wealth. Breaking into the upper percentiles of income requires venture capital and an effective business model.
J.P Morgan didn't fall from a money tree. Steve Jobs didn't just open a window and let money fly in. "It takes money to make money" is a truism for a reason, but not for reasons most people with inheritances think. It takes venture capital to start a business -- it takes seed money to get an idea off the ground. Where this money comes from is not as important as what is funds and who benefits from its investment.
The rich become richer during economic downturns and depressions. How is this? Recessions and depressions have a tendency to destroy competition, therefore consolidating the wealth-base of the super rich. Competition is not in the best interests of the super-rich. Consequently, it is the corporate structure -- justifiably attacked for its lack of transparency -- that allows new wealth to be created and more people to participate in that wealth. Most corporations are started by entrepreneurs -- and that entrepreneurial spirit is what has made the middle class and the nouveau riche possible.
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