T. A. Gardner
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Although I consider the Motley Fool a worthless source, here's an article that tries to claim the reverse of what I posted earlier.Ok, at least you have sources, I still contend they are not self made.
Study Shows Only 27% of Wealthy Americans Are 'Self-Made'
You don't have to inherit money to become ultra wealthy, but it helps. Get the inside scoop on where America's wealthiest individuals got their money.
www.fool.com
Even in it, they obliquely admit that only 28% of millionaires / billionaires had legacy wealth. Sure, most millionaires / billionaires weren't dirt poor or had little starting out. Most had, at most, modest means. What made them successful was their own energy and hard work doing something they took great interest in.