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There are two major ways to build wealth outside inheritance: Start a business or invest in the stock market. Yes, starting a business for a team of young startups is living one's dream - the only problem is that the chance of succeeding is less than 10%. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), data. In 2019, the failure rate of startups was around 90%. About 21.5% of startups fail in the first year, 30% in the second year, 50% in the fifth year, and 70% in their 10th year.
Contrastingly´majority of billionaires made their money from the stock market. The investment guru Warren Buffett once said that If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep you will work until you die. Historic data shows that real estate stocks like YG-REITs are a better investment for the long haul than the stock market (S&P 500). In the last 20 years REITs (13.3%) have outperformed S&P 500 (7.7%).