If you are talented, study finance intensely at a top school for a few years, join a large Wall Street firm, and aggressively seek advancement. This is the low

If you are talented, study finance intensely at a top school for a few years, join a large Wall Street firm, and aggressively seek advancement. This is the lowest risk strategy. It's not instant, but it's almost a guaranteed way for a smart person to make a few million within 5 - 10 years.