There is the point that I originally made: "Families that have been wealthy over generations have figured out how to do this, while the "noveau riche" often fa

There is the point that I originally made: "Families that have been wealthy over generations have figured out how to do this, while the "noveau riche" often fail after one or two generations." That also implies that if you're born into "old money", you most likely will stay rich. Just being "born rich" isn't sufficient though.