Sure. He was smart, understood investment and had 50k to spare. And at least a bit lucky. This does not apply to most people who want to be him. Much as the na

Sure. He was smart, understood investment and had 50k to spare. And at least a bit lucky. This does not apply to most people who want to be him. Much as the narrative that this is the little guys 'crushing Wall St' sells more clicks than a lot of betting going on with plenty of Wall St winners and plenty more little guy losers, mainstream media really ought to know better. (That said, I think this particular profile is a lot more illuminating than a lot of the rubbish being written)