If... The other thing is people don't inherit when they are 20, rather when they are 50 or older. Children of well off families do get a leg up, first because

If... The other thing is people don't inherit when they are 20, rather when they are 50 or older. Children of well off families do get a leg up, first because they can afford to take more risk, have better access to education, also because of what they learn from their parents. But inheritance is typically something that come much after they key years of one's career.