than the average business in one of those index funds.
Most businesses do worse than the average business in one of those index funds. Individuals don't maxmize for wealth. Trump has brought a big yacht. He doesn't live the frugal life. Comparing apples to oranges makes no sense. You would have to compare Trump to similar people.
Trump has brought a big yacht. He doesn't live the frugal life.
This is true, and a good point. But your original point was:
Trump is a billionaire because he's good at dealmaking which is a relevant skill for political campaigning.
Based on this discussion, it looks like Trump is not a billionaire because he is a good at dealmaking. He had multiple ways to become a billionaire (investing in index funds, investing in gold, dealmaking, inventing Facebook).
And as you now point out, he completely failed in utilizing the money; Trump is a billionaire beca...
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