This was already flagged and discussed here from the original article: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10165558" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10165558</a><p>TLDR: it&#x27;s an incredibly reductionist and short-sighted conclusion that index funds would have helped Trump more than a real estate empire. Yes, having a rich family helps, but he couldn&#x27;t simply just liquidate everything into stocks.