Asking in general, or specifically about how I build wealth?
Well either way, not by putting my money into other people's affairs. That really is just glorified gambling. And if it seems to do well, that's just because the government is making it go well via low upper income taxes and deficit spending.
I put my money into my own affairs. And I am not doing this alone, I am going this with a close circle of associates which I am further building up.
This way, even if a business fails, it is not a total loss. Much is learned, and there will be other opportunities opened. It is always better when you are building up a team and can draw upon each others expanding knowledge and build a range of businesses.
Wealth is that which lets people live in this world, not financialization. Like Buckminster Fuller said, "You either make dollars or you make sense."
SJG