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If you say only the rich can afford to invest, then you leave out other classes like the rich, the poor, the people close to the poor. Investing is not just about financial matters, but also about the mind. I see many poor people, many people going from nothing to millionaires. So it is not a question of how long they are poor but their thinking. Only people who are too poor do not think about getting rich. I have seen the help of the poor and they have matured, got better, out of poverty.
If there really is a rags to riches story then how come not everyone can do it then huh? Do you know any investing firms that approach the poor people because they believe in their mindset because the only time I have seen is when those people are a Pyramiding Scheme aiming to exploit this people that don't know the scams in investing world. Having received a help is a different story, if you are helped then you have a crutch to lean on.