Old story and actually shows something different, the importance of having a father that is wealthy enough to let you invest 150k at least at the right moment.
Read philipma1957 answer on this, it has nothing to do about teaching and education, it's an about a father who buys ready assembled hydra cases throwing tens of thousands of dollars on each batch.

Rather than being inspiring it actually points out one thing, no matter how intelligent and educated you are, if you lack money, it will always be harder for you.