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Covering investing and wealth management for @WSJ; miriam.gottfried@wsj.com; Signal 503-730-4464
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This Shortcut to Private-Equity Riches Is Minting Young Millionaires

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By Miriam Gottfried Verified
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
Go-getters get backing to buy up HVAC outfits and specialized manufacturers; ‘If they make it back alive, there’s a lot of money to be made’ Rachel Mendelson/WSJ; iStock In 2015 Bakari Akil was a homeless college dropout with a single focus: figuring out how to get rich. Sleeping in WeWorks, on the subway and in airport waiting areas, Akil watched videos, listened to podcasts and pored over personal finance books. He needed to own a business, he decided.
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This shortcut to private-equity riches is minting young millionaires

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By Miriam Gottfried Verified
| MSN Verified
Miriam Gottfried In 2015 Bakari Akil was a homeless college dropout with a single focus: figuring out how to get rich. Sleeping in WeWorks, on the subway and in airport waiting areas, Akil watched videos, listened to podcasts and pored over personal finance books. He needed to own a business, he decided. But how to do it with no money?
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This Shortcut to Private-Equity Riches Is Minting Young Millionaires

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By Miriam Gottfried Verified
| Financial News Verified
Go-getters get backing to buy up HVAC outfits and specialized manufacturers; ‘If they make it back alive, there’s a lot of money to be made’
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