📚 Unlock the secrets to building wealth! My book and 12-module Masterclass cover everything I’ve learned about passive investing and creating financial freedom. Watch it on-demand for FREE: http://thewealthelevator.com/master

🤝 Join the Hui Deal Pipeline Club and get a one-on-one call with me to discuss your investment goals: https://thewealthelevator.com/club

The episode features Jack Raines, author of “Young Money,” discussing how growing up with money provides insider knowledge about elite career paths, target schools, networks, and promotion moves that can lead to high incomes, while students from poorer backgrounds often must choose safer banking or consulting roles to repay large loans and can’t take startup risks. Raines shares his own path from South Georgia and Mercer University football to Columbia Business School and venture capital, emphasizing education, early “prestige stamps,” and intentional living that matches life stages. The conversation explores status pressure on wealthy kids, anxiety and expectations in elite environments, and how socioeconomic differences can complicate relationships and marriage. It closes with Raines promoting his book and the host warning investors to avoid inexperienced operators by relying on trusted networks and semi-institutional sponsors.

00:00 Money Game Secrets

01:22 Meet Jack Raines

03:01 Small Town to VC

03:51 Entrepreneur Family Roots

06:58 Prestige and Network

09:49 Leaving the Southeast

11:31 Target Schools Reality

13:11 MBA as Golden Ticket

15:04 Pedigree for Family Firms

17:21 Spectrum of Wealth

18:32 Rich vs Poor Options

21:24 Capital and Quarters

22:36 Merit and Social Circles

25:39 Status Pressure on Rich

27:19 High Achiever Burnout

27:59 Pressure of Privilege

29:03 Expectations and Happiness Gap

30:18 New York Norms Shift

31:39 Parents and Independence

32:59 Stage Specific Living

35:30 Funding Kids Choices

37:59 Socioeconomic Marriage Friction

43:01 Money Mindsets in Couples

45:08 Young Money Plug

47:25 FOOM Investing Lessons

51:16 Community and Relationships

Connect with me:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanekawaoka/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheWealthElevator

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheWealthElevator

Lane Kawaoka is a developer and multi-family syndicator who owns 10,000+ rental units and is the leader of “Hui Deal Pipeline Club” which has acquired over $2.1 Billion AUM of real estate by syndicating over $200 Million Dollars of private equity and most importantly distributed more than $45M back to our investors since 2016.

Check out our Top-50 Investing Podcast, The Wealth Elevator.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.