Adam Palasciano is a writer over three years of experience writing about personal finance, investing, student loans, and more, for outlets like GOBankingRates, FinanceBuzz, The Penny Hoarder, and Wall ...

Warren Buffett says that simply being born in the U.S. played a significant role in his success. Warren Buffett often downplays the idea that his wealth is the product of extraordinary genius alone.

Buffett attributes his wealth to opportunity, privilege and long-term compounding. Growing up in the U.S. gave him access to a successful market system and economic mobility. He describes being born ...