Real Wealth Is Built Before the IPO, But You Can't Access It w/ Mona DeFrawi
About this episode
This episode discusses the creation of wealth in private markets and the barriers retail investors face in accessing these opportunities.
Most people don't realize that a large portion of real wealth is created before companies ever reach the public markets. In private companies, early-stage investments, and entrepreneurial ventures, growth happens the fastest. For a long time, that part of the market has been largely inaccessible to retail investors, reserved instead for institutions and high-net-worth individuals. And that has played a significant role in the growing gap in wealth. In this episode of Money School Elite, I sit down with Mona DeFrawi to unpack how this system actually works and what's starting to change. Mona has spent decades working inside private markets, helping companies grow, go public, and navigate how capital flows behind the scenes. In this conversation, we break down several important realities that experienced investors understand, but most people never see. We discuss why retail investors have historically been "protected" out of private markets, how early-stage investing drives the largest returns, and why most of the growth happens before companies go public. We also talk about recent policy changes that are beginning to expand access to private markets, what that means for everyday…
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