# Research Scholar Robert Frank discusses the role of luck in Donald Trump's career

1 Faculty News May 5, 2016 ![Bloomberg logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/bloomberg192x144.jpg?itok=yV529lwz)>

Excerpt from [Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-05-05/donald-trump-and-the-distinction-of-luck-and-meritocracy) -- "I think Trump is very proud as he presents himself as a winner. Interestingly, several people have done the calculation that if he had taken the money that his father gave him--his father was, of course, a very wealthy man--and put it in a mutual fund, he would have more money today than he has today. So he was obviously very, very lucky. He's built some businesses. He's destroyed some businesses."

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