There's a real advantage to already having connections with wealthy, experienced people when you're just starting out trying to build wealth. The gap between knowing how things actually work versus learning it the hard way is massive. New money without these networks? They're basically playing with a handicap. The tricky part is nobody really teaches you how to build those relationships organically. It's not exactly something you can fake or rush. The people who had the luck of being born into or early adopting rich circles seem to glide through what others struggle with for years. Building genuine connections with people ahead of you—that might be the most underrated wealth hack nobody talks about.