ɹˈeɪnwɔːɾɚɹ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ðə bˈeɪs fˈæmɪli fˈɔːɹtʃʊn fɹʌm dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪfti mˈɪliən ˌɪntʊ dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪv bˈɪliən, ɐmˈæsɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɪliən fɔːɹ hɪmsˈɛlf baɪ ðə tˈaɪm hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪnvˈɛstɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn kˈæpɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
Rainwater eventually transformed the Bass family fortune from $50 million into $5 billion, amassing $100 million for himself by the time he started investing his own capital in 1986.