Meet the regular people making money off SpaceX’s IPO, from a few bucks to a few million

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SpaceX's record-breaking IPO created windfalls across the wealth spectrum. Elon Musk's net worth surged past $3 trillion, but the offering also rewarded millions of smaller investors, from those holding fractional shares worth hundreds to longtime employees cashing out multimillion-dollar positions. Daniella Rodriguez, a retail investor, saw her portfolio jump considerably. The IPO, one of the largest in history, democratized access to space-industry gains in ways that earlier generations of startup investors never experienced, as brokerages now let people buy pieces of companies with pocket change.