Question for DQ3 Vets

Hey all, I am super hyped for DQ3 HD2D and have been trying to figure out my starting team comp for my first playthrough. I've played pretty much every version of DQ3 except the NES one but haven't finished any of them, plan to change that with this entry. Anyways so here is what I'm thinking for first playthrough

Martial Artist -- Sage Merchant -- Monster Wrangler Thief -- ?/might not change

Am I right in thinking that this team comp for early game with allow me to obtain a ton of gold? Between saving gold by not having to buy weapons for MA, extra gold from Merchant, and items stolen then sold from Thief. I also plan to change MA to sage for the flavor rather than optimization (I figured mage or priest would be better candidates). I really want to play the monster wrangler but I dont know much about it and how it plays early game so I opted to change merchant down the road. As for thief, I'm considering placing a priest in their stead but if I'm making a ton of gold, I could just buy items and have thief be item support. Any thoughts? Thanks!