Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an American
businessman, investor, self-help author, educator, motivational
speaker, financial literacy activist, financial
commentator, and radio personality. Kiyosaki is the founder of the Rich Dad
Company, a private financial education company that provides personal financial
and business education to people through books, videos, games, seminars, blogs,
coaching, and workshops. He is
also the creator of the Cashflow board and software games to educate adults and
children business and financial concepts.
Kiyosaki
found international fame self-publishing the best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad and establishing financial literacy
programs to help others achieve financial independence. The author of more than 26 books,
including the international personal finance blockbuster Rich Dad Poor Dad
series of books which has been translated into 51 languages, available in 109
countries and have combined sales of over 27 million copies sold worldwide. Three of his books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant,
and Rich Dad's Guide to
Investing, have been on number one on the top 10 best-seller lists
simultaneously on Publishers Weekly, Business
Week, The Wall Street
Journal, USA Today and the New York Times. In 2005, he was
inducted into the Amazon.com Hall of Fame as one of the bookseller’s top 25
authors.[7]
Kiyosaki
is well known for simplifying complex concepts and ideas related to business,
investing, finance, and economics as well as his storytelling ability that
resonate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds. He has garnered an
international reputation for his straight talk, irreverence, courage, and views
on money and investing that often contradicts conventional financial advice.
Kiyosaki believes that the world needs more entrepreneurs to create jobs to
spur economic growth and solve pressing world issues. Much of his teachings and
views encourage people to become financially educated and to take an active
role in investing for their financial future.
A
passionate and outspoken advocate for financial
education, Kiyosaki has stressed the importance of entrepreneurship, business education, investing, and
comprehensive financial literacy concepts should be taught in schools around
the world. Kiyosaki also operates his own blog, acts as a principal host on his
YouTube Channel called The Rich Dad Channel, radio show called the Rich Dad
Radio Show and maintains a monthly column on Yahoo
Finance writing about his
business endeavors and his views on the global economy, investing, business,
personal development and personal
finance.
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