Robert Kiyosaki

Robert Toru Kiyosaki (?????????????, ?? ?, born April 8, 1947) is an investor, businessman, and author. He was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter gunship pilot during the Vietnam War. After leaving the Marine Corps, he worked as a copier salesman for Xerox before embarking on a career of investing and teaching. He is married to Kim.

Controversies

Kiyosaki's views are somewhat controversial, and some have questioned his status as a successful investor and businessman prior to the formation of his present venture, CASHFLOW Technologies, Inc. They claim that his millions have come only as a result of selling books and audio presentations about topics he hasn't personally succeeded in. Also, they accuse Kiyosaki of being heavy on anecdotes and light on substance, and not really providing much concrete advice. One reason could be that he advises focusing on good investments rather than diversifying, and under these circumstances it is hard to give specific advice. Furthermore, they speculate on the identity of his "rich dad" and whether this individual even existed, reasoning that such a man, whom Kiyosaki describes as "one of the richest men in the Islands", and his family who carry on his tradition, would have been very well known in a small state as Hawaii.

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Nevertheless, Kiyosaki's books are not only a successful venture for him, but are also effective in conveying a paradigm shift from worker to entrepreneur for many of his readers. Ironically, it is probably his radically different viewpoint, going against the time-honored grain of "go to school, work hard, and invest in a safe, diversified portfolio of mutual funds", that has made him the target of the mainstream financial base. In this way, he might be considered the Robert Atkins of financial self-help writers.

Related Topics:
Paradigm shift - Entrepreneur - Robert Atkins

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