Quotes by Robert Kiyosaki

About Robert Kiyosaki:

Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman, investor, self-help author, motivational speaker, financial literacy activist, financial commentator, and radio personality. Kiyosaki is the founder of the Rich Dad Company. He has written over 15 books which have combined sales of over 26 million copies.
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Many entrepreneurs do not realize that many of the problems their businesses face today began yesterday, long before there was a business.

Robert Kiyosaki

Any time an investment company has to spend heavily on advertising, it's probably a bad business in which to invest.

Robert Kiyosaki

I'm always amazed at how many people assume a business has to lose money before it makes money.

Robert Kiyosaki

By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business card.

Robert Kiyosaki

While the Chinese people, as a rule, are good people, my business dealings with Communist Chinese officials have left me disturbed and concerned about the rise of the Chinese Empire.

Robert Kiyosaki

This rise of the new global mega-rich is happening as established institutions are falling. The fall runs the gamut from the music business and traditional media to the Detroit automakers who find themselves obsolete, outmaneuvered, and out-priced by...

Robert Kiyosaki

When President Obama speaks about raising taxes on the rich, he speaks about high-income employees and small business owners, not entrepreneurs who build big businesses.

Robert Kiyosaki

The state of the economy is not the issue when it comes to growing a business. The relevant questions are always: 'What business are you in? Furthermore, is it adapting to the times?'

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Although I don't like the way the Chinese do business, I continue to do business in China. I have to. They're the next world power.

Robert Kiyosaki

The Web and new technology offer more opportunities to reach a world market at a lower price. Today, a person can start a business at home and reach the world market.

Robert Kiyosaki

There may be less of a chance of losing all the money you put into a mutual fund than there is of losing all the money you put into lottery tickets, but you're never going to win big in a mutual fund.

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If you don't like the idea that most of the money spent on lottery tickets supports government programs, you should know that most of the earnings from mutual funds support investment advisors' and mutual fund managers' retirement.

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The problem is that the U.S. government is the biggest debtor in the world, and those depending on it to take care of them will only become poorer.

Robert Kiyosaki

Most of us are aware of the sacrificial slaughter of Bear Sterns. Some people call it a bailout, but I call it a handout - a government handout to some of the richest people on Earth, paid for by American taxpayers.

Robert Kiyosaki

Many U.S. investors are already investing overseas rather than at home.

Robert Kiyosaki

When you think about it, three of our biggest financial decisions in life are made at times of peak emotional excitement: deciding to get married, buying a home, and having kids.

Robert Kiyosaki

History reminds us that dictators and despots arise during times of severe economic crisis.

Robert Kiyosaki

I do know that throughout history, all paper money has eventually come back to its true value, which is zero.

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People clinging to job security, savings, retirement plans, and other relics will be the ones financially-ravaged from 2010-2020, the most volatile world-changing decade in history.

Robert Kiyosaki

Bad debt is debt that makes you poorer. I count the mortgage on my home as bad debt, because I'm the one paying on it. Other forms of bad debt are car payments, credit card balances, or other consumer loans.

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In 1997, in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I stated, 'Your home is not an asset.' Real estate agents sent me hate mail.

Robert Kiyosaki

Author Bio

  • NameRobert Kiyosaki
  • DescriptionAmerican finance author , investor
  • BornApril 8, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionOfficer; Motivational Speaker; Businessperson; Writer; Teacher; Blogger; Entrepreneur; Financier; Helicopter Pilot
  • AwardsAir Medal