Top-selling Wealthy Dad Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Poor Dad, stated that the much larger problem of rising U.S. debt and a declining dollar is more important than the rise or fall of gold, silver, or cryptocurrencies. His remarks coincide with record highs for precious metals and a surge in real assets by investors anticipating looser Federal Reserve policies.
In a post on X, Kiyosaki summed up his investment philosophy: “I just keep buying more gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum and get richer.”
Kiyosaki, who has long criticized fiat currencies and government-backed monetary systems, centered his case on the US dollar’s declining purchasing power and the country’s steadily growing national debt.
Kiyosaki contended in his most recent essay that while the long-term pattern of currency depreciation is evident, short-term price fluctuations are meaningless. He connected the issue to the choices made by highly educated individuals in charge of organizations like the US Treasury and Federal Reserve.
“With incompetent, highly educated PhDs controlling the Fed, the Treasury, and the US Government, why worry about the price of gold, silver, Bitcoin, and Ethereum?” he continued.
Gold and Silver prices
On Friday, silver broke through the $100-per-ounce barrier for the first time, continuing a strong climb fueled by intensive retail purchasing activity in markets from Shanghai to New York and a global rush for safe-haven assets.
Spot silver reached a new high of $102.87 per ounce, up as much as 6.9%. After prices more than doubled in 2025, the metal has already gained more than 40% so far this year. Additionally, gold continues to break records, getting closer to the $5,000-per-ounce mark.
In New York, spot gold was up 0.9% at $4,981.52 an ounce, and it was headed for its best weekly performance since March 2020 with a weekly increase of more than 8%. Platinum also reached a new high during the session, and silver was last up 6.6% at $102.58 an ounce.
During the first year of US President Donald Trump’s second term, investor demand for precious metals has increased due to increased uncertainties around monetary policy, geopolitics, and international commerce.
An unusual short squeeze in the London market occurred in October as a result of a scramble to move actual silver into New York due to fears that the US could impose import duties.
Rising tensions between Washington and its European allies, coupled with the failure to make headway in talks to resolve the war in Ukraine, further bolstered Silver’s rally this week.
Investor anxiety has been exacerbated by mounting worries about threats to the US Federal Reserve’s independence, which has increased demand for assets seen as stores of value outside of established financial systems.
About the author
With more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, Rich Dad Poor Dad is one of the most influential personal finance books ever written by Robert Kiyosaki. The book focused on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and asset ownership instead of traditional ideas about education, employment, and savings.
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Kiyosaki has amassed a sizable following over the previous 20 years by continuously criticizing central banking practices, debt-driven growth, and fiat currencies.
He has frequently cautioned that excessive borrowing and money printing eventually devalue currencies, harming wage earners and savers. Kiyosaki, who is well-known for challenging conventional financial planning, has long argued that investing in real assets is preferable to heavily depending on savings, bonds, or earned income because doing so leaves people exposed during hard times.
