COVER STORY
ROBERT KIYOSAKI
Robert Kiyosaki on education, retirement, and money — and why so much of it is fake. REAL DEAL The
BY KELLI WHITE PHOTOS BY THE RICH DAD COMPANY
W hen real estate mogul and finance guru Rob- ert Kiyosaki took a real estate course in the early 1970s, he had a feeling it was what he was destined to do — to be an entrepreneur. Known for his unconventional teachings on finance and his passion for real estate, the best-selling author knows a good deal when he sees one and he is sticking with what works. The real estate class cost $300, which was quite a high sum in the early 1970s for a military pilot making $800 a month. Kiyosaki, a Marine Corps and Vietnam Veteran, bought his first real estate
property in 1973 when he was stationed in Hawaii. Now, he owns more than 7,000 properties — from residential and commercial to hotels — and they all bring cashflow. Armed with a passion for learning and shar- ing his views, no matter how nonconformist they might seem, Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad and more than a dozen other texts on money management, investing, and financial freedom, said he was a terrible student. But for him, doing poorly in school transferred to becoming a lifelong learner in his own way.
"ONE OF THE
BIGGEST LIESWE HEAR IS YOUNEED MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.”
ROBERT KIYOSAKI
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