1. Robert Toru Kiyosaki was born on April 8,1947 and is an American businessman and author, known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books.
25 Facts About Robert Kiyosaki
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Robert Kiyosaki founded the Rich Dad Company, which provides personal finance and business education through books and videos, and Rich Global LLC, which filed for bankruptcy in 2012.
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In January 2024, Robert Kiyosaki stated that he was more than $1 billion in debt.
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Robert Kiyosaki was born in 1947 in Hilo, Territory of Hawaii to Ralph and Majorie Robert Kiyosaki, who was a nurse.
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Robert Kiyosaki is the eldest child of his family of Japanese descent.
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Robert Kiyosaki's father was an educator, once appointed as Hawaii's superintendent of schools.
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Robert Kiyosaki ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant-governor in the Republican Party ticket in the 1970 Hawaii gubernatorial election.
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Robert Kiyosaki lost his job after the election and used his savings to acquire an ice-cream franchise that eventually failed.
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Robert Kiyosaki then graduated from Hilo High School, from which he was nearly expelled due to poor grades.
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Robert Kiyosaki served as a helicopter gunship pilot during the Vietnam War and was once based in Kaneohe Bay.
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In 1977, Robert Kiyosaki started a company called "Rippers" that marketed nylon and Velcro wallets.
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Robert Kiyosaki had attended the course in 1974 given by the course's creator, Marshall Thurber.
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Robert Kiyosaki said the program was "unfair" and considered suing the ABC before deciding against it.
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Robert Kiyosaki created the Cashflow board and video games to educate adults and children about business and financial concepts.
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Robert Kiyosaki settled a lawsuit in 2008 brought by Sharon Lechter, his former business partner, with an undisclosed sum.
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Robert Kiyosaki sold her stake in Rich Dad Company to them after the settlement and ended the partnership that lasted about 10 years.
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Robert Kiyosaki operates through a number of companies that he owns fully or in part, and through franchisee arrangements with other companies authorized to use his name for a fee.
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Mike Sullivan, the CEO of Rich Dad Company, one of at least 10 companies through which Robert Kiyosaki conducts business, said Rich Global LLC had been dormant for years.
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Robert Kiyosaki has authored more than 26 books including Rich Dad Poor Dad, which has been translated into dozens of languages.
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Robert Kiyosaki said his books were an advertisement for his higher-priced seminars.
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Robert Kiyosaki's advice has been criticized for emphasizing anecdotes and no concrete advice on how readers should proceed or work.
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Robert Kiyosaki divorced from his first wife when he was 32.
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Robert Kiyosaki met his second wife and business partner Kimberly "Kim" Robert Kiyosaki in 1984, and they got married in 1986.
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Robert Kiyosaki endorsed and supported Republican candidate Donald Trump for the 2016 presidential elections.
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Robert Kiyosaki criticized Bernie Sanders for being a "hardcore Marxist".