Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter is the bestselling personal finance book of all time. That book along with its two key successors, Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant and Rich Dad's Guide to Investing has created a book publishing phenomenon all over the world. Indeed, it's the rare country that hasn't already embraced the simple yet powerful messages of Rich Dad Poor Dad. Now these three original blockbuster books in the Rich Dad series are available all together in one volume. Isn't it time for you to join the millions of people around the world who have benefited from Rich Dad's wisdom?
Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author, known for the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of personal finance books. He is the founder of the Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that provides personal finance and business education to people through books and videos, and Rich Global LLC, which filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Since 2010, Kiyosaki was the subject of a class action suit filed by people who attended his seminars, and the subject of investigative documentaries by the CBC, WTAE-TV and CBS News. In January 2024, Kiyosaki revealed that he was more than $1 billion dollars in debt.
This book gave me insight and food for thought. By comparing myself to my two fathers, Kiyosaki reveals key factors in my financial situation that will help me to better recognize and improve my own financial situation
The author of this book, himself a highly successful investor and entrepreneur, shares his financial wisdom through his own experiences and lessons learned. He identifies many of the common mistakes people make with their finances and offers some simple but effective solutions. An important point in the book is that the author distinguishes between four different financial quadrants: employees, self-employed, owners, and investors. He emphasizes the importance of becoming an investor because investing is the key to financial success. He offers some practical advice on how to become a successful investor and emphasizes the importance of investment education
I guess the best way to describe this is through the authors own words on an interview, "being a best selling author doesn't mean you are the best author - it means you are the best at selling it." The content of the book is okay - he has some good clarifying concepts for beginners but overly complicated some items and overly simplified others. Not something I would make a priority to read.