Kiyosaki left the Marine Corps in 1974 he sold copy machines for the Xerox Corporation as a salesperson from 1974 until June 1978.

He served in the Marine Corps as a helicopter gunship pilot during the Vietnam War in 1972, where he was awarded the Air Medal. Merchant Marine Academy in New York, graduating with the class of 1969 as a deck officer. After graduating from Hilo High School, he attended the U.S. Ī fourth-generation Japanese American, Kiyosaki was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii. Kiyosaki also operates his own blog and maintains a monthly column on Yahoo Finance writing about his latest thoughts on global economics, investing, business, world financial markets, and personal finance. He has created three 'Cashflow' board and software games for adults and children and has a series of 'Rich Dad' CDs and disks.Ī financial literacy advocate, Kiyosaki has been a proponent of entrepreneurship, business education, investing, and that comprehensive financial literacy concepts should be taught in schools around the world. Rich Kid Smart Kid was published in 2001, with the intent to help parents teach their children financial concepts. Three of his books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant, and Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, have been on number one on the top 10 best-seller lists simultaneously on The Wall Street Journal, USA Today and the New York Times. He has written over 15 books which have combined sales of over 26 million copies. Kiyosaki is well known for his Rich Dad Poor Dad series of motivational books and other material published under the Rich Dad brand. Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an American investor, businessman, self-help author, motivational speaker, financial literacy activist, and financial commentator. United States Merchant Marine Academy (BS)įounder of the Rich Dad Company and Cashflow Technologies, Inc.Īuthor of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books

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