‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Author Says Gold, Silver Prices Don’t Really Matter

‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Author Says Gold, Silver Prices Don’t Really Matter

Anand Sinha   TheStreet   Fri, January 23, 2026

If you’re obsessively refreshing gold charts, cryptocurrency candles, or silver wicks, Robert Kiyosaki wants you to relax.

In an X post on Jan. 22, the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" author made it clear: he doesn’t care whether gold, silver, Bitcoin (BTC), or even Ethereum (ETH), rise or fall on any given day.

Why? Because, in his view, the real story isn’t market volatility. It’s the slow, steady erosion of the U.S. dollar.

U.S. debt soars, U.S. dollar sinks

Kiyosaki argues that as the U.S.’s federal debt continues to climb, the purchasing power of the dollar keeps falling.

He isn't wrong.

The U.S. federal government currently has $38.45 trillion in debt.

The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the value of the dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, is at its lowest in two weeks at 98.30 at press time.

Once you accept this reality, Kiyosaki says, price swings start to matter a lot less.

However, the price movements of these popular assets have shaken the global markets.

Gold's price hit a new all-time high (ATH) of $4,967.03 per ounce on Jan. 23 and is now eyeing the $5,000 mark.

Silver is also hitting new records every few days, hitting the ATH of $100.29 per oz on Jan. 23.

Bitcoin, meanwhile, was exchanging hands at $88,866.80 at the time of writing—a pale shadow of the king coin when it hit north of $126,000 in early October last year.

Ether was trading at $2,915.86 at press time, 40% lower than the ATH of $4,953.73 it reached in late April last year.

Instead of worrying about these price movements, Kiyosaki points the finger at what he sees as a deeper problem: economic leadership.

Kiyosaki attacks 'incompetent, highly educated' PhDs in charge

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