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Review of Robert Kiyosaki's book:
"Rich Dad's Guide to Investing"
by MatthewC |
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RDGTI is probably Robert's most ambitious book yet. It comes at almost
400 pages! The sheer thickness of the book caught me off guard. Looking through the Table of Contents, there were
42 chapters broken into 5 Phases!
RDGTI, once again, reveals more about his past in greater detail and the influences his rich dad had on him as
well as the teachings. This time it goes back to 1973 at a time when Robert is getting ready to leave the Vietnam
War and reenter civilian life.
Robert reveals a lot and answers many lingering questions many people have had about his past and his current business
activities and his goals. In RDPD and CFQ, those are building blocks to the concepts and ideas in RDGTI.
Many people have doubted some of his claims and his current lifestyle often because he is coming from a "different
place" and point of view. Well, it certainly gets explained here.
I have to admit to being surprised by what I got out of RDGTI vs. some other reviews and comments made on the book.
Yes, there is some review but there are a lot more distinctions and granularity of the information provided previously.
Like Robert's other books, this book will likely displease many people because some of things he brings up are
so drastically different from "conventional wisdom".
RDGTI goes into the different types of investors beyond those that were described in CFQ. There is a lot of discussion
on the different mentality, disposition, and thinking patterns of the rich investor.
All new and not seen in previous books is his outline and plan for creating a successful B. In prior books, he
simply made statements to become a B but never developed the idea more. He does so here and we understand what
Robert's view of a true B is. We are also introduced to his Tetrahedron and Pyramid model of things.
Throughout RDGTI, Robert brings us updated information and his interpretation of current events in the Year 2000.
So we get a better understanding as to what his plans are.
And his plans are BIG! He reveals his company's mission for the world, talks about the Foundation he has started,
and his goal to become a Billionaire. As a matter of fact, for most of the book he refers to his rich dad for most
of the lessons he has learned. However, during these last few years, Robert now has another mentor to guide him
to take things to the next level.
For most of the Rich Dad trilogy, he is the teacher. However, in the closing chapters, Robert admits to still being
a student and needing a mentor to become a Billionaire and taking companies public which is HIS next step.
Overall, I found this book quite impressive and mentally expansive. If your brain was stretched before and your
values were challenged, this book won't help matters any. We get to see what the rich deal in and how they affect
our national economy and how powerful they can be.
I have to admit to being a little overwhelmed with all the new twists. Like his prior books, a lot of information
we may already know inside us but it is his twists and stories which really make the impact on us.
Last thing, I was really looking forward to seeing his recommend reading list for this latest book. Alas, there
was none.
Definitely a must have for any entrepreneur or investor.
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