Robert Kiyosaki, the bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, took to X on Sunday to reflect on a position that predates most of his followers’ lifetimes. At age 18 in 1965, he began accumulating silver when the metal traded for pennies per ounce. Now, more than 60 years later, with silver breaking above $80, he says it is one of the best investments he has ever made.
Key Takeaways
- Silver has breached $80 per ounce, a level Kiyosaki links to hyperinflation risk, with a $200 target.
- Kiyosaki has held silver since 1965, when it cost pennies.
- His six safe assets for 2026 include gold, silver, oil, food, bitcoin, and ethereum.
Six Decades of Silver Stacking – And He Isn’t Done
Kiyosaki’s Sunday post highlights a lifelong commitment to hard assets. In 1965, at a time when few teenagers were thinking about monetary debasement, he started buying physical silver. Today, that conviction has paid off handsomely as silver surged past $80 per ounce, a level Kiyosaki had previously flagged as a warning sign for deeper currency erosion and potential hyperinflation in the U.S. dollar. He has set a longer-term target of $200 per ounce.
This silver position sits inside a broader investment framework Kiyosaki has promoted for years. For 2026, he lists six assets he considers genuinely safe: gold, silver, oil, food, bitcoin, and ethereum. He argues that in an era of systemic dollar debasement, these scarce, tangible assets preserve purchasing power better than fiat currency.
Kiyosaki has also been vocal about bitcoin. He has disclosed buying BTC near $67,000 and set a 2026 target of $250,000 per coin, framing silver and bitcoin as complementary hedges against a weakening monetary system.
A Lifelong Aversion to Fiat
The consistent thread in Kiyosaki’s worldview is a deep distrust of government-issued money, a conviction he held long before bitcoin existed. His 1965 silver purchases were driven by the same logic that later led him to bitcoin: sovereign currencies lose purchasing power over time, while hard, scarce assets hold value across generations.
Critics point out that the S&P 500, with dividends reinvested, has returned roughly 400x over the same 61-year period, dwarfing silver’s approximate 63x price gain. Still, for those who share his macro outlook, a 60-year track record of disciplined silver accumulation makes a compelling case study. “What do you see happening in the future?” Kiyosaki asked his followers on Sunday. “What can you invest in?”