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Robert Kiyosaki, author of ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ and financial educator, is an influential voice in the realm of personal finance. He is also quite an outspoken market commentator — and never shies away from sharing his takes with investors. As a noted critic of fiat currencies, which he has often referred to as ‘fake money’, it comes as little surprise that Kiyoski is bullish on gold, silver, and cryptocurrencies — particularly Bitcoin (BTC). On the other hand, the author is also quite a controversial figure — often criticized for his incendiary, alarmist rhetoric, as well as the fact that he is approximately $1.2 billion in debt. However, over the course of 2024, Kiyosaki’s portfolio netted an impressive 76.03% return — buoyed primarily by Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH), and Bitcoin. Picks for you Funtico launches TICO to bolster gaming ecos...

Despite seeing a 3.11% drop in value in September, bitcoin still outperformed both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, the latest Cryptocompare report has shown. Ethereum, on the other hand, was named “the worst performer after the long-awaited Merge proved to be a ‘buy the rumour, sell the news’ event.” Increased tether and U.S. dollar trade volumes for bitcoin are said to suggest panicking investors were dumping depreciating currencies in favor of the cryptocurrency. Ethereum Sees ‘Biggest Decline’ According to the latest Cryptocompare report, bitcoin, which saw a negative return of 3.11% in September, still outperformed “both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq which saw negative returns of 9.34% and 10.5% respectively.” Only Solana — the cryptocurrency among the tracked four that saw a positive monthly return of 5.59% — and gold (2.87%) had better risk-adjusted returns than bitcoin. Ethereum, on the other hand, is identified in the ...