This Robert Kiyosaki–inspired portfolio is up nearly 40% in 2025
The prominent investor Robert Kiyosaki is widely known for three things: authoring the best-selling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad , making exceptionally provocative posts on X, and being relentlessly bullish on gold, silver, and Bitcoin (BTC), while remaining mightily bearish on the U.S. dollar. This year, his long-standing calls on “real money” have been vindicated. Gold is trading at fresh all-time highs, silver has mounted an impressive rally, and Bitcoin has reclaimed record levels after a volatile start to the decade. To assess just how well Kiyosaki’s favorite assets performed in 2025, Finbold Research simulated a $1,000 portfolio split evenly across gold, silver, and Bitcoin on January 1, 2025. Each asset received an initial allocation of $333.33. By September 23, 2025, the portfolio had risen to $1,372.43, reflecting a 37.24% year-to-date gain. Gold advanced from $2,658 to $3,754 per ounce, a 43.06% increase. Silver jumped from $29.57 to $43.89 p...