Comments on: Kiyosaki on PBS http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/ Not just another (Canadian) financial blog Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:22:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Sell Scrap Jewelry Online http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-7777 Sell Scrap Jewelry Online Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:25:01 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-7777 Kiyosaki's books are so lame. They don't really tell you anything and they're been proven to be false. His material just makes you feel good about yourself while you're standing still. Kiyosaki’s books are so lame. They don’t really tell you anything and they’re been proven to be false. His material just makes you feel good about yourself while you’re standing still.

]]> By: Dave http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-3415 Dave Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:15:38 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-3415 *plonk* *plonk*

]]> By: Jarett http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-3402 Jarett Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:17:53 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-3402 You all can just go on thinking that working 40+ hours a week for the rest of you life is your reality and it will be. There are however, people out there who have found something better, its called the information age. Most of Robert's books are not how to make millions but how to think right to become rich in ways probably beyond your comprehension. The things Robert teaches can and will help you financialy if you allow them to become part of you. If this is not something that you can understand than keep working your JOB we need you. THANKS You all can just go on thinking that working 40+ hours a week for the rest of you life is your reality and it will be. There are however, people out there who have found something better, its called the information age. Most of Robert’s books are not how to make millions but how to think right to become rich in ways probably beyond your comprehension. The things Robert teaches can and will help you financialy if you allow them to become part of you. If this is not something that you can understand than keep working your JOB we need you. THANKS

]]> By: Dave http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Dave Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-209 CC: I can't believe how many bloggers are pushing his book. I am always discovering a new blog that doesn't see anything wrong with this guy. Recently I noticed that <a href="http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/02/19/book-review-rich-dads-cashflow-quadrant" rel="nofollow">Investor Geeks</a> has a glowing review of one of his books. And of course there is <a href="http://www.smartmoneydaily.com/ rel="nofollow">Smart Money Daily</a> which is now <a href="http://artofmoney.org" rel="nofollow">Art of Money</a>. And then just recently a new, little known blog called <a href="http://www.smartcapitalist.com/" rel="nofollow">Smart Capitalist</a> recommends Kiyosaki's book. Nothing says more about a blogger than a Kiyosaki recommendation. CC: I can’t believe how many bloggers are pushing his book. I am always discovering a new blog that doesn’t see anything wrong with this guy. Recently I noticed that Investor Geeks has a glowing review of one of his books. And of course there is Smart Money Daily which is now Art of Money. And then just recently a new, little known blog called Smart Capitalist recommends Kiyosaki’s book. Nothing says more about a blogger than a Kiyosaki recommendation.

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Canadian Capitalist Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:55:54 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-208 It is getting so easy to pick on Mr. K. Check out his latest article on Yahoo! Finance titled "Assets That Are Lifeboats in a Shaky Future". Mr. K is bearish on the U.S. dollar. Fair enough. So, he has taken large positions in gold, silver and oil. I don't know how he took a position on oil, because he doesn't believe in anything that is "paper with ink on it", which would rule out energy equities. He recommends individual investors to buy silver bullion. Last I checked, silver is selling around $10 / ounce. Let's say you want to save $1000 in silver. That's over 3 kilos of silver. There is costs involved in storing the stuff, insuring it and then when the time comes to sell, the huge markup invovled in any bullion transaction. All this ignores the poor long-term track record and the extreme volatility of bullion. $1 invested in gold in 1800 is worth roughly the same in real terms today. And in those 200 years it wouldn't have earned a penny in interest / dividends and would have cost a bundle to store and protect. Doesn't sound like a "safe bet" to me! It is getting so easy to pick on Mr. K. Check out his latest article on Yahoo! Finance titled “Assets That Are Lifeboats in a Shaky Future”.

Mr. K is bearish on the U.S. dollar. Fair enough. So, he has taken large positions in gold, silver and oil. I don’t know how he took a position on oil, because he doesn’t believe in anything that is “paper with ink on it”, which would rule out energy equities.

He recommends individual investors to buy silver bullion. Last I checked, silver is selling around $10 / ounce. Let’s say you want to save $1000 in silver. That’s over 3 kilos of silver. There is costs involved in storing the stuff, insuring it and then when the time comes to sell, the huge markup invovled in any bullion transaction.

All this ignores the poor long-term track record and the extreme volatility of bullion. $1 invested in gold in 1800 is worth roughly the same in real terms today. And in those 200 years it wouldn’t have earned a penny in interest / dividends and would have cost a bundle to store and protect. Doesn’t sound like a “safe bet” to me!

]]> By: Phil http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Phil Sun, 05 Mar 2006 06:52:21 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-189 YPFB has another <a href="http://ypfb.blogspot.com/2006/03/another-great-rich-dad-article.html" rel="nofollow">post </a> on K today. Just remember, kids: you're not rich because you're stupid, and you're stupid because you're not rich. Forget consistent investing in index funds, since we can all participate in multi-million dollar real estate partnerships! (end snarky comments) YPFB has another post on K today.

Just remember, kids: you’re not rich because you’re stupid, and you’re stupid because you’re not rich. Forget consistent investing in index funds, since we can all participate in multi-million dollar real estate partnerships! (end snarky comments)

]]> By: Flexo http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Flexo Sun, 05 Mar 2006 02:36:26 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-188 PBS only cares about the shows that bring in the bucks like Kiyosaki's and Suze's because PBS is strapped for cash and continually has to justify its existence in a world where they have to compete with private television. Now that the BBC has BBC America and there's a cable Sci-Fi Channel... a lot of prior PBS fans have jumped ship. PBS only cares about the shows that bring in the bucks like Kiyosaki’s and Suze’s because PBS is strapped for cash and continually has to justify its existence in a world where they have to compete with private television. Now that the BBC has BBC America and there’s a cable Sci-Fi Channel… a lot of prior PBS fans have jumped ship.

]]> By: SingleMom http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-187 SingleMom Sat, 04 Mar 2006 23:33:47 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-187 This is hilarious! That man's an idiot selling a pipe dream with no real instructions and people think he's a genious. BLASPHEMY!! This is hilarious! That man’s an idiot selling a pipe dream with no real instructions and people think he’s a genious. BLASPHEMY!!

]]> By: CW http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-186 CW Sat, 04 Mar 2006 22:36:49 +0000 http://www.investingintelligently.com/2006/03/04/kiyosaki-on-pbs/#comment-186 sign of the times, I'm afraid. I imagine that PBS is so strapped for cash (in ways. . .) that they justify showing such crap as a vital trade off between quality shows and those that generate revenue. I'm sure they figure "okay, we can show this crap because it will let us show 10x's the amount of good stuff than we would otherwise be able to afford. . . " But, this is one of these evil compromises that leave most corporate entities a poor excuse for what their mission/charter claims they are about. . . . I agree, it's pretty shameful. Whereas I find some of the other "infomercial-esque" still halfway worthwhile (because they actually *do* disseminate good/useful info.). This guy's a hack, though. . . it's pretty shameful. sign of the times, I’m afraid. I imagine that PBS is so strapped for cash (in ways. . .) that they justify showing such crap as a vital trade off between quality shows and those that generate revenue. I’m sure they figure “okay, we can show this crap because it will let us show 10x’s the amount of good stuff than we would otherwise be able to afford. . . ” But, this is one of these evil compromises that leave most corporate entities a poor excuse for what their mission/charter claims they are about. . . . I agree, it’s pretty shameful. Whereas I find some of the other “infomercial-esque” still halfway worthwhile (because they actually *do* disseminate good/useful info.). This guy’s a hack, though. . . it’s pretty shameful.

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