Investors who followed financial educator Robert Kiyosaki’s longstanding penchant for hard assets and select cryptocurrencies in early 2025 would have seen mixed results by late December.
The author, Mr. Kiyosaki, rich dad poor dadhas consistently argued that gold, silver, Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum (ETH) help protect against inflation, currency depreciation, and systemic financial risks, but these are just some of his publicly known investments.
Mr. Kiyosaki’s main investments
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at around $87,182, down about 5% since the beginning of the year. Ethereum is trading around $2,928.34, down about 12% since the beginning of the year. Gold is trading around $2,928.34, up about 71% since the beginning of the year. Silver is close to $72, up about 148% since the beginning of the year.
Using year-to-date performance numbers and assuming an investor allocated $1,000 equally between Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, and silver at the beginning of 2025, the total portfolio would be approximately $1,505, a cumulative return of approximately 50%. Overall gains were overwhelmingly driven by precious metals and more than offset losses recorded in cryptocurrencies.
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin at the beginning of 2025 is now worth about $950, with a price of $87,182 as the asset faces volatility, tight financial conditions, and a shift to traditional safe-haven assets. Despite this, Kiyosaki continued to support Bitcoin as digital insurance against fiat currency collapse.
Ethereum further underperformed, with a $1,000 investment falling to around $880 at press time at $2,928.34, reflecting widespread risk aversion, increased competition, and sensitivity to global liquidity conditions in the crypto market.
Precious metal returns
Gold ranked among the best-performing stocks, with a $1,000 investment rising to around $1,710 at a price near $2,928.34, supported by inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions, easing policy expectations and steady demand from central banks. Kiyosaki has long described gold as real money and a hedge against currency depreciation.
Silver delivered outstanding returns, with a $1,000 investment rising to about $2,480 at a price of nearly $72. Capital flows to safe havens and strong industrial demand from the energy transition benefited. Kiyosaki has repeatedly argued that silver has more upside potential than gold due to its dual financial and industrial role, and the 2025 price trend reinforces that view.
When combined into an equally weighted portfolio, the strong gains in gold and silver offset losses in cryptocurrencies, highlighting the diversification benefits of Kiyosaki’s favored assets. However, this analysis reflects only a portion of his publicly known investments, and he also emphasized that including real estate, private companies, and other products could significantly change the overall performance.
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