Flashback: The Bruce Collins Show- 12/04/10- Guest: Robert Kiyosaki, author of "

(http://brucecollinsshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/robert_kiyosaki-300x252.jpg)Robert Toru Kiyosaki, born April 8, 1947) is an American investor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investor), businessman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Businessman), self-help (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-help) author (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author), motivational speaker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivational_speaker), financial literacy activist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_literacy), and occasional financial commentator (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit_(expert)). Kiyosaki is perhaps best known for his Rich Dad Poor Dad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad) series of motivational books and other material published under the Rich Dad (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Dad) brand. He has written over 15 books which have combined sales of over 26 million copies. Although beginning as a self-publisher, he was subsequently published by Warner Books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Books), a division of Hachette Book Group USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_Book_Group_USA). His new books appear under the Rich Dad Press imprint. Three of his books, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant, and Rich Dad's Guide to Investing, have been on number one on the top 10 best-seller lists simultaneously on The Wall Street Journal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal), USA Today (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Today) and the New York Times (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times). Rich Kid Smart Kid was published in 2001, with the intent to help parents teach their children financial concepts. He has created three "Cashflow" board and software games for adults and children and has a series of "Rich Dad" CDs and disks. Kiyosaki operates his own blog and writes a monthly column on Yahoo Finance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo_Finance) and , writing about his latest thoughts about business (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business), investing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investing), and personal finance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_finance).