Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a Business The Conspiracy They Used to Steal Your Wealth (And They're Doing It Again)
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Mar 14, 2026 A fiery dive into a supposed financial conspiracy that kept everyday people financially ignorant. A look at how the end of the gold standard and the 2008 crash reshaped money and who benefited. Discussion of complex financial jargon, shifting retirement risk from pensions to 401(k)s, and why saving can erode wealth. A push to adopt an investor mindset and prioritize cash-flowing assets.
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1971 Ended Real Money And Created Fiat Currency
- The 1971 end of the gold standard converted money into fiat currency that can be inflated and manipulated.
- Robert Kiyosaki explains Nixon's decision made the dollar an IOU backed by government decree, changing money from 'solid' to flowing currency.
Credit Boom Dressed Currency As Wealth
- The post‑1971 credit boom created widespread perception of wealth while actual purchasing power and real wealth were not growing.
- Kiyosaki links easy credit, home equity loans and expanding currency to a false sense of prosperity that later collapsed.
How Banks Packaged Junk Mortgages As AAA
- In 2008 banks packaged subprime mortgages as AAA securities and sold them to investors despite knowing the risk.
- Kiyosaki recounts rating agencies mislabeling B‑rated junk as AAA, causing pension and retirement losses when collapse hit.