Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, declared this week that the largest stock and bond market crash in history has already begun.

He tied the warning to predictions first made in his 2002 book, claiming the collapse is now spreading from Europe and Japan worldwide.

What Kiyosaki’s Crash Warning Actually Claims

He points to speculative excess around artificial intelligence, ongoing tension involving Iran, record global debt levels, and the mass retirement of Baby Boomers, straining pension systems simultaneously.

Kiyosaki specifically warned holders of retirement accounts, including 401(k)s and IRAs, that those over 40 face particular risk.

Drawing a parallel to the Great Depression, which he notes spanned roughly 25 years from 1929 to 1954, Kiyosaki argued that prepared investors can turn a crisis into a lasting opportunity.

His preparation strategy centers on rejecting cash savings entirely. He has spent years publicly favoring income-producing real estate, oil wells, and hard assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin instead.

Kiyosaki frames these as protection against the “fake money printing” he expects governments to unleash in response to any downturn.

Gold and silver have long functioned as traditional safe-haven assets during periods of financial instability.

Bitcoin, which Kiyosaki has increasingly promoted in recent years, gets framed as a modern digital counterpart, scarce and resistant to the same inflationary pressures.

Should Investors Actually Trust This Prediction?

Kiyosaki has repeated versions of this same warning consistently since at least 2022, tying each new post back to his original 2002 forecast.

His specific price targets for 2026, including Bitcoin reaching $250,000, gold hitting $27,000, and silver touching $200, remain far from materializing so far this year.

That inconsistent track record has drawn open skepticism from financial commentators, who note that he has called similar crashes in 2020, 2022, and 2025, without the predicted collapse arriving on schedule.

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Kiyosaki nonetheless maintains that his message centers on financial education rather than precise timing. He continues urging readers to shift savings toward tangible and digital assets that sit outside traditional stock-and-bond portfolios.

Source: BeInCrypto