Robert Kiyosaki
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Robert Toru Kiyosaki, born April 8, 1947) is an American investor
Investor
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, businessman, self-help
Self-help
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 author
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 and motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
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. Kiyosaki is best known for his Rich Dad Poor Dad series of motivational books and other material published under the Rich Dad
Rich Dad
Rich Dad is a brand established by Robert Kiyosaki for a series of educational books and games about personal finance. The trademark is owned by Cashflow Technologies, a corporation established in 1997 by Robert and Kim Kiyosaki to market these books and games....

 brand. He has written 15 books which have combined sales of over 26 million copies. Although beginning as a self-publisher, he was subsequently published by Warner Books, a division of Hachette Book Group USA
Hachette Book Group USA
Hachette Book Group is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the second largest publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. HBG was formed when Hachette Livre purchased the Time Warner Book Group from...

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