Financial Advisors React to Rich Dad Poor Dad
Update: 2025-09-09
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On this episode of THE FINANCIAL COMMUTE, host Chris Galeski and Wealth Advisor Beau Wirick take a closer look at Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad—one of the most popular (and controversial) personal finance books ever written.
Tune in if you’re interested in…
• The core lessons of Rich Dad Poor Dad, and whether they hold up today
• Understanding the difference between assets and liabilities in real life
• How entrepreneurs generally become wealthier than W-2 employees, and if owning a business is essential to wealth accumulation
• How mindset and discipline shape financial outcomes more than “hacks”
• Where the book may oversimplify, and how to apply its ideas more thoughtfully
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