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AUTHORS’ NOTES

PREDICTIONS COME TRUE

There are three points I want to make. These three points will explain why this book, Why We Want You To Be Rich, is more relevant today than when it was first released in 2006.

Point #1:

In 2004, when Donald Trump and I first got together, we found out we shared the same concerns. These shared concerns caused us to write this book. Some of these concerns are:

1. A falling U.S. dollar and how a falling dollar would wipe out savers and the wealth of the middle class.

2. The rise in the price of oil. As world consumption of oil increases the price of oil keeps going up. Oil affects everything, which means everything becomes more expensive. Again, this affects savers and the middle class.

3. Excessive debt. Not only is the consumer in debt, so is the U.S. government. Today, the world is spinning from the fall out of the sub-prime credit mess.

4. 401(k) plans and mutual fund companies ripping off their investors. Soon after this book was first published, the Wall Street Journal wrote an article validating our concerns.

Point #2:

When Why We Want You To Be Rich was first published in 2006, the book was severely criticized by many people. This edition of the book points out why those critics weren’t seeing the whole picture.

Point #3:

Donald and I joined forces as teachers…we both had rich dads who were our teachers. We wrote this book because we believe in financial education. We believe it is time to get smart with your money and become rich rather than to count on the government and politicians to care for you and your money.

– Robert T. Kiyosaki

The Wall Street Journal criticizes our book:

on October 11, 2006…

Wall Street Journal columnist Jonathan Clements criticized us regarding 401(k)s and mutual funds. The headline read:

Their Book is Hot, But Their Financial Tips Aren’t

and challenged our position that mutual fund companies take 80% of the profits, leaving investors with only 20%.

Less than a year later…in The Wall Street Journal:

on March 14, 2007 in a front page article by Eleanor Laise…

What Is Your 401(k) Costing You? As Congress, Regulators Scrutinize Hidden Charges, Employers Begin to Ditch High-Cost Plans, Negotiate Lower Fees

In summary: The little investor is being ripped off—legally. America is the best country if you are rich or if you want to become rich, but it’s a horrible country if you are poor or—even worse—if you are working hard and then become sick. This is why we want you to be rich. And to get rich, you need to know good financial advice from poor financial advice.