"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" author Robert Kiyosaki warned retirement account holders that a collapse on the scale of 1929 could be coming, and more than a year later it has not arrived. "DO YOU have a 401(k) or IRA filled with stocks?" Kiyosaki wrote on X in July 2025. He pointed to Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett and Quantum Fund co-founder Jim Rogers, claiming they had sold most or all of their stocks and bonds and were holding cash or silver. "If you do not know why Buffet and Rogers have sold their stocks and bonds you may want to find out." He described his own positioning differently. "I sit tight with gold, silver, & Bitcoin," he wrote, before adding, "We may be on the brink of another 1929 crash and another Great Depression." He also warned that America's debt was out of control and the country could only keep printing money "for so long." The prediction has not played out. The S&P 500 has continued climbing, reaching record highs during 2026 rather than collapsing. Kiyosaki has kept sounding the alarm on stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, 401(k)s and IRAs while promoting gold, silver and Bitcoin. His underlying argument stays consistent, that investors should not assume traditional assets are safe simply because they are familiar. The distinction that matters is between preparing for a downturn and trying to time exactly when one arrives.