Robert Kiyosaki advocates holding scarce assets as insurance against currency debasement, not as a promise of quick returns. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author calls himself a "financial prepper" and wants money that no central bank can print. Gold, silver and Bitcoin remain well below Kiyosaki's forecasts of $27,000, between $100 and $200, and $250,000, respectively. United States public debt exceeds $40.2 trillion, while annual inflation measured by the personal consumption expenditures price index remains near 3.4%. Elevated debt and inflation partly support Kiyosaki's argument, but official figures remain well short of the catastrophe Kiyosaki often describes.