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TheBuzz Erika Engle |
Money’s not for nothing
-- and tips are not freeIt takes money to make money, so the saying goes. It also takes money to learn how others make money.
Ex-pat Robert Kiyosaki is returning to Hawaii in July for three events.
The title of the two three-hour events is "Why the Rich Get Richer ... and How You Can Too."
The first will be 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 10 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The second will be 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12 at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Lahaina. The cost for each is $59.
For the all-day "Rich Dad's Fundamentals of Investing," Kiyosaki returns to the convention center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 19. Registration is $445 by June 13 and $495 after.
It is billed as newly revised and being offered for the first time in Hawaii, according to Jeff Bowen, the marketing alliance representative for RichDadsSeminars.com.
A crowd of 2,000 is expected at the July 10 event due to advertising, strategic alliances and something Bowen called "grassroots marketing."
"He's filled Madison Square Garden," Bowen said.
The Hilo-born son of the late Ralph Kiyosaki, a teacher and schools superintendent, wrote the best-selling "Rich Dad Poor Dad" in 1997. He's since written other books, "Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant," "Rich Dad's Guide to Investing," and "Rich Kid Smart Kid." There's also a "Cashflow" board game.
In July 2000 Kiyosaki told the Star-Bulletin he and his wife became homeless in 1985 after his business ventures crashed. "I know what it feels like to be a million dollars down," he said, so he got financially educated.
He now speaks around the world at seminars where previous attendees apply to serve as volunteer labor. The raving testimonial comments of some are on Kiyosaki's Web site, richdadsseminars.com.
Erika Engle is a reporter with the Star-Bulletin.
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