Kiyosaki Warns of Imminent Crash, Cites Rickards’ Gold

On May 22, Robert Kiyosaki posted on X that a financial crash is “imminent,” citing Jim Rickards’ gold projections and saying silver could reach $200 an ounce. He urged investors to move into hard assets before market stress spreads.

Kiyosaki linked to an extreme scenario that places gold at $100,000 per ounce as an outcome of severe monetary stress. He also referenced gold at $4,500 and silver at $75, and set his own silver projection at $200 an ounce.

Jim Rickards is an investment banker and author known for warnings about currency crises and the long-term effects of monetary expansion on fiat currencies. Publicly circulated Rickards scenarios more commonly place gold near $10,000 per ounce under severe stress; the $100,000 figure is a larger outlier among those scenarios.

Kiyosaki has repeatedly recommended gold, silver and bitcoin as stores of value when central banks expand money supplies and sovereign debt rises. He previously projected bitcoin could reach $500,000 in a scenario of lost confidence in fiat currencies. On May 22 he wrote: “The best investors are able to see the future and take action. Remember you do not have to be a victim in this crash. You can get richer.”

Market participants track a wide range of price scenarios depending on assumptions about inflation, debt dynamics and policy responses. Kiyosaki’s post drew attention online for the scale of the forecasts and for reviving his long-running crash warning.

The warning follows recent volatility in credit and bond markets and ongoing debate over fiscal and monetary policy. Kiyosaki described the forecasts as possible outcomes of deep dollar weakness and loss of confidence in fiat-linked financial instruments.