--- title: "Robert Kiyosaki Warns Investors As Downturn Accelerates Amid Private Credit Withdrawals" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/279139139.md" description: "Robert Kiyosaki warns of an intensifying downturn, citing investor withdrawals from private credit funds and issues at major banks. He describes the situation as a 'CRASH ACCELERATES' scenario, urging investors to be strategic rather than panicking. Kiyosaki advocates for commodities and cryptocurrencies, suggesting that the current turmoil presents opportunities for wealth building. He emphasizes the importance of understanding capital flow and encourages investors to consider alternative assets within retirement accounts, aligning with his support for expanded 401(k) access to such investments." datetime: "2026-03-14T20:40:28.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/279139139.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/279139139.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/279139139.md) --- # Robert Kiyosaki Warns Investors As Downturn Accelerates Amid Private Credit Withdrawals **Robert Kiyosaki** has warned that a fast-moving downturn is intensifying, pointing to investor withdrawals from private credit funds and trouble spreading across major banks and well-known financial firms. The warning fits with his broader push for commodities and crypto—and his support for President **Donald Trump**'s executive order that he says expands 401(k) access to alternative assets, a view he laid out while discussing alternative 401k access. In a post on X on Friday, Kiyosaki framed the moment as a "CRASH ACCELERATES" scenario, arguing that money is leaving certain corners of finance and forcing investors to decide what to do next. He also cited **Jim Rickards** as declaring the U.S. is in a "New Depression," then said he intends to use the turmoil to build wealth rather than suffer through it. > CRASH ACCELERATES: > > Private credit funds are panicked as investors withdraw their money. > > Major big name banks and brand name financial institutions are in trouble. > > Jim Rickards formally declares the US in the New Depression. > > What are you going to do? > > If you have followed my X… > > — Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) March 13, 2026 ## Investor Redemptions Signal A Growing Crisis Kiyosaki's post tied his alarm to what he described as panic inside private credit funds as clients pull cash, alongside stress at big banks and recognizable institutions. He boiled the dynamic down to a bank-run mindset: cash doesn't disappear, it relocates. He argues that the key is understanding where capital is flowing and paying attention to the right sources. In Friday's post, Kiyosaki said his own playbook includes adding exposure to oil, silver, gold, Bitcoin, and Ethereum as the shakeout continues. He contrasted what he called "smart money" positioning for gains with "stupid money" fleeing in panic, and warned readers not to act like "the proverbial chicken with its head chopped off." Last year in a similar post, Kiyosaki said the order treats investors like "adults," and he credited his friend **Andy Schectman** for a "heads up" about the move. He added that the policy shift increases the value of his existing positions in gold, silver, and Bitcoin. His endorsement of alternatives under a retirement-account structure lines up with that allocation, because he has argued the executive order can widen the menu for 401(k) savers beyond standard funds. In his telling, that opens a path for "smarter" and "more sophisticated investors" to consider areas like real estate, private equity and debt, crypto, and precious metals while keeping the tax advantages of a 401(k). ### Related Stocks - [COIN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/COIN.US.md) - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [KGC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/KGC.US.md) - [600489.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/600489.CN.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [BCI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCI.US.md) - [82824.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/82824.HK.md) - [GLTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLTR.US.md) - [DUST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DUST.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [RING.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RING.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [GOEX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOEX.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [SIL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SIL.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [SIVR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SIVR.US.md) - [JDST.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JDST.US.md) - [02824.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/02824.HK.md) - [GOAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOAU.US.md) - [GDXW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GDXW.US.md) - [SLV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SLV.US.md) - [DBP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DBP.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [07299.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07299.HK.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [DBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DBC.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [510170.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/510170.CN.md) - [GSG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GSG.US.md) - [XME.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XME.US.md) - [GDX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GDX.US.md) - [BTF.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTF.US.md) - [PICK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PICK.US.md) - [518850.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/518850.CN.md) - [HGER.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HGER.US.md) - [JNUG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JNUG.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [BITU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITU.US.md) - [GDXJ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GDXJ.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Anthropic faces outages amid Coinbase and Bitcoin exposure](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282894974.md) - [Citrea: Peter Thiel's Key Deployment on the Bitcoin L2 Network](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282786007.md) - [If You Invested $100 In iShares Silver Trust Stock 5 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283032343.md) - [Best Rated Gold IRA Companies USA Rankings Announced for 2026 - Top Gold IRA Companies Compared](https://longbridge.com/en/news/282734877.md) - [Schwab launches direct crypto trading in coming weeks to 39 million customers](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283062434.md)