Archive · 20 Jan 2026
China's Silver Buying Reveals Paper Market Cracks
Robert Kiyosaki, who wrote Rich Dad Poor Dad, is talking about how China is buying a lot of real silver, not just paper promises.
He says most silver trading in the West is done on paper, with prices set by futures and other financial tools.
But in China, people are buying actual silver bars and paying extra for them.
This shows that there might not be enough real silver to go around.
Kiyosaki thinks this is important because it shows how the system can have problems.
He warns that when the price of real silver and paper silver are different, it usually means something big is about to happen.
Robert Kiyosaki highlights the risks of paper assets in the silver market.
Silver prices have surged to record highs, with Comex silver futures reaching $94.74 per ounce.
China is buying physical silver, paying premiums over Western spot prices.
The price gap between physical and paper silver indicates limited availability of the metal.
Kiyosaki warns that when physical markets decouple from paper pricing, the adjustment is rarely smooth.
- Who
- Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad
- What
- China's physical silver buying is exposing cracks in the paper silver market
- When
- Amid a surge in silver prices to record high levels
- Where
- Global silver market, particularly in China
- Why
- To highlight the risks of paper assets and the importance of physical assets
- Author
- Robert Kiyosaki
- Silver Price Record
- ₹3.2 lakh per kilogram on MCX
- Comex Silver Futures
- $94.74 per ounce
- Premiums in China
- $10 or more per ounce
- Reasons for Premium
- Rising industrial demand, limited inventories, tight physical supply