By October 22, gold had fallen less than Kiyosaki’s other favored assets. Silver led the declines, while crypto’s recovery prospects remain uncertain.
Gold has been the relative bright spot among Robert Kiyosaki’s most discussed investments in 2026. By October 22, it had lost less than silver, Bitcoin or Ethereum, though every asset in the group was down from its January 1 price.
That ranking offers a limited kind of reassurance. Gold held up better over this period, but it still fell, and an investor’s result depended heavily on when they bought. A comparison of year-to-date prices captures the direction of the market; it doesn’t show how sharply the path changed between January and October.
The results complicate the case for Kiyosaki’s favored holdings, which he has backed while warning about the broader economy. Early gains in precious metals gave way to steep retreats, while crypto’s potential rebound remains a possibility rather than a sure bet. Here's the thing: a bullish long-term argument doesn’t erase the losses investors faced along the way.
Silver’s rally reversed
Silver recorded the largest decline among the four assets. It began the year at $72.82 an ounce, then climbed 60.46% to about $116.85 by late January. By October 22, it had fallen to $55.88, putting its year-to-date loss at 23.26%.
The size of that reversal matters as much as the final percentage. Silver rose sharply in a short period, then dropped below its January starting price; investors who entered near the peak were exposed to a much steeper decline than someone who bought on the first day of the year. This pattern is common in volatile assets: a strong rally can draw buyers in just before momentum turns.
A $1,000 investment made on January 1 would have been worth $767.40 by that date, a $232.60 loss. Someone who bought near the January peak would have seen the same stake fall to $478.22, down $521.78. That gap is a blunt reminder that the entry point can matter more than the headline year-to-date return.
Gold held up best among the four
Gold’s decline was comparatively modest. The metal started 2026 at $4,332 and stood at $4,070 in late October, down 5.94%. It had risen 25.07% to $5,418 by January 28 before giving back those gains.
For investors, gold’s relative resilience is the clearest result in this comparison, but “best” is a narrow description: the metal still ended below its starting point. Its retreat from the January high also shows why a strong early performance can create a misleading impression if the measurement stops there. The numbers here are underwhelming for anyone expecting the rally to hold.
Buying at the start of the year would have left a $1,000 investment worth $940, a $59.40 loss. A purchase near the January high would have lost $248.80 by October 22. If you're working in this space, the practical distinction is between judging an asset’s relative performance and judging whether it preserved an investor’s money.
Crypto recovery remains uncertain
Bitcoin and Ethereum also traded below their January 1 levels. Bitcoin was down 6.60% through October 22, while Ethereum had fallen 19.04%. The gap between their losses shows that the two largest assets in this comparison didn’t move in lockstep, even as both remained in negative territory.
Some analysts and trading experts see the digital asset market nearing a new bullish cycle, which could change the picture for BTC and ETH before year-end. That remains a forward-looking view, not a result supported by the year-to-date figures alone. A recovery would need to show up in sustained prices; a forecast can’t tell investors when, or whether, that turn will arrive.
Recent price action offers a reminder that such a turn isn’t guaranteed: after approaching $85,000 earlier in the week, Bitcoin fell 3% in under 24 hours to $81,706 at press time. A quick drop can unsettle expectations, especially when the market is already relying on the prospect of a broader rebound.
The source attributed that drop largely to President Donald Trump hinting that plans to resume the Iran War could be underway. That account links the move to geopolitical uncertainty, a factor that can affect risk appetite across markets. The available price figures establish the decline; they don’t, on their own, prove how much of it came from any one development.
And yet. The possibility of a recovery remains, as does the chance that volatility continues to weigh on these holdings.
What the comparison says about Kiyosaki’s holdings
This is more significant than it looks because the four assets are often discussed as alternatives to conventional financial holdings, yet their results here diverged sharply. Gold lost the least, silver lost the most, and both cryptocurrencies were also lower than at the start of the year. The comparison doesn’t settle the merits of any one asset, but it does show that a shared investment narrative didn’t produce shared performance.
What this means for you depends on the question being asked. If the question is which asset held up best through October 22, the answer is gold. If it’s whether these investments delivered gains from January 1, none did over the period described. Timing changed the outcome substantially for silver and gold buyers who entered near their January highs (and this is the part most people overlook).
The year-end outlook remains open. Analysts’ expectations of a crypto cycle could prove right, but the price drop cited here shows how quickly sentiment can shift. For Kiyosaki’s favored portfolio, the next question isn’t simply whether prices can rebound; it’s whether a recovery arrives soon enough to reverse the losses recorded so far. Still uncertain.
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