Almost 20% of American households generate passive income from interests, dividends, or rents, with median earnings at $4,200 annually. Building passive income streams is an emerging trend as more people increasingly gain access to investment instruments that have long been limited to the wealthy. Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki believes everyone should focus on financial education and leverage passive income streams to build wealth. Kiyosaki, who predicted the fall of Lehman Brothers during the 2008 global financial crisis, recently shared with GoBankingRates that creating passive income streams is the simplest way to earn money without working for it.
