Are we programmed to be financially illiterate? Do our schools mass produce graduates destined to work for someone else?<br /><br />In 1997, Robert Kiyosaki, a US entrepreneur, decided to self-publish a brochure with advice on investing and personal finances. <br /><br />That publication, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and its sequels went on to sell more than 26 million copies in 38 different languages.