When Robert Kiyosaki, entrepreneur and bestselling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, spoke at the Wealth Intelligence Super Conference, he said that the audience was in the right place at the right time getting the education required to be a winner.

“Capitalism means there are winners and losers, and the uneducated are the losers,” he said.

With his characteristic humor and tell-it-like-it-is bluntness, Robert stressed the power of leverage, pointing out, “Real estate is the only investment my banker will lend me money for.” You can’t borrow money to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or other investments—but with real estate, banks and other lenders are only too happy to let you use their money to make yourself rich. The key to it all, Robert said, is to use your greatest asset: your brain.