The $11,000 Moment That Changed His Career (Jesse Cramer)

Jesse Cramer had two engineering degrees and a stable, well-paying career designing hardware for an aerospace company. Then one day, about six months into his first job out of college, he looked at his 401(k) statement and saw $11,000 sitting there. That single moment sparked an interest in investing and compound interest that eventually pulled him out of engineering altogether and into a career managing other people's money.Jesse talks with Chris Hill about:- Why he kept a full-time engineering career for years after that moment- Starting a finance blog after colleagues kept asking him 401(k) questions at work- What surprised him most about managing real money for clients versus just writing about it- The hot tub purchase he still regrets and what it taught him Why do YOU listen to Money Unplugged? Tell us at [email protected] to invest like the pros? Try TIKR for free at tikr.com/unplugged.Opening clip – “Moneyball”