About this episode

Jesse Cramer shares how a moment of seeing $11,000 in his 401(k) led him to transition from engineering to managing investments.

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 engine...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hill

Guest: Jesse Cramer

Topics covered

• investing
• career change
• compound interest
• financial management
• engineering

Keywords

• 401(k)
• investing
• career transition
• compound interest
• financial management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: aerospace company

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