Jim - Route To Retire

"I stumbled upon a problem regarding asset allocation I wanted to share, which I think everyone should bear in mind. It’s an easy problem to overcome, but if you don’t know about it, it has the potential to really bite you in the butt!" routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"Do you really need a Trust? Today, you'll find out." -via @RetireManifesto theretirementmanifesto.com/do-you-really-…

"Think about career trajectory when you take a new job. That job that looks fantastic as a 22-year-old may be a poor choice if there’s no room for growth." -via @ESIMoneyBlog esimoney.com/millionaire-in…

"It takes a certain vulnerability to ask folks to listen to music you created, because the inner voice will be saying 'they’ll hate it… it sucks… you’re embarrassing yourself'." -via @Accidental_Fire accidentalfire.com/2026/03/17/whe…

"Tracking both spend and net worth – knowing where your money goes is so empowering. If you track it, you can manage it." -via @ESIMoneyBlog esimoney.com/millionaire-in…

"Burnout has no age limit. Whether you’re an elite athlete or a Senior Engineer, the symptoms are identical. You feel like you can’t continue, and you need to GTFO." -via @retirebyforty retireby40.org/the-early-reti…

T.G.I.F. Friday: Volume 167 -via @accide accidentalfire.com/2026/03/13/t-g…

"Your career development and career path are your responsibility, not your boss’. It may be uncomfortable to initiate these conversations, but view it as a required part of the job and just do it." -via @ESIMoneyBlog esimoney.com/millionaire-in…

"You need to take the emotion out of investing and just let it do its job. I agree with that 100% – we have this human tendency to want to tinker too much and that can actually do more harm than good." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"I stumbled upon a problem regarding asset allocation I wanted to share, which I think everyone should bear in mind. It’s an easy problem to overcome, but if you don’t know about it, it has the potential to really bite you in the butt!" routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"Here I am thinking my asset allocation was one way, but it was actually a lot more conservative than I wanted it to be… that’s a big problem." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"If most of your retirement money is in investments (target/age-based portfolios being an exception) rather than a pension or social security, you need to understand asset allocation and rebalancing." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"The best advice is to pick a career path that has good salary potential. Then work hard, network, and be flexible and willing to take on the tough tasks." -via @ESIMoneyBlog esimoney.com/millionaire-in…

"If most of your retirement money is in investments (target/age-based portfolios being an exception) rather than a pension or social security, you need to understand asset allocation and rebalancing." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"You need to take the emotion out of investing and just let it do its job. I agree with that 100% – we have this human tendency to want to tinker too much and that can actually do more harm than good." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"I stumbled upon a problem regarding asset allocation I wanted to share, which I think everyone should bear in mind. It’s an easy problem to overcome, but if you don’t know about it, it has the potential to really bite you in the butt!" routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"Here I am thinking my asset allocation was one way, but it was actually a lot more conservative than I wanted it to be… that’s a big problem." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"Here I am thinking my asset allocation was one way, but it was actually a lot more conservative than I wanted it to be… that’s a big problem." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"If most of your retirement money is in investments (target/age-based portfolios being an exception) rather than a pension or social security, you need to understand asset allocation and rebalancing." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"You need to take the emotion out of investing and just let it do its job. I agree with that 100% – we have this human tendency to want to tinker too much and that can actually do more harm than good." routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…

"I stumbled upon a problem regarding asset allocation I wanted to share, which I think everyone should bear in mind. It’s an easy problem to overcome, but if you don’t know about it, it has the potential to really bite you in the butt!" routetoretire.com/empower-asset-…