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Looking over your shoulder is no way to live. Wondering who’s behind you. Wondering if you’re safe. Feeling uncertain. Uncomfortable. It’s scary.

Instead, walking with your head up, eyes forward, and shoulders back is the stride of the modern-day warrior. You never tire. You have the same confidence tomorrow as you do today. You’re comfortable with who you are. You don’t worry about the other guy. You stick to your game.

We make enough tough decisions in a day to keep our lives too busy. Take figuring out “what to watch tonight?” for example. It can shake one’s confidence. Then, finding where it’s streaming can be another issue. Makes one want to go to bed or read a book (remember those?). We live in a complicated world where decisions have consequences. Good and bad.

In the song “Tom Sawyer” by Rush, drummer Neil Peart explained in an interview how hard it was to play. Explaining that yes, it’s a slow-tempo song, but for him, playing sixteenth notes (16 hits per measure) on the hi-hat or ride cymbal was a workout. It drives the bus.

I want you to listen to Peart’s cymbal playing and relate it to your asset allocation. How you invest can be as important to your retirement success as anything else. Asset allocation can drive it forward.

Action Line: Be a modern-day warrior. Have the stride to walk confidently into the future. Look at my efficient frontier. Learn from it. Understand how asset allocation can drive your portfolio. When you’re ready for help, let’s talk.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy