Review of Reconfigurement
Posted: 17 Jul 2023, 02:58
[Following is a volunteer review of "Reconfigurement" by E. Alan Fleischauer.]
Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a compendium of strategies and opportunities that seeks to help readers plan and achieve a successful retirement in which they will neither run out of money nor do a job they dislike after retirement. According to the author, this book seeks to bridge the gap between traditional (often outdated) thinking about retirement and innovative methods that incorporate pre- and post-retirement activities. Loosely speaking, the content of this book centers around four main themes: Securing a constant source of income, choosing the right type of career, thinking about investments, and getting the appropriate insurance (life, health, will, and much more). The presented content is generally not easy to assimilate and is quite technical in some places, but the author's humor and encouragement will help you get through it. The author, who owns and runs a financial management and advisory firm, does not try to sell you a product or service but leverages that expertise to provide an overview of the available resources in retirement planning.
Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is the second book I have read from the same author, and his sense of humor once again permeated his writing. He tried as much as he could to lighten the mood with punchlines between sentences or conspicuous joke-containing text boxes. This style was helpful when he discussed very technical matters like types of skill assessments, insurance, or the convoluted medical care system in the US.
Although the material covered in this book is by and large focused on US-based readers, I think this book can be resourceful to readers worldwide for the following reasons: Firstly, a lot of the retirement-related problems (such as insurance, income, or inheritance) identified by the author are not endemic to the US. Secondly, if you work in the private sector, you need a solid and thoughtful plan to avoid running out of money post-retirement. Lastly, chapter 7, on types of investment, especially mutual funds, will benefit aspiring investors living outside the US (like myself) who would like to gain a general view of the structure of the US investment market. Chapters 1 to 4 and chapters 11 and beyond are, in my opinion, applicable to readers living outside the US.
This book is incredibly well-edited, with no grammatical errors. There is only one instance of mild or borderline profanity in this book. There is no sexual or violent content. There seems to be an image in the book that did not display; other than that, the formatting is excellent.
I recommend this book to people from all religious backgrounds and anyone aged 40 to 60. Anyone planning a successful retirement or transitioning to a new job with the prospect of working after retirement should get this book.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I loved every aspect of the book and have nothing negative to say about it.
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Reconfigurement
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Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a compendium of strategies and opportunities that seeks to help readers plan and achieve a successful retirement in which they will neither run out of money nor do a job they dislike after retirement. According to the author, this book seeks to bridge the gap between traditional (often outdated) thinking about retirement and innovative methods that incorporate pre- and post-retirement activities. Loosely speaking, the content of this book centers around four main themes: Securing a constant source of income, choosing the right type of career, thinking about investments, and getting the appropriate insurance (life, health, will, and much more). The presented content is generally not easy to assimilate and is quite technical in some places, but the author's humor and encouragement will help you get through it. The author, who owns and runs a financial management and advisory firm, does not try to sell you a product or service but leverages that expertise to provide an overview of the available resources in retirement planning.
Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is the second book I have read from the same author, and his sense of humor once again permeated his writing. He tried as much as he could to lighten the mood with punchlines between sentences or conspicuous joke-containing text boxes. This style was helpful when he discussed very technical matters like types of skill assessments, insurance, or the convoluted medical care system in the US.
Although the material covered in this book is by and large focused on US-based readers, I think this book can be resourceful to readers worldwide for the following reasons: Firstly, a lot of the retirement-related problems (such as insurance, income, or inheritance) identified by the author are not endemic to the US. Secondly, if you work in the private sector, you need a solid and thoughtful plan to avoid running out of money post-retirement. Lastly, chapter 7, on types of investment, especially mutual funds, will benefit aspiring investors living outside the US (like myself) who would like to gain a general view of the structure of the US investment market. Chapters 1 to 4 and chapters 11 and beyond are, in my opinion, applicable to readers living outside the US.
This book is incredibly well-edited, with no grammatical errors. There is only one instance of mild or borderline profanity in this book. There is no sexual or violent content. There seems to be an image in the book that did not display; other than that, the formatting is excellent.
I recommend this book to people from all religious backgrounds and anyone aged 40 to 60. Anyone planning a successful retirement or transitioning to a new job with the prospect of working after retirement should get this book.
I rate this book five stars out of five. I loved every aspect of the book and have nothing negative to say about it.
******
Reconfigurement
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon