Review of Reconfigurement
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Review of Reconfigurement
[Following is a volunteer review of "Reconfigurement" by E. Alan Fleischauer.]
Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a guide on finance that aims to help people plan for their retirement. It follows the concept of “Reconfigurement Financial Planning” which urges people to plan earlier on towards their retirement. The author discusses the old-fashioned mind-set of preparing for retirement when you have already reached old age and implores readers to start from an earlier age – between the ages of 40 to 50. Furthermore, the book touches on the concept of earning less in the short run in exchange for greater rewards later on in life. It educates the reader on several methods of increasing value in wealth over time, methods in qualifying for different financial benefits in the workplace, and gives tools to assist the reader along the way. In thirteen detailed chapters, the book provides valuable information on various types of insurance, career paths, funds, and gives helpful advice along the way.
On the positive side, this book is extremely detailed and well researched with citations provided whenever a fact was introduced. I liked the author’s inclusion of personal anecdotes and hypothetical situations in order to relate what was being discussed to real life. Moreover, I also liked the addition of graphs and tables which provided evidence for any piece of information he provided. The book is filled with jokes on every chapter – each joke related to the topic the author was discussing. I especially enjoyed this as it gave the body of work a friendly tone and added humour on an otherwise convoluted topic. The book was structured such that each chapter delved into a different topic: insurance, wills, social security, and much more. This made the book surprisingly easy to follow. Furthermore, the writing was always concise and clear with all complicated terms defined and thoroughly explained.
There were hardly any negatives concerning the book. Although, I would have enjoyed the book if it contained less information on the actual background and history of the financial tools: insurance, trust funds, and much more. It helped give context as to how these laws and policies changed over time. However, it made the book boring at times as the information given didn’t apply to the present. Plus, it made the book read like a history novel on economics rather than one on financial planning.
Overall, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It was exceptionally well edited, and it contained little to no grammatical errors in the entire body of work. It was very informative and easy to understand. Personally, the book doesn’t contain any negatives that take away from the usefulness of its contents. Any possible cons depend solely on the reader.
The book’s target demographic is rather self-explanatory. I recommend it to people between the ages of 40 to 50 who might be interested in planning their retirement while they still can, but do not have the knowledge or expertise to do it.
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Reconfigurement
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Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a guide on finance that aims to help people plan for their retirement. It follows the concept of “Reconfigurement Financial Planning” which urges people to plan earlier on towards their retirement. The author discusses the old-fashioned mind-set of preparing for retirement when you have already reached old age and implores readers to start from an earlier age – between the ages of 40 to 50. Furthermore, the book touches on the concept of earning less in the short run in exchange for greater rewards later on in life. It educates the reader on several methods of increasing value in wealth over time, methods in qualifying for different financial benefits in the workplace, and gives tools to assist the reader along the way. In thirteen detailed chapters, the book provides valuable information on various types of insurance, career paths, funds, and gives helpful advice along the way.
On the positive side, this book is extremely detailed and well researched with citations provided whenever a fact was introduced. I liked the author’s inclusion of personal anecdotes and hypothetical situations in order to relate what was being discussed to real life. Moreover, I also liked the addition of graphs and tables which provided evidence for any piece of information he provided. The book is filled with jokes on every chapter – each joke related to the topic the author was discussing. I especially enjoyed this as it gave the body of work a friendly tone and added humour on an otherwise convoluted topic. The book was structured such that each chapter delved into a different topic: insurance, wills, social security, and much more. This made the book surprisingly easy to follow. Furthermore, the writing was always concise and clear with all complicated terms defined and thoroughly explained.
There were hardly any negatives concerning the book. Although, I would have enjoyed the book if it contained less information on the actual background and history of the financial tools: insurance, trust funds, and much more. It helped give context as to how these laws and policies changed over time. However, it made the book boring at times as the information given didn’t apply to the present. Plus, it made the book read like a history novel on economics rather than one on financial planning.
Overall, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It was exceptionally well edited, and it contained little to no grammatical errors in the entire body of work. It was very informative and easy to understand. Personally, the book doesn’t contain any negatives that take away from the usefulness of its contents. Any possible cons depend solely on the reader.
The book’s target demographic is rather self-explanatory. I recommend it to people between the ages of 40 to 50 who might be interested in planning their retirement while they still can, but do not have the knowledge or expertise to do it.
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Reconfigurement
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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