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 book about reconfiguring your life at any stage and planning ahead. The author has worked for many years as a financial services executive, merchant banker, and venture capitalist. These experiences themselves add value to the book.
The author starts with the increasing life expectancy of people due to improved lifestyles, good nutrition, exercise, and advancements in medicine. Increased life expectancy means the maximum number of people are going to experience old age and thus, the necessity of planning retirement is also increased. And this is where the book's role comes in, to help people plan retirement. The author has also made aware of the difficulties one can face while reconfigurement financial planning. But at the same time, he has motivated us to overcome them and has assured us that it will be worth it. The book is overall divided into thirteen chapters, each chapter having its significance. The author has talked about various topics like investments, retirement strategies, the importance of income, online software available for retirement planning, life insurance, social security program, affordable health insurance, trusts, wills, estates, etc. Many career assessments and online links to those assessments for the reader to find out the best career for them are also shared.
Being also a fiction writer, the author has made this non-fiction book easy to read and enjoyable, even with the financial subject. I appreciate him for that. He has tried to keep the topics short, sweet, and a little funny. Due to this, even the dullest topic in the book felt interesting. He also tried to keep the interest by giving a kind of reward in the end. Thoughts of great people at suitable points and funny jokes in between the text are also brought up. Words like 'yikes' and 'gulps' put emotions in the book. Numerous studies and facts are mentioned. This depicts how well the author has researched to write the book. Graphs are also used to display the information, making it easier to grasp. Some real-life stories are put forward, this increased the gravity of that particular tip provided by the author.
Throughout the book, my favorite part was the career aptitude assessments and investment. The author has provided not only the names of tests to find out which career suits best to one but also the online links to them. He has taken care to explain each test, though in a brief manner. On going through these tests, one can have a pretty good idea of his personality strengths, what might be good careers for him, and which careers to avoid. Talking of the investment part, the author has listed several ways in which one can invest. Additionally, he has mentioned the pros and cons of each. This makes it easier for one to select the most suitable investment for himself.
Overall, there was nothing I disliked about the book. It was both an educational and an eye-opening experience. I found every chapter has its importance. Skipping even a single one wasn't worth it.
The book was exceptionally well edited, as I didn't find any errors or grammatical mistakes. Due to the above-mentioned reasons, I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. I would love to recommend this book to people who are planning their retirement. This book can also be read by people in their twenties as it offers good information and links to career assessments. The investment part also might prove beneficial to them.
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Reconfigurement
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Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a book about reconfiguring your life at any stage and planning ahead. The author has worked for many years as a financial services executive, merchant banker, and venture capitalist. These experiences themselves add value to the book.
The author starts with the increasing life expectancy of people due to improved lifestyles, good nutrition, exercise, and advancements in medicine. Increased life expectancy means the maximum number of people are going to experience old age and thus, the necessity of planning retirement is also increased. And this is where the book's role comes in, to help people plan retirement. The author has also made aware of the difficulties one can face while reconfigurement financial planning. But at the same time, he has motivated us to overcome them and has assured us that it will be worth it. The book is overall divided into thirteen chapters, each chapter having its significance. The author has talked about various topics like investments, retirement strategies, the importance of income, online software available for retirement planning, life insurance, social security program, affordable health insurance, trusts, wills, estates, etc. Many career assessments and online links to those assessments for the reader to find out the best career for them are also shared.
Being also a fiction writer, the author has made this non-fiction book easy to read and enjoyable, even with the financial subject. I appreciate him for that. He has tried to keep the topics short, sweet, and a little funny. Due to this, even the dullest topic in the book felt interesting. He also tried to keep the interest by giving a kind of reward in the end. Thoughts of great people at suitable points and funny jokes in between the text are also brought up. Words like 'yikes' and 'gulps' put emotions in the book. Numerous studies and facts are mentioned. This depicts how well the author has researched to write the book. Graphs are also used to display the information, making it easier to grasp. Some real-life stories are put forward, this increased the gravity of that particular tip provided by the author.
Throughout the book, my favorite part was the career aptitude assessments and investment. The author has provided not only the names of tests to find out which career suits best to one but also the online links to them. He has taken care to explain each test, though in a brief manner. On going through these tests, one can have a pretty good idea of his personality strengths, what might be good careers for him, and which careers to avoid. Talking of the investment part, the author has listed several ways in which one can invest. Additionally, he has mentioned the pros and cons of each. This makes it easier for one to select the most suitable investment for himself.
Overall, there was nothing I disliked about the book. It was both an educational and an eye-opening experience. I found every chapter has its importance. Skipping even a single one wasn't worth it.
The book was exceptionally well edited, as I didn't find any errors or grammatical mistakes. Due to the above-mentioned reasons, I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. I would love to recommend this book to people who are planning their retirement. This book can also be read by people in their twenties as it offers good information and links to career assessments. The investment part also might prove beneficial to them.
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Reconfigurement
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