Review of Reconfigurement

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Reconfigurement" by E. Alan Fleischauer.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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Reconfigurement by E. Alan Fleischauer is a short and extensive guide to financial planning. The book largely focuses on Fleischauer’s concept of Reconfigurement, which he describes as a way to basically reconfigure your life and plan for the future. While there were a few weaknesses throughout the book, it gives the reader an in-depth look into life around retirement and addresses many of the concerns and questions one might have as they near that particular milestone. He begins the book with an introduction to his concept of Reconfigurement, before exploring more common topics.

Each chapter provides the reader with a detailed exploration into the areas Fleischauer views as essential to Reconfigurement, ranging from basic retirement planning to setting up trusts. His personality is present throughout the book, often in the form of amusing comments, jokes, and even a couple of personal stories. This serves to make the book and its topics more relatable and easy to consume. Reconfigurement is not without flaws and lacks professional editing, with this being rather evident at certain points. There are also a couple of chapters that mainly consist of links to various websites and information regarding software that certain readers might not find particularly useful.

Despite this, this book contains quite a bit of useful information for people thinking about retirement and long term planning. It is generally well researched, particularly in the later chapters which focus on various important topics with great care and detail. Chapter six is a standout, providing a lot of useful historical information and advice on social security benefits. I also appreciated Fleischauer including a disclaimer that any results mentioned in the book were based solely from experience and not a guarantee for everyone.

With this in mind, I’m going to give the book an 3 out of 5 stars. While the lack of professional editing might be bothersome for some readers, I feel this book would be beneficial to anyone that is looking for information about retirement, long-term planning, and money management.

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