This is a good resource for anyone who wants a worry-free retirement. Don't we all? The author shares insights on navigating the ups and downs of the financial landscape, advertising his intentions to help clients make the most of their investments while safeguarding their nest eggs. With his storytelling and experience, he offers his practical advice to keep you on course to reaching your retirement dreams. The cover isn't really an accurate representation of the info and intention of the book since it seems to be making light of the immense stress the majority of the population feels about having enough money to ever "retire" (not HAVE to work).

Although the information is good in parts, the book is essentially a lengthy advertisement for the author and his company's services. Too much of the book is written in the first person, and too often his suggestions are just vague. On top of all of this, as a Financial Planner, he doesn't really give advice geared towards the rest of us who don't have enough money to use advisors like him.

I am lucky in that my husband and I have a lot of money put aside for retirement even though we live around the poverty level. We have always put away any money we got and continued to live on very little. That said, I have a lot of stress and worry about money because I did grow up so poor. The cover of this book is stressful and did not make me feel more comforted and educated about retirement. Inside, the book seems to be more about how the author's company takes care of their rich clients than about how my husband and I can stay safe and secure financially. There were too many stories about their company and there wasn't enough concrete, reassuring advice for those of us who aren't their customers.

This has some helpful info. There are a thousand of these financial books out there, and I don't think this one stands out among them, even though there's value here.

Thanks very much for the free review copy for review!!

This book was not written for people like myself. The tone is casual and cordial, but full of lots of padding and humble bragging about all the wealthy people used as case studies. I don't have a portfolio, I don't own property, I don't have "wealth" or investments. This book mostly sounds like a sales pitch for why it's such a great idea to go to a money manager like Berkshire Hathaway but there's not much practical advice. "Come from a working class family and support your mother by paying her utility bills? You should probably pay her rent in advance and kill yourself."

It's a puff piece without any real advice or guidance. Won't recommend to friends/family.

The full title is Don’t Run Out of Money in Retirement: How to Increase Income, Avoid Taxes, and Keep More of What Is Yours by Allen P. Harris.

After the first few pages, I thought I would not like this book. Those pages seemed more about how the author’s company was helping the community and I suspected this would be more of an advertisement than a substantive book on retirement. I was wrong.

The book was unlike the books I had read before on financial planning and retirement. I especially liked the cover. And I understood how those opening pages fit into the author’s message. I thought the book would be all about money and making it last. It is about that but also so many issues that are important to retirees and those approaching that stage of life.

It is very much not what I expected. But rather than advice on how to invest, it takes a more wholistic approach to life and the many questions that arise when thinking about and planning retirement. The big question is “do I have enough money” but this book makes the case that your financial planner should consider the whole picture.

It was unexpected but I did like this book and an glad I read it. Much is about Berkshire Money Management and what they do for their clients. But it comes across as more “this is the way to do it” than “look at how great we are”.

The book is scheduled for an August 23 publication. I thank Netgalley for the chance to read it before publication.

I read this book from the point of view of someone who is interested in working as a financial planner one day. From that perspective, I found it to be an extremely helpful and comprehensive guide, and I felt that I came away with an increased understanding of various financial concerns.

I do think that the description oversells what is in the book to some extent. The book really tries to cover a lot of ground and many different potential retirement situations, and by doing that it just can't get into the details that a single person would need to take care of their own financial planning. This may be as designed because I think the purpose is to convince the reader that they need a professional financial planner. The beginning especially is heavy on mentioning Berkshire Money Management and what they do for their clients.

Overall this is worth a read if you are interested in planning for your future and need to know what topics you will need to look into on a deeper level. If you've already decided to get a financial planner, the book will help you understand what that experience will be like.

Thank you to Advantage Media Group and NetGalley for the opportunity to access this free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.