In Your Stronger Financial Future, Egan busts the most powerful myths that are affecting your retirement plans and provides simple but highly effective strategies you can use to start turning your portfolio around today. Egan’s eight retirement-investing maxims include: Count on Social Security—but make it only part of your overall plan Identify the inflation-adjusted amount you need at retirement Get a licensed financial advisor who really understands Wall Street Maintain your own personal “bailout fund” Build savings rather than accrue debt Use annuities to account for longevity and healthcare