Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!: The Truth About Fixed Indexed Annuities - Paperback

by Steve B. Lucks (Author)

Like many Americans, you probably assume that most investment professionals who help you plan for retirement are qualified to manage your money and accurately assess the risks. It's why you've trusted them with your financial future. Unfortunately, these "experts" don't always get it right, and losses can diminish your retirement plan beyond recovery.

In this helpful guide, Steve B. Lucks, MS-former equity trader and founder of the Center for Retirement Planning-dispels Wall Street's major money-making myths and reveals unique insights into safe-money strategies that won't lose you value. Fixed indexed annuities are often downplayed as "investments on training wheels" because they might not achieve full market gains in a given year. However, they have the potential to equal or even outperform traditional investments in the long term without high risks.

Lucks shares the intimate investment details Wall Street doesn't want you to know. Learn all the ins and outs of fixed indexed annuities: what they are, how they're safe, how much you can earn, and who offers them.

Don't fear outliving your money. Discover all the ways fixed indexed annuities can secure your retirement so you can enjoy life to the fullest.

Author Biography

Steve B. Lucks, MS, has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Stetson University and a master's degree in clinical psychology from the University of Central Florida. He practiced family therapy for thirteen years and cofounded Mental Health Service Systems-the first public licensed mental health center in Tennessee. For sixteen years, he also served as a pharmaceutical representative in the cardiovascular division of Bristol Myers Squibb.

After seeing many senior patients struggle with restricted lifestyles, Lucks became a successful equity trader. He specialized in senior financial services and lifestyle issues. His goal was to aid clients in developing reliable income and growth strategies.

Lucks founded the Center for Retirement Planning and assisted seniors with safe-money products. He's conducted hundreds of informative seminars throughout the southeast on safe investing and planning. Additionally, Lucks hosts Nashville's Safe Money Retirement Show, which focuses on senior investment topics.