This index card has all you need to know about retirement savings

All the financial advice you really need can fit on a 3-by-5 piece of paper

An index card.
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Saving for retirement can be hard. But it doesn't have to be complicated.

In fact, the rules for managing your personal finances and maximizing your chances of a decent retirement can quite literally fit on an index card.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.