Now you know the four simple steps:

• Start now.
• Invest in a tax-advantaged account.
• Buy low-cost index funds.
• Buy now, hold forever.

What next? There's a few options:

Not sure where to start?

We covered the general approach in our four steps, but if you want very detailed step-by-step instructions check out our "one size fits most" cheat sheet. The cheat sheet will not be perfect for your situation, but it will almost always be "very good". And it's much, much better than doing nothing.

Want to dive deeper?

We stayed really high level to keep everything very streamlined, so we barely scratched the surface of some fascinating topics. If you want to learn more, check out our further reading page.