In retirement, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. Money representsmore than the paper it's printed on. It may be the embodiment of your time, yourtalents, and your commitments. It buys the food you eat, the house you sleep in, thecar you drive, and the clothes you wear. It also helps provide you with the lifestyle youwant to live once you retire.You have spent a lifetime earning it, spending it, and hopefully, accumulating it.When the time comes for retirement, you want your money to provide you with acomfortable lifestyle and stable income after your working days are done. You mightalso have other desires, such as traveling, purchasing property, or moving to be closerto your family (or farther away).

You may also want your assets to provide for yourloved ones after you are gone.The truth is that it takes more than just money to fulfill those needs and desires. Yourincome, your plans for retirement, your future healthcare expenses, and the continuedaccumulation of your assets after you stop working and drawing a paycheck all relyon one thing: You.