In a world where retirement feels increasingly like a mirage on the horizon, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, calls for a hard reset on how we think about retirement. His message? It's time to rethink the traditional retirement age of 65 – a concept he labels "crazy" given its ancient origins and the challenges facing Social Security and retirement savings in America.

Overseeing some $11.6 trillion, BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager and houses around $700 billion managed for insurance companies. During the company’s third-quarter earnings call yesterday, Fink pointed to insurance as “one of the primary areas of growth for us.”