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- 30 Jun 2008
- Research & Ideas
Rethinking Retirement Planning
Many of us are sailing toward retirement with the hope that Social Security, personal savings, and money saved in an employer's 401(k) or 403(b) plan will add up to the magic sum required to enjoy our... View Details
- July–August 2014
- Article
The Crisis in Retirement Planning
By: Robert C. Merton
Corporate America began to really take notice of the looming retirement crisis in the wake of the dot-com crash, when companies in major industries went bankrupt in large part because of their inability to meet their pension obligations. The result was an acceleration... View Details
Merton, Robert C. "The Crisis in Retirement Planning." Harvard Business Review 92, nos. 7/8 (July–August 2014): 43–50.
- Research Summary
The Transition to Retirement
My current major research program is the Retirement Transitions Study: a broad study of retiring professionals' everyday experiences, including identification with work; identity stability, change, and development; meaningfulness of work; changes in life structure,... View Details
- July 2013
- Teaching Note
Searching for a Retirement Plan
By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman
Keywords: Retirement
- July 2013
- Case
Searching for a Retirement Plan
By: Robert C. Pozen and Lucas Goodman
Pozen, Robert C., and Lucas Goodman. "Searching for a Retirement Plan." Harvard Business School Case 314-022, July 2013.
- October 14, 2019
- Article
The CEO's Guide to Retirement
By: Bill George
Some CEOs remain in the role too long, hurting investors, employees, and their own legacy. The author sees a frequent reason for that: CEOs don’t know how to identify the optimal time to retire, and they procrastinate because they can’t imagine what they will do after... View Details
George, Bill. "The CEO's Guide to Retirement." Harvard Business Review 97, no. 6 (November–December 2019): 64–68.
- 2007
- Chapter
The Future of Retirement and Planning
By: Robert C. Merton
Merton, Robert C. "The Future of Retirement and Planning." In The Future of Life-Cycle Saving and Investing, edited by Zvi Bodie, Dennis McLeavey, and Laurence B. Siegel. CFA Institute, Research Foundation, 2007.
- 30 Sep 2019
- News
Retirement planning must go beyond finances
- Web
Retirement Plan or Life Insurance - Alumni
Giving Retirement Plan or Life Insurance Giving Retirement Plan or Life Insurance To name HBS as a beneficiary of your View Details
- 06 Dec 2024
- News
Retirement Plan Auto-Enrollment: Good Intentions, Mixed Results
- 12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 24 Apr 2018
- Webinars: Career
Rethinking Retirement
Baby Boomers are reshaping retirement to create a life stage of possibilities and growth. But a step back from work requires a great deal of thought and consideration, and it's natural to feel uncertain. This program will provide a framework to plan and address each... View Details
- 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 29 Feb 2024
- Webinars: Career
Considering Retirement
"So you're actually thinking about retiring?!"
Retirement can inspire not only excitement for new possibilities, but also fear for the future. How can you keep the parts of work you love but enjoy more balance in your life? What work will you do? How will this... View Details
- 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 07 Dec 2023
- Webinars: Career
Considering Retirement
"So you're actually thinking about retiring?!"
Retirement can inspire not only excitement for new possibilities, but also fear for the future. How can you keep the parts of work you love but enjoy more balance in your life? What work will you do? How will this... View Details
- July 2010
- Case
Fidelity Retires in Canada
By: Robert C. Pozen and Edward Warren Scott
The head of Fidelity Canada was faced with a decision about what to do with its retirement business there. Although Fidelity as a fund manager has made some headway in Canada, the competition has been very tough for the administration of retirement plans—a separate... View Details
Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Investment Funds; Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Retirement; Competition; Financial Services Industry; Canada; United States
Pozen, Robert C., and Edward Warren Scott. "Fidelity Retires in Canada." Harvard Business School Case 311-023, July 2010.
- 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST, 21 Nov 2024
- Webinars: Career
Considering Retirement
your spouse? What about the decline in economic, social, and physical potential? A step back from work requires a great deal of thought and consideration, and it's natural to feel uncertain. This program will provide a framework to plan... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
How to Not Outlive Your Retirement Savings
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Faculty Retirements
served as senior associate dean for Faculty Planning and Development and coordinated the opening of HBS's research office in Hong Kong in 1999. Hayes has written and published widely. Three of his articles have won McKinsey Awards for the... View Details
- January 2025
- Article
Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate
By: John Beshears, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and James J. Choi
We study a retirement savings plan with a default contribution rate of 12% of income, which is much higher than previously studied defaults. Twenty-five percent of employees had not opted out of this default 12 months after hire; a literature review finds that the... View Details
Keywords: Retirement Savings; Defined Contribution Retirement Plan; Automatic Enrollment; Retirement; Saving; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions
Beshears, John, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, and James J. Choi. "Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate." Journal of Pension Economics & Finance 24, no. 1 (January 2025): 152–182. (20th Anniversary Special Issue.)