Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Auto-IRA bill awaits governor's signature in Colorado
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2020
Auto-IRA bill awaits governor's signature in Colorado

It will become the latest state to move forward with a retirement savings program for private-sector workers

Tax refunds for IRAs? How about groceries instead?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2020
Tax refunds for IRAs? How about groceries instead?

If the CARES Act stimulus checks are any indication, more people will need the money for basic expenses

Taming your inner bear
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2020
Taming your inner bear

Behavioral economics explains a lot about investors’ jitters over the pandemic, and advisers who employ its insights can help clients avoid irrational decisions

401(k) lawsuits keep piling up
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 12, 2020
401(k) lawsuits keep piling up

At least four lawsuits involving plans with more than $1 billion have been filed over the past few weeks

401(k) savers pull back on account trading
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2020
401(k) savers pull back on account trading

After seeing median returns of -20% during the first quarter, participants did not make many trades in May, according to two reports

Women taking bigger role in family finances, despite men: Report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 10, 2020
Women taking bigger role in family finances, despite men: Report

Nearly a third of women said they had primary responsibility for household saving and investing decisions, but only 5% of men agreed

Advisers misjudge client interest in annuities: Survey
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2020
Advisers misjudge client interest in annuities: Survey

Consumers are interested in guaranteed income products, but not when they're called annuities

Pru is one contender for MassMutual's retirement business
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 08, 2020
Pru is one contender for MassMutual's retirement business

There's considerable overlap in the types of defined-contribution plans the two companies serve, particularly in the Taft-Hartley, government and nonprofit areas

ESG gaining ground in 529 programs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 08, 2020
ESG gaining ground in 529 programs

More than a dozen college-savings plans now include at least one investment option following environment, social and governance criteria

Retirement worries rise most for women during pandemic
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 05, 2020
Retirement worries rise most for women during pandemic

Already facing greater retirement-security challenges, women said the crisis has put them farther behind, according to a recent survey