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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Private equity in 401(k)s? Not anytime soon
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 04, 2020
Private equity in 401(k)s? Not anytime soon

Very few plans include investments that use PE, and guidance this week from the Labor Department might not change that.

Tax planning is a hot topic amid a pandemic and a looming election
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 01, 2020
Tax planning is a hot topic amid a pandemic and a looming election

Most advisers expect tax rates to go up, but opinions vary on how and when to plan for it

Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers
NEWS RIAS MAY 29, 2020
Advisers are taking PPP loans for future needs as uncertainty lingers

Sixty-one percent said they anticipate financial difficulties in the coming months

BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2020
BlackRock to mix target-dates and annuities

The product is designed to be fully liquid and includes contracts from two insurers

MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2020
MEPs costlier than similarly sized 401(k)s: Study

A new paper that examines costs of multiple-employer plans sponsored by benefits outsourcing firms found that such plans can be expensive

Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 22, 2020
Demand for some annuities rising in COVID-19 market

The crisis is favoring sales of buffered annuities, according to Limra's Secure Retirement Institute

How the Michigan floods hit one financial adviser
NEWS RIAS MAY 21, 2020
How the Michigan floods hit one financial adviser

For people already affected by COVID-19, natural disasters can compound the devastation they already face

Fidelity doles out perks to high-net-worth clients
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 20, 2020
Fidelity doles out perks to high-net-worth clients

The company is planning to lure wealth management customers with credit card benefits, money-market fund access and other bonuses

COVID-19 eroding retirement hopes: Survey
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2020
COVID-19 eroding retirement hopes: Survey

More than 20% of people have pulled money early, or plan to, from retirement accounts, according to a report from Transamerica

Retiring at 65 may still be the norm, despite Social Security changes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2020
Retiring at 65 may still be the norm, despite Social Security changes

A phased extension of the full retirement age to 67 has changed claiming behavior, but not retirement, according to new research