Jeff Benjamin

Jeff Benjamin is a senior columnist who primarily writes about investments and practice management as they relate to the wealth management industry. In addition to news and opinion writing, Jeff also does regular video interviews and is the co-host of The InvestmentNews Podcast, a weekly show that takes listeners behind the scenes of our coverage. He joined InvestmentNews in 2000. Prior to InvestmentNews, Jeff’s career included working as an analyst at Cerulli Associates, and as a reporter for Dow Jones Newswires. Jeff is based in North Carolina and when he isn’t working, he can usually be found playing golf or fishing. Jeff is a former Marine and has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Central Michigan University.

Jeff Benjamin
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Advisors stepping up to bond ladders as Fed pushes rates up another quarter point
NEWS RIAS FEB 03, 2023
Advisors stepping up to bond ladders as Fed pushes rates up another quarter point

Spreading fixed-income exposure over several years of maturities provides predictable income in an unpredictable economic environment.

Bucking the trend: Why some advisors refuse to outsource investment management
NEWS RIAS FEB 02, 2023
Bucking the trend: Why some advisors refuse to outsource investment management

As portfolio management becomes increasingly commoditized, advisors make the case for managing assets in-house and promoting that to clients as a unique value-add.

Focus Financial weighs $4.1 billion sale to private equity firm
NEWS RIAS FEB 02, 2023
Focus Financial weighs $4.1 billion sale to private equity firm

PE firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice offered $53 per share for the RIA aggregator, adding fuel to the 24% rally in Focus' shares so far this year.

In 'hell freezes over' moment, American Funds pairs up with passive ETFs
NEWS RIAS FEB 01, 2023
In 'hell freezes over' moment, American Funds pairs up with passive ETFs

The 90-year-old active management complex is launching 12 model portfolios that combine its active mutual funds with ETFs from Schwab, Vanguard and BlackRock.

Expatriate advisor finds a home and client base in France
NEWS RIAS JAN 30, 2023
Expatriate advisor finds a home and client base in France

Robert Levitt has traded Florida for the French Riviera, where he sees a wide-open market in the 250,000 Americans living there who need financial advice.

Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 30, 2023
Rally in gold revives debate over allocations to the precious metal

Up 17% over the past three months, gold is turning heads as a potential hedge.

More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon
NEWS RIAS JAN 27, 2023
More advisors are jumping on the bitcoin bandwagon

With the cryptocurrency's price up 40% so far this year, a new report shows a doggedly bullish outlook among investors and advisors willing to look past extreme volatility.

Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
INVESTING ESG JAN 25, 2023
Morgan Stanley's ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus

Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.

Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors
NEWS RIAS JAN 24, 2023
Fidelity hopes to bridge the gap between aging advisors and young investors

It stars with a new toolkit to help industry veterans better relate to a universe of potential clients that wants advice on its own terms.

With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks
NEWS RIAS JAN 20, 2023
With yields on cash climbing, advisors struggle to keep some clients in stocks

Even though history suggests the best strategy has always been to stay invested for the long haul, a safe 4% return is luring more investors to the sidelines.