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.

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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2016
What it takes to become an enterprise advisory firm

Financial advisory firms on an aggressive growth track should be mindful of where they might be headed.

Liquid alternative funds failed to prove their worth post-Brexit?
NEWS OPINION SEP 20, 2016
Liquid alternative funds failed to prove their worth post-Brexit?

Plus: The downside of lower oil prices, how to get your money back from Wells Fargo, and why central banks are buying gold.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 19, 2016
The race for lower fees shines a light on smart beta

Hybrid strategy between active management and index funds needs to perform and be cheap.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2016
Smart beta finds fixed income

Plus: Here comes the bear market for bonds, Vanguard leads the way in net inflows this year, and Obamacare continues to crumble

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2016
Alan Greenspan is committed to ending Dodd-Frank

Plus: T. Boone Pickens takes on President Obama's energy policy, how traders navigated the Fed, and starting your day off right

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2016
As investors pile into junk bonds a familiar bubble is forming

Plus: This presidential election scares everyone, big money investors are dumping stocks at an alarming rate, and stay awake without gulping more coffee

Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 15, 2016
Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market

Embracing the reality of where the money is headed.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 15, 2016
Hedge funder calls the bond market the mother of all bubbles

Plus: Goldman lowers the odds of a September rate hike, oil's bad day, and taxes worthy of your hatred

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2016
Pimco dismisses Bill Gross' claim a September rate hike is coming

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Bill Gross' claim a September rate hike is in the works generates some eye-rolling at his former firm

Financial advisers navigate Federal Reserve comments and Hillary Clinton's health
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 14, 2016
Financial advisers navigate Federal Reserve comments and Hillary Clinton's health

Seasonal market volatility is on the horizon thanks to the Fed and a new mystery surrounding Ms. Clinton's fainting spell after a 9/11 ceremony.