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 JUL 11, 2016
Dawn Bennett plays the victim, challenges SEC ruling

Plus: Oil is low and going lower, active managers get bested by a cat, and what you can learn from your rich neighbors

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Japan's stock market rally has investors suddenly looking eastward

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The sudden rally in Japan has some citing a turnaround, riding on the wave of Abenomics.

Beaten down financial-sector stocks trigger debate over when to jump in
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Beaten down financial-sector stocks trigger debate over when to jump in

Being early is the same thing as being wrong.

Equity precious metals funds are riding higher on Brexit wave
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 11, 2016
Equity precious metals funds are riding higher on Brexit wave

Some funds up more that 100% so far this year.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2016
Decades after being barred, 85-year-old investment fraudster strikes again

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Forty-five years after being barred from the investment industry by the SEC, Donald Conrad was still able to rip off investors.

Bond shop may have to drop clients due to DOL rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 07, 2016
Bond shop may have to drop clients due to DOL rule

The rule changes will likely result in dramatically higher fees for many smaller clients, and one bond shop is already reacting.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 06, 2016
Moore Capital tells hedge fund manager to pound sand after raucous Hamptons party

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The saga of a Moore Capital fund manager involves a $27,000 Airbnb rental, a $1 million lawsuit, and &#8220;dwarfs with Champagne guns.&quot;

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 06, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says Donald Trump would be huge for stocks, not so much for bonds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says a Donald Trump presidency would be bad for bonds, but good for stocks.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 05, 2016
BlackRock's stock buyback plan at odds with CEO Larry Fink's statements

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Larry Fink has been critical of the buyback trend, but that hasn't stopped BlackRock from buying back $275 million worth of its own stock on a quarterly basis.

Despite congressional relief, impending Puerto Rico debt default could trip up municipal bond investors
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 05, 2016
Despite congressional relief, impending Puerto Rico debt default could trip up municipal bond investors

OppenheimerFunds, Franklin Templeton maintain big exposure to the troubled island's debt.