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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INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUN 15, 2016
Allianz's El-Erian says the Fed is putting the U.S. economy at risk

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The critics of the Fed's monetary policy are getting louder. Meanwhile, the Fed continues to march to the beat of its own drummer.

AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 15, 2016
AQR's Asness, Research Affiliates' Arnott agree that a little market timing is okay

Defining value as something that's not cheap, but should be.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 15, 2016
Don't let the fickle Fed hamstring your bond portfolio

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There are ways to protect your bond holdings from the whims of the Federal Reserve.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 10, 2016
George Soros embraces his inner bear

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The billionaire hedge-fund founder and philanthropist thinks the global economy is going to pot.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUN 08, 2016
Bill Gross highlights the dirty downside of negative interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> According to Janus' Bill Gross, just because negative interest rates feel good doesn't mean they're a good thing.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 08, 2016
Struggling active managers face the reckoning

Plus: Dodd-Frank foes outline plan to dismantle law, Goldman says utility stocks expensive and JPMorgan revamps dress code

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2016
Hillary Clinton's hedge fund ties get trimmed by one

Plus: Don't hold your breath waiting for normal interest rates, the minimum wage truth, and it takes some luck to become super rich

American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 03, 2016
American Funds' platform puts target-date funds under a microscope

Fund giant offering financial advisers a tool for evaluating the funds that adheres to the 2013 guidance from the Department of Labor.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Today's jobs report might disappoint, but it won't likely move the Fed

Plus: Don't make these mistakes with closed-end funds, the sleeping risks in auto loans, and when leaving at 7 p.m. on Friday is perk

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 01, 2016
Don't fear the robo: Some millennials like working with human financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> New research suggests that some tech-crazy millennial investors are moving beyond the robos to work closely with human financial advisers.