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 ETFS APR 20, 2016
Pimco's active BOND ETF being left in the dust

Plus: The failures of 'too-big-to-fail' banks, dividend investing without the dividends, and passing student loan debt along to the taxpayers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2016
Analyst sees gold hitting $3,000 an ounce over next three years

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why one analyst predicts the precious metal will hit $3,000 an ounce over the next three years.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2016
Hedge funder sues his lawyer from jail over a 'rushed' home sale

Plus: UBS swims against the current toward hedge funds, the dismal history of earnings forecasts, and how not to say goodbye in an email

New offering will test frozen IPO market
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 18, 2016
New offering will test frozen IPO market

Bats Global deal seen as 'ice-breaker.'

Steven Cohen gets back to managing money
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2016
Steven Cohen gets back to managing money

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The dust around SAC Capital has settled enough so that Steven Cohen has a new entry point into the asset management business.

Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2016
Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea

Best place to hide if rates go negative is government bonds.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Loomis Sayles goes global as investors continue to shun domestic equity funds

New fund will leverage expertise, diversify product lineup.

Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play

The risk-on strategy when the market goes risk-off.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 12, 2016
We're just four years from ETFs overtaking mutual funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> According to Meb Faber, within four years, ETFs will have more assets than mutual funds. But before that, they have to navigate their way onto retirement plan menus.

Fidelity research highlights the active-management edge
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 12, 2016
Fidelity research highlights the active-management edge

Low fund fees and big fund complexes equal outperformance.