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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Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Closed-end funds rise to the surface following the market mess

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: All the messy stock market turmoil of the past few weeks has created a sweet opportunity in the closed-end funds space.

Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Jeffrey Gundlach says the stock market pullback is just getting started

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach thinks that as painful as it's been over the past week, the markets still need a thorough housecleaning.

Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 27, 2015
Liquid alts funds pass first real test with flying colors

Reducing downside risk as traditional strategies bite the dust amid market meltdown.

That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
That awkward moment when the Fed realizes it can't raise interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: William Dudley, president of the New York Fed, says delaying a rate hike until 2016 'will be awkward.'

In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
In hindsight, China's market meltdown wasn't really that bad

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now that the dust has started to settle, China's stock market meltdown doesn't seem all that awful.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2015
Global financial turmoil brings the Fed's plan into focus

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Asia's biggest economy is slowing, the Fed is about to kick off an interest rate tightening cycle, and China has just devalued its currency. Is the current market turmoil foreshadowing yet another region-wide bust?

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 26, 2015
Advisers take heed, more of your clients are managing accounts on the side

DIY investing trend creates a new kind of hybrid client

Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Gloom overshadows Wall Street, but some economists still see a September rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Despite the mood on Wall Street getting downright gloomy, some economists still think the Fed will raise interest rates next month.

Fear and greed swamp stocks as volatility spikes
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 25, 2015
Fear and greed swamp stocks as volatility spikes

Panic selling off the opening bell leads to investors buying the drop but more losses possible as all eyes focus on China's problems.

Stock sell-off continues but cool-headed advisers keep clients focused on the long term
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 24, 2015
Stock sell-off continues but cool-headed advisers keep clients focused on the long term

As investors continued to flee the stock market Friday, cool-headed advisers kept their clients focused on the long term by pointing out that the week-long pullback, as sharp as it has been, comes in the wake of a seven-year bull market run.