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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INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 19, 2015
Why male advisers are still not connecting with female clients

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Male financial advisers still can't find a way to fully communicate with the female half of client couples. Here's why.

Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 18, 2015
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic

Just because your house hasn't burned down yet doesn't mean you can skip insurance.

Private-equity investing made easy for financial advisers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2015
Private-equity investing made easy for financial advisers

Due diligence and connectivity is expected to expand the market of PE investors

Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Thanks to energy savings and signs of wage increases, Nuveen's chief equity strategist banks on consumers stepping up.

With Saudi Arabian stock market open, exchange-traded funds aren't far behind
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUN 17, 2015
With Saudi Arabian stock market open, exchange-traded funds aren't far behind

The earliest access point will most likely be through inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, according to one expert.

Exchange-traded funds to provide exposure to Saudi Arabian stock market
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2015
Exchange-traded funds to provide exposure to Saudi Arabian stock market

The earliest access point will most likely be through inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, according to one expert.

MetLife files suit to fight 'too big to fail' status
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 15, 2015
MetLife files suit to fight 'too big to fail' status

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The firm files suit against the Financial Stability Oversight Council, charging them with acting as 'judge, jury and executioner.'

Why it doesn't make sense to let clients borrow from their 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2015
Why it doesn't make sense to let clients borrow from their 401(k) plans

<b>Breakfast with Benjamin:</b> Most Americans aren't sitting on 401(k) balances that they can afford to skim, yet an estimated 26% have loans outstanding.

Saudi Arabia lays out the welcome mat for global investors
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2015
Saudi Arabia lays out the welcome mat for global investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The richest and most powerful Arab nation opens its $570 billion stock market to the world.

Are bond fund investors running toward a cliff?
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 12, 2015
Are bond fund investors running toward a cliff?

$5.3 billion flows into bond mutual funds in first week of June, even as yields continue to rise