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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Hillary Clinton goes after Wall Street
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton goes after Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Hillary Clinton goes after the financial industry, taking issue with CEO compensation.

Latest sign of oil market glut pushes prices even lower
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 10, 2015
Latest sign of oil market glut pushes prices even lower

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Prices fall by 5% after the discovery of the biggest weekly buildup of U.S. inventories since 2001.

Fund expense ratios continue to fall as fund companies get richer
INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2015
Fund expense ratios continue to fall as fund companies get richer

Flood of money into passively-managed index funds has helped drive average expense ratios down, but there's more to the story.

Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Could dividend stocks actually be a better deal than an annuity for income investors?

Three sectors that should report above-average earnings
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Three sectors that should report above-average earnings

Financial, health care and consumer discretionary sectors should shine.

How to turbocharge target-date funds
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 08, 2015
How to turbocharge target-date funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Focusing on small-cap stocks could be a recipe for boosting a target-date fund.

Jobs report's bad news is bad news
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 07, 2015
Jobs report's bad news is bad news

With any luck, by the time the market re-opens Monday, the stunningly weak report will be fully absorbed and diluted along with a weekend full of marshmallow bunnies, chocolate eggs and whatever other news develops. But don't bet on it.

Would one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a smart retirement savings strategy?
NEWS RIAS APR 06, 2015
Would one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a smart retirement savings strategy?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Would buying one share of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway be a good savings strategy?

Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 03, 2015
Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride

Relative to U.S. equities, European stocks look cheap.

Three sectors expected to report above-average earnings
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 03, 2015
Three sectors expected to report above-average earnings

Energy will be a drag, but financial, health care and consumer discretionary could shine