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 JAN 12, 2014
Goldman calls stock market lofty by most measures

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Goldman's stock market call, a closer look at Fed policy, lawyers pick apart Volcker rule, retailers and cyber security, combining IRAs, and how not to ignore your client's wife.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 10, 2014
Back to the basics on bond funds

Breakfast with (<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff) Benjamin: Going back to basics with bond funds; breaking down the jobs report; Wall Street confronts a big mortgage settlement; Chinese exports falter; the polar vortex and natural gas prices; and retailers' bad holiday season.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 10, 2014
Rubber meets the road on Fed tapering

Breakfast with Benjamin: Did the Fed make the right move with tapering? We'll know this week. Plus: Hot stocks for cold weather, missing out on the market, consumer sentiment looks bright, office vacancy rates still hurting, and the minimum wage debate.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 10, 2014
Gold hits the skids and miners dig deep

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin shines a light on the slide in gold and its impact on miners, Volcker rule tweaks, Nasdaq settling its Facebook IPO glitch, the expected drop in oil prices, and quotes to ponder

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 10, 2014
Gold drops like a rock in latest signal of economic recovery

Gold dropping like a rock. Plus: Taper mania, SAC's Steinberg convicted, big government seen as big bad, investment tips for 2014, and if economists wrote Christmas cards.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 09, 2014
Janet Yellen takes the helm (and the heat) at the Fed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen takes the helm (and the heat). Plus, data breach at Barclays, Pimco's guide to reducing volatility, investing when you're really scared, and investing when you're in love.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 09, 2014
Vanguard consolidates five funds

The fund giant also eliminating the $10K minimum investment required for advisers and institutions to qualify for Admiral Shares of 14 index funds.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 08, 2014
Hedge fund investors see the downside of relative performance

Today: What hedge funds fleeing the market means. Plus, buck up, investment banker bonus week is here; building your own mutual fund; clean energy stocks; getting the most out of Siri; and more.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 07, 2014
Goldman, JPMorgan advise ducking out of emerging markets

In today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Two big investment houses recommend exiting emerging markets. Also: Credit Suisse offloads risky assets, investment gurus get nervous about 2014, cold weather and a weak economy, and what will cost more this year.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 07, 2014
Morningstar's Papagiannis: Alts allocation should be at least 5%

Live from the <i>IN</i> Alternatives Conference: 'But 20% will start to make a difference,' she says