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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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 27, 2013
Investors buy, but managers sock away cash

As retail investors continue to jump on the stock market bandwagon, a growing list of professional portfolio managers are unabashedly seeking shelter in large piles of cash

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana

Central bankers are trapped in QE nirvana, the pre-holiday data dump, giving thanks to clients, green dividend stocks, and how to properly carve a turkey.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Markets brace for housing, consumer confidence data

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: Markets brace for big economic data, insider selling at 30-year high, SEC tries to get tough, measuring Fed-speak, and how to behave at the company holiday party. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i>' senior columnist Jeff Benjamin

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Goldman sees increased risk factors facing commodities

Plus: Emerging markets get dicey, butting heads with Buffett, hedging with ETFs, more Bitcoin buzz

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 26, 2013
Big investors' appetite for IPOs still strong

Pace of global offerings slows but holds steady in U.S.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 25, 2013
Keep QE going and go active, adviser says

Heritage Capital's Paul Schatz is on board with the Fed's quantitative easing program and says now is a great time for investors to go active.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 25, 2013
Doll, Coté: Despite Washington noise, bull market alive and well

Two industry heavyweights love equities, but hate Washington politics, Obamacare.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 22, 2013
Iran nuke accord is already moving markets

Plus: Fed taper could hit savers hard, new scrutiny on company stock in K plans, the stocks hedge funds love and Consumer Report's annual &quot;naughty and nice&quot; list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2013
Market mania has advisers reaching for tranquilizers

With the equity markets hitting record highs, here's what the experts say about how you can avoid overreacting

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 20, 2013
Do your clients really need long-term care insurance?

What's <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin reading this morning? Whether your clients need long-term care insurance, hedge funds loading up on GM stock, Greenspan calls Bitcoin a bubble, JPMorgan confirms cardholders were hacked and Britain gets bullish. Breakfast with Benjamin is served.