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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Trendsetter? Motley Fool's annual report comes with freebies
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 16, 2012
Trendsetter? Motley Fool's annual report comes with freebies

Getting investors to read company literature no joking matter for the upstart — and irreverent — asset management company

'Hedge fund surrogate' generating returns of 7%-9%
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 11, 2012
'Hedge fund surrogate' generating returns of 7%-9%

The Innovator Matrix Income Fund utilizes eight categories of pass-throughs to generate a return of 7%-9%.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 11, 2012
Buying bonds for safety is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager

Buying bonds for safety, when so many stocks are yielding such attractive dividends, is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
Advisers, market watchers encouraged by upbeat jobs report

Surprising jobs data a 'model mover' for some advisers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
Surprising jobs data a 'model mover' for some advisers

Positive news triggers rethinking of where markets are headed in 2012; GDP predictions revised upward

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JAN 09, 2012
Making the case for alternatives

If ever there was a time to embrace investments in alternatives, this is it.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 08, 2012
European doom and gloom is overdone, analysts say

RETIREMENT TAX JAN 05, 2012
Warren Buffett: Tax musings triggered national debate

When your name is Warren E. Buffett, just about anything you say or do is going to draw attention.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 05, 2012
Tom Forester: Finding value in playing defense

The uncertainty in Europe has pushed the Forester Value Fund Ticker:(FVALX) into a defensive mode, but that's far from sitting on the sidelines, according to Tom Forester.

Europe's freakout is investors' gain, fund managers say
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 30, 2011
Europe's freakout is investors' gain, fund managers say

Panic leaves some blue-chip companies ridiculously cheap; companies 'much smarter' than countries