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.

Jeff Benjamin
Displaying 3577 results
INVESTING ETFS OCT 19, 2011
ETF vehicles will soon be ranked

Morningstar Inc. will begin ranking exchange-traded-fund managed portfolios, the company said last week in Chicago at its ETF Invest Conference

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 19, 2011
China the wild card when it comes to commodities bets

Price of oil seen rising, with supply of cheap crude already exhausted and demand in the PRC on the rise

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

September wasn't good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes, according to the latest report from Hennessee Group LLC

Stock funds: Beta blockers calm nerves, boost returns
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
Stock funds: Beta blockers calm nerves, boost returns

Rate of return to recoup loss greater than the loss itself

Corporate stash of cash is paying dividends for this fund
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 13, 2011
Corporate stash of cash is paying dividends for this fund

The nearly two-year trend of companies' hoarding cash due to economic uncertainty plays right into the hand of the $560 million JPMorgan Equity Income Select Fund.

Hedge funds sank further in September
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

The month of September was not good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
More options make bets on alpha easier

As the mutual fund industry continues to migrate toward the alternatives arena, financial advisers might find individual fund selection among the more challenging parts of their job

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2011
Advisers, analysts are still big on Apple after Steve Jobs' death

The death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs isn't being viewed by the financial markets as a turning point for the company, according to financial advisers and market watchers

It's oil that glitters, not gold, says fund manager
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 06, 2011
It's oil that glitters, not gold, says fund manager

Rogers says investors should jump on stocks, particularly those in the energy sector; bullion lacks 'any real yield or value'

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 04, 2011
Fund investors throw in towel

Mutual fund investors are running for cover