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 DEC 06, 2010
Porter on gold: Too late to buy, too soon to sell

It may too late to jump on the gold bandwagon, but it's also too early to bail out of the precious metal, according to Jim Porter, manager of the Aston/New Century Absolute Return Fund Ticker:(ANENX).

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2010
Impact investing is poised to experience growth surge

With an insider trading probe sweeping across the financial services industry and a multibillion-dollar sovereign-debt crisis unfolding in Europe, investors might find the feel-good idea of impact investing appealing right about now.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 29, 2010
Equities are still cheap: Wells Fargo's Ognar

Despite the stock market's recent strong performance, valuations remain generally attractive — but uncertainty abounds, according to Tom Ognar — manager of the $2.4 billion Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Fund Ticker:(SGROX).

INVESTING FIXED INCOME NOV 29, 2010
Easing of quantitative easing could spook markets: J.P. Morgan's Majmudar

Anything less than $500 billion in QE2 is likely to shake up investors, says fixed-income portfolio manager

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 28, 2010
Fund managers earning more — but in different ways

The financial services industry is walking the compensation tightrope between paying big for the best talent and navigating around criticism of exorbitant pay scales

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 22, 2010
5 strategies to help uncertain investors

As soon as the dust started to clear after the 2008 financial crisis, a lot of investors learned the hard way that their portfolios weren't nearly as diversified as they should have been.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 21, 2010
IPO market makes a robust comeback

The IPO market is getting its groove back, with a string of big offerings last week — likely the strongest showing since March 2008

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2010
Options on exchange-traded funds gain in popularity

Some say that the only thing growing faster than the nearly $1 trillion exchange-traded-fund market is the use of options on those nearly 1,000 funds. That may be a slight exaggeration, but it does underscore a trend.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 19, 2010
Advisers should think twice about structured products

They can help draw skittish clients off the sidelines, but they also carry risks

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 19, 2010
Stocks outperformed hedgies last month

Hedge funds were unable to keep pace with the broader equity markets last month, but did maintain their slight performance edge over stocks through the first 10 months of the year.