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
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Hedgemony? MFA inks partnership with yet another hedge fund group
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2010
Hedgemony? MFA inks partnership with yet another hedge fund group

The hedge fund industry's premier trade association has made regional alliances a new focus as it beefs up its lobbying effots.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2010
ING Global's Ferguson: Real estate represents 'the buy of the century'

With the real estate investment trust market beginning to stabilize, the time to act is now.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2010
Managed Funds Association looks to build biggest hedge fund database

The Managed Funds Association is jumping into the data collection business with an effort to build the most comprehensive hedge fund industry database available.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2010
Hedge fund trade group bans reporters from big conference

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2010
Skip the gold medal, go for gold stocks, says Midas Fund's Thomas Winmill

Why one PM says the price of gold will double to more than $2,500 an ounce over the next 10 years.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 04, 2010
The recession that wouldn't go away

Nearly half of surveyed business leaders now say the lousy economy won't improve until 2011 — at the earliest.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 04, 2010
Quality is king, says Oak Value's Coats

Stock picking in the current market requires a renewed focus on corporate economics and balance sheets, said Larry Coats, manager of the Oak Value Fund (OAKVX).

NEWS RIAS MAR 02, 2010
U.S. business leaders fear double-dip recession

Business leaders in the United States are becoming increasingly alarmed — again — about the state of the economy.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 26, 2010
Citing adviser frustration, TFS Fund backs away from performance-based fee

After nearly four years of linking its management fee directly to its investment performance, TFS Small Cap Fund (TFSSX) is raising the white flag and reverting to a more traditional static expense ratio.

Advisers need to get their clients back in the game
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 26, 2010
Advisers need to get their clients back in the game

Despite double-digit unemployment, big deficits and a raft of other looming concerns, the economy isn't bad enough to justify the more than $9 trillion sitting on the sidelines in various low-yielding bank instruments.