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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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 01, 2009
Small-caps' shrinkage gives little guy a big edge

The stock market's nose dive beginning last fall effectively redefined small-cap stocks, which provided at least a temporary advantage to smaller money managers and individual investors over many of the asset management behemoths.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2009
Thomas Samuelson: Investors must think outside the box

A growing demand for commodities in emerging and developing markets requires a new way of analyzing commodity investment strategies, according to Thomas Samuelson, chief investment officer at Advanced Equities Asset Management.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 29, 2009
Startup bets its strategy can top S&P 500 by 12 points

Call it the ultimate teaser rate.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 22, 2009
John Fox: Oversimplifying the fixed-income portion of a client's portfolio is a mistake

Fixed-income investors focused on the direction of interest rates run the risk of making big mistakes, warns portfolio manager John Fox, co-head of fixed income at Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2009
ING's Uri Landesman: predicts unemployment will peak by February

Investors should be careful not to let the “sticker shock” of the latest unemployment data derail them from their long-term investment strategies, said Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2009
Bright spots aside, housing recovery is a long way off

NEWS RIAS NOV 16, 2009
Gannett Welsh's Fox: Don't oversimplify the fixed-income portion of a client's portfolio

Fixed-income investors focused on the direction of interest rates run the risk of making big mistakes, warns portfolio manager John Fox, co-head of fixed income at Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2009
Tim Knepp: 'We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors'

Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2009
Uri Landesman: Expects unemployment to peak by February

Investors should be careful not to let the “sticker shock” of the latest unemployment data derail them from their long-term investment strategies, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Bull Path's Kaimowitz: Valuations will get squeezed