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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Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
NEWS RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

An advisory firm that helps blended families rebuild
NEWS RIAS FEB 15, 2022
An advisory firm that helps blended families rebuild

Blend Wealth's co-founders are using their own experiences to help other blended families get on the same page financially.

Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'
NEWS RIAS FEB 14, 2022
Hightower's suit against $39 million RIA described as 'wirehouse 101'

The $104 billion Chicago-based aggregator is going after a Seattle adviser for taking clients with him when he left a year ago.

Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2022
Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing

ESG indexes that are loaded with technology and shun energy have been taking it on the chin so far in 2022.

Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant
NEWS RIAS FEB 10, 2022
Fusion Family Wealth sells minority stake to Merchant

Merchant's partnership structure continues to push into the RIA space with nearly 50 ownership stakes.

Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA
NEWS RIAS FEB 08, 2022
Merchant Investment Management takes minority stake in $1 billion RIA

The Chicago-area advisory firm, Inspirion Wealth Advisors, will use equity infusion to develop next-generation planners and potentially make acquisitions.

CI Financial’s US expansion is a Canadian success story
NEWS RIAS FEB 07, 2022
CI Financial’s US expansion is a Canadian success story

The Toronto-based company's business operations in the United States represent the largest and fastest-growing segment of the $304 billion financial conglomerate.

ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation
NEWS RIAS FEB 04, 2022
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation

The new Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF joins a short list of strategies designed to hedge and leverage price pressures.

AllianceBernstein makes late push into ETFs
INVESTING ETFS FEB 02, 2022
AllianceBernstein makes late push into ETFs

AB plans to launch active ETFs in the U.S. later this year, and it has recruited Noel Archard from State Street to head the effort.

Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger
NEWS RIAS FEB 02, 2022
Private equity influence on wealth management is big and getting bigger

The 38 direct PE investments in wealth management last year compares to 23 in 2020 and 11 in 2019. Now PE is eyeing the wealthtech space.