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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Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs
NEWS RIAS JUN 17, 2021
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs

Citing a robust pipeline of potential deals, the aggregator raised its debt level to $2.4 billion in order to stay active in the M&A space.

Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter

Establishing a national trust charter has been a priority since CEO Bob Oros took over in January 2019. The new Hightower Trust Company is expected to be open for business later this year.

Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy

A sensational report arguing that the wealthy don't pay their fair share of income taxes starts to crumble when percentages are replaced with real money.

Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 14, 2021
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation

Inflation is the major focus of market watchers thanks to a host of unique and unfamiliar circumstances that include record government stimulus spending.

Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 11, 2021
Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs

Two new Invesco ETFs track tech indexes abandoned by iShares ETFs; Invesco is also waiving fees on the new funds for six months to entice investors.

Why ETF track records are becoming an afterthought
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2021
Why ETF track records are becoming an afterthought

Shrugging off the once-coveted, three-year performance record, advisers are pouring billions of dollars in assets into funds with untested histories.

Captrust adds $873 million Georgia RIA
NEWS RIAS JUN 09, 2021
Captrust adds $873 million Georgia RIA

Atlanta-based Stewardship Financial Advisors will be rebranded as Captrust; deal also gives Captrust access to Stewardship's estate planning law firm, which remains a separate entity.

Pershing Insite 2021 kicks off with practice management lessons
NEWS RIAS JUN 08, 2021
Pershing Insite 2021 kicks off with practice management lessons

After a brief introduction from Pershing chief executive James Crowley, the event relied on scholar, author and celebrated TED talker Adam Grant to break the ice by helping advisers become better business leaders.

Schwab-TD integration on track with more layoffs expected: Bernie Clark
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 08, 2021
Schwab-TD integration on track with more layoffs expected: Bernie Clark

Head of Schwab Advisor Services Bernie Clark gave progress updates, while unveiling the firm's annual Independent Advisor Survey Outlook. Results showed sweeping adviser optimism and lessons learned from 2020.