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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Mercer announces fourth RIA acquisition in 8 days
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 13, 2021
Mercer announces fourth RIA acquisition in 8 days

The $25 billion Denver aggregator is buying Rowland Carmichael Advisors, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based multifamily office that serves 240 clients with more than $850 million in assets.

An old bond strategy is new again  — and it's good as gold
NEWS OPINION JAN 13, 2021
An old bond strategy is new again — and it's good as gold

A fledgling operation is hoping to turn back the clock by introducing gold bonds that are purchased and repaid with actual gold, a common practice about 90 years ago before FDR’s Gold Reserve Act put the kibosh on all the fun.

Strong run for small-cap stocks is just getting started
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2021
Strong run for small-cap stocks is just getting started

Small-cap stocks, which tend to be more cyclical and more volatile, have eclipsed the performance of the stocks of larger companies by most measures over the past nine months. Progress on a COVID vaccine and the reopening of the economy bodes well for more big gains by small-cap funds this year.

Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 11, 2021
Mercer Global buys second woman-led RIA in a week

McGee Wealth Management, a Portland, Oregon-based firm with 800 clients and $815 million in assets under management, is leveraging the sale for succession planning.

Market watchers search for silver linings in 2021
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2021
Market watchers search for silver linings in 2021

Will more stimulus, curbing COVID-19 and releasing pent-up demand fuel a second-half surge?

Buffered ETFs add 'guard rails' to uneasy equity market
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 08, 2021
Buffered ETFs add 'guard rails' to uneasy equity market

There are now five companies offering downside protection through buffered ETFs, and two more firms with products in the filing stages

Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY JAN 07, 2021
Mercer plants flag in Georgia with second deal this week

It is acquiring woman-led Atlanta Financial Associates, which has $815 million under management

Captrust adds $3.29 billion with MRA Associates deal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 07, 2021
Captrust adds $3.29 billion with MRA Associates deal

Raleigh-based Captrust swells to $409 billion under advisement with its Southwest expansion

Rockefeller acquires $1.4 billion Chicago family office
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 06, 2021
Rockefeller acquires $1.4 billion Chicago family office

Whitnell is Rockefeller’s second family office acquisition, following the addition of Silicon Valley-based Financial Clarity in 2019, Rockefeller Capital Management has continued to expand its presence in the Midwest, opening its first Chicago-based Private Wealth Management office in October 2020

Mercer Global Advisors scoops up $800 million Atlanta RIA
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 05, 2021
Mercer Global Advisors scoops up $800 million Atlanta RIA

The deal also marks the third sizable acquisition over the first two business days of the new year, following Hightower’s purchase of Bel Air Investment Advisors, an $8 billion Los Angeles-based RIA, and SVB Financial Corp.’s acquisition of Boston Private Financial Holdings to create a $17.7 billion wealth management enterprise