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 EQUITIES SEP 01, 2016
Investors gobbled up risk assets in August

Plus: The Fed's new spin, Wall Street women dish out career advice, and how to spend away a summer

Value strategies defy logic in push past growth stocks
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 01, 2016
Value strategies defy logic in push past growth stocks

Pinning the value rally on the Fed, hoping for the best.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2016
EU tells Ireland to collect $14.5 billion in taxes from Apple. Good luck with that

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why EU-Ireland-Apple tax drama likely will be contested in court for years.

If history is a guide, market volatility is about to spike
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 31, 2016
If history is a guide, market volatility is about to spike

August and September can be rough months for investors.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 30, 2016
Lower-paying industries driving wage pressure on Fed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> How rising pay on the low end of the wage scale is pressuring the Fed as it ponders raising rates.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Fed finds more reasons to keep sitting on its hands

Plus: You probably shouldn't curse in front on your clients, there's a limit to delaying retirement, and do we really need all these dollar bills?

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Blaming the 401(k) for lack of retirement savings

Plus: U.S. oil production could derail oil rally, a cash management strategy ahead of October's rule change, and bond ladders still make sense

The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
The risky but necessary bet on dividends for income

Advisers should not forget overall portfolio construction objectives when chasing dividend yields.

INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 26, 2016
Morningstar demystifies 401(k) loans

Plus: DOJ move sends prison stocks to the hole, SEC wants cleaner earnings reports, and proof that faster food can be healthier food

INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 26, 2016
The Fed might have to give money directly to consumers

Plus: Honoring SPY, you will be voting for bigger deficits, and broke millennials as a voting bloc