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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Goldman, JPMorgan go Jekyll and Hyde on state of the markets
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Goldman, JPMorgan go Jekyll and Hyde on state of the markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Near simultaneous reports illustrate how confused Wall Street is by the current market environment.

Buckle in for cheap oil and keep buying that cheap gasoline
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Buckle in for cheap oil and keep buying that cheap gasoline

An oil-price bottom is the most we can hope for at this point.

Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 25, 2016
Legg Mason joins the smart-beta ETF space, without calling it that

The firm joins Goldman, JP Morgan and John Hancock by jumping into the ETF space with passive strategies based on proprietary quantitative research.

Loomis Sayles is bullish on junk debt
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 22, 2016
Loomis Sayles is bullish on junk debt

Bond shop betting on an oil-price recovery.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 19, 2016
The world is increasing its focus on China's currency devaluation

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The world is increasing its focus on China's currency devaluation, but it's key to keep the yuan in perspective.

Investors are fixated on the stock market's August lows
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 19, 2016
Investors are fixated on the stock market's August lows

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Investors are now obsessed with the stock market's dreaded August bottom. But then what?

Stock market slide has financial advisers buying low, rebalancing
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 19, 2016
Stock market slide has financial advisers buying low, rebalancing

Though most aren't ready to call a bottom, many are taking advantage of the pullbacks.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 17, 2016
Investing in India is gaining appeal with advisers

The world's seventh-largest economy is gaining appeal with advisers, and investors are salivating over the country's rich demographics.

Oil gets its groove back, for now
INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 14, 2016
Oil gets its groove back, for now

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The price of oil has bounced off the bottom, but it's still a long way from a supply-demand balance.

INVESTING EQUITIES JAN 14, 2016
Making the case for braving the stock market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> It takes real guts to jump into this stock market. But, historically, that's when the fortunes are made.