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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Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2015
Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Bill Gross calls out the 10-year German bund, but you'll want to wait more than a year for the end of Europe's easing.

Japan bumps China off the mountain as top holder of U.S. debt
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2015
Japan bumps China off the mountain as top holder of U.S. debt

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Japan takes over as America's biggest creditor but China is right behind. Plus: More banks abandon student loan biz, Colorado's weed tax bummer, and where banking is still beyond at least 2 billion people.

Tread lightly into the energy sector
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 14, 2015
Tread lightly into the energy sector

It has become the ultimate stock-pickers market

TIAA-CREF money manager calls mid-value strategy a “poor man's hedge fund”
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 11, 2015
TIAA-CREF money manager calls mid-value strategy a “poor man's hedge fund”

Tom Kolefas shrugs off charges he's hugging the benchmark.

Hillary Clinton goes after Wall Street
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 10, 2015
Hillary Clinton goes after Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Hillary Clinton goes after the financial industry, taking issue with CEO compensation.

Latest sign of oil market glut pushes prices even lower
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 10, 2015
Latest sign of oil market glut pushes prices even lower

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Prices fall by 5% after the discovery of the biggest weekly buildup of U.S. inventories since 2001.

Fund expense ratios continue to fall as fund companies get richer
INVESTING ETFS APR 09, 2015
Fund expense ratios continue to fall as fund companies get richer

Flood of money into passively-managed index funds has helped drive average expense ratios down, but there's more to the story.

Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Dividend stocks might be a better than annuities for income investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Could dividend stocks actually be a better deal than an annuity for income investors?

Three sectors that should report above-average earnings
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 09, 2015
Three sectors that should report above-average earnings

Financial, health care and consumer discretionary sectors should shine.

How to turbocharge target-date funds
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 08, 2015
How to turbocharge target-date funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Focusing on small-cap stocks could be a recipe for boosting a target-date fund.