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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Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 09, 2015
Taxes might not be the main reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Maybe taxes aren't the reason U.S. companies are relocating overseas. Plus: Individuals are also leaving the country, cybersecurity spending spikes, and four good reasons to save more money.

Art investors in a tizzy over a flood of Picassos
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2015
Art investors in a tizzy over a flood of Picassos

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Thousands of paintings by Pablo Picasso might be about to hit the market. Plus: Where to start to get a million bucks in your 401(k), never assume when it comes to retirement saving, and how Obama's budget targets big banks.

Is underperforming the S&P 500 ever a good thing?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 06, 2015
Is underperforming the S&P 500 ever a good thing?

Matching the index last year could have involved too much risk.

Low mutual fund cash levels not telling the whole story
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
Low mutual fund cash levels not telling the whole story

Finding precious few opportunities, some active portfolio managers are sitting on big piles of cash

Mortgage-backed securities shape up as a solid cash alternative
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 06, 2015
Mortgage-backed securities shape up as a solid cash alternative

'There's value to be found out there, but you have to look very carefully'

The battle for your clients' retirement dollars
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
The battle for your clients' retirement dollars

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Annuity sellers fighting for IRAs. <i>Plus:</i> What's good for consumer isn't for business; another perspective on how much size matters; adviser tech world rocked; and how to join the 1%

Warren Buffett pushes Obama to build the Keystone pipeline
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 04, 2015
Warren Buffett pushes Obama to build the Keystone pipeline

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett wants President Obama to approve the Keystone pipeline. Plus: Rocky Mountain high tax revenues, ECB puts Greek debt in the doghouse, and institutional investors are bullish and careful.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 03, 2015
Smart beta booming despite a name everyone hates

2015 could be the year smart beta converts naysayers, as investors face market head winds that make returns hard to come by. </br><b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150201/SMARTBETA2015&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full smart beta special report</a>)</b></i>

Consumers are saving at the gas pump but not spending at the mall
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Consumers are saving at the gas pump but not spending at the mall

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail sales are not supposed to slump when gas prices are low, so where's that money going? Plus: Larry Summers advises the Fed against hiking rates, how to use good food to attract new clients, and rich people get another cool perk just for being rich.

Younger generations going all in with 401(k) contributions
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Younger generations going all in with 401(k) contributions

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features Gen Y and Gen X causing the the pace of 401(k) plan contributions to hit new heights. Plus: The ABCs of a hot REIT market, biotech stocks under the microscope, and something you might have in common with Bill Gates.