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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Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2021
Father and son team build out niche financial planning for family physicians

When a medical doctor became a financial adviser, picking a niche was a no-brainer. Benold Financial Planning tends to the financial health of family doctors.

Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2021
Focus Financial evolves beyond PE ownership

Private equity owner Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is cashing out after Focus shares climb 65% from the firm's 2018 IPO.

Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2021
Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter

The $53 billion in assets flowing into tax-exempt municipal bond funds so far this year have already exceeded the inflows for all of last year.

How one adviser came to specialize in serving divorced women
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2021
How one adviser came to specialize in serving divorced women

Chris Chen, who began developing his niche 12 years ago, said advisers should identify niches that are as specific as possible.

Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2021
Focus Financial borrows $800 million in push to acquire more RIAs

Citing a robust pipeline of potential deals, the aggregator raised its debt level to $2.4 billion in order to stay active in the M&A space.

Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Hightower lands conditional approval for national trust charter

Establishing a national trust charter has been a priority since CEO Bob Oros took over in January 2019. The new Hightower Trust Company is expected to be open for business later this year.

Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2021
Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica's pitch to tax the wealthy

A sensational report arguing that the wealthy don't pay their fair share of income taxes starts to crumble when percentages are replaced with real money.

Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 14, 2021
Worry, but don't worry too much about inflation

Inflation is the major focus of market watchers thanks to a host of unique and unfamiliar circumstances that include record government stimulus spending.

Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 11, 2021
Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs

Two new Invesco ETFs track tech indexes abandoned by iShares ETFs; Invesco is also waiving fees on the new funds for six months to entice investors.