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.

Jeff Benjamin
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EQUITIES FEB 01, 2018
Stock market's rally has room to run, Jeremy Siegel says

WisdomTree investment strategist says equities 'are nowhere near as expensive as bonds.'

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 30, 2018
CFP Board's new head of gender diversity lays out her agenda

Kathleen McQuiggan has a long-term goal of ensuring that 30% of financial planners are women.

EQUITIES JAN 24, 2018
Shrinking cash balances provide latest evidence of investor euphoria

Custodians report cash is at record-low levels.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 24, 2018
As two wirehouses bail, RIAs flock to broker protocol

Small RIAs see only the upside of joining the agreement, which allows them to recruit without fear of litigation

RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2018
RIA mergers and acquisitions set another record in 2017

More smaller transactions brought the average size deal down to $881 million from just over $1 billion in 2016.

RIA NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Slower second half doesn't derail record pace of RIA acquisitions

FINTECH JAN 18, 2018
Carson Group platform gives investors financial planning choices

Clients will be able to choose robo or human advice, as well as some options in between.

RIA NEWS JAN 17, 2018
TD Ameritrade finds momentum in its new model portfolio marketplace

The platform is designed for advisers who want to have a hand in portfolio construction, but are also concentrating on other areas of the financial planning process.

RIA NEWS JAN 16, 2018
Lightyear Capital takes 50% stake in $9 billion HPM Partners

Private equity backing could fuel acquisitions by the large RIA.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2018
Increasing the number of women advisers an uphill climb

Theories abound, but little agreement on why it's so difficult to get more females into the adviser workforce.