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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FIXED INCOME AUG 26, 2016
The Fed might have to give money directly to consumers

Plus: Honoring SPY, you will be voting for bigger deficits, and broke millennials as a voting bloc

When outperformance puts active managers out of business
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
When outperformance puts active managers out of business

Taking on too much risk to stay on top.

Money-market funds scramble ahead of SEC's floating NAV rule
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 24, 2016
Money-market funds scramble ahead of SEC's floating NAV rule

Fund companies, investors move to avoid new fees and restrictions

EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Keep index funds in perspective in the active-passive debate

The debate favors active because calculations are often skewed.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule gets it half right on the municipal bond market

Shrinking the pool of muni sellers does not help investors

EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Gender diversity becomes an investment strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.

EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
ETF providers scramble to put Aug. 24 'flash crash' in rearview mirror

One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.

Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar

Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management

EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach favors gold, and little else

Plus: Jim Cramer's mad method, prime money funds shrink, and how to have fewer regrets when you retire

EQUITIES AUG 18, 2016
The markets are tilting toward Hillary Clinton for president

Plus: The logic behind negative bond yields, Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank almost became one, and the odds are getting worse for Colin Kaepernick