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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First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Zero Hedge
EQUITIES MAY 02, 2016
First rule of Fight Club: Don't talk about Zero Hedge

Edgy finance blog goes from anonymity to over sharing in blink of an eye; and the adviser community weighs in on the public food fight.

EQUITIES APR 29, 2016
Voting with their feet, investors show fund companies how they feel about high fees

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The message is being put out loud and clear: investors want lower-cost investment products.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 29, 2016
Invesco pays $10M DOL settlement for ERISA violation

Plus: Warren Buffett isn't sweating the election outcome, find out if you're getting a fair price for airfares, and a Goldman Sachs gym with progressive membership dues

Schwab shuns load funds in DOL's wake
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 29, 2016
Schwab shuns load funds in DOL's wake

In the latest sign of the changes to come in the wake of the new DOL fiduciary rule, Charles Schwab is taking mutual funds with sales loads off its shelves.

RIA NEWS APR 28, 2016
T. Rowe Price shareholders vote down climate-change proposal

Plus: Hillary gets no love from T. Boone Pickens, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer embraces Bitcoin, and Obama takes credit for changing Wall Street

EQUITIES APR 28, 2016
Two types of investors are driving the stock market rally

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Two types of investors are driving stocks' rally: Those who fear missing out on the rally, and those who see no alternatives to stocks.

FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2016
Donald Trump to Janet Yellen: 'If I'm elected, you're fired'

Plus: Wall Street wants to send Sanders packing to Cuba, silver outshines gold, and Harriet Tubman nabs a spot on the 20-spot

RIA NEWS APR 26, 2016
Fixed-income heavyweights ponder the 'most dangerous' bond market ever

Plus: Target-date fund success depends on the investor, you should have a will even if you aren't Prince, and historic levels of government paperwork.

EQUITIES APR 22, 2016
West Oak Capital takes another big bite of Charles Schwab's stock

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> West Oak Capital added another $1.3M of Charles Schwab stock, upping its total stake to more than 46,000 shares.

RIA NEWS APR 21, 2016
Almost nobody is good at timing the market

Plus: Be wary of energy-company dividends, an election-year twist on selling in May, and don't quit your job like Michael Strahan did