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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Mutual fund outflows add to the pain of capital gains distributions
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 02, 2015
Mutual fund outflows add to the pain of capital gains distributions

Mutual fund outflows can spell capital gains disaster and this year, some funds with low turnover are reporting sizable capital gains distributions as managers sell securities to meet investor withdrawals.

Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?

MarketCounsel panelists agree that in the future, human advice will be integrated with digital platforms and technology to improve financial planning.

Hedge funds are waking up to redemptions
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
Hedge funds are waking up to redemptions

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The trend of redemptions could mark a turning point for pricey hedge fund strategies that sometimes underperform.

A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Instead of needing 80% of your pre-retirement income, you can probably make it with 60%.

$25B institutional money manager takes a leap into retail
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
$25B institutional money manager takes a leap into retail

Three mutual funds just the start for Pzena Investment Management.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 30, 2015
The economic impact of global warming is heating up

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: According to the COP21 conference in Paris this week, global warming is on a pace to eventually hurt the economy.

Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized
INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 24, 2015
Sallie Krawcheck dishes on being downsized

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Citing the rapidly-changing economy, the former Citigroup and Bank of America exec says job insecurity in finance will likely increase.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 24, 2015
Pimco loses another crown, this one for emerging markets bonds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The money manager has lost the emerging-markets bond crown when ill-timed bets drove investors out the door to the tune of 62%.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 23, 2015
SEC taking deep dive into role of ETFs in Aug. 24 market drop

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> SEC chairwoman Mary Jo White says the agency is taking a hard look at ETFs' role on Aug. 24, when stocks dropped like a rock, and the agency's trading rules are part of the scrutiny.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Blending Mars, Venus can energize a fund

Appears that mixed-gender portfolio management teams tend to generate better performance