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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Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers
EQUITIES AUG 07, 2015
Retirement accounts are hitting new highs, which is good news for advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Investors are really starting to sock money away for retirement, which is good news for advisers.

Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The banker was caught sharing insider information with his dad, who then used golf jargon to try and disguise the scheme.

Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A modest change in employment data won't change the Fed's course.

China's stock market freefall has only just begun
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
China's stock market freefall has only just begun

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> China's stock market rout is being described as just the beginning, with some big moves still to come.

Is it time to jump into energy stocks?
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2015
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If 13 weeks of falling energy-stock prices has you looking for an entry point, hold your fire: The sector is still very pricey.

Playing the stock index reshuffle game can cost investors
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Playing the stock index reshuffle game can cost investors

A trend toward an old strategy of gaming the market by investing in stocks just before they are added to popular indexes such as the S&amp;P 500 that, by definition, index funds must track has become popular again. And it can be costly to investors.

RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future is leaving your muni bond fund investment in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2015
RBC cutting expenses on four mutual funds to draw advisers, investors

Expense ratios to be cut between 39% and 44% for new and existing shareholders through October 2017.

Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future leaves muni bond fund investors in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy
RIA NEWS AUG 03, 2015
Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy

Curian Capital's unexpected announcement that it is closing shop at year-end has sent the $300 billion TAMP industry scrambling to woo advisers working with the $11 billion platform.