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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Private equity stalwart Pomona Capital launches fund for smaller investors, joining ranks of Carlyle, Altegris
ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2015
Private equity stalwart Pomona Capital launches fund for smaller investors, joining ranks of Carlyle, Altegris

New fund, limited to accredited investors, will target the secondary PE market.

Can you identify which mutual funds you own?
RIA NEWS MAY 13, 2015
Can you identify which mutual funds you own?

And does it matter? Report shows how mutual funds have been commoditized, but a few firms, including Vanguard and Fidelity, still stand out.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 13, 2015
Mutual fund companies blend into unwashed mass for consumers

In 'grave strategic error,' mutual fund managers have allowed their products to be commoditized, a new report finds, but not all firms are suffering. <i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150401/FREE/401009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">The first quarter's best and worst mutual fund groups</a>)</i>

ETFS MAY 12, 2015
Reading the tea leaves of exchange-traded funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Does ETF flow data show anything more than who's up and who's down? You better believe it.

T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end
RIA NEWS MAY 11, 2015
T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end

At SALT confab, billionaire investor also riffs on the Keystone pipeline, Washington gridlock and the presidential race.

Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike
EQUITIES MAY 10, 2015
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's no harm in helping investors better understand what it means for them when the Fed starts to tighten interest rates.

FIXED INCOME MAY 10, 2015
Alan Greenspan warns of another taper tantrum when the Fed lifts interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What's going to happen to the markets when the Fed pulls the interest rate hike trigger? Alan Greenspan has an idea, and it's not pretty.

Fixing Wall Street's relationship with Washington starts with fixing Washington
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2015
Fixing Wall Street's relationship with Washington starts with fixing Washington

SALT conference panel agrees partisanship is worse than ever; blames media.

Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Where to look when it's time to go beyond the traditional hunting grounds for dividend income.

Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Stock buybacks hit an all-time high in April as companies continue to view repurchase plans as the best use of cash stockpiles.