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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ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2014
MainStay jumps into MLP space with mutual funds

A mutual fund wrap provides easier access to MLPs but mutes their tax advantages.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 09, 2014
Liquid alts to get their own benchmarks

New measures aim to combat challenge of assessing performance; investible products may not be far behind.

EQUITIES AUG 06, 2014
Global markets collide with geopolitics as Obama orders airstrikes in Iraq

Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> feature: Global markets collide with geopolitics as Obama orders airstrikes. Plus: Gold bugs rejoice; a senator takes parting shot at Wall Street; hidden risks in mutual funds; and find your perfect TV office.

RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2014
Dilbert creator cracks wise on financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Goldman Sachs expects stock and bonds to go their separate ways. Plus: Scott Adams takes on advisers; Putin tosses the sanctions into Obama's court; the Treasury builds a cash stockpile; home-equity loans facing wave of defaults; and can we blame IPOs for last week's market selloff?

EQUITIES AUG 06, 2014
Cash holdings finally getting some respect

Funds, and investment gurus the likes of Warren Buffett, are augmenting their cash positions as volatility enters the market.

EQUITIES AUG 04, 2014
Barack Obama's attempt to both embrace and shun the financial markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Obama's attempt to embrace and shun markets. Plus: Volatility awakens nervous investors; crowdfunding and crowd funding; building your own hedge fund made easy; and bacon prices soar because we Americans just love that greasy stuff.

EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Buckling in for market volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Market volatility headed your way. Plus: Hidden ETF risks, Buffett hoards cash, SEC whistleblowers come out of the woodwork, the upside of passive real estate investing, and how Millennials blow through their money.

EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Market slide gains momentum

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what the jobs report could mean for stocks, Argentina's strategy of denial and Federal Reserve data cherry-picking.

EQUITIES JUL 30, 2014
Argentina fails to negotiate its way out of default

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Argentina defaults. Plus: Fund managers deal with Argentina bond exposure; the Fed's-eye view of unemployment; fallout from Russian sanctions; San Bernardino goes to pot; and a cannabis stock rally adds a new twist to buying high.

EQUITIES JUL 29, 2014
An investment strategy that works

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> How to get into stocks. Plus: One veteran trader's big worries; why you need to have a business continuity plan; high quality bonds are scarce; no summer doldrums this wee; and a lesson from the king. Burger King.