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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RIA NEWS APR 02, 2014
Pimco drama proves no stock is an island

Think the unfolding drama at Pimco can't affect your clients' portfolios? Think again.

ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2014
As liquid-alt mutual funds proliferate, some question their value

When the news broke this month that $24 billion hedge fund firm Grosvenor Capital Management was breaking out of its otherwise secretive shell with plans to launch a registered alternative strategy mutual fund, it was generally interpreted as just the latest evidence of a continuing trend.

EQUITIES MAR 31, 2014
When the White House starts giving investment advice, we're all in trouble

Investors wisely ignore calls to short or sell Russian stocks

EQUITIES MAR 29, 2014
Until the economy springs forward, just keep blaming the weather

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's the weather. Repeat. Plus: Congress sticks with its attack on mortgage interest deductions, high-speed traders and you, investing in stock splits, and here's how much you should have saved for retirement.

EQUITIES MAR 28, 2014
Russia and the energy-stock short-sale question

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Is it time to short energy stocks, given the Russian rabble rousing? Plus: Gold's reaction to Fed chief Yellen, Candy Crush IPO's dizzy math, how to retire with $1M, and at tax time, age counts (the younger, the better).

ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2014
It is well-past time to expand access to hedge funds

Paris Hilton can invest in hedge funds, but I can't.

EQUITIES MAR 27, 2014
When women-run retirement funds beat the boys

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Women-run retirement funds have consistently higher returns than those run by men. Here's why. Plus: Four data points to watch this morning, dealing with a bankrupt hedge fund, how the FBI is watching high-frequency trading, and April Fool's Day around the web.

RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2014
The financial feminine mystique backed by hard numbers

Data show women hedge fund managers outperformed the index.

RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Future of E.F. Hutton relaunch in question in wake of Lebenthal deal

Core group still says it will move forward, but Campanale has jumped ship