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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'Future' part crucial to managed futures
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
'Future' part crucial to managed futures

Alternative investments provide diversification benefits, but be prepared to sit on them for a while

Advisers and clients view same market, see very different picture: Survey
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2012
Advisers and clients view same market, see very different picture: Survey

Perceptions about capital markets diverge wildly

Rising dividends will see investors bail from bonds: Henderson Global manager
EQUITIES MAR 15, 2012
Rising dividends will see investors bail from bonds: Henderson Global manager

Income-seeking investors should take solace in a trend toward rising dividend payouts in 2012, according to Alex Crooke, manager of the $1.2 billion Henderson Global Equity Income Fund.

ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Deal puts Guggenheim squarely in ETF frame

Guggenheim Partners LLC's announced last week that its acquisition of Rydex SGI will bring together a variety of products, including 77 mutual funds. But it is the new family of 104 ETFs that is expected to see the greatest level of development and innovation

EQUITIES MAR 05, 2012
Hotter market may lure equity-averse

EMERGING MARKETS MAR 04, 2012
'Hitch your wagon to foreign demand': SMU's Cox

Service companies should make out best in the next decade, professor of finance says

Take this paycheck and allocate it
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2012
Take this paycheck and allocate it

Advisers need to do a better job of helping clients save, says consumer finance expert

INsider: Tax hike arguments based on iffy math
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 29, 2012
INsider: Tax hike arguments based on iffy math

Calculating how much money would have been raised if rates were higher is weird science, at best

RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2012
Smooth sailing now, but still plenty of head winds for U.S. economy: Morningstar

Expiring tax cuts, divided Congress and a hard landing in China among the chief worries

RIA NEWS FEB 27, 2012
Markets hang in, despite Greek woes