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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With registration looming, many hedge funds say they'll follow Soros
ALTERNATIVES JUL 26, 2011
With registration looming, many hedge funds say they'll follow Soros

With registration requirements looming, more hedge fund managers are likely to follow George Soros in opting for the family office structure over the red tape of running a hedge fund.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 24, 2011
AQR launches mutual fund with hedge traits

AQR Capital Management LLC is tapping into the growing appetite for alternative investments by launching a mutual fund that employs nine different hedge fund strategies

Debt drama obscuring great plays in the stock market: Hartford's Carmen
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2011
Debt drama obscuring great plays in the stock market: Hartford's Carmen

HMOs, even Apple undervalued, fund manager says; mess in Washington will get straightened out

REIT motif: Property trusts still whipping stocks
ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2011
REIT motif: Property trusts still whipping stocks

Real estate investment vehicles rolling on with nearly 3% gain in latest quarter; up almost 33% in the past year

Short-term junk ideal for navigating long-term risk: RiverPark's Sherman
FIXED INCOME JUL 19, 2011
Short-term junk ideal for navigating long-term risk: RiverPark's Sherman

Fund manager generating solid returns with minimal exposure to interest rate risk; plenty of turnover

ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2011
AQR creates mutual fund using nine hedging strategies

AQR Capital Management LLC is tapping into the growing appetite for alternative investments by launching a mutual fund that employs nine different hedge fund strategies.

Pimco's 'new normal' missed out on 94% stock rally: Wharton's Marston
RIA NEWS JUL 13, 2011
Pimco's 'new normal' missed out on 94% stock rally: Wharton's Marston

Professor of finance pokes fun at Bill Gross — and sees continued run-up in stock prices

Now money managers spooked by all asset classes
RIA NEWS JUL 11, 2011
Now money managers spooked by all asset classes

Survey reveals across-the-board decline in bullishness; 'back to wait-and-see'

ALTERNATIVES JUL 10, 2011
REITs outgunned stocks in 2Q

Emerging markets emerging as hot real estate play
ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2011
Emerging markets emerging as hot real estate play

Rise of middle class giving rise to property boom, says Cohen & Steers portfolio manager; Brazil tops the list