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.

Jeff Benjamin
Displaying 3579 results
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2011
Muni bond issuers are lax about reporting, study shows

The municipal bond market, already under a dark cloud due to rising risk levels, apparently has a pattern of lax financial reporting practices that could further elevate concerns about the market

Global bets sink hedge funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2011
Global bets sink hedge funds

Hedgies' performance badly trails that of S&P 500 in January

INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 18, 2011
Muni bond issuers: Disclosure? What disclosure?

Study reveals vast majority of municipalities ignore or delay filing required financial reports on debt offerings; lack of manpower blamed

Inflation set to puncture bond portfolios, warns FPA's Atteberry
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2011
Inflation set to puncture bond portfolios, warns FPA's Atteberry

Rising prices on the march, says fixed-income fund manager; 'worst thing that can happen' for debt investors

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 15, 2011
The Berkowitz breakaways: Two Fairholme Fund managers flee

Veteran portfolio managers Larry Pitkowsky and Keith Trauner have “put the band back together” in the form of Goodhaven Capital Management LLC.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 14, 2011
Two ways to play the growing middle class: Philip Tasho

Agricultural commodities represents a creative way to invest in the world's emerging middle class, according to Philip Tasho, founder and chief investment officer at Tamro Capital Partners, which manages $1.4 billion in asset management.

Egypt an oil price powder keg? Not likely, says global fund manager
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS FEB 11, 2011
Egypt an oil price powder keg? Not likely, says global fund manager

Oppenheimer's Zervos expects plenty of noise, but little investment impact from uprising; country accounts for meager 0.3% of global GDP

Positive earnings revisions good sign for tech, oil sectors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 09, 2011
Positive earnings revisions good sign for tech, oil sectors

Turner Titan's Baggini says both industries will keep rising

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 09, 2011
A case for investing in oil — and natural gas

While last week's rumors of an OPEC production hike trimmed crude oil by a few dollars, energy prices are likely to keep climbing for quite a while

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 07, 2011
Turmoil in Egypt sparks bargains in Israel, fund manager says

The ongoing political unrest in Egypt created a brief investment opportunity in neighboring Israel, where the stock market on Sunday experienced its biggest drop in nearly two years.