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 AUG 25, 2010
Market sweet spot? Mid-caps, says Baron Opportunity's Lippert

Fund manager concentrates on a handful of broad themes that are generally applied to midsize companies – that is, businesses with market capitalizations between $1 billion and $10 billion.

RIA NEWS AUG 25, 2010
Will expiration of Bush-era tax cuts derail dividends?

The looming expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts could throw a wrench into some dividend-investing strategies, according to Henry Sanders, manager of the $230 million Aston/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund Ticker:(ARDEX).

RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2010
Destination, deflation?

By some measures, deflation in the United States is no longer a question of if, but for how long and how deep.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2010
Financial reform bodes well for TruPS

One likely outcome of the Dodd-Frank financial-reform legislation is that it will rally the TruPS.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2010
Flash crash aftermath? Mutual funds hardly hit

The recent turbulence in global stock markets prompted just a small portion of mutual fund investors to pull out of stocks in May, according to research firm Strategic Insight.

RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2010
Market catching up to company profits

The continuing tug of war between strong corporate earnings and generally negative economic news is shifting in favor of the earnings reports, suggesting an extension of July's stock market rally, according to market analysts.

RIA NEWS JUL 28, 2010
Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian: It looks like an 'exciting time for investing'

Ask Mohamed El-Erian about the very real financial problems threatening the developed world, and you get a surprising response.

RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2010
Time is right for cyclical stocks, says First American's Chalupnik

Cost-cutting has buffed up companies in financial and tech sectors; 'tremendous operating leverage'

RIA NEWS JUL 18, 2010
Don't push Big Pharma off a cliff just yet

An unprecedented number of pharmaceutical drugs will lose their patent protection in the next few years, a transition that sets the stage for a host of investment opportunities — and potential pitfalls.

RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2010
No.1 threat to U.S. stocks? Debt crisis in Europe, money managers say

The debt crisis spreading across parts of Europe is seen as the biggest threat to the performance of the U.S. stock market over the next 12 months, according to a survey of professional money managers.