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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ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2009
Bright spots aside, housing recovery is a long way off

RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2009
Gannett Welsh's Fox: Don't oversimplify the fixed-income portion of a client's portfolio

Fixed-income investors focused on the direction of interest rates run the risk of making big mistakes, warns portfolio manager John Fox, co-head of fixed income at Gannett Welsh & Kotler LLC.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2009
Tim Knepp: 'We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors'

Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2009
Uri Landesman: Expects unemployment to peak by February

Investors should be careful not to let the “sticker shock” of the latest unemployment data derail them from their long-term investment strategies, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.

RIA NEWS NOV 13, 2009
Bull Path's Kaimowitz: Valuations will get squeezed

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 11, 2009
Advisers should use ethics to 'hedge risk and make money'

Financial advisers need to craft and embrace a set of ethical standards for their firms as a way to build a franchise and reduce risk, according to Laura Hartman, professor of business ethics in DePaul University's College of Commerce.

RIA NEWS NOV 11, 2009
Genworth's Tim Knepp: 'We want to be exposed to defensive consumer sectors'

Investors should take a cautious approach to the equity markets at this point in the stock market rally, according to Tim Knepp, chief investment officer of Genworth Financial Asset Management.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 08, 2009
Guided investing draining mutual funds

Last year's $226 billion worth of net outflows from mutual funds reflects a larger trend in investor behavior, according to a new research report.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 08, 2009
Cleo Chang: Finding opportunity in volatility

A focus on market volatility has become a driving force behind the Direxion/Wilshire Dynamic Fund (DXDWX), according to portfolio manager Cleo Chang.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 08, 2009
Tyler Dann: Why health care sector is rife with opportunity

With Congress advancing its controversial 1,900-page health care reform legislation, Wall Street has pushed health care sector stocks into value territory, according to Tyler Dann, co-manager of the $4.8 billion Aim Charter Fund (CHTRX).