Finance Faculty Media Mentions

Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer shares insignts about IRAs in this piece for TheStreet.com.

Stocks that end up in a short squeeze tend to exhibit two well-known determinants: They have high short interest and are thinly traded. But do other factors come into play? Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer and students Tao Wei and Junchen Xia wondered whether certain macro conditions might correlate with greater numbers of short squeezes or if short squeezes were more common in particular sectors and shared their analysis in CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor Blog.

Many investors assume the best mutual funds for their taxes are the funds with the least trading. But that isn’t always the case. Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer explains in an article for the Wall Street Journal.

For a technology that many anticipate will transform investment management, artificial intelligence remains a black box for far too many investment professionals. In an article for CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor Blog, Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer, along with students Nicholas Guidos and Lance Nguyen, bring some clarity to the subject by zeroing in on one particular AI equity trading model.

Tech got trounced in 2022, and while 2023 looks a bit brighter, there won't be a return to endless gains and unlimited enthusiasm for the space. Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer comments on common phenomenons in Growth Stocks in this Markets Insider piece.

What types of bonds deliver the best returns? Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer and his students looked at the performance of fixed-income securities over the past 50 years to find the answer. Read more from The Wall Street Journal.

“Potential homebuyers face a difficult predicament,” said Finance Professor Derek Horstmeyer in an interview with ABC News, “since mortgage rates will likely remain elevated for at least a year and a dearth of housing supply will take as many as 10 years to address.” 

For most drivers in the United States, obeying a stop sign upon approaching an intersection is an unavoidable annoyance. But for Finance Professor Jiasun Li, it's a problem waiting to be solved.

What guaranteed approval credit cards are the best? WalletHub picked the best guaranteed approval credit card offers to help consumers with bad credit find the right credit card. Finance Professor Steve Pilloff is quoted as an expert resource. 

How does skewness in returns relate to other factors in asset pricing? Finance professor Derek Horstmeyer and finance student Jordan Doyle explore this topic in CFA Institute's Enterprising Investor Blog.