How Bond Prices Affect Everyone
Plain Summary
Bonds are loans, and their prices help determine the cost of borrowing. I explain why the bond market matters for mortgages, car loans, and businesses, even if you never buy a bond.
Interviews, videos, and selected coverage of my research and financial-market commentary.
How Bond Prices Affect Everyone
Bonds are loans, and their prices help determine the cost of borrowing. I explain why the bond market matters for mortgages, car loans, and businesses, even if you never buy a bond.
Cash Only? The Pros and Cons of Credit Card Usage
Distributed through Associated Press AP Campus Insights; aired in multiple U.S. television markets, April 17–23, 2026.
Credit cards can make paying easier without making a purchase more affordable. I discuss their convenience, the cost of carrying a balance, and why paying only the minimum can keep debt growing.
Matthew Ringgenberg: When Do Anomaly Returns Happen?
Interview with my coauthor Matthew Ringgenberg about Anomaly Time and Predicting Anomalies.
My coauthor Matthew Ringgenberg explains why the timing of financial information matters for investment returns. He discusses returns after information becomes public and how investors can anticipate signals before financial statements are released.
Coverage of Anomaly Time (in German).
German-language coverage of our research on when investment signals earn their returns. The article explains why waiting to update portfolios can miss those returns, and how signals can be anticipated before publication.
Rocket Companies stock soars 70% on speculative trading, mirroring GameStop
Background contributor.
Coverage of Rocket Companies’ sharp stock-price rise during the GameStop trading frenzy, with attention to speculative trading and short sellers.
Rocket stock finds itself among heavily shorted
Quoted.
A look at Rocket Companies’ high short interest: investors betting that its stock price would fall.