Jeffrey Wurgler is the Nomura Professor of Finance at New York University Stern School of Business.

In this conversation, Professor Jeffrey Wurgler discusses his research on retail investor behaviour, focusing on how individual investors gather information and make trading decisions. He highlights the challenges of data collection and analysis, the influence of price action and news on trading behaviour, and the differences in investment strategies among various types of investors. The conversation also touches on the impact of social media on trading, the macro-level implications of retail trading, and the potential for regulation to encourage more thoughtful investment behaviour.