Media Coverage | Rawley Z. Heimer

Press & Interview Inquiries

Available for Comment & Interview

I'm happy to speak with journalists and producers on topics related to my research. I can typically respond to inquiries within 24 hours. Areas I comment on most frequently include:

Household savings & debt Retail investor behavior Mortgage & fair lending Consumer credit access Behavioral economics Retirement finance Financial regulation Housing markets

rawley.heimer@asu.edu

Press Coverage

Wall Street Journal

How to Make Peace With Your Stock Market Losses

Research on the disposition effect and how investors hold losing positions too long

Bloomberg

Brokers Flock to Paradise of Sun, Sand and 'Unlimited' Leverage

Coverage of research on retail investor leverage and offshore broker regulation

PBS NewsHour

How Growing Up in a Bank Desert Can Hurt Your Credit for Life

Coverage of "Growing Up Without Finance" on early-life banking exposure and credit outcomes

New York Times

People Think They Are Less at Risk From Coronavirus Than the General Public

Coverage of NY Fed Liberty Street Economics post on COVID-19 overconfidence and risk perception

Bloomberg

Amateur Investors Are Making Risky Bets That Could Wipe Them Out

Coverage of research on retail investor leverage and speculative trading behavior

Financial Times

Academic Focus Limits Business Schools' Contribution to Society

"Growing Up Without Finance" included in the FT's list of business school research with social impact

Kiplinger

Shifting Gears From Saving to Spending in Retirement

Coverage of research on retirement drawdown behavior and mortality beliefs

Forbes

SCOTUS, For Now, Largely Chooses to Punt on Partisan Gerrymandering

Expert commentary on the economic consequences of partisan gerrymandering for constituents

VoxEU / CEPR

Retail Investor Leverage and Speculation

Policy column on "Should Retail Investors' Leverage Be Limited?" and the 2010 forex regulation

NY Fed Blog

Are People Overconfident About Avoiding COVID‑19?

Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York · with Haoyang Liu and Xiaohan Zhang

Podcasts & Radio

Ballard Spahr

"The Hidden Costs of Financial Services: Consumer Complaints and Financial Restitution"

Ballard Spahr Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast · Discussion of CFPB complaint data, restitution gaps, and the role of consumer self-advocacy

Marketplace

Partisan Gerrymandering Can Reduce Access to Credit

NPR Marketplace · Coverage of "Pushing Boundaries: Political Redistricting and Consumer Credit"

Business Scholarship Podcast

"Charlotte Haendler and Rawley Heimer on Financial-Services Complaints"

Conversation with co-author Charlotte Haendler on findings from the CFPB complaints research

NPR

"In Gerrymandered Districts, Constituents Likely to Lose Economic Security"

NPR Morning Edition · Coverage of "Politicizing Consumer Credit" and political interference in fair lending