# Prof. Jeffrey Wurgler is highlighted for his research on index funds

1 Faculty News February 18, 2012 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204059804577229201842045734.html) -- "The rise of trading in index funds, these researchers say, is causing stocks to move more tightly together than ever before—as if they 'have joined a new school of fish,' as [Prof. Wurgler](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jeffrey-wurgler) puts it."

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Additional coverage appeared in [Dealbreaker.com](http://dealbreaker.com/2012/02/the-smart-indexes-are-even-worse-than-the-dumb-ones/) and [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-to-exploit-the-greatest-anomaly-in-finance-2012-2).