# Professor Haran Segram is interviewed for a story on seasonal changes in the stock market

1 Faculty News December 15, 2018 ![BBC Capital logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_042627.jpg?itok=FVqJkPfR)>

Excerpt from [BBC Capital](http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20181214-is-there-a-best-time-of-year-to-buy-stocks) -- "Although it’s good to be mindful of seasonality, you should pay closer attention to concrete evidence, like growth potential for a company and how profitable it’s been over the last year, says Haran Segram, a clinical assistant professor of finance at New York University. 'I’m a firm believer in the fundamentals of a stock – the cash flow, the risk and growth, rather than the particular month to invest,' he says."

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