Andrew Liu

Andrew Liu

Editor, MarketReview.com

Andrew is passionate about anything related to finance, and provides readers with his keen insights into how the numbers add up and what they mean.

Contact Andrew: andrew@marketreview.com

Areas of interest: News & updates from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trading, Cryptocurrency, Portfolio Management & more.

Are University Endowments Too Risk Averse Now?

University Endowments

The diversification strategies that what is called modern portfolio theory aren’t so modern anymore, and after almost 70 years, are in need of modernization again. Modern portfolio theory came out all the way back in 1952, in a paper by economist Harry Markowitz. Markowitz ended up winning the Nobel Prize in Economics for this feat […]

Underperforming Stocks Beat Overperformers Last Week

Stocks

The fact that “value” stocks on the whole outperformed “growth” stocks last week shouldn’t really raise any eyebrows, but this sure did. Was this really that interesting? The biggest story last week in the stock market was how “value” stocks outperformed “growth” stocks on the whole. It actually only took a couple of days for […]

Market Strategist Sees Stocks Oversold at Current Levels

Stocks

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s investor position indicator has turned bearish for the first time since January. That apparently means that stocks are bearish and we should buy. There are a lot of different indicators that people look at to look to be shown the way as far as where the price of a stock […]

Momentum Investing Does Even Better with Inversions

Momentum Investing

The lower bond yields of today have some investors and market observers nervous. It turns out that momentum investing works even better with small yield gaps and inversions. Among the people who invest in stocks, some just buy and don’t even pay attention to their positions or their outlook. Their stocks may be tanking, the […]

Is Bitcoin Becoming a Good Macro Hedge?

Bitcoin

We might think Bitcoin would be the last thing anyone would use to hedge anything, given its massive volatility. As it continues to evolve, this might not be a crazy idea after all. Cryptocurrencies at least have the potential to hedge other things such as other currencies or stocks, simply because its market isn’t dependent […]

Investors Remain Bullish on Apple Even with Concerns

Apple

With their flagship iPhone sales in decline, earnings down year over year, and all the concerns about tariffs, Apple stock is still up 30% for the year and 17% since June 1. There is a certain mystique that has always surrounded Apple, which we might even want to quantify as a value-added component of their […]

Should We Take a Chance on Now Bankrupt PG&E?

California’s Pacific Gas and Electric, or PG&E

California’s Pacific Gas and Electric, or PG&E, is the nation’s largest utility. It went bankrupt in January over massive potential lawsuits. Is it worth a gamble now? For whatever reason, California’s wildfires have been particularly brutal over the last couple of seasons. Many believe that global warming is to blame, and if that is the […]