Marcus Chen

Data Journalist

MS Applied Statistics, Columbia; 8 years at Bloomberg

About

Marcus Chen is a former quantitative analyst who spent eight years at Bloomberg before pivoting to data journalism. He holds an MS in Applied Statistics from Columbia and writes with the conviction that most financial advice is either wrong or untestable. He's the kind of writer who won't publish a claim without running the numbers himself — and who takes visible pleasure when the data contradicts conventional wisdom. Every article contains original data tables, source-cited methodology, and scenario comparisons.

Areas of expertise

  • personal finance modeling
  • salary benchmarking
  • investment comparison
  • cost-of-living analysis
  • tax optimization scenarios
  • scenario-based analysis

Articles by Marcus Chen (6)