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Chris Farrell

Chris Farrell is economics editor of Marketplace Money, a nationally syndicated one-hour weekly personal finance show produced by American Public Media. Chris is also economics correspondent for Marketplace, the largest business program in broadcasting and chief economics correspondent for American RadioWorks, the largest producer of long-form documentaries in public radio. He is also contributing economics editor at Business Week magazine. He was host and executive editor of public television’s Right on the Money. He is the author of two books: Right on the Money: Taking Control of Your Personal Finances, and Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. Chris is a graduate of Stanford and the London School of Economics.

Latest from Chris Farrell

  • Question: I use only a single credit card. Another card that I paid off has sent me a new card to renew this account. I have only a small savings…

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  • Question: I have two dilemmas to ask you about. The first is about my own mortgage. I have a mortgage for my condo in Los Angeles on which I owe …

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  • Question: My baby is 9 months old. If everything goes the way I want it to, he will be starting college (hopefully at UC Santa Cruz where I went)…

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  • Question: My wife and I are trying to figure out where to put $7,000 just sitting in our savings account. My wife is in graduate school and has…

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  • Question: My credit card company recently reduced my credit limit by $8000 despite the fact that I've never had a late payment and I normally pay…

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  • Question: I am currently in the process of attempting to obtain personal disability insurance and am quite frustrated with the level of customer…

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  • Critics of proposed financial regulations say such rules could limit financial innovation. Marketplace's economics correspondent Chris Farrell discusses financial innovations of the past with host Bill Radke.

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  • Question: I've had an account with "Capital One" for a very long time (it must be around 10 years). Never had a late payment, never went anywhere…

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  • Feb 24, 2010

    Student loans

    Question: I currently have some loans (40K) both undergrad and grad school. I am just graduating and am getting a job in China. However, I will pay…

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  • Question: I've been listening for ages trying to figure out how to continue my life while unemployed without losing my home. Today I finally heard…

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