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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

  • Dec 17, 2009

    Custom index funds

    Question: A couple of years ago, I heard a financial analyst on a radio show talk about index funds weighted on the basis of dividends paid. But I…

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  • Question: I have been delinquent for many years on paying my income tax. I have not received any notes from the IRS and I do have bank accounts and…

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  • Dec 15, 2009

    Philanthropy

    Question: I am in the field of fundraising and I am in the position of asking individuals for annual gifts to a School. This current economy…

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  • Dec 12, 2009

    Saving too much

    Question: I was brought up by parents who remembered the Depression, and they taught me frugality. I also got my first job in the early 80's when…

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  • Dec 11, 2009

    A dollar collapse

    Question: Will personal debt be devalued like government debt when Obama devalues the dollar and please don't act like he won't do that 3rd quarter…

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  • Question: My mid-twenties daughter has come into ~$250K that she would like to invest. Her near-term objective is to use the interest/growth to…

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  • Dec 8, 2009

    Where to save?

    Question: Hi Chris, I'm a long-time listener to your Marketplace Money segments. You've got a talent for answering complex questions in a simple…

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  • Question: I'm currently single and about to turn 30. I have been able to live below my means since college, saving about 30% of my income per year….

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  • Question: I recently started back to work part-time now that our two children are older and my husband took a 50% pay cut. I teach as an adjunct…

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  • Question: The new credit card interest rules [say] any payment amount over the minimum would be applied to the Higher Interest Balances when the…

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