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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'm trying to find out the tax implications of selling our house in a short sale. Basically, our house was on the market for 2years and…

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  • Question: I will retire this year at age 65. My husband and I are both conservative financially. We own outright our farm and two rental properties…

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  • Question: For a couple that has a good payment history… Is the death of a spouse enough cause for a bank to foreclose a mortgage? Andrew,…

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  • Question: There seems to be lots of books and articles about how to save your money for retirement, but not too much about creating a strategy for…

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  • Question: I retired early and am over 55. I plan to keep enough money in my 401k to meet my needs until I'm 591/2. To take advantage of things…

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  • Question: I have a question about the recent federal tax credit for 1st time home buyer extension to cover move-up / repeat buyers….

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  • Question: I have been requesting credit reports in tandem from one of the three agencies every fourth month. In this way, I receive a free report…

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  • Question: I own a home which I'm in the process of refinancing under the Keeping Homes Affordable program. As part of the refinancing, the mortgage…

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  • Question: Over the past year I have saved about $3,500, stashing it in online savings accounts that are yielding lower and lower interest rates. My…

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  • Question: I am still employed and am almost 67 years young. Is better to wait till I am 70 1/2 to collect Social Security benefits or take them now…

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