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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 just received a notice from HSBC, one of two of my credit card companies, that they were going to increase my interest rate – again! …

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  • Question: After many years of false starts, my wife and I will soon be able to finally start saving for retirement. I'm 38 years old, and after…

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  • Oct 2, 2009

    Shredding papers

    Question: I have the option of putting my shredded documents in plastic bags out with the recycling. Is that safe? Or is it better to throw it in…

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  • Question: My mortgage is through Taylor Bean and Whitaker which has just been implicated in a fraud scandal, (which made headlines in August.) When…

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  • Sep 29, 2009

    Get rid of escrow

    Question: My husband and I refinanced last year and since then our mortgage has been sold twice. We have always paid in a timely manner and we have…

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  • Question: My wife and I are in our mid 30s and we decided to take a gamble back in Jan 09 when everyone said the world was coming to an end. We…

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  • Question: After listening twice to your recent commentary about Wall Street and having recently read Robert Reich's blog titled 'The Continuing…

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  • Question: I am buying my first home. I've been a diligent saver, and have enough for 20% of the down payment. I wonder what the drawback is to…

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  • Is college worth the money students are taking out in loans? Economics correspondent Chris Farrell talks to Bill Radke about the pull behind higher education and why it may no longer be worth what people are spending.

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  • Economics Editor Chris Farrell visits New York and finds business is as usual. And that, he argues, will continue to be the case, unless Washington takes action on tougher regulation.

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