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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: Hi Chris – my partner and I are starting to accumulate assets together – equity in a jointly owned house, beneficiaries on each other's…

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  • Question: You know how we often despise in others the qualities that are most like our own? Well, I have always been very critical of my mother for…

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  • Sep 1, 2009

    Rent my home

    Question: I'm a freelance writer, currently making a reasonably comfortable income. I have no student loan or credit card debit, and a Traditional…

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  • Question: I am a 55 year old divorced female who owns my own fledging consulting business. I have no retirement savings except Social Security. As…

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  • Question: Can an individual buy IMF SDR'S? If so, how? Thank you for considering my question. Willy, Medford, WI…

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  • Aug 28, 2009

    FDIC

    Question: Is it possible to lose money in 2 FDIC insured accounts if you have less than $250,000 in each FDIC insured bank but greater than $250…

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  • Aug 27, 2009

    Credit problems

    Question: I think that my daughter is in deep credit card debt. I would like to pay off some of her credit cards. Is that possible to do on my own…

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  • Question: I have a high interest credit card–24.9% with Bank of America, with a large balance $12,000. I am closing the account and Bank of…

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  • Question: I keep reading that for every year after age 62 you delay SS your payments go up an average of 8%. Is this assuming you keep working?…

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  • Aug 22, 2009

    New credit card

    Question: My MasterCard company (Citicards) recently sent me a letter saying that my card number had been compromised by a large-scale theft of…

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