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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

  • Jul 22, 2009

    First home

    Question: I am considering buying my first home at age 52. What would you consider as the best strategy for scoping out a wise real estate…

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  • Question: This past quarter, I made a series of small withdrawals from my IRA to keep the mortgage and other bills paid. I returned the first draw…

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  • Jul 18, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell answer listeners' personal finance questions about changes to Roth IRA accounts, where to get the best interest rates on student loans, whether using online tools to write a will is a good idea, and more.

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  • Economics Editor Chris Farrell says former General Electric CEO Jack Welch's contention that women can't succeed in business without sacrificing family life is nonsense. He says more family-friendly policies are needed in business.

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  • Jul 18, 2009

    Cancel landline

    Question: My husband and I each have a cell phone, and are thinking of cancelling our landline phone service, which we almost never use. Is there…

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  • Jul 17, 2009

    Variable annuity

    Question: Hi, I know from searching Chris' articles in the past that he's said variable annuities are a bad idea. I recently found out that my dad…

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  • Jul 16, 2009

    Invest in BRICs?

    Question: I am 56 years old. I got out of housing before the market fell. I sold my house. I stayed out of the stock market over the last 7 years,…

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  • Jul 15, 2009

    Get a credit card

    Question: Hi! I charged up a few credit cards when I was in college and used credit counseling to pay them off. This has been paid off for five…

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  • Question: I still owe about $36,000 on a 5 1/2% mortgage on a co-op. I'm wondering if I should take my savings & pay if off since my money…

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  • Jul 11, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell answer listeners' questions about mortgage rates, cutting finances to buy a house, using savings to pay off credit-card debt, and avoiding sudden changes to credit-cards rules.

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