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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

  • May 30, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell answer listeners' pressing questions about starting a new business, social security stimulus checks and buying a home right before it goes into foreclosure.

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  • May 30, 2009

    Straight Story

    Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell talk about whether it's risky to take a vacation in such a tumultuous economic climate.

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  • This could be a financial boon to a number of retirees. Many older people on Social Security have been forced by the bear market to go back to work…

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  • Question: I'm in the market for an HSA. Any suggestions on how to shop around and find the best provider? There are so many, it gets confusing….

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  • We have many economic barometers to help us figure out what's going on with the economy, but data points in different directions. Steve Chiotakis puts it all into perspective with economics correspondent Chris Farrell.

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  • Question: We are in our 30's with three kids ages 7 and under. We live simply and have been able to get by on our income around $24,000 per year,…

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  • May 27, 2009

    Buy a home soon?

    Question: My girlfriend and I want to buy a house soon. My credit is great, I have no debts, but I have been unemployed living on my savings since…

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  • May 23, 2009

    Credit card reform

    Thank you, Washington. That's not exactly a phrase many people are sending toward our elected representatives these days. But it's an appropriate…

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  • The federal government appears to be everywhere when it comes to the economy. It's actively shoring up the banking system, weighing in on executive…

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  • May 23, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell answer listeners' pressing questions about whether the self-employed can get unemployment, buying disability insurance and the current state of the I Bond.

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