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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

  • Apr 4, 2009

    Buy GM

    Question: I have a little bit of money that I wouldn't mind speculating with. (Nice way to say gambling) But I don't want to just throw it away….

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  • Apr 4, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell answer listeners' questions about whether moving during the recession is a good idea, what to do when a company stops matching 401(k)s and how to handle unused pension or HSA funds.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell discuss how to prepare for the potential loss of entire industries and how some people might have to start rethinking their plans for retirement.

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  • Here's the number to focus on: When you add together the traditionally counted unemployed plus marginally attached and involuntary part-time…

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  • Apr 3, 2009

    Community bank

    Question: I am trying to decide which lender to use to refinance my home mortgage. The small, neighborhood bank is offering the lowest rate with…

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  • The economic logic of nationalization to solve the banking crisis is compelling, but I'm increasingly convinced that the Geithner plan has a good…

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  • Is the global economic recession starting to bottom out? One indication that activity is slowly picking up is the Baltic Dry Index. In a recent…

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  • The big tax deadline is a few weeks away, and the calls for IRS forms and schedules have gotten louder. Steve Chiotakis talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrel about how tax code got so complicated in the first place.

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  • Question: I have, unfortunately, managed to rack up about $30,000 in credit card debt. Financially I'm okay and working to pay off the debt and not…

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  • Some of the best charts on the markets long-term performance is at dshort.com. I learned about this valuable website from the Calculated Risk blog….

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