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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: Is it possible for a small investor to invest in the toxic assets that the federal government is buying and loaning money against? I…

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  • I've waded into the CEO pay debacle once again:…

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  • Mar 31, 2009

    Withholding taxes

    Question: Is it better to owe the federal/state government tax, or receive a refund? How much money should one aim to owe/receive when deciding how…

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  • We had received many emails from listeners intrigued by high yields on CDs offered by Millennium Bank in the Caribbean. We didn't like it. It was…

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  • Question: Is there an income cap for single first-time homebuyers to be eligible for the $8,000 tax credit? Is there a sliding scale of eligibility…

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  • Mar 28, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Tess Vigeland and Economics editor Chris Farrell answer pressing questions from listeners about borrowing from a 401K, how to buy life insurance, and how life insurance companies are regulated by the state.

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  • Mar 28, 2009

    Straight Story

    Tess Vigeland and Economics editor Chris Farrell discuss how consumers can sort through conflicting financial advice about investing in the current market.

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  • Question: Hi Chris, my question relates to two subjects: a student-loan for graduate studies and funding my retirement. I am 27 years-old and am…

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  • The quality of management matters. One of the disturbing aspects of the Iraqi rebuilding projects was incompetent management. Far too many of the…

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  • Question: Hi Chris: Thanks to you and Tess for your informative show. It's appointment radio for me on weekends. :)…

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