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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

  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    President Obama's budget proposal has some interesting ideas involving student loans, Pell Grants, retirement and taxes. Tess Vigeland talks to our Economics Editor Chris Farrell, who breaks down portions of Obama's proposed 134-page budget.

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  • Feb 28, 2009

    Inheritance

    Question: My boyfriend's father recently lost his 8-year battle with cancer. He received approximately $300k from his father's life insurance…

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  • Feb 26, 2009

    Mortgage help?

    Question: Hi Chris, I'm in more than a bit of a quandary…I purchased my home (townhouse) in 2005 and refinanced in 2006 (to get away from an…

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  • Rent and ownership are competing markets. Looking at the rent to price ratio is a quick way of judging whether homes are overvalued or not….

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  • Feb 25, 2009

    Mom and savings

    Question: My 76 year old working mother has most of her retirement savings in the stock market so it is just going down. She has been putting her…

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  • Question: Is there any chance of bailout money for student loan borrowers? I assume that if there is any bailout money aimed at student loans, it…

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  • Barry Ritzholz at The Big Picture has this chart comparing the current bear market in stocks to previous plunges, 1929 to 2009….

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  • Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill was right–very right. What a missed opportunity. We wouldn't be in the fiscal mess we're in if O'Neill had won the…

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  • There are a lot of factors accounting for the borrowing boom–and bust….

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  • Question: How many months of living expenses should I have in my emergency savings account, in our current economic situation? I have always heard …

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