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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

  • Feb 18, 2009

    Poverty map

    The website Visualizing Economics has a good map of poverty in the U.S. from 1980 to 2007. Check it out.

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  • Question: Out of the clear blue sky, I got a notice that my Capital One Platinum credit card rate is being raised from 4.99% to 13.99. I have a…

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  • Feb 17, 2009

    President’s Day

    Have a good President's Day….

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  • Feb 14, 2009

    Refinance

    Question: Today Friday the 13th, we signed refinancing papers for a 4.75% fixed 15-year mortgage. We had 6.0% 30-year fixed so this is a good deal…

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  • Feb 14, 2009

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland and economics editor Chris Farrell give advice to a woman being laid off, refinancing student loans and whether it's a good idea to take out a loan against the value of a CD.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Economists have been sparring for weeks over the merits of the stimulus package. Tess Vigeland talks to our Economics Editor Chris Farrell, who tells us why he thinks the stimulus package is a good thing.

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  • Feb 13, 2009

    Unions

    Any debate about the future of unions in the U.S. is really a discussion about public sector unions. The private sector's unionized workforce is…

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  • The numbers are dismal. In 2007, 37 million people were living in poverty. That's 4 million more than when the business cycle expansion started…

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  • Question: Please help… Would it be a good or bad decision to put a non-consolidated Parent Plus Loan into a home refinance? The refinance rate is…

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  • Question: My husband and I are ready to buy a home but given the uncertainty of these times and of even our seemingly secure jobs, we're thinking…

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