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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

  • The Federal reserve Bank of Minneapolis has created a really useful web page for monitoring this recession, and comparing it to other recessions at…

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  • Clearly, bad news on the employment front……

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  • The unemployment numbers look to be grim tomorrow….

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  • Question: With the incredible deals in Michigan Real Estate and the loss that I've already taken in my 401K, what do you think about buying our…

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  • The recession is changing the way people think about their retirement. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell tells Scott Jagow why working in your golden years will be the norm — and why that's not a bad thing.

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  • Question: Given today's low returns on money market accounts and CDs, is now a good time to pay off one's mortgage? I am about 1/2 way through my…

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  • Jan 7, 2009

    New York Post

    One of the joys of traveling to New York is reading the headlines at the New York Post. Yesterday, the tabloid had a lot about Ponzi-schemer…

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  • Jan 7, 2009

    Online savings

    Question: I recently received a $25 check from ING DIRECT which I can deposit with them if I open an account in the "Orange Savings account." They…

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  • Thanks to Mike Mandel at Business Week, I became aware of this important paper, the "The Aftermath of Financial Crises* by Carmen M. Reinhart of…

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  • Question: Millenium Bank, an offshore institution, is offering CD's at 5%. Is IFSA coverage comparable with FDIC? John, Los Gatos, CA…

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