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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

  • Forget the stock market. (Okay, that's hard to do.) But Paul Krugman at the New York Times has a truly scary chart. It's rising real rates–the…

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  • Nov 21, 2008

    Stay the course?

    Question: Hi, Chris. Like everyone else, my company retirement savings plan is way way down–56% off, to be exact. I'm 38 so I don't need the money…

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  • Nov 20, 2008

    Credit problems

    Question: I have been working to eliminate my personal revolving debt for more than five years by paying the minimum monthly or more. It is evident…

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  • Here's the headline from the Washington post:…

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  • Nov 19, 2008

    Buy a home?

    Question: My fiancé and I are trying to decide whether or not it is a good time for us to buy a house. I am a PhD candidate earning a stipend and…

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  • The pressure for falling prices is gathering momentum. The producer price index plunged by a record 2.8% in October. That follows on an 0.4% drop…

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  • Nov 18, 2008

    Emergency savings

    Question: This is a basic question, but with everything that is going on I am confused. I am starting a job and I want to begin setting aside an…

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  • Nov 16, 2008

    Gold

    Another pearl of wisdom from Warren Buffett, this one courtesy of the economists at the Angry Bear blog:…

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  • Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has shifted his focus to consumer lending, but not to foreclosures. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell tells Scott Jagow we need more across-the-board solutions.

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  • Question: If you own mutual funds through a company such as Vanguard or Fidelity, what happens if the company goes bankrupt. Do you still own the…

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