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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

  • 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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  • Nov 15, 2008

    Getting Personal

    This week, Scott Jagow and economics correspondent Chris Farrell answer questions on what a church should do with a large donation and how a teenager should invest her $500.

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  • Question: We are currently relocated for a year in Bangalore, India with a July 2009 date to come home. My husband is an IT consultant who has a…

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  • The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. So will a troubled economic system cause a rise in financial innovation? Economics correspondent Chris Farrell tells Scott Jagow that it will.

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  • Nov 13, 2008

    Co-sign a loan?

    Question: My daughter and son-in-law have an empty "underwater" condo. We all shudder at the thought of renting it out! It's hurting them to be…

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  • Question: I am the 22 year-old mother of a 6 month-old daughter. I am currently unemployed while I take classes to complete my college education…

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  • Question: My wife and I were fortunate enough to sell our home in North Minneapolis last May, but we did end up bringing our checkbook to closing….

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