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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 Iowa electronic futures market gives Obama a 91% chance of winning the presidency tomorrow. Intrade is at 90.5%….

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  • Brad DeLong, economist at the University of California, Berkeley and former assistant U.S. Treasury secretary during the Clinton Administration,…

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  • Nov 1, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Economics editor Chris Farrell and host Tess Vigeland take questions on debt collectors, TIAA-CREF, HELOCs and TIPS.

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  • While the economy has stolen the spotlight as the top issue in this election, economics editor Chris Farrell explains why concerns about health care aren't going to vanish anytime soon.

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  • Question: Chris, My wife and I have been following your advice (and the advice of many others) for retirement investing for years. We have about 15…

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  • Earlier this afternoon, I posted a figure on the "getting personal" blog that investirs had withdrawn almost $68 billion from stock mutual funds,…

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  • Question: If everyone is withdrawing money from stocks, mutual funds, hedge funds and every place where they have money, what are they putting it…

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  • There's talk of a loan to GM and Chrysler to assist with a merger. But economics correspondent Chris Farrell tells Scott Jagow U.S. auto makers should avoid a government loan and just declare bankruptcy.

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  • Ross Levin is one of the nation's premier financial planners. He's based in Edina, Minnesota. Here's a sober bit of number-crunching:…

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  • Question: My portfolio contains some stocks that have cratered — and I don't expect them to turn around soon in this economy. Might it be…

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