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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

  • Question: Can you recommend a good online budgeting tool? Suzanne, Thiensville,WI…

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  • Sep 6, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Chris and Tess answer questions about whether credit ratings follow you to other countries, investing in foreign stocks, managing sweepstakes winnings, and the intricacies of health savings accounts.

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  • Question: My 23 year old son applied for a credit card and was turned down because of "lack of credit history." We had held a joint credit card…

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  • Question: I signed up for an extended warranty for my car. It has 75,000, the warranty costs $3000 and will cover me for 60,000 more miles. I asked…

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  • Sep 3, 2008

    Capital Gains

    Question: Hello! I'm 39 years old and was gifted a large amount of shares of Weyerhaeuser stock when my dad died 38 years ago. I recently got…

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  • Aug 30, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about saving for a child's education, getting a mortgage in retirement, American Depositary Receipts and providing health care for a family member.

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  • A new study says uninsured Americans will spend upwards of $30 billion on health care this year. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the prospects for real reform.

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  • Aug 29, 2008

    Sell the Farm?

    Question: My mother, (who is in a nursing home in ND with dementia) and I own as a life estate/remainder, approx 150 tillable acres of North Dakota…

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  • Question: I am 66 years old, retired in Feb 08, and my portfolio is down by about 30% since then. I have not withdrawn from the investments….

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  • Aug 28, 2008

    Investing in China

    Question: Big fan of your show on Saturday mornings here in Cincy. Unfortunately, only caught last few seconds on 8/23 when heard you talking about…

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