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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

  • Aug 8, 2008

    Good News

    There hasn't been a lot of good economic news lately… but this is definitely a bright spot. The Department of Labor says productivity rose at a 2…

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  • Aug 8, 2008

    Is It Fair? No.

    Congress and the White House moved with surprising speed (measured by Washington legislative time, of course) last month to pass a bill aimed at…

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  • Aug 8, 2008

    Rent–Or Buy?

    Question: My husband is 52 and I am 51. He works and I retired in 07 taking my pension in a lump sum which I now take small amount from each month…

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  • Question: I have a unique "problem" when it comes to planning for my retirement. In my early 20s, I struggled to overcome a life threatening…

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  • From tech to oil to real estate, investors have loved pouring money into inflating markets. So where might the next bubble be? Scott Jagow speculates with economics correspondent Chris Farrell.

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  • Aug 6, 2008

    Gifts

    Question: My parents are really excited for my wife and I to buy a house, as is my grandmother. So much so that between them they'd like to give us…

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  • Question: I write a personal finance blog (pfblueprint.com) and one of the things that my readers have been mentioning a LOT has been the true…

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  • Question: Hi, Chris. Perhaps you can help solve a debate between me and my husband. Here's the background: In 2000, we bought a vacation home in…

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  • Question: Given the national debt, the federal deficit, the bailouts, the war, the sliding stock market, etc., are T-bills still a safe place to…

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  • Aug 2, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about lazy investing styles, lending to family, consolidating retirement accounts and foolproof investments.

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