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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 stock market staged a stong sigh-of-relief rally on friday on news that Citigroup's $2.5 billion dollar loss was better-than-expected….

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  • Economics editor says Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are on the road to nationalization, and their stockholders are going to pay the price.

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  • Jul 19, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Tess Vigeland and Chris Farrell take on all sorts of questions from listeners concerned about how their financial holdings might be affected by the nation's volatile banking situation.

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  • Jul 18, 2008

    The Airlines

    There's probably little that I and Kimberley Strassel, editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal, agree on when it comes to the economy and…

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  • Question: With uncertainties concerning the financial soundness of some banks there has been reassuring mention in news stories of FDIC protections…

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  • Question: Chris – How much should someone save for retirement if they do not plan on retiring? I love my job and I plan on working well into my 70s…

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  • Right now, its popular to blame Greenspan and the Fed for what ails the economy. Just read the screeds coming out of the editorial page of the Wall…

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  • The headlines are scary. U.S consumer prices soar. Consumer prices rise at an accelerated rate….

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  • Question: I recently changed jobs and am wondering if I should move funds from my old 401k over to my new one. For your information my previous…

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  • One way to track how the election is going is through political prediction markets. These futures contracts, which bet on the election outcome,…

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