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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: 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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  • Question: Most of my 403B money (Thrift Savings Plan) is in the government securities (G) fund. I have a mortgage on a commercial real estate…

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  • Question: Background: My wife and I are recently married. She has a good entry level job with the university in town, which pays about 30,000…

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  • Jul 12, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about insurance options, suspiciously high interest rates and education savings.

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  • Checking the balance on your retirement account is more cringeworthy every day. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the sinking market.

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