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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

  • Mar 15, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about selling stock on margin, the definition of "cash," closed-end funds, lazy investing and an offer too good to be true.

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  • Everyone's finally starting to agree that we're in a recession. Economics editor Chris Farrell's sets the story straight on how you (and your portfolio) should be reacting.

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  • Mar 15, 2008

    Market Turmoil

    Question: I have some money in 401K but it's all vanishing because of the stock market drop. Is it a good idea to ride it out,or transfer the money…

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  • Question: My husband and I both put the maximum into our 401ks, which we now see dwindling (9% loss this year already). Money is tight; our…

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  • Mar 11, 2008

    529 Plans

    Question: How does a 529 plan affect a person in terms of financial aid eligibility? Samir….

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  • Question: I'm 44, working at a university. My position is not secure nor stable. I have $40,000 in CD. How do I make my money grow? I would like to…

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  • The loss of 63,000 jobs in the latest employment report is bad. Worse is the drop of 101,000 private sector jobs, the third straight month of…

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  • As predicted, financial institutions are starting to cut credit limits, not raise them. This anecdote comes from money manager John Maudlin….

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  • Mar 8, 2008

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    In this special Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about rearranging finances before a move overseas, Middle Eastern index funds and tax policy for income earned abroad.

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  • Question: The dollar continues to hit new lows almost every day. What is the retired investor to do to protect his/her portfolio from the effects…

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