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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: When selling a stock or bond mutual fund, is it better to: Wait a few days to the Ex-Dividend date, receive the dividend and sell at the…

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  • Jan 16, 2008

    Budgeting

    Question: I will finish my Ph.D. in June 2008 in business. Because my income over the past five years has been variable (from unpredictable…

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  • For more than three decades, students and their parents funded a college tuition bubble with borrowed money. Two-thirds of college students finish…

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  • Question: I got a personal call from my bank the other day: they lowered their interests rates and could give me a home equity loan for 7.5% … as…

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  • Jan 12, 2008

    Getting Personal

    In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about stretching a middle class salary, managing your own retirement accounts and paying for a car with home equity.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell plays down tales of the decline of the middle class and sets the story straight on some of the big challenges middle class Americans face.

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  • Question: I'm a weekly listener via podcasts and thank you for all the good advice. So the question: My co-worker mentioned that I could trade my…

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  • Jan 11, 2008

    IRA or Vacation?

    Question: Ten years ago, I left my previous employer with a 401K worth $2,500 and invested the money in an IRA. Its value at the time of this e…

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  • In the new year, what will the Fed do to combat a looming threat of inflation? Economics correspondent Chris Farrell told Scott Jagow he predicts the Fed will be much more aggressive than the market thinks.

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  • Jan 9, 2008

    Student Loans

    Question: A few weeks ago you advised a woman with a college-age daughter that there was not a big advantage to paying off her student loan early….

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