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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

  • No matter how you cut it, today's unemployment report was awful. The headline 18,000 nonfarm payroll increase is bleak enough, but the news is even…

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  • Question: I have a monthly mortgage of $786.33. I've been offered a deal where I pay $394.17 every 2 weeks, or $1 more per month. They state I'll…

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  • Jan 3, 2008

    2008

    For fun (depending on your definition of fun), I was interviewed on December 31 by Gary Eichten on Minnesota Public Radio's midday program. It's an…

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  • Ed Yardeni's latest newsletter also has a nice summary of the bearish economists on Wall Street. It all comes down to the outlook on consumer…

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  • Economist and money advisor Ed Yardeni has a nice table in his latest newsletter on the buying spree by the sovereign wealth funds. This is only…

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  • Question: I'm currently not in the paying workforce while I take care of my infant son. Besides the obvious large loss of income, I'm concerned…

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  • Question: I opened brokerage accounts for my 16 and 17 year old girls last year. I am the custodian for these accounts and the daughters had and…

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  • Q: My employer will be offering the option to switch all or some of my 401(k) contributions to a Roth 401(k) starting 2008. So the question is; all…

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  • Dec 31, 2007

    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year. I'll be back answering your questions in the new year. Yours, Chris

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  • Dec 29, 2007

    Getting Personal

    Getting Personal
    Marketplace

    Economics editor Chris Farrell answers your money questions with Tess Vigeland in this holiday version of Getting Personal.

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