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

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  • The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) has a tongue-in-cheek list of resolutions for the New Year. These are resolutions you can…

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  • Dec 28, 2007

    The Falling Dollar

    Question: How can I hedge against the falling value of the dollar? I have 400K in TIAA/CREFF, half in TIAA and the other half split between Social…

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  • Dec 28, 2007

    Emergency stash

    Question: I'm newly married and trying to put together a plan for budgeting and saving for our future. The book I've been reading suggests…

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  • In the 1980s, there was a lot of concern about foreign companies and investors snapping up U.S. assets. Most of the worry was concentrated on the…

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  • Dec 27, 2007

    Medical School

    Question: I recently inherited a small life insurance from my mother's passing. There are no guidelines how I should spend the money, but it was…

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  • Dec 22, 2007

    Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays. I'm taking a break Christmas Eve and Christmas. I'll resume answering your questions next Wednesday.

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