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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

  • This is an important number, courtesy of the Urban Institute. People in the bottom 20% of lifetime earners can hike their retirement income by 98%…

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  • Dec 15, 2007

    Payoff Mortgage?

    Question: I now have saved $50,000 and my husband has saved $40,000 in the bank. We pay mortgage each month about $1,000 and we still have more…

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  • The economists and market-watchers at UBS have come up with their annual list of 10 potential financial and economic surprises for 2008. Here is…

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  • Dec 14, 2007

    A Trip to France

    Question: My wife and I are planning on going to France next summer and have been saving money for the trip. But the exchange rate is making our…

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  • Banks are 'fessing up. Here's Bank of America chief executive officer Ken Lewis: "A number of participants–including Bank of America–have…

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  • A few weeks ago, economics correspondent Chris Farrell told Scott Jagow we should get rid of homeowner tax deductions. Many listeners wrote in wondering if he was nuts. He addressed some of their bigger concerns.

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  • Dec 11, 2007

    A Second Chance

    "Moral hazard" is a major economic and financial concern of recent years, especially among conservatives….

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  • It seems like all personal finance is anymore is getting out of credit card debt. Chris Farrell sets the story straight on the unfair practices of credit cards companies.

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  • Mailbag
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    Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week: getting started in investing, foreclosure, sticking to a budget and lending money to family.

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  • Thanks to economist and blogger Greg Mankiw. A great send-up by two British comics of financiers and the subprime crisis. Enjoy.

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