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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

  • Having criticized U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for not taking a leadership role with the subprime crisis, it's good to see that he is…

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  • The latest market review is out for the month of November from money managers Aronson + Johnson + Ortiz….

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  • My latest Star Tribune column….

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  • Is it time for the government to step in to stop the housing crisis? Chris Farrell sets the story straight on an expected subprime interest rate freeze.

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  • Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week — calculating cost of living, credit card terms, selling at a loss and interest rates overseas.

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  • Congress is bent on finding a way to reduce foreclosures around the country. But economics correspondent Chris Farrell says we should do it by abolishing something Washington holds sacred: the mortgage deduction on taxes.

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  • The S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index posts a -4.5% annual decline in the third quarter of 2007. That's a record drop. Here's the…

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  • Chris Farrell thinks back on the financial stories he's been thankful for this year. On the list: the Fed chairman, the health insurance debate and pension reform.

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  • Our economics editor Chris Farrell answers your burning money questions. This week — vacation homes, deducting tuition costs, socially responsible investing and small business grants.

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  • Henry Paulson was a legendary dealmaker and chief executive of Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's most profitable firm. But he's been a bust as U.S….

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