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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.

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Socially responsible investing is hot, hot, hot. And Chris Farrell says one of the best ways to invest responsibly is by putting your money into frontier markets.

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  • A new report out says iPod-related crimes are on the rise. Scott Jagow talks to economics correspondent Chris Farrell about the evolving technology market and how we could curb "iCrime" in the future.

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  • I'll be participating in a panel on Kids, Values and Money tomorrow. If you're in town, I hope to see you. I haven't quite figured out how to get…

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  • Oct 1, 2007

    Mandel on R&D

    Mike Mandel at Business Week has a very important post on new numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on his blog….

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  • Good piece by Clive Crook in the Financial Times on the future of American unions. Here's the money quote:…

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  • Oct 1, 2007

    More Q & A

    From the Sunday Star Tribune:…

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  • Sep 30, 2007

    What Recession?

    Every month I get a long list of return numbers from the investment boutique Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz. The latest rows of figures are all positive….

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  • Economics editor Chris Farrell
    American Public Media

    Economics editor Chris Farrell wants to talk about passion. No no, hear him out — he says that emotions aren't the enemy of reason when it comes to investing.

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    This week, Chris Farrell covers how a career military officer should invest a big bonus, paying off a jumbo home loan, and what's the real story behind a good credit score?

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  • Sep 28, 2007

    What If?

    Jim Paulson, head of Wells Capital Management, is always thoughtful. He's been thinking about something I've been wondering about the past few days…

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