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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

  • Apr 16, 2007

    Apartment Rents?

    There still seems to be an expectation that apartment rent prices will rise this year, but I don't buy it. The supply of housing is simply too big,…

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  • Apr 16, 2007

    Money and Politics

    We all know money in politics is disturbing. And about the safest forecast I can make is this: The candidates for the White House will raise record…

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  • I don't think the U.S. Court of Appeals decision striking down on March 30th the "Merrill Lynch rule" has gotten enough attention. It looks like…

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  • Apr 11, 2007

    New Index Funds

    Index funds are boring, right? Not quite. The index fund world is in turmoil….

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  • Apr 10, 2007

    $100 billion LBO?

    The Sunday Express, a British tabloid, reported the other day that a group of Middle east investors and U.S. private equity firms had combined…

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  • From the Alliance for Investor Education. There's a new website that offers investors easy-to-use information on where to check out financial…

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  • In the 1980s and 1990s, the world economy was dominated by the G-7 (the major industrial nations), and large capitalization stocks flourished….

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  • Some more thoughts on long term care insurance….

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  • Apr 4, 2007

    A Good Rant

    While working my way through various stories this morning, I came on this piece written by Steve Hamm of Business Week. It's on his blog….

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  • On Sunday, I cleaned my office and I came upon an interview with Robert Wilson by Brett Fromson of the Street.com. (It's several years old.) Robert…

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