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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 am 64 years old and have recently retired. I plan to defer taking Social Security as long as possible as I currently do not need the…

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  • Oct 4, 2011

    To Roth or not

    Question: My husband and I are 62. He has retired but I plan on working 15 more years. We are just starting to save for retirement and are saving …

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  • Question: My house is almost paid off. I now want to build a larger emergency fund. Putting money into a savings account or CDs will not keep up…

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  • It has been a lousy month and miserable quarter for investors. Everything was down in September except long government bonds, according to data…

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  • Investing has become synonymous with Wall Street. It's all about stocks, bonds, international equities, sovereign debts, blue chip corporate bonds,…

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  • Question: I am a 38 year old single parent and I have a huge amount of personal debt. I have student loans ($80k), credit card debt ($22k), a car…

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  • An internal management memo says Bank of America plans on charging customers a $5 monthly fee for making debit-card purchases starting early next…

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  • Question: I'm in the middle of a debate with myself as to whether my wife and I should continue to aggressively pay off a variable 4.5% HELOC or if…

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  • It has been a rough decade for college grads when it comes to earnings, especially men….

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  • Question: I am 62 years old and have very little retirement saving, totaling $65,000. I have two (10 and 8 years old) kids and three adults. The…

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