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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: My husband has a consolidated private student loan of $47,000. Our interest rate is 9% which seems really high for this market. We pay a…

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  • We're heading into the open enrollment season for benefits at many companies. When it comes to employer-sponsored health insurance plans it's a…

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  • Question: I just started a job as a professor. I have a 9 month salary. I know many institutions divide a nine-month salary into twelve paychecks,…

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  • Our guest blogger this week is J.D.Roth and his topic is buying used. He's the founder of the personal finance blog, GetRichSlowly….

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  • Question: Do I need to know my credit score? I check my credit report at least once year. I don't currently have any debt. I don't foresee buying a…

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  • Foreclosures, declining home prices… The housing market seems gloomy. But commentator Chris Farrell thinks this is the best time to buy a house.

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  • Question: We're a family of 3, and I'm about 40yrs old. We are considering a refinance of our house to get a better rate. We're fine financially -…

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  • Sep 22, 2011

    The wealth gap

    Here's more financial damage from the Great Recession. The largest economic gap between blacks and whites isn't income, but wealth. Sad to say–but…

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  • Question: My wife and I own a home that is currently worth at least 350 to 375 thousand. We have refinanced several times over the 40 years we have…

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  • One part of the investing universe is growing rapidly: target date funds….

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