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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

  • We know healthcare is increasingly expensive. Still, I always find the numbers stunning. For instance, from 1999 through 2009 U.S. spending on…

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  • Question: I recently lost my job and was given a severance package that included a payout of a third of my annual salary. Luckily, I was unemployed…

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  • Question: I currently have $33,000 in student loans at 2.4%APR. I also have $40,000 from stock sales (after taxes)….

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  • Question: I am 21 years old and a first year graduate student. My grandparents set up a CD for me quite a few years ago which now has close to $13…

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  • Dismal. Glum. Miserable. Terrible. These are among the words journalists have used to describe the finding of statisticians at the Bureau of Labor…

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  • Question: My husband is retired (age 62) and he is getting soc. sec. We have no retirement savings. This year we began saving $1,500 a month which…

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  • One of the most important issues in personal finance is whether U.S. Treasuries are still risk-free securities….

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  • Question: Why are changes in a stocks price often given in percents instead of dollars? Doesn't a person just really want to know how many dollars…

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  • The jobs report comes out tomorrow, Sept. 2. Wall; Street economists are expecting a glum number. The consensus expectation is for a mere 70,000…

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  • Aug 31, 2011

    Retirement at risk

    Saving for retirement is hard, especially for younger workers just starting out on their careers and their low-income peers. Wages are stagnant and…

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