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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'm a loyal listener, and have been itching to ask this question about my parent's finances:…

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  • Over the past several weeks Washington put the country through a crazy, bewildering shoutfest over the federal debt. Gnawing worries over the worth…

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  • There's more than a whiff of market panic in the air. Still, the underlying concerns about a slowing global economy are real….

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  • Question: I owe about $35,000 in credit card debit. I have been able to make minimum payments but am not left with enough money to live on so I…

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  • The cost of borrowing is heading lower. Take mortgage rates. According to Bankrate.com, the national average for 30-year fixed rate mortgages is…

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  • Aug 4, 2011

    Take the money

    Question: Hi Chris, I own or thought I owned shares of Verigy LTD a spinoff of Agilent which was spun off of Hewlett Packard. I received a check in…

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  • Question: What are my options for saving for retirement when my employer does not offer 401K retirement plan? I have a traditional IRA account …

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  • **Question: **So, I know the banks are feeling the financial recovery when they start making unsolicited credit offers again. My credit card has…

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  • Global investors may be relieved at the political agreement negotiated over the weekend in Washington to lift the debt ceiling limit. (Hold your…

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  • Jul 30, 2011

    A 15% society?

    The curtain can't go down fast enough on the summer theater of the absurd over the federal debt and deficit in Washington D.C. The apocalyptic…

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