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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: Hi Chris – I was listening to the marketplace money podcast (6/10/2011) and one of the guests mentioned peer-to-peer lending. I googled…

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  • It seems like a far off time–okay, it's a long time still–but at some point workers will flee from their current employer. Management will…

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  • Question: I have a question about Retirement Contributions. Is there a single resource that tells you how much individuals can contribute to all…

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  • The current negotiation over the debt limit is critical for the economy. Here's one way of measuring the stakes….

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  • Our guest blogger this week is Sheldon Garon, the Dodge Professor of History and East Asian Studies at Princeton University. He's also the author…

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  • Question: My wife and I are in a seriously enviable position, but we still have a question. We have just over $25K left on our mortgage, and just…

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  • Question: As the baby boomers move into retirement, they will start to use their retirement funds or savings. Since the generations following the…

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  • As the entitlement landscape continues to change in America, Chris Farrell explains that the future of retirement is no longer mobile homes and sunny vacation spots. It's an older employment base with smaller budgets as Americans work longer and save more.

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  • Question: I'm 42 years old (still working, of course) and have had a fixed index annuity that's worth $25,000. The people I have it with offered me…

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  • Times are tough and we're all trying to save more. The financial services company USAA in the latest issue of its magazine has come up with a…

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