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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 have always given my kids an allowance and I have not tied the money to chores. I think chores are jobs you have to do because you are…

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  • Scamsters profit from hard times. A growing criminal enterprise is luring consumers into accepting genuine-looking but genuine-phony checks or…

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  • Question: What's the best way to keep my auto insurance premium down? Is it better to take off liability and just go with collision, increase the…

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  • Our guest blogger this week is Barbara Friedberg. She's editor of Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance. I check it out all the time. She's selling…

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  • Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell talks about why the new graduating class should save for their entire life, not just the last third.

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  • Jun 10, 2011

    Shift to the Roth?

    Question: Dear Chris, My wife and I have been working in our careers for several years and have each had a job change in the past five years….

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  • Question: What is a legitimate and free site to go to for obtaining individual credit report? Hal, Minneapolis, MN…

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  • Jun 9, 2011

    A timely warning

    It sounds like a good deal. Invest in a structured financial product that protects the principal value of your money while letting you participate…

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  • Question: I keep receiving offers for rewards credit cards, including one which sounds great. But I am wondering if switching from my very low…

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  • It's well known that many aging boomers haven't saved enough for retirement. For instance, the consultants at McKinsey & Co. estimate the…

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