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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 daughter is 24 and just completed her master's degree. She has a job (YEAH!!) and I really want her to get a good start with her…

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  • Money is tight. Pretty soon some people will face one more bill they can't pay: Taxes. What do you do if you can't write the check?…

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  • Question: Hello! I have 3 nieces and a nephew that my husband and I have been buying savings bonds for each Christmas for the past few years. We…

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  • Question: Last night at 8 P.M. I got a call from someone representing themselves as a mediator for a law firm and that someone had issued a…

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  • Mar 21, 2011

    Art and risk

    Question: My daughter did very well as an art major in her undergrad degree, with lots of recognition for her talent, and then got herself accepted…

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  • Mar 21, 2011

    A call to ARMs?

    Adjustable rate mortgages are back. No, not the toxic variety with deceptive teaser rates. Home buyers are turning to low-rate plain-vanilla ARMs,…

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  • Sean Cole's story on the Facebook app Double Down Casino got us to thinking about… gambling and personal finance. What else? It turns out a lot…

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  • Question: My company is looking to offer Roth401K… is that a better option. I will be 32 early next year and the company contributes 4.5% in…

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  • It's one of the most powerful ideas in modern personal finance: Stocks become safer investments with time. But the idea is deeply flawed for a…

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  • Am I saving enough for retirement? The trigger for that question is often a quarterly or yearend 401(k) or 403(b) statement. You look at what your…

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