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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 currently have about $12,000 dollars of credit card debt accumulated over the past five or six years. I pay the minimum amount each…

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  • Financial services companies are struggling to catch up with the popularity of smartphones and tablets like the Ipad–with good reason. According…

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  • Question: I'm 51 years old and only 4 years into a 30 year fix rate mortgage. My change in jobs required that I move, so I got caught in the high…

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  • These are truly disturbing numbers. According to the latest biennial survey on health insurance by the Commonwealth Fund, 28% of working-age adults…

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  • Imagine retiring along the white sand beaches of Bocas Del Toro in Panama, settling into a colonial house in Nicaragua, or calling the melting pot…

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  • Question: I've got two questions. First, I've often heard the advice that individuals shouldn't invest much in their employer, as they risk losing…

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  • The numbers on Alzheimer's disease are sobering. The latest report from the Alzheimer's Association estimate that 5.4 million Americans of all ages…

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  • Question: I'm 29 years old, earning 100k+ a year and have no debt. I do not yet own a home. Up until now I have only been contributing 6% to my…

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  • Sadly, one of the least known tax credits is a real boon for low-income savers trying to set some money aside for retirement. It's called the…

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  • As a follow up to the Marketplace Money story on lending to high-risk borrowers, including immigrants, we turn to Webb Brewer. The former head of…

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