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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 wife and I have been working with a financial adviser for many years and have been quite satisfied with his advice and in general…

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  • Race and the Recession: How Americans are getting by is an incredibly rich series. The survey is by the Washington Post, the Kaiser Family…

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  • Feb 22, 2011

    Freeze it

    Question: I read that I can I initiate a credit freeze for $10 to each of the three bureaus. I also hear about the problems with identity theft. I…

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  • It's practically a personal finance epidemic: Damaged credit scores. Millions and millions of Americans fell behind on their debt payments during…

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  • For more insight into money and homelessness following Tess' interview with Patrice Nelson, executive director of the Urban Ministries of Durham,…

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  • There's good news and bad news on the credit reporting and scoring front. Renters could soon see their rental payment history affect their credit…

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  • Question: We received quotes for 20-year level term life insurance ($1 million) and found that there is a $600 annual difference between the…

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  • Question: Some friends at retirement age have invested all of their savings in one family of mutual funds, a well respected fund (Templeton). My…

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  • Feb 18, 2011

    Teeth and taxes

    Scott is a working actor in LA. In 2010, he made about $60K from acting. After shooting a commercial, a client complained that they had to spend …

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  • A year ago most of the new federal credit card rules went into effect. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 was…

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