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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

  • Nov 29, 2010

    Good riddance

    Sometimes the good guys win. Let's close the loop on the sorry episode. The Kardashian card has been pulled from the market. Whew!

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  • Question: I don't have a checkbook, or checks, but what I do have is a joint ING checking account with my wife, and my own checking account through…

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  • Question: I am 63 and retired (not my idea). Between Social Security, pension, and 4% of my 401(k), IRA, and other investments, we're at 75% of my…

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  • Question: I am searching for an appropriate financial adviser with whom I can work on such issues as Roth-IRA conversions, life insurance,…

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  • Nov 23, 2010

    Dad and an annuity

    Question: I am fortunate that my retired parents are financially independent. My father will be required to start taking minimum distributions from…

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  • Here are some year end charitable giving tips from Robert Schmansky, a certified financial planer in Franklin, MI. You can read about them in more…

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  • Question: My husband and I have had jobs in the non-profit and for-profit sectors over our careers (we're both in our early 40s) and we are now…

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  • The deficit-cutting plans being proposed right now are all supposed to help with the nation's debt. Who else is it helping? The baby boomers, according to Marketplace's Chris Farrell. He talks to Jeremy Hobson about why and how.

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  • Question: I am 32 years old, single and make ~$100k/year. I have been saving for retirement since I started working 9 years ago. At this point I…

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  • Question: Hi Chris, I went through all the questions in your blog about saving for college. You mentioned several times about 529. I have not heard…

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