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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'm 58 and hope to partially retire in about 3 years and work part time as an ICU physician until I'm 66 at which time I'll draw a…

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  • Fees — many of them hidden — are everywhere these days. But that doesn't mean we have to give in to them. It pays to be a fee hawk, says commentator Chris Farrell, and it's time the government helps us out too.

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  • Question: When we decided to downsize, we put our 9 rooms 4 bedrooms home up for sale in June. It sold in just a couple of days. This was…

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  • Question: Thinking about closing my 529 Savings that has about $8500 in it right now. I put $50 a month. My thoughts were the same as one of the…

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  • Question: Our family of six is currently living in a home that is worth significantly less than the $227,000 we owe on the first mortgage and $35…

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  • Question: My wife and I have been putting our extra savings money into CD's at our Credit Union in order to have it be liquid but make us money….

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  • Oct 2, 2010

    Savings vs debt

    Question: I'm a 24-year-old who makes ~$60K a year, living in a very expensive city with ~$50K of student loan debt (I hold a masters). My question…

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  • Question: I recently got married and inherited a student loan. Lets say its 22k with 5k of capitalized interest. My understanding is that I can…

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  • Sep 30, 2010

    How to save more

    Question: I need help in developing a saving plan. I have a steady/stable job, a house, and a retirement plan to which my employer contributes 10%…

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  • Question: We have 3 kids (6,3,1), a 250k house mortgage, a zero-interest car loan, no credit card debt, and 529 plans for the kids (with not enough…

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