SHORT BIO
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.
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The $6,500 tax credit
Nov 10, 2009
Question: I have a question about the recent federal tax credit for 1st time home buyer extension to cover move-up / repeat buyers....
Another credit report
Nov 9, 2009
Question: I have been requesting credit reports in tandem from one of the three agencies every fourth month. In this way, I receive a free report...
Refinance, or not
Nov 7, 2009
Question: I own a home which I'm in the process of refinancing under the Keeping Homes Affordable program. As part of the refinancing, the mortgage...
Low risk and high yield?
Nov 5, 2009
Question: Over the past year I have saved about $3,500, stashing it in online savings accounts that are yielding lower and lower interest rates. My...
Take Social Security now or later
Nov 4, 2009
Question: I am still employed and am almost 67 years young. Is better to wait till I am 70 1/2 to collect Social Security benefits or take them now...
A dollar collapse
Nov 3, 2009
Question: My husband's paranoid web sites are now predicting the collapse of the dollar by the end of the year. They say that other countries are...
ETFs
Nov 2, 2009
Question: I've just opened a Roth IRA to start saving for retirement. However, as a graduate student, the amount I'm starting with and able to...
Inflation indexed bonds
Oct 30, 2009
Question: Is there a way I can buy "I" series treasury bonds with pre-tax money? I would like to hedge a little bit against inflation with these...
Stock options
Oct 29, 2009
Question: My husband is a mid level executive and he receives stock options yearly as part of his compensation. Since the stock prices have been...
Military thrift plan
Oct 28, 2009
Question: Hi, I recently left active duty military service and am trying to decide what to do with my Thrift Savings Plan. I've got about $40k...