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.
Latest Stories (2,384)
Where to save?
Dec 7, 2009
Question: Hi Chris, I'm a long-time listener to your Marketplace Money segments. You've got a talent for answering complex questions in a simple...
A 529 plan before kids?
Dec 4, 2009
Question: I'm currently single and about to turn 30. I have been able to live below my means since college, saving about 30% of my income per year....
Join retirement plan
Dec 3, 2009
Question: I recently started back to work part-time now that our two children are older and my husband took a 50% pay cut. I teach as an adjunct...
The new credit card rules
Dec 2, 2009
Question: The new credit card interest rules [say] any payment amount over the minimum would be applied to the Higher Interest Balances when the...
Saving for retirement
Dec 1, 2009
Question: I am prevented from contributing to my company's 401(k) because I am a HCE and the average contribution rate is less than 3%. I make just...
A foreigner and retirement savings
Nov 30, 2009
Question: I am a German scientist and will spend the next 3-4 years in the US to conduct my research. Before I lived about 5 years in the...
Planning on living abroad
Nov 27, 2009
Question: My wife and I might eventually move abroad, for a couple of years, maybe for good (to Europe?). Should we install our retirement funds...
Foreign bonds
Nov 25, 2009
Question: Hey Chris, I've been listening to you since the "old days" with Sound Money. Good shows. Anyway, we know that a sound portfolio should...
A China bull
Nov 24, 2009
Question: I would like to consider putting a small portion of my retirement (and/or other) investment money in Chinese stocks. Is this a reasonable...
A HELOC?
Nov 23, 2009
Question: I recently paid off my mortgage ($55,000) and consulted with my local bank about how to best invest discretionary funds now that mortgage...