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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)
The Promise of Subprime. Where is Michael Milken When You Need Him?
May 3, 2007
The implosion in the subprime mortagge market is a tragedy. It's terrible for those people that bought a piece of the American Dream with an opaque...
Murdoch's bid for WSJ
May 2, 2007
Rupert Murdoch's bid for Dow Jones (parent company of the Wall Street Journal) is a classic for him: Audacious and savvy. The offering price is ...
What, me worry--yes
Apr 30, 2007
Remember when the 9% drop in China's stock market toward the end of February rippled throughout the global economy? Well, it turns out that was...
The Modern
Apr 30, 2007
I was in New York on business last Friday. I ended up eating dinner at the Modern, the new restaurant at the Musem of Modern Art. I'm always in...
Hedge Funds for the People--Not
Apr 30, 2007
Christian Baha is hawking a fund of hedge-like funds for the people called Superfund. The Austrian-based Superfund offers 20 funds, two of them...
Reverse Mortgages
Apr 26, 2007
We've been getting more and more questions about reverse mortgages....
John Bogle
Apr 25, 2007
John Bogle is the legendary founder of Vanguard, the giant mutual fund company. He's an industry pioneer, and within the mutual fund business...
Keeping Traditional Pensions
Apr 17, 2007
In the 1980s, companies started retreating from offering their workers traditional "defined benefit" pension plans in favor of "defined...
Apartment Rents?
Apr 15, 2007
There still seems to be an expectation that apartment rent prices will rise this year, but I don't buy it. The supply of housing is simply too big,...
Money and Politics
Apr 15, 2007
We all know money in politics is disturbing. And about the safest forecast I can make is this: The candidates for the White House will raise record...