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 (2,395)
Gold, again
Oct 14, 2008
Question: If very high inflation is in our future due to the Great Bailout, would your same advice re gold in a IRA still hold? Ned, Melbourne FL...
And they earned this because...?
Oct 14, 2008
The Institute for Policy Studies has estimated the CEO pay of the top semi-nationalized banks. It's a combined total of $289 million for 2007....
Futures market
Oct 14, 2008
The bettors on the Iowa Electronic market now place the odds of Obama winning at 85%.
The FDIC, a bank merger, and deposits
Oct 13, 2008
Question: Hey - Imagine that last week I had $250,000 in deposits in Wachovia and another $250,000 in Wells Fargo, all FDIC insured, all okay. Now...
Universal health insurance
Oct 13, 2008
One common criticism of universal health insurance is that we can't afford it. That argument no longer holds after the trillions spent on the...
The next crisis: Deflation?
Oct 13, 2008
Several years ago I wrote a book, Deflation: What Happens When Prices Fall. I don't think we are going to have another Great Depression. The...
The start of the end of the financial crisis?
Oct 13, 2008
Investors around the world are heartened. There are more bank failures to come, and the financial crisis is far from over. But I think the...
What comes next?
Oct 13, 2008
Clive Crook of the Financial Times captures the essence of the government rescue plan at home and abroad....
Straight Story: Rethinking retirement
Oct 10, 2008
An early lesson from the meltdown: Wall Street isn't the safest place to save. Economics editor Chris Farrell sets the story straight on rethinking the way we save for retirement.