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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What the bailout means for Minnesotans
Oct 2, 2008
I participated in a roundtable discussion last night with a number of Minnesotans, including a community bank president, a medical device...
More evidence that reaching for yield doesn't pay....
Oct 2, 2008
...at least not with "safe" money. The auction rate preferred market froze up. Now, a number of colleges and universities are scrambiling for cash,...
Fund a 529 plan now?
Oct 2, 2008
Question: My son is 4.5 and I am thinking of starting a 529 plan for his college tuition (I know I am late to this). My question to you (I know it...
Recession will inspire a new frugality
Oct 2, 2008
As lenders become increasingly conservative, borrowers will grow more cautious. Scott Jagow talks to economic editor Chris Farrell about how the recession will promote a new, long-lasting wave of frugality.
Low rates on savings
Oct 1, 2008
Question: If credit and money is so difficult to get right now, why are savings accounts still yielding only around 2%? Why can't we savers get a...
Mark-to-market
Oct 1, 2008
Blame the accountants. At least, that's what we're being told. If only the green eyeshade brigade didn't require mark-to-market accounting there...
FDIC again
Sep 30, 2008
The Bloomberg news wire has a story that Sheila Bair, chairman of the FDIC, has told House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank that...
FDIC insurance
Sep 30, 2008
I see the presidential candidates are calling for raising the FDIC insured limits above $100,000. It's a good idea. I'd also make the rules a lot...
A new rescue plan
Sep 30, 2008
The Paulson plan is dead. I don't think it is worth trying to revive. The House Republican "alternative" was always a joke....
Investing during a Great Depression
Sep 30, 2008
Question: How do you depression-proof your assets. My husband says there's no way; that's what a depression means. My grandmother who survived the...