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)
Las Vegas? Hmmm
Mar 24, 2008
Question: I am lucky enough to receive some extra money from my parents for loans they took out in my name to help pay for my college education. I...
Getting Personal
Mar 21, 2008
In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Lisa talk about gift and loan confusion, Health Savings Acccounts, microfinance funds and paying off a mortgage early.
Straight Story: Safety first
Mar 21, 2008
Economics editor Chris Farrell reminds us to put safety ahead of high returns as he sets the story straight on ways to protect your money during the current economic skittishness.
Bailout Fallout
Mar 21, 2008
This is an intriguing comment/proposal by a listener, Matthew in Los Angeles. My own sense is that there is growing resentment, maybe even anger,...
A Turning Point
Mar 21, 2008
It's too early to say we're at a turning point in the banking and Wall Street financial crisis. One week does not make a trend. Still, it's...
Interest-Only Mortgages--No
Mar 21, 2008
Question: My husband and I recently attended a workshop on optimizing real estate assets. The program presented information on how to create a debt...
Commodities are Scary
Mar 20, 2008
Markets don't go up forever. We saw that with dot.com stocks and residential real estate. Today the speculative excesses are in commodities....
The many perspectives on the Fed
Mar 20, 2008
There are several ways to look at the Fed's recent actions, either as a positive meltdown prevention or free-market interference. Scott Jagow talks to Chris Farrell, who says we're eventually going to reregulate the industry.
Bank Stocks
Mar 20, 2008
Question: Chris, could you elaborate on your comment made on 3/14 about the undesirability of buying bank stocks. Do you mean all bank stocks? We...
Is The Fed Too Easy on Wall Street?
Mar 19, 2008
Booms and busts are inevitable in a capitalist system. Right now, the Federal Reserve and, belatedly, the U.S. Treasury, are out to avoid facing...