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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 (2,394)
A Home Equity Line of Credit
Feb 14, 2008
Question: Hi - I have a $10,000 home equity line of credit (HELOC), which was essentially a 2nd mortgage when I bought my home 4 years ago. The...
Mother-in-Law Finances
Feb 13, 2008
Question: My mother-in-law, who is in her mid-50s, just got a nursing degree and her first job as a medical professional. She has no savings, some...
The Student Loan Credit Crunch
Feb 12, 2008
The signs were there that this was going to happen. I think this is more than just reverberations from the credit crunch. When it comes to student...
Savings and Health
Feb 12, 2008
Question: I just finished graduate school and started my first real, full time job. I want to begin contributing towards retirement. My situation...
UGMA
Feb 11, 2008
Question: Years ago, we bought zero-coupon bonds for our son's college fund. They were timed to mature as he went through college, which has worked...
Getting Personal
by
Chris Farrell
and Tess Vigeland
Feb 8, 2008
Chris and Tess talk about small businesses, retirement contribution confusion, Class A vs. Class C shares, transferring stocks and covering college debt with insurance.
Marketplace
Straight Story: Pension plans
Feb 8, 2008
Companies are shorting their employees on retirement and economics editor Chris Farrell is calling them out. Chris sets the story straight on the pension system.
More Evidence of the New Frugality
Feb 8, 2008
The opening paragraphs from today's Wall Street Journal:...
A Credit Freeze
Feb 8, 2008
Question: I want to protect my identity, and I've heard individuals are now able to put a credit freeze with the credit bureaus. But it appears...
Growing too fast for our infrastructure?
Feb 7, 2008
Aside from a weak economy, cities around the world are struggling with crumbling infrastructure. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell talks to Scott Jagow about when we might start repairing this long-neglected issue.