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 (2,394)
Education: Debt or Savings
Dec 18, 2007
Question: My husband is planning to start a two-year Master's degree program next fall (2008) which will cost about 24,000 total. We have enough...
Naming a beneficiary
Dec 17, 2007
Question: I listened with interest about your story of the military man who is investing in the Thrift Savings Plan and was happy to hear your high...
Incomes and Housing Prices: Whoa....
Dec 16, 2007
Arnold Kling, entrepreneur, Othello tournement player, blogger, and economics professor at George Mason University--among other things-- has a...
Straight Story: Savings bonds
Dec 14, 2007
The Fed is making changes to one of Chris Farrell's favorite investments and he's not going to take it sitting down. Chris sets the story straight on savings bonds.
Older workers and Retirement
Dec 14, 2007
This is an important number, courtesy of the Urban Institute. People in the bottom 20% of lifetime earners can hike their retirement income by 98%...
Payoff Mortgage?
Dec 14, 2007
Question: I now have saved $50,000 and my husband has saved $40,000 in the bank. We pay mortgage each month about $1,000 and we still have more...
Top Ten Surprises for 2008
Dec 14, 2007
The economists and market-watchers at UBS have come up with their annual list of 10 potential financial and economic surprises for 2008. Here is...
A Trip to France
Dec 13, 2007
Question: My wife and I are planning on going to France next summer and have been saving money for the trip. But the exchange rate is making our...
The Cockroach Theory of Finance At Work
Dec 13, 2007
Banks are 'fessing up. Here's Bank of America chief executive officer Ken Lewis: "A number of participants--including Bank of America--have...
Kill homeowner tax deduction?!
Dec 13, 2007
A few weeks ago, economics correspondent Chris Farrell told Scott Jagow we should get rid of homeowner tax deductions. Many listeners wrote in wondering if he was nuts. He addressed some of their bigger concerns.