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)
Money, Values and Your Children
Oct 1, 2007
I'll be participating in a panel on Kids, Values and Money tomorrow. If you're in town, I hope to see you. I haven't quite figured out how to get...
Mandel on R&D
Oct 1, 2007
Mike Mandel at Business Week has a very important post on new numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis on his blog....
Clive Crook on Unions
Oct 1, 2007
Good piece by Clive Crook in the Financial Times on the future of American unions. Here's the money quote:...
What Recession?
Sep 30, 2007
Every month I get a long list of return numbers from the investment boutique Aronson+Johnson+Ortiz. The latest rows of figures are all positive....
Straight Story: Emotional investing
by
Chris Farrell
and Tess Vigeland
Sep 28, 2007
Economics editor Chris Farrell wants to talk about passion. No no, hear him out -- he says that emotions aren't the enemy of reason when it comes to investing.
Marketplace Money Mailbag
by
Tess Vigeland
and Chris Farrell
Sep 28, 2007
This week, Chris Farrell covers how a career military officer should invest a big bonus, paying off a jumbo home loan, and what's the real story behind a good credit score?
What If?
Sep 27, 2007
Jim Paulson, head of Wells Capital Management, is always thoughtful. He's been thinking about something I've been wondering about the past few days...
David Swensen's A+ at Yale
Sep 27, 2007
Who said, "Individual investors lose. Mutual fund managers win." Consumer advocate Ralph Nader? Crusading New York State attorney general Eliott...
More Bad News on Health Care Premiums
Sep 26, 2007
Healthcare insurance premiums are poised to head higher next year. To be sure, the latest Hewitt Associates study shows that health care cost rate...