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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Keeping Traditional Pensions
Apr 17, 2007
In the 1980s, companies started retreating from offering their workers traditional "defined benefit" pension plans in favor of "defined...
Apartment Rents?
Apr 15, 2007
There still seems to be an expectation that apartment rent prices will rise this year, but I don't buy it. The supply of housing is simply too big,...
Money and Politics
Apr 15, 2007
We all know money in politics is disturbing. And about the safest forecast I can make is this: The candidates for the White House will raise record...
The Merrill Lynch Rule
Apr 15, 2007
I don't think the U.S. Court of Appeals decision striking down on March 30th the "Merrill Lynch rule" has gotten enough attention. It looks like...
New Index Funds
Apr 10, 2007
Index funds are boring, right? Not quite. The index fund world is in turmoil....
$100 billion LBO?
Apr 10, 2007
The Sunday Express, a British tabloid, reported the other day that a group of Middle east investors and U.S. private equity firms had combined...
One-Stop Online Aid For Investors
Apr 5, 2007
From the Alliance for Investor Education. There's a new website that offers investors easy-to-use information on where to check out financial...
Long Live the G-25?
Apr 5, 2007
In the 1980s and 1990s, the world economy was dominated by the G-7 (the major industrial nations), and large capitalization stocks flourished....
A Good Rant
Apr 4, 2007
While working my way through various stories this morning, I came on this piece written by Steve Hamm of Business Week. It's on his blog....