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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Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday
Jan 21, 2008
An important day for remembrance. I'll be back answering questions tomorrow.
Getting Personal
by
Chris Farrell
and Tess Vigeland
Jan 18, 2008
In this edition of Getting Personal, Chris and Tess talk about negotiating with collection agencies, comparing mutual fund fees, retirement account myths and teaching finance.
Payoff Mortgage Early?
Jan 18, 2008
Question: I plan to retire most likely sometime next year. I have a 30 year fixed at about 6.5%. I'm 5 years into the payments. If I have the...
Straight Story: Shareholder rights
Jan 18, 2008
Economics editor Chris Farrell puts up a fight for the average investor and sets the story straight on recent Supreme Court rulings that limit shareholder's rights to sue.
Kids and Investing
Jan 18, 2008
Question: I started savings accounts for all three of my kids after they were born, putting a small amount of money from my paycheck into their...
John Kenneth Galbraith
Jan 16, 2008
I found this something of a chilling summary. The legendary investor Dean LeBaron notes on his website that John Kenneth Galbraith's classic...
Keynes on Professional Money Managers
Jan 16, 2008
I was doing some research into investing, and I came upon these profound insights in the General Theory by John Maynard Keynes. It has been awhile...
Taxes and the Ex-dividend Date
Jan 16, 2008
Question: When selling a stock or bond mutual fund, is it better to: Wait a few days to the Ex-Dividend date, receive the dividend and sell at the...
Budgeting
Jan 15, 2008
Question: I will finish my Ph.D. in June 2008 in business. Because my income over the past five years has been variable (from unpredictable...
The Student Loan Bubble Goes Bust?
Jan 14, 2008
For more than three decades, students and their parents funded a college tuition bubble with borrowed money. Two-thirds of college students finish...