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Marketplace economics correspondent Chris Farrell helps you manage your money and your risks smartly without turning personal finance into a second career.

Located: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tags: economics, finances, money, investing, manage, personal finance, MPR

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Thrift stores find a place in retail space on Nov 20, 2009Recession-fueled vacancies in commercial retail space have provided the perfect opportunity for thrift shops to broaden their horizons. Gigi Douban reports.



New asset bubbles may be growing on Nov 20, 2009There's growing concern that the world's central banks are flooding financial institutions with too much cash, setting the stage for another asset-bubble burst. Do banks just need to put on the brakes? Bob Moon reports.



Beckham's era in L.A. may pay off on Nov 20, 2009The L.A. Galaxy will play in the Major League Soccer championship, marking the team's first appearance since David Beckham arrived in 2007. His tenure hasn't been perfect, but it could have a happy ending. Nancy Farghalli reports.



Weekly Wrap: Trouble in housing? on Nov 20, 2009Fortune Magazine Leigh Gallagher, and Clusterstock.com's John Carney talk with Kai Ryssdal about how much trouble our housing market is still in, and whether calls for Treasury Secretary Geithner's resignation are justified.



Bill would allow Congress to audit Fed on Nov 20, 2009A House committee has approved a bill sponsored by Republican Ron Paul to expand congressional oversight of the Federal Reserve. Steve Henn reports.



U.S. green biz seen as risky investment on Nov 20, 2009Kevin Parker, global head of asset management for Deutsche Bank, tells host Kai Ryssdal why he is currently steering investors away from American companies developing clean-energy systems and products.