Chris Farrel is senior economics contributor at Minnesota Public Radio
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Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor at Minnesota Public Radio and the syndicated public radio business and economic program “Marketplace,” will speak at the next virtual forum sponsored by the Rosenmeier Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28.
The presentation is “Personal Finance: A New Year and a New Administration.”
Those interested in listening to the live forum may request a link by emailing
Rosenmeierforum@gmail.com. Those participating in the forum will have the opportunity to email questions to the speaker. Once they have the link, listeners may log in, starting at about 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
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