Charles Payne is an American financial journalist and television host. He currently hosts "Making Money with Charles Payne" on Fox Business Network, a role he began in 2014 after joining the network as a contributor in 2007. Payne is also the chief executive officer and principal financial analyst of Wall Street Strategies, a stock market research firm he founded in 1991.
Payne began his career on Wall Street as an analyst at E. F. Hutton in 1985.