Charles Payne (television personality)

Charles Payne is a FoxBusiness Network contributor and co-hostof "Varney & Co." He joined the network at its launch in October2007. Payne is also a contributor to the FoxNews Channel, frequently appearing on shows such as "Cashin' In,""Cavutoon Business," and "Bulls and Bears."In addition to his work with Fox, Payne also hosts his own daily syndicatedtalk show The Payne Nation, by Sun Broadcast Group.[1]Payne is also the chief executive officer and principal analyst of Wall Street Strategies,[2] an independent stock market research firm hefounded in 1991. Payne began his career on WallStreet as an analyst at E.F. Hutton in 1985. He served in the United States Air Force, attending Minot State University and Central Texas College while in the service.[3] He is married, and has a son sharing his name.Charles V. Payne is the Chief Executive Officer and PrincipleAnalyst of Wall Street Strategies, Inc. (WSSI), which he founded in 1991. With less than $10,000.00 in start up capital and working from his apartment,he launched WSSI to provide a unique brand of stock market advice.  Throughthis service, subscribers (money managers and individual investors) began toreap sizeable profits and the firm developed a national reputation as providerof timely and effective equity analysis.   Today,WSSI providesinformation to over 120,000 registered subscribers, in more than 60 countriesas well as several of the largest bank/brokerage firms.   CharlesPayne oversees a team of stock analysts that cover specific industry groups, inaddition to monitoring the entire market and individual sectors on hisown.   Charles'passion for the stock market began when he was 14years old and told his mother he would work on Wall Street one day. Charles got his start in the industry in research at EF Hutton in1985.  After two years he then switched gears and accepted a position withboutique brokerage firm, Greentree Securities in 1987.  It was there thathe first saw a niche for independent and timely equity advice, which led to thecreation of Wall Street Strategies.  Due to the success of his guidanceand stock selections, Charles has become well sought after by many highlyrespected finance-oriented radio, web and television programs. He is widelyrecognized in the media as a leader among the analyst community, and isroutinely contacted for his market opinions by several prestigious newsorganizations.  In addition he has daily role on Varney & Co and guest-hostseveral shows including “Cavuto on Business”, "Your World" and"Beck" on FNC.   Charles's host of nationally syndicated“Payne Nation” radio show which features a blend of economics, politics andempowerment solutions for listeners.Over the years, opinions and articles onCharles Payne have been featured in prestigious news organizations such asReuters, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times and has been thekeynote speaker at numerous investment conferences, grass roots events andeducational gatherings worldwide. In Addition, he continually providesopinions on the market to scores of prestigious news organizations such asReuters, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times and has been the keynotespeaker at many investment conferences worldwide.   Charles is author of “Act Fast, Be Smart and Get Rich” debuted inApril 2007. Charles is on the board of directors of South Bronx ClassicalCharter School.Charles was awarded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Man ofthe Year Award in 2009. Charles attended Minot State College and Central Texas Collegeduring his time in the Air Force and Majored in Criminal Justice.Hobbies include drawing and painting along with readingnon-fiction books.