Bob Brinker

Robert John Brinker (October 1, 1941 – August 18, 2024) was an American financial advisor and radio host. From 1986 to 2018, Brinker hosted the syndicated financial radio show Moneytalk. He previously had a show on local New York radio on WMCA. Prior to that Brinker hosted talk radio programs on WCAU (now WPHT) and WWDB in Philadelphia.

Early life and career Born in Philadelphia on October 1, 1941,

Financial career In 1970, Brinker joined Provident National Bank as a portfolio manager. In 1973, Brinker became an investment officer with New Jersey National Bank. While working in New Jersey, Brinker was the adjunct professor of finance at Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Brinker was a vice president and investment counselor with the Bank of New York from 1974 to 1981. Then from 1981 to 1992, Brinker was U.S. chief investment officer with the London-based British firm Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance.

In 2014, talkers.com named Brinker to its list of the 100 most important radio talk show hosts of all time. He was a member of the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television & Radio Artists.

After more than 32 years of hosting nationally syndicated MoneyTalk, Bob Brinker decided to step away from radio. The last live broadcast of the program was on September 30, 2018. The final edition of the Marketimer newsletter was published in June 2023. In mid-June, newsletter recipients received a letter saying that the newsletter was ending publication following 450 monthly editions beginning in January 1986.

Personal life and death Brinker lived in Henderson, Nevada. He was married and had three grown children.

Brinker died on August 18, 2024, at the age of 82.