Bob Brinker (full name: Robert John Brinker) is an American financial advisor and radio host who has hosted the syndicated financial radio show Moneytalk since 1986. Brinker previously had a show on local New York radio on WMCA. He also hosted talk radio programs on WCAU (now WPHT) and WWDB in Philadelphia.
Brinker attended La Salle College High School. He graduated from La Salle University with a B.A. in economics in 1964. Bob then did master’s degree studies in communications and finance at Temple University. In 1966, Brinker became a news anchor with Philadelphia news radio station KYW.
He joined Provident National Bank as a portfolio manager in 1970. He became an investment officer with New Jersey National Bank in 1973. Brinker was the adjunct professor of finance at Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey while working in New Jersey. He was a vice president and investment counselor with the Bank of New York from 1974 to 1981.
Brinker was the U.S. chief investment officer with the London-based British firm Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance from 1981 to 1992. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society New York.
