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Charles V . Payne ( born November 15 , 1960 ) is a Fox Business Network contributor and host of Fox ' s Making Money with Charles Payne . He was formerly co - host of Varney & Co . He joined the network at its launch in October 2007 . Payne is also a contributor to the ___MASK22___ , frequently appearing on shows such as Cashin ' In , Cavuto on Business , and Bulls and Bears . In addition to his work with Fox , Payne also hosts his own daily syndicated talk show , The Payne Nation , by Sun Broadcast Group . At 17 years old , he enlisted in the United States Air Force and went on to serve as a security policeman stationed at Minot Air Force Base in Minot , North Dakota . Payne attended Minot State University and Central Texas College while in the service . Payne began his career on Wall Street as an analyst at E . F . Hutton in 1985 . Payne is also the chief executive officer and principal financial analyst of Wall Street Strategies , an independent stock market research firm he founded in 1991 . In 1999 , Payne settled with the SEC over a complaint alleging that on at least eight occasions , Wall Street Strategies recommended that its clients purchase Members stock through recorded messages on its telephonic stock recommendation service . The Complaint also alleged that Payne failed to disclose that he received payments from Members to promote Members stock . Without admitting or denying the alleged violations , Payne consented to the entry of a permanent injunction against violations of Section 17 ( b ) of the Securities Act of 1933 . In addition , Payne agreed to pay a civil penalty of $ 25 , 000 . The Cost of Freedom is an American business program block on the ___MASK22___ , which runs from 10 : 00 a . m . to 12 : 00 p . m . ET Saturdays and several times throughout the weekend on sister network Fox Business Network , while a short seguments called " Money Break " air on FBN during weekend programming . The block consists of : The different shows have a number of different business analysts , some of which are exclusive to specific shows while others rotate between the shows ( except for " Forbes on Fox ", which will feature a guest analyst on its " Makers and Breakers " segment , but not one from the rotating list ). Fox Business Network ( FBN ), also known as Fox Business , is an American cable and satellite business news ___MASK41___ channel that is owned by the Fox ___MASK17___ Group division of 21st Century Fox . The network discusses business and financial news . Day - to - day operations are run by Kevin Magee , executive vice president of Fox News ; Neil Cavuto manages content and business news coverage . As of February 2015 , Fox Business Network is available to approximately 74 , 224 , 000 pay ___MASK41___ households ( 63 . 8 % of households with ___MASK41___ ) in the United States . Neil Patrick Cavuto ( born September 22 , 1958 ) is an American ___MASK41___ anchor , commentator and business ___MASK2___ for Fox Broadcasting . He hosts three ___MASK41___ programs : " Your World with Neil Cavuto " and " Cavuto on Business ", both on the Fox News Channel , and " Cavuto : Coast to Coast " on sister channel Fox Business Network . Terry Keenan ( June 1 , 1961  October 23 , 2014 ) was an American economic / business ___MASK67___ for the New York Post , and a former anchor for the Cable News Network ( CNN ). Keenan was host of the Fox Business Network ' s stocks / investment news program " Cashin ' In " from 2002 to 2009 , and a senior business correspondent for the ___MASK22___ and the Fox Business Network . In September 2009 she became a Fox News contributor , in addition to being an economic / business ___MASK67___ for the " New York Post ", which is owned by NewsCorp the parent company of Fox . The Fox ___MASK17___ Group is an American ___MASK17___ company that operates through four segments , mainly filmed ___MASK17___ , television stations , television broadcast networks , and cable network programming . The company is wholly owned and controlled by the American media conglomerate 21st Century Fox , which is owned and chaired by Rupert Murdoch , since the company acquired all the stock of Fox . The transaction was completed on March 12 , 2005 . The division was part of the renamed 21st Century Fox after it had spun off its publishing divisions into the newly formed " New " News Corporation in 2013 as part of a corporate re - organization . Cavuto on Business is an American business analysis program , the second show of the " Cost of Freedom " business block , on Saturdays at 10 : 30am ET on the ___MASK22___ . The show is hosted by Neil Cavuto . Eric Thomas Bolling ( born March 2 , 1963 ) is a conservative American ___MASK41___ personality and ___MASK90___ who specializes in financial news and political commentary . Bolling is the co - host of Fox News Channel ' s early evening talk show " The Five ". He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for ___MASK41___ , most notably for Fox News . Bolling took over as host of the Fox Business Channel news program " Cashin ' In ", replacing fellow FBC anchor Cheryl Casone , who hosted the program from September 2009 until January 2013 . In 2016 , Bolling published his first ___MASK21___ work " Wake Up America ""," which became a " New York Times " best seller . Cashin ' In is an American business analysis program , the fourth and last show of the " The Cost of Freedom " business block , on Saturdays at 11 : 30 am ET on the ___MASK22___ . Eric Bolling took over hosting duties in January 2013 . The show was originally hosted by FNC senior business correspondent Terry Keenan until her departure from the network September 2009 . Cheryl Casone hosted from September 2009 until January 2013 .