Maria Bartiromo
A financial journalist who broke the boys' club barrier on the stock exchange floor and became a defining voice of business television.
Born 1967 (age 59)·American television personality, author·Birthday: September 11·Generation X
Biography
Maria Bartiromo didn't just report on Wall Street; she became one of its most recognizable symbols. Starting in the early 1990s, she was the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a visual that cemented her as 'the Money Honey' and signaled a new, accessible era of financial news. Her career, born from gritty reporting on the bond market, evolved into anchoring marquee shows on CNBC before she moved to Fox Business and Fox News. There, she helmed programs like 'Mornings with Maria,' blending hard market analysis with interviews of CEOs and politicians. Her style—direct, confident, and deeply sourced—made her a trusted guide for Main Street investors and a formidable interviewer in corporate and political circles, shaping how America talks about money.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Maria was born in 1967, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Maria Was Born
The biggest hits of 1967
#1 Movie
The Jungle Book
Best Picture
In the Heat of the Night
#1 TV Show
The Andy Griffith Show
Maria's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1967Born
Summer of Love in San Francisco; first Super Bowl
Gas: $0.33/galHome: $14,250Min wage: $1.40/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"To Sir, with Love" — LuluBest Picture: In the Heat of the Night
1972Started school
Watergate break-in; last Apollo Moon mission
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $19,550Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta FlackBest Picture: The Godfather
1980Became a teenager
John Lennon shot and killed in New York
Gas: $1.19/galHome: $47,200Min wage: $3.10/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Call Me" — BlondieBest Picture: Ordinary People
1983Could drive
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1985Could vote
Live Aid concerts raise money for Ethiopian famine
Gas: $1.12/galHome: $62,900Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Careless Whisper" — Wham!Best Picture: Out of Africa
1988Turned 21
Pan Am Flight 103 bombed over Lockerbie
Gas: $0.90/galHome: $74,800Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Faith" — George MichaelBest Picture: Rain Man
1997Turned 30
Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash; Harry Potter published
Gas: $1.23/galHome: $104,100Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Candle in the Wind 1997" — Elton JohnBest Picture: Titanic
2007Turned 40
iPhone released; Great Recession begins
Gas: $2.80/galHome: $172,600Min wage: $5.85/hrPresident: George W. Bush"Irreplaceable" — BeyonceBest Picture: No Country for Old Men
2017Turned 50
#MeToo movement; solar eclipse crosses the US
Gas: $2.42/galHome: $195,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"Shape of You" — Ed SheeranBest Picture: The Shape of Water
2026Age 59 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Became the first journalist to report live on a daily basis from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
- Built and hosts multiple flagship business news programs on Fox Business and Fox News.
- Authored several books on finance and personal investment aimed at a broad audience.
Did You Know?
Her live reports from the NYSE floor in the 1990s earned her the nickname 'the Money Honey'.
She began her career as a producer and writer for CNN Business before moving to CNBC.
She interviewed every U.S. Treasury Secretary serving from the 1990s through the 2010s.
“I'm not here to be popular. I'm here to be right.”
