Carmen Rita Wong Biography

Carmen Rita Wong is an American radio, television & online journalist, and personal finance expert at CNBC where she was the former host of the 2005 version of On the Money, a personal finance program. In addition to this, she also writes a blog for CNBC.com that aims at taking control of your personal finances.

Carmen Rita Wong Education

Wong received a Bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University (Connecticut) in psychology and art history and a Master’s degree in psychology from Columbia University in New York City.

Carmen Rita Wong Career

Wong serves as a finance expert at CNBC. Prior to this role, she previously served as the host of the 2005 version of On the Money as well as a contributor to The Dr. Oz Show and iVillage. In addition to this, she also writes a blog for CNBC.com that aims at taking control of your personal finances. American Public Media tagged her host of the weekly radio program Marketplace Money in November 2013.

Wong’s blog premiered on Qvisory.com and advice columns appear in Glamour, Latina, and Men’s Health every month. In addition to that, she has also been making appearances on The Rachael Ray Show, CNN, and Oprah Winfrey’s XM radio network.

Carmen Rita Wong Age

Wong is 49 years old. She was born on 9th July 1974 in the United States of America. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday.

Carmen Rita Wong Height

Wong stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m).

Carmen Rita Wong Family | Parents

Wong is the daughter of Peter Ting Litt “Papi” Wong, who is of Chinese descent, and a Dominican mother, Guadalupe “Lupe” Altagracia. Papi Wong was a mobster, drug runner, and Chinatown gangster who was abusive to her mother. Later, they divorced and Rita migrated to New Hampshire with her older brother, Italian-American stepfather, Marty. Marty and Lupe later had four little daughters. Ultimately, Papi Wong got arrested and lost contact with Rita for just about a decade.

Due to the divorce, her mother had resentment and would threaten, slap, and pinch Rita. Years later, Rita cut ties with her mom as a result of the trauma and abuse she faced up to her adulthood. When she was 31, her stepfather revealed that Papi Wong was not her biological father and she coincidentally found out that her mom was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Ultimately, Rita would go on to serve as a caregiver to her ailing mother.

Unfortunately, her mother passed away in 2004 and Papi Wong passed away in 2022. Further, Papi Wong didn’t know that Rita was not his biological daughter. Rita documents all of these events in her memoir, Why Didn’t You Tell Me? Also, she reveals the identity of her biological father after undergoing a DNA test. She lost her brother, Alex on 22nd February 2020.

Carmen Rita Wong Husband

She also announced that she is now divorced and a single mother, when providing financial advice on the October 26, 2013, Marketplace Money program. Her daughter, Bianca was born on 27th November 2006 and is 17 years old.

Carmen Rita Wong Net Worth

Wong has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a radio, television & online journalist.

Carmen Rita Wong Salary

Wong earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.

Carmen Rita Wong Ethnicity

Rita is of Dominican descent.

Carmen Rita Wong-Why Didn’t You Tell Me?

Why Didn’t You Tell Me? is a memoir authored by Rita that documents her childhood and her search for the truth about her father’s identity, her race, and her mother’s hidden secret.

Carmen Rita CNBC

Wong works at CNBC where she works alongside other famous CNBC anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Trish Rega
2. Darren Rovell
3. Dee Dee Myers
4. Cory Johnson
5. Kathleen Hays
6. Alina Cho
7. Carl Quintanilla
8. Ted David
9. Shepard Smith
10. Sara Eisen
11. Contessa Brewer
12. Morgan Brennan
13. Jim Cramer
14. Kate Rogers

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Rita Wong.