Month

April 2010

Senate Reaches Tentative Agreement on Reform

Anna Maria Andriotis “Accepting fiduciary responsibility is the first principle under which all financial regulation should be based,” wrote Ronald W. Rogé, chairman of R.W. Rogé & Company, in a report. “Playing the game of serving two masters at the same time is no longer acceptable behavior.” Read More
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Analyzing The Goldman Sachs Suit

Alexandra Zendrian Ron Roge (R.W. Roge & Co. CEO): For Goldman Sachs not to disclose to their retail clients that they were betting against the very products they were trying to sell them is disgraceful, dishonest and criminal. I am shocked that they continue to have any retail clients left. I know if my money...
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Hechmer Leads Money Managers in Startups After Industry Shake Up

Sree Bhaktavatsalam “There was a two-year lull in startups, but recently we’ve seen more startups that look exciting,” said Steven Roge, a portfolio manager at R.W. Roge & Co. in Bohemia, New York, an investment firm that manages about $200 million. “There’s been a lot of turnover and shakeup at bigger firms so there’s more...
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Unsung Heroes in the Rise of a Fiduciary Standard

Bob Clark I’ve written many times over the years about how Ron Roge and other members of the NAPFA board virtually singlehandedly drove fee compensation for advisors to the widespread acceptance it enjoys today. Largely through the efforts in the 1990s of Ron, who became head of NAPFA’s media relations committee due to the proximity...
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Job Report Suggest Text Book Recovery

Alexandra Zendrian Forbes: What did you make of the latest jobs report? How do you think the market’s going to or has already reacted to it? Ron Roge (R.W. Roge & Co. CEO): This is short-term data that will most likely be revised next month. I would not pay much attention to it. I find...
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