Alexandra Zendrian “Maybe Oprah leaving is another nail in the coffin of the networks,” says Ron Roge, chief executive officer of R.W. Roge & Co. “Cable has proven its creativity by producing more of its own programming,” he adds. Read MoreRead More

Alexandra Zendrian “A reverse mortgage is an expensive way to enable one to tap an asset of last resort–their home,” says Ron Roge, chief executive officer of R.W. Roge & Co. He adds that it should be for people who have exhausted all of their other options and want to remain in their homes for...Read More

Alexandra Zendrian Roge agrees, but cautions investors that they shouldn’t purchase GE under the illusion that it will offer instant diversification. While the company is well diversified, Roge says, it doesn’t offer complete diversification. Read MoreRead More

Alexandra Zendrian Ronald Roge, chief executive officer of R.W. Roge & Co., agrees. “It is really an instrument of creative destruction. Out with the old books and newspapers and in with the new e-ink,” he says. Read MoreRead More

David Grant “It all depends on how deeply Wal-Mart wants to cut prices. It’s kinda throwing the ball up in the air in terms of Wal-Mart and seeing how it trickles down to the other retailers,” says Steven Rogé, portfolio manager at R.W. Rogé & Co., a financial-management firm in Bohemia, NY. Read MoreRead More

Alexandra Zendrian Ron Roge, chief executive officer of R.W. Roge & Co., agrees that investors shouldn’t read too much into the unemployment numbers. These numbers won’t likely improve soon, as employers will first try to replace their lost workforce with technology and then hire temporary workers before hiring employees full-time. Read MoreRead More

Alexandra Zendrian Roge says the housing crisis is a 10-year cycle and we’re in the fourth year of it. “Housing has lost about 30% to 35% of its value and we may have another 5% to go before we see a real bottom,” he says. That bottom may come next year and could last for...Read More

Julianne Pepitone Steven Rogé, portfolio manager at R. W. Rogé & Company, is more cautious. “Some investors are forward-looking, saying the picture is not as dire as it was,” Rogé said. “But at the same time a lot of money managers are still looking in the rearview mirror at lagging indicators like unemployment.” Read MoreRead More

Alexandra Zendrian “It is also about moving raw materials and finished goods,” says Ron Roge, chief executive officer of R.W. Roge & Co., as more factories will be producing goods in the recovery. Read MoreRead More