David K. Randall “Some student loans have low interest rates relative to everything else,” says Ron Roge, a wealth manager in Bohemia, N.Y. The average student loan comes with a 10% interest rate, while credit card companies like Visa ( V – news – people ) andMasterCard ( MA – news – people ) often levy 15% or more in interest charges....Read More
David Serchuck Ronald Roge, founder of R. W. Roge & Company, says tech spending hasn’t really been hot since Microsoft launched its XP operating system back in 2001. He expects HP to be in a good position to benefit from this, courtesy of its $399 laptops. Cisco Systems ( CSCO – news – people ) will also have the...Read More
Daren Donda and Sarah Morgan Last Thursday, the ISM’s manufacturing index fell a bit short of expectations; it reflected growth, but at a slower rate than in August. According to Steven Roge, a portfolio manager at R.W. Roge & Company, the manufacturing index tends to be the more volatile than its sibling, so it’s reasonable...Read More
David Serchuk Ronald Roge, chairman of R. W. Roge & Company, agrees that while asset prices do get over- and underpriced, trying to time their mean reversion is a fool’s game. Part of this is because even if people intellectually understand that cycles can take years, emotionally it’s very hard to stay invested when what...Read More
