General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> June 15, 2009

Investing In International & Domestic Value Stocks – Steven M. Roge – R.w. Roge & Company, Inc.

Steven M. Rog serves as Portfolio Manager at R. W. Rog & Company, Inc., and co-Portfolio Manager and President for the Rog Partners Funds. As Portfolio Manager, his responsibilities include the research and analysis of mutual funds, limited partnerships, fixed income and equity. He serves on R. W. Rog & Company Inc.'s Research Team and Investment Management Committee and conducts extensive hands-on research, while continuously refining R. W. Rog & Company Inc.'s proprietary research methodology The ResearchEdge. He joined R.W. Rog & Company, Inc., in June 1997 as an intern. After graduating from Bryant University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics, Mr. Rog assumed the full-time position of Portfolio Manager at the firm. He served on the Executive Board of the Finance Association at Bryant University and was inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Economics Honor Society. He currently serves on Bryant University's Student Managed Fund Investment Advisory Board, mentoring Bryant University students in the area of portfolio management and securities analysis. He is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) and is the Chairman of the NYSSA's Value Investing Committee. In addition, he has completed the Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor certification program and is a member of the Financial Planning Association. He holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 Securities Registrations. He is frequently quoted in the national and local press, with articles appearing in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Smart Money, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Dow Jones Newswires, Newsday, TheStreet.com, Fox Business News, U.S. News and World Report, Barron's, Investment News, Financial Advisor Magazine, BottomLine Personal, The Wall Street Transcript and CNBC's "MSN Money." Mr. Rog has also appeared on Fox Business Network as an expert stock picker and is the co-author of the financial self-help book The Banker and the Fisherman: Lessons in Life, Wealth, and Happiness for the 21st Century. Profile
TWST: Let's start with an overview of the Rog & Company, and your investment

philosophy.

Mr. Rog: The Fund is managed by R. W. Rog & Company started by my father,

Ronald Rog, back in