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Steven M. Rogé, MBA, CFP®, AIF®

Chief Investment Officer & CEO

Phone : (631) 218-0077
Email : info@rwroge.com

As Chief Investment Officer and CEO, Steven provides the entire team with big picture thinking, business and marketing strategy, investment strategy, industry research, economic outlooks and coaching on subjects that he believes will improve the value delivered to clients and employees. He also heads up the investment committee with research, investment and portfolio allocation recommendations, and is the lead portfolio manager helping to implement and refine the ResearchEdgeTM process which drives all of our investment decisions. Lastly, Steven is responsible for the oversight of the firm’s operations and management, as well as business development and client relations. 

 

If you did not live in Massachusetts, where would you choose to live?
Anywhere in New England.

Name an unforgettable place you have travelled?
Italy.

What types of clients do you particularly enjoy working with?
Ones with a good sense of humor.

What’s your favorite quote?
A low one …

What is one indulgence you will never forego?
Peanut butter.

What type of music do you listen to most often?
Modern rock.

If you weren’t in your current profession, what would you choose to do?
High school Economics teacher.

What’s one movie you could watch over and over again?
Pirates of the Caribbean.

What was the last meal that truly impressed you?
Gnocchi at Zabaglione Ristorante in Ipswich, MA.

Tell us something about you that most people don’t know?
I can play the flute.

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As Chief Investment Officer and CEO, Steven’s responsibilities include the research and analysis of securities, and the design of risk adjusted portfolios. He conducts extensive, hands-on research, while continuously refining our proprietary research methodology, The ResearchEdge®.

Steven also serves on the firm’s Research and Investment Management Committee, and is responsible for the oversight of the firms operations and management, as well as business development and client relations. His overriding mission is to ensure that clients, employees, and partners achieve their goals

Steven’s advice is sought by national and local press and media. His articles and commentary have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Smart Money, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Dow Jones Newswires, Newsday, TheSteet.com, Fox Business News, U.S. News and World Report, Barron’s, Investment News, Financial Advisor Magazine, BottomLine Personal, The Wall Street Journal Transcript, CNBC’s “MSN Money,” and more. In addition, he has appeared on Fox Business Network, Fox News and CNBC as an expert stock picker.

Steven is married with two children, and enjoys volunteering for the local community through organizations like Open Door and the Ipswich Rotary Club.

Education:

  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Babson College’s F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
  • Bachelor of Science degree in finance and economics from Bryant University

Certifications:

  • CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®)
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF)
  • Chartered Mutual Funds CounselorSM (CMFC).
  • Completed the Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance Program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education in October 2010.

Memberships:

  • Member of Ed Slott’s Master Elite IRA Advisor Group
  • Member of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), the national organization of fee-only planners.
  • Chair of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Massachusetts Chapter Study Group
  • The Financial Planning Association (FPA)
  • Member of the Ipswich, MA Rotary Club.
  • Ipswich Rotary Club Liaison to the Paul F. Doyon Memorial School Early Act Club.
  • Member of the Boston Security Analysts Society (BSAS).
  • Former member of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA).
  • Former Chairman of the NYSSA’s Value Investing Committee.
  • Former Member of the Executive Board of the Finance Association at Bryant University.
  • Served on Bryant University’s Archway Investment Fund Investment Advisory Board, mentoring Bryant University students on portfolio management and securities analysis.
  • Former Member of the Finance Committee for the Town of Rowley, MA.

Awards and Recognitions:

  • June 2023: Received Appreciation Award for Ongoing Commitment and Dedicated Service to Early Act and Paul F. Doyon Memorial School
  • November 2019: Recipient of the Helen Muise Community Service Award for his volunteer work with The Open Door. 
  • Inducted into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international economics honor society.
  • Contributing editor for Forbes.com, SeekingAlpha.com, SumZero.com and Morningstar.com.

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