In Appreciation of Our Founders
The RSS Investment Counsel team is guided by the enduring vision of our founders, Barbara G. Rosenblum and Phyllis R. Sutton.
Starting the firm in 1984, the pair co-managed client investment portfolios, specializing in growth stock investing for more than three decades before Barbara retired. Phyllis continued to lead the RSS team serving as the firm’s chief portfolio manager and heading the firm’s Investment Policy Committee until her retirement in 2024.
We are grateful for their example of unwavering commitment to exceptional client service and are committed to delivering nothing less.
About Barbara G. Rosenblum
Mrs. Rosenblum began her long and accomplished career as a securities analyst with Bache & Co. covering consumer non-durables and pharmaceuticals, and worked for several prominent New York Stock exchange firms. She developed the Flexible Growth investment discipline in 1975 at our predecessor firm.
A member of the San Francisco Society of Securities Analyst and the Association for Investment Management and Research, Barbara generously shared her knowledge and experience through interviews with financial publications, television and radio shows including CNBC, the Wall Street Journal and the Wall Street Transcript. She was a frequent financial commentator in Bay Area newspapers, and a popular guest speaker and lecturer at institutions including the University of California, Mills College and San Francisco State University.
About Phyllis R. Sutton
Ms. Sutton began her career with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith in New York City, where she worked as a securities analyst and portfolio strategist. After working at several investment advisory firms, including Dodge & Cox in San Francisco, she became a principal of Robert M. Sutton Investment Management and joined Barbara Rosenblum to create RSS in 1984.
Phyllis has been featured in many financial publications and television shows including Money Magazine and CNN and has been a frequent commentator on financial matters and the capital markets in the San Francisco Chronicle.