Ross grew up in the Gulf Coast in Mobile, Alabama. He bought his first stock at age 12 (Microsoft) - he really wishes he held on to that one! Ross began trading stocks in high school and has been hooked on the markets ever since. He earned a BS in Finance from Auburn University and acquired his Series 7 and 66 licenses in his senior year. He has worked at a few investment advisory firms but grew tired of how most clients get taken by lagging returns and high fees that wipe out hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential gains each.  

As an avid reader of investment philosophy, Ross has studied the work of Ben Graham, Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, Seth Klarman and other legendary money managers. He believes that value is the foundation of every investment decision and the most successful Wall Street titans have all used a similar framework.