RS Investments is an investment management firm serving a global and diverse client base including financial advisors, retirement plans, individual investors, and institutions, endowments and foundations. Founded in 1986, the firm manages assets, provides financial advisory services, retirement plans for emerging and developing markets and also invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. RS Investments is a privately held subsidiary of Guardian Investor Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in Des Moines, Iowa