AZA Capital Management is a SEC Registered Investment Advisor, focused on delivering a high level of service to clients worldwide.
AZA Capital Management’s roots extend back to 1979, when the president and founder of the firm, Arthur Zaske, left the brokerage industry to establish an investment advisory business. During that time, Mr. Zaske developed his strength as an asset allocation strategist, and began to actively manage assets through an affiliation with Merrill Lynch. As one of the founding partners of the Merrill Lynch Retirement Group, Mr. Zaske helped develop a fee–only service model, which later provided the framework for the wrap account products offered by Merrill Lynch and the rest of the brokerage industry.
In 1986, Drexel Burnham Lambert hired Mr. Zaske to create a new personal investment management subsidiary. A few years later, Mr. Zaske formed a partnership, Zaske, Sarafa & Associates (ZSA), and by 1993 had experienced enough growth to place ZSA in Inc. 500’s list of Fastest Growing Privately Held Firms. Arthur Zaske & Associates emerged from the ZSA partnership in 1997, and today the firm operates as AZA Capital Management.
By applying our asset allocation experience together with a high level of individualized service, AZA Capital is focused on delivering a superior experience to our clients. The firm’s aptitude in developing new and unique investment strategies allows us to meet the diverse needs of our clients. AZA Capital manages all of its strategies internally, utilizing time-tested principals in ways that are fitting to today’s market.
In 2009, AZA Capital opened a new office in Chicago to better service the growing demand in that market.