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AZA Capital Management

Team

Firm-wide stats for AZA Capital Management

Total advisors

7

Across 4 offices

Clients per advisor

47 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$930,200 Typical

HNW client ratio

32% Typical

About

AZA Capital Management provides fee-only investment advisory and wealth management to individuals (including high-net-worth clients), other financial advisors and their clients, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable organizations. Its services include portfolio and asset-allocation management, financial planning, separately managed account strategies (including TAMP access via Axxcess Wealth Management), and management of held-away accounts using Pontera Solutions.

The firm combines quantitative analysis and qualitative research, applying a multi-factor model and proprietary trend analysis to drive tactical allocation within strategies such as DRIV Core and the Adaptive series, which pair passive index ETFs with tactical shifts in equity and bond exposure. Portfolios generally emphasize index-based ETFs and customized bond portfolios, with margin used only when directed by the client and options included among the instruments discussed in the firm’s strategy descriptions.

Distinctive features noted in the brochure include a team operating five offices and an explicit offering of services to other investment advisers and TAMP platforms, which the firm describes under its Asset Management services and custodial arrangements. AZA also discloses compensated promoter/referral arrangements, provides quarterly performance reports and market commentary to clients, and documents the potential use of equity options in client strategies — items the firm presents transparently in its regulatory disclosures.

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Expertise

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management

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Location

141 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 3332

Chicago IL 60604

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Ross B

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

AZA Capital Management

Ross Blauwkamp is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Advisors LLC and M.C. Vogel, LLC. AZA Capital Management is a team-based firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, other financial advisors and their clients, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of quantitative analysis and qualitative research to implement tactical allocations within index-based and customized portfolios, offering a range of services including financial planning, separately managed accounts, and management of held-away assets.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Michael L

Series 66

Chicago, IL

AZA Capital Management

Michael Lafontaine is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management in Chicago, IL, with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with AZA Capital Management since 2009 and holds a Series 66 designation. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Lafontaine owns Harbour Capital Holdings, LLC, a non-investment business focused on maintaining operational continuity through an off-site office location. AZA Capital Management serves individuals, families, other financial advisors and their clients, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs tactical, multi-factor asset allocation strategies primarily using index-based ETFs and dynamic equity and fixed-income shifts, and it frequently acts as a sub-advisor and strategy provider to other advisers and platforms.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Christopher R

Series 63, Series 65, Series 66

Chicago, IL

AZA Capital Management

Christopher Recker is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management in Chicago, IL, with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with AZA Capital since 2014 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Recker owns Atmos, LLC, a business focused on operational continuity services unrelated to investment management. AZA Capital Management serves individuals, families, financial advisors, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs quantitative and qualitative methods to implement tactical, multi-factor asset allocation strategies primarily using index-based ETFs and custom fixed-income portfolios, and it frequently acts as a sub-advisor or strategy provider to other advisers and platforms.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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Barbara K

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

AZA Capital Management

Barbara Kelly is a financial advisor at AZA Capital Management with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Castleview Partners, LLC and InterOcean Capital. Outside of her advisory role, Ms. Kelly serves as Director of McLennan Partners Ltd., a UK company investing in a bed and breakfast, and owns Mint Private Enterprises, LLC, which provides administrative services for a family office. AZA Capital Management serves individuals, families, financial advisors, institutions, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses quantitative and qualitative research to implement tactical, multi-factor asset allocation strategies primarily through index-based ETFs and also acts as a sub-advisor and strategy provider to other investment advisers and platforms.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management
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