Ronald Saba, CFA

Ron was born in Kansas City, Missouri.  As a child, his family then moved to Chicago, Illinois; Rochester, New York and Trumbull, Connecticut, following his father‘s career as an electrical engineer. Music was, and still is, Ron‘s passion. He began playing a number of instruments while in elementary school, eventually focusing on the saxophone. During most of his teenage years, Ron was a member of a jazz orchestra that performed at a variety of venues in both the United States and Europe – culminating in an invitation to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland, one of largest jazz festivals in the world.

After beginning college as a music major, Ron graduated from The Ohio State University in 1985 with an undergraduate degree in Business Finance.  He later achieved a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago with a concentration in Finance.  During that time, Ron also attained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Ron began his investment career in 1986 as an Analyst with the Sigma mutual funds in Wilmington, Delaware, whose funds were recognized by the prestigious Forbes Honor Roll for their excellent long-term performance.

Throughout his career spanning five decades from the 1980s to the 2020s, Ron has managed a broad array of asset classes & investment strategies including Small Cap Value, SMID Cap Value, Dividend Income, Options-based Equity Strategies, Preferred Stocks, High Yield Bonds and Tactical Asset Allocation. He also participated in negotiations representing high yield bondholders as a member of bondholder committees during the bankruptcy workout process.

Ron has managed two Morningstar five-star funds in two separate categories during his career: one in the Small Cap Value category and the other in the Tactical Allocation category. He was also recognized as one of the leading Small Cap and SMID Cap Value institutional investment managers while leading the team at Charlotte Capital. Most recently, Ron was a managing partner and key member of the investment team at Horizon Investments in Charlotte, NC.

Throughout his career, Ron has appeared in a variety of media outlets including CNBC and Barron’s.