Our Team

M.B.A. – University of Kansas (Finance)
B.S. – Kansas State University
A.G. Edwards
Stifel Nicolaus
Craig Richard, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Craig joined the Buffalo Funds in 2008 as a research analyst and has 21 years of professional investment experience. From 2005 to 2007, Craig worked at A.G. Edwards as a Senior Associate Analyst. From 2002 to 2005, he worked at Stifel Nicolaus as an Associate Equity Research Analyst.
At the Buffalo Funds, Craig works with equity portfolios.
Craig received a B.S. from Kansas State University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Kansas. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Years of Experience
Years at Buffalo Funds
FUNDS MANAGED
Early Stage Growth Fund
Total Assets $132.43 Million (12/31/21)
Expense Ratio 1.51% / 1.36%
Benchmark Morningstar U.S. Small Growth
Small Cap Fund
Total Assets $1.16 Billion (12/31/21)
Expense Ratio 1.01% / 0.86%
Benchmark Morningstar U.S. Small Growth
Manager since 2023
Recent Articles
Media coverage regarding the Portfolio Manager, Funds Managed, and the Buffalo Funds in general.
“Industry Perspectives” 4Q 2022
The market currently expects at least two more Federal Funds rate hikes in early 2023 and a high of 5-5.25%. The tight labor market could give the Fed a chance to successfully engineer a soft economic landing, allowing consumers to keep spending at reasonable levels while absorbing higher interest costs.
Red-Hot Manager Forecasts Volatile 2023
John Kornitzer, Buffalo Flexible Income Fund portfolio manager, was recently interviewed by Investor’s Business Daily where he discusses industry trends that help identify opportunities with the potential for market outperformance.
“Industry Perspectives” 3Q 2022
The old adage is still true that past performance is no guarantee of future results, but we can still learn lessons from past bull and bear markets and apply them to our current investment decision making.
Fundamental Approach
We get to know the companies we invest in and learn how they run their business.
Top-Down & Bottom-Up
We identify Top-Down broad, secular growth trends and search for companies from the Bottom-Up.
Proprietary Philosophy
We construct our portfolios based on our own proprietary investment strategy.
Disciplined Investing
Sticking to our disciplined investment strategy ensures we maintain a consistent, balanced approach.