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Ryan Investments

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Client assets under management

$267,262,000

Clients

138

73% high-net-worth

Advisors

4

of 7 employees

Firm type

Supported

1-4 advisors or >$200M in AUM

Clients per advisor

35

Low

Average account size

$1,936,681

About

Ryan Investments provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and select nonprofits, and occasionally serves family offices and other advisors in a sub-advisory capacity. The firm oversees global equity, fixed income, alternative assets and hedging strategies and, after a recent statutory merger, added customized municipal bond portfolio management as a standalone or complementary service.

The firm implements its proprietary iFolios® active allocation models built mostly from low-cost index funds and ETFs, and manages client accounts on a discretionary basis once an iFolio model is selected. Its process is systematic and trend-focused—using moving-average and related technical rules to increase exposure to uptrending holdings and reduce exposure in downtrends—and it may use inverse ETFs for short-term hedging when appropriate.

Distinctive features include a recent combination with Yule Creek Wealth Management that retained all personnel and expanded the firm’s team, the formal integration of municipal bond strategies targeted to tax-sensitive HNW clients, and routine use of Schwab Institutional alongside third-party broker-dealers to access specific fixed-income offerings via a prime-broker arrangement. The firm also maintains relatively high account minimums and aggregates household accounts for management, while generally favoring index-based implementation guided by its trend-following discipline.

Client services

Portfolio management

Expertise

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Wealth management

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Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $2 million: 1.00% (equity/balanced portfolios) $2,000,001 - $5 million: 0.75% (equity/balanced portfolios) $5,000,001+: 0.60% (equity/balanced portfolios) $0 - $2 million: 0.60% (municipal bond portfolios) $2,000,001 - $5 million: 0.45% (municipal bond portfolios) $5,000,001+: 0.35% (municipal bond portfolios)

Other

Account minimum: $1 million for equity/balanced portfolios, $2 million for customized municipal bond portfolios Fee-only: Management fee based on AUM, no commissions or performance-based fee charged.

Main office location

Ryan Investments

22860 Two Rivers Road, Suite 200

Basalt CO 81621, United States

Number of offices

1

Most active in

California · Colorado · Texas

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Christopher R

CFA®, Series 63, Series 65

Basalt, CO

Ryan Investments

Christopher Ryan is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ryan Investment Management, Inc. since 2001. Ryan Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, typically serving clients with at least $1 million in investable assets. The firm employs six proprietary iFolio models that use trend-following techniques and primarily invest in low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Matthew O

Series 65

Basalt, CO

Ryan Investments

Matthew Owings is a financial advisor at Yule Creek Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at M. Austin Investments, LLC and Equus Private Wealth. Yule Creek Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and family offices, focusing on broad asset-allocation portfolios and specialized fixed-income strategies. The firm combines low-cost, index-based ETFs with active fixed-income management and emphasizes municipal-bond expertise and rigorous credit analysis.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Nathaniel K

CFA®

Basalt, CO

Ryan Investments

Nathaniel Kaup is a CFA charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Yule Creek Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at M. Austin Investments, Equus Private Wealth Management, and Credit Suisse AG. Yule Creek Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm combines low-cost, index-based ETFs with an active fixed-income program and employs both strategic and tactical asset allocation, emphasizing municipal-bond expertise and hands-on issuer due diligence.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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William V

CFP®

Basalt, CO

Ryan Investments

William Van Domelen is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Ryan Investment Management since 2019, following positions at First Western Trust and Tamarac Inc. He is based in Basalt, Colorado. Ryan Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and model-portfolio services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, generally serving clients with a soft $1 million investable-assets guideline. The firm uses six proprietary iFolio models based on trend-following technical indicators and constructs portfolios mainly with low-cost index mutual funds and ETFs.

Passive / index investing Active portfolio management Wealth management
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