Ryan Christensen

As Retirement Plan Advisor with Coldstream Wealth Management, Ryan is responsible for the oversight and management of the retirement plans he serves. Ryan specializes in providing defined contribution, defined benefit, and non-qualified plan advisory services to retirement plan sponsors. Ryan helps clients manage their plans more effectively with independent advice on investments, plan design, employee engagement, vendor management, and fiduciary process. At the end of the day, his goal is to help his clients ensure the retirement success of their team.

Before joining Coldstream, he was a Partner and Retirement Plan Lead Advisor at Cable Hill Partners. In 2025, Cable Hill Partners merged with Coldstream thanks to the firms’ shared service culture and professional compatibility. Ryan graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance & international business and has earned his FINRA Series 65 license.

MOST TREASURED THING I OWN

My AppleTV shared family album with pictures, both old and new, of our collective experiences through the years. Nothing I own could replace the experiences we’ve had.

ONE PIECE OF ADVICE

You don’t invest your way to retirement, you save your way to retirement. There are two main questions during 401k enrollment, how much to save and where to invest. The former is way more important than the ladder.

HOBBIES

Outside of the office, you can find Ryan actively involved in the youth sports community as well as traveling and spending family time outdoors in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.