Varium
Latin for "We Are Different"

Institutional Investment Management.
Built by Advisors, for Advisors.

An innovative partnership that maximizes both investment excellence and total firm value — built exclusively for growth-oriented RIAs.

A New Model

Scale. Enhance. Build.

The first partnership built to scale your business, enhance your investment process, and dramatically increase the value of your firm.

Investment Process

We deliver institutional-quality investment solutions — portfolio management, research, and execution — customized for you and seamlessly integrated into your existing practice with no disruption to client relationships.

Value Creation — Two Wins, Compounding

Partnering with Varium creates firm value two ways. First, replacing the cost of a suboptimal investment process with institutional-quality management — lower costs mean higher EBITDA and a more valuable firm. Second, an equity stake in Varium's shared revenues that grows as the partnership grows.

150+
Years Combined Experience
6
Investment Professionals
SEC
Registered Investment Advisor
10–12
Select Partner Firms Globally
The Investment Team

150+ Years of Institutional Investment Strategy, Portfolio Management, and Asset Allocation Implementation

Highly credentialed professionals with proven track records across multiple market cycles, investment styles, and asset classes.

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Christian R. Hyldahl
CFA
Founder & President
32 Years Experience

32 years of portfolio management, investment strategy, and research across multiple styles. Consistently ranked as a top portfolio manager in multiple domestic and international equity categories. Value equity investment specialist — domestic and international.

MBA, Finance & Economics — Fuqua School of Business, Duke University & London School of Economics
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Gerald W. Buetow, Jr.
Ph.D. · CFA · CMT · CIPM
Chief Investment Officer
34 Years Experience

34 years of portfolio management, quantitative research, and multi-billion-dollar asset allocation. Former CIO, Director of Research — managing large institutional portfolios across multiple asset classes. Former Chaired Professor of Finance, James Madison University; VP of Curriculum, CFA Institute.

Ph.D., Finance and Econometrics — Lehigh University
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Bernd Hanke
Ph.D. · CFA
Head of Quantitative Research & Asset Allocation
28 Years Experience

28 years of portfolio management, fundamental and quantitative research. Former Head of International Research, Quantitative Equity Group — Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Oversaw research on investment factors, proprietary risk models, and global sector rotation strategies.

Ph.D., Finance — London Business School  ·  INQUIRE UK Member
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Brian Fischer
CFA
Head of Alternatives & Private Equity Research
36 Years Experience

36 years of portfolio management, alternatives research, and institutional risk management. Former leader of Washington State Investment Board's Private Markets group. Built and led alternative investment teams across multiple institutional platforms.

MBA — Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
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Matthew Huber
CFA · CMT
Head of Technical Analysis & Equity Portfolio Analyst
24 Years Experience

24 years of portfolio management, investment strategy, and research. Equity investment specialist — domestic and international. Holds both the CFA and CMT designations — a rare combination of fundamental and technical credentials.

BA, Business Administration, Cum Laude — Villanova University
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Matthew Hyldahl
 
Director of Trading & Trading Systems
30 Years Experience

30 years of trading, portfolio management, and investment strategy. Co-managed a $700M private wealth management group generating $6M in annual revenue. Trading specialist — equity and derivatives, serving institutional clients, money managers, and hedge funds.

BS, Government and Economics — Lehigh University
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