Wealth Infrastructure For Independent RIAs_

All-in-one portfolio management software for RIAs

Surmount Wealth takes the back office work off your desk, opens up institutional model portfolios your clients could not otherwise reach, and gives them a client experience the next generation will actually use. Independently owned, and built to keep your firm that way.

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Independently Owned

No custodian or bank owns Surmount Wealth, so our roadmap answers to advisors.

Independently Owned

No custodian or bank owns Surmount Wealth, so our roadmap answers to advisors.

Independently Owned

No custodian or bank owns Surmount Wealth, so our roadmap answers to advisors.

Your Models Stay Yours

Build, import or license models. Your strategy IP stays with your firm.

Your Models Stay Yours

Build, import or license models. Your strategy IP stays with your firm.

Your Models Stay Yours

Build, import or license models. Your strategy IP stays with your firm.

Configured Around Your Firm

Set your own rules, approval steps and account preferences, Surmount applies them everywhere.

Configured Around Your Firm

Set your own rules, approval steps and account preferences, Surmount applies them everywhere.

Configured Around Your Firm

Set your own rules, approval steps and account preferences, Surmount applies them everywhere.

The Problem

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Staying independent is getting harder to do with the software available to you.

Hours lost to manual trading

Vendors chosen for their independence end up owned by asset managers and custodians carrying distribution goals of their own.

Hours lost to manual trading

Vendors chosen for their independence end up owned by asset managers and custodians carrying distribution goals of their own.

Hours lost to manual trading

Vendors chosen for their independence end up owned by asset managers and custodians carrying distribution goals of their own.

The back office is the real cost

Rebalancing, drift checks, trade review, reconciliation — still manual. Every new household adds to the pile, not the margin.

The back office is the real cost

Rebalancing, drift checks, trade review, reconciliation — still manual. Every new household adds to the pile, not the margin.

Your book is getting older

The client experience that won your current book may not hold the next generation, and heirs leave when the relationship transfers.

Your book is getting older

The client experience that won your current book may not hold the next generation, and heirs leave when the relationship transfers.

The Solution

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What changes when your firm runs on Surmount Wealth

You keep the client relationship and your investment authority. Surmount handles the operations underneath.

Automated trading and rebalancing

Set drift thresholds, cash targets and tax preferences once. Surmount applies them across every account and queues trades for your approval.

The back office, handled

Model updates, rebalancing and trade execution run automatically, and every action is logged for your records.

Investment products beyond your firm's reach

Offer partner strategies such as Nasdaq Dorsey Wright alongside your own models, available directly through the platform.

A client experience built for the next generation

Clients get clean, mobile-ready portfolio views and branded statements that match what they expect from modern apps.

What We Build

Model portfolio management and automated trading in a single platform

Trading & Rebalancing

Model Portfolio Management

Compliance Automation

Custodian Integration

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Connect your custodian.Trade hands-free.

Sync accounts, models, and compliance rules so every rebalance keeps moving.

Custodian sync

Tax-aware trades

Auto compliance

Models that build and update themselves

Deploy model portfolios for allocation, drift monitoring, rebalancing, and client-level customization.

Model construction

Drift monitoring

Household customization

One compliance layer across every account

Bring pre-trade and post-trade checks into a single source every workflow runs through.

Pre-trade checks

Post-trade review

Audit logging

Built to connect, not replace

Plug into the custodians and tools you already use. No re-platforming, no lock-in.

Workflow map

Quick setup

No re-platforming

How We Work

AI for RIAs, deployed where it saves the most time

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Weight-Loss Drugs and Consumer Spending: A Stress Test

Weight-loss drugs and consumer spending: a stress-test framework for advisors reviewing defensive stocks.

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Why Interest Rate Forecasts Fail: A Guide for Advisors

Interest rate forecasts often miss. See the evidence and how rules-based portfolios adapt to rate shifts.

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Market Re-Entry Strategy: The Half Most Advisors Skip

Exiting is easy. Getting back in is not. A rules-based market re-entry strategy framework for advisors.

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Systematic vs Idiosyncratic Risk: Auditing Your Thesis

Systematic vs idiosyncratic risk explained for advisors: a framework to audit what really drives a thesis.

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Macro Risk Exposure: A Holding-Level Framework for Advisors

Measure macro risk exposure at the holding level with a repeatable framework built for advisors and PMs.

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Is Value Investing Dead? What the Factor Research Says

Is value investing dead? We review research on the value premium, intangibles, and what advisors can test.

How We Work

AI for RIAs, deployed where it saves the most time

View all Blogs

Slide 1 of 1

Discover

Weight-Loss Drugs and Consumer Spending: A Stress Test

Weight-loss drugs and consumer spending: a stress-test framework for advisors reviewing defensive stocks.

Discover

Why Interest Rate Forecasts Fail: A Guide for Advisors

Interest rate forecasts often miss. See the evidence and how rules-based portfolios adapt to rate shifts.

Discover

Market Re-Entry Strategy: The Half Most Advisors Skip

Exiting is easy. Getting back in is not. A rules-based market re-entry strategy framework for advisors.

Discover

Systematic vs Idiosyncratic Risk: Auditing Your Thesis

Systematic vs idiosyncratic risk explained for advisors: a framework to audit what really drives a thesis.

Discover

Macro Risk Exposure: A Holding-Level Framework for Advisors

Measure macro risk exposure at the holding level with a repeatable framework built for advisors and PMs.

Discover

Is Value Investing Dead? What the Factor Research Says

Is value investing dead? We review research on the value premium, intangibles, and what advisors can test.

How We Work

AI for RIAs, deployed where it saves the most time

View all Blogs

Slide 1 of 1

Discover

Weight-Loss Drugs and Consumer Spending: A Stress Test

Weight-loss drugs and consumer spending: a stress-test framework for advisors reviewing defensive stocks.

Discover

Why Interest Rate Forecasts Fail: A Guide for Advisors

Interest rate forecasts often miss. See the evidence and how rules-based portfolios adapt to rate shifts.

Discover

Market Re-Entry Strategy: The Half Most Advisors Skip

Exiting is easy. Getting back in is not. A rules-based market re-entry strategy framework for advisors.

Discover

Systematic vs Idiosyncratic Risk: Auditing Your Thesis

Systematic vs idiosyncratic risk explained for advisors: a framework to audit what really drives a thesis.

Discover

Macro Risk Exposure: A Holding-Level Framework for Advisors

Measure macro risk exposure at the holding level with a repeatable framework built for advisors and PMs.

Discover

Is Value Investing Dead? What the Factor Research Says

Is value investing dead? We review research on the value premium, intangibles, and what advisors can test.

Use Cases

Where RIA automation pays back fastest

// Advisor Managed
Direct trading engine
Rebalance and trade every account from one screen, with fills logged automatically.
// Centralized Desk
Multi-custodian rebalancing
Apply one model across accounts held at different custodians, kept in line by a single set of rules.
// Compliance
Audit-ready workflows
Every approval, trade model change is timestamped and exportable for compliance reviews.
// Practice management
Client onboarding & billing
Set up new accounts, run fee schedules, and bring clients in without manual paperwork.

// Advisor Managed
Direct trading engine
Rebalance and trade every account from one screen, with fills logged automatically.
// Centralized Desk
Multi-custodian rebalancing
Apply one model across accounts held at different custodians, kept in line by a single set of rules.
// Compliance
Audit-ready workflows
Every approval, trade model change is timestamped and exportable for compliance reviews.
// Practice management
Client onboarding & billing
Set up new accounts, run fee schedules, and bring clients in without manual paperwork.

// Sales
Lead generation engine
Capture, enrich, score and route every inbound lead to the right rep
// SUPPORT
Customer support AI
Resolve customer inquiries instantly and escalate complex issues when needed.
// E-COMMERCE OPS
Order-to-fulfillment pipeline
Track orders, sync inventory, and streamline fulfillment from checkout to delivery.
// MARKETING
Campaign automation hub
Capture, qualify, and route every inbound request to the right campaign workflow.

Logan Weaver

Chief Executive Officer

Our Founder

Built by a founder who has lived the problem

"I started Surmount after seeing how much of an advisor's week goes to operations work that software should handle. We built the platform we wanted advisors to have: one that automates the busywork and leaves every investment decision with the advisor."

6 yrs

Building fintech and trading infrastructure

Techstars '22

Alum, backed and battle-tested

Security and compliance built for RIA due diligence

Surmount Wealth runs on regulated infrastructure. Advisory services are provided by Quantbase, LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, and brokerage services by Alpaca Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Client data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

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SEC-Registered Adviser: Quantbase, LLC

Alpaca Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC

Frequently asked questions

How does Surmount Wealth help an independent RIA?

It automates the operational side of portfolio management: rebalancing, trade execution, model updates and drift monitoring across client accounts. Your advisors keep full authority over every model and choose which actions need approval.

Do we have to move client assets or change custodians?

No. Surmount works as an investment management layer on top of your clients’ existing brokerage accounts, so there’s no ACAT transfer or re-papering to get started.

Will we need to change our team?

No new hires or restructuring. Your team keeps its roles and spends less time on manual trading and reconciliation.

How long does implementation take?

Most firms are live within 30 days. Custom builds typically take up to 90 days.

Can we use our own models?

Yes. Bring your existing models and we’ll build one on the platform during onboarding, so you can see it run before you commit.

Is Surmount Wealth a TAMP?

Surmount Wealth is technology. Your firm keeps discretion and the client relationship. For partners that need an adviser of record, Quantbase, LLC, our SEC-registered subsidiary, can serve in that role.

How does Surmount Wealth help an independent RIA?

Do we have to move client assets or change custodians?

No. Surmount works as an investment management layer on top of your clients’ existing brokerage accounts, so there’s no ACAT transfer or re-papering to get started.

Will we need to change our team?

No new hires or restructuring. Your team keeps its roles and spends less time on manual trading and reconciliation.

How long does implementation take?

Most firms are live within 30 days. Custom builds typically take up to 90 days.

Can we use our own models?

Yes. Bring your existing models and we’ll build one on the platform during onboarding, so you can see it run before you commit.

Is Surmount Wealth a TAMP?

How does Surmount Wealth help an independent RIA?

Do we have to move client assets or change custodians?

No. Surmount works as an investment management layer on top of your clients’ existing brokerage accounts, so there’s no ACAT transfer or re-papering to get started.

Will we need to change our team?

No new hires or restructuring. Your team keeps its roles and spends less time on manual trading and reconciliation.

How long does implementation take?

Most firms are live within 30 days. Custom builds typically take up to 90 days.

Can we use our own models?

Yes. Bring your existing models and we’ll build one on the platform during onboarding, so you can see it run before you commit.

Is Surmount Wealth a TAMP?

Bring your own models. See them running.

Request early access and we'll build one of your existing models on Surmount Wealth, so you can watch it run before you commit to anything.

Request Early Access

Bring your own models. See them running.

Request early access and we'll build one of your existing models on Surmount Wealth, so you can watch it run before you commit to anything.

Request Early Access

Bring your own models. See them running.

Request early access and we'll build one of your existing models on Surmount Wealth, so you can watch it run before you commit to anything.

Request Early Access