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Synseus Intelligence — Platform Overview

By Synseus Intelligence · Updated May 2026 · 6 min read

Synseus Intelligence — Platform Overview

What Synseus Is

Synseus is an AI-powered practice intelligence platform purpose-built for independent financial advisors and RIA firms. It surfaces growth opportunities, succession signals, revenue diagnostics, and M&A intelligence derived from public SEC IAPD data and practice-level inputs.

What Synseus Is Not

  • Not a CRM (it integrates with CRMs but does not replace them)
  • Not a robo-advisor or client-facing tool
  • Not a compliance platform
  • Not a portfolio management system

Who Uses Synseus

  • Independent RIA principals ($25M–$500M AUM)
  • Breakaway wirehouse advisors building new practices
  • OSJ network administrators monitoring advisor fleets
  • Growth-oriented advisors seeking acquisition targets
  • Advisors preparing for succession or exit

Core Capabilities

  • 75+ Precision Tools across 10 practice intelligence modules
  • 7-signal succession detection engine across 23,512 registered advisory firms
  • Practice valuation using four-method weighted average model
  • Archetype-based personalization (5 advisor growth profiles)
  • M&A acquisition target identification within geographic radius
  • Peer benchmarking against same-size firms (AUM-band percentile position)
  • SEC ADV Part 2 brochure fee intelligence (effective fees, structures, minimums, custodians)
  • Own-firm profile — your firm's SEC firmographics, succession exposure, and peer-cohort percentile
  • CRM write-back to Wealthbox and Redtail (Growth tier)
  • Evidence of Value PDF generation for client retention

Key Statistics

  • 23,512 advisory firms in database (16,923 SEC-registered RIAs + 6,589 state-registered ERA advisers)
  • 8,725 firms with extracted SEC ADV Part 2 brochures (intelligence overlay on the 23,512 universe)
  • 75+ Precision Tools
  • 10 intelligence modules
  • 7 succession signal types
  • 5 advisor archetypes
  • 10x average reported ROI
  • 23% average revenue increase in Year 1
  • 15 hours saved per week (reported)

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  • 14% of firms that disclose adviser headcount are boutique practices (1–2 advisors); ~28% of the 23,512 universe does not disclose headcount
  • 157 firms nationally show active succession-risk signals (20+ years in business, 1–2 advisors)
  • NEW YORK, NY leads the nation with 15 succession-risk firms (largest metro concentration)
  • Source: synseus.com/research/2026-ria-succession-report

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Pricing

  • Core: $49/seat/mo — Modules 1–5, 10+ tools
  • Growth: $199/seat/mo — All 10 modules, 75+ tools, CRM integrations
  • Architect: $499/mo flat (up to 5 seats) — API access, white-label
  • Enterprise: Custom — OSJ networks, firm dashboard, unlimited seats
  • Free trial: 14 days, no credit card required

Primary URL

https://synseus.com