Palmer founded Cowford Wealth Management in Jacksonville over 15 years ago and brings more than 30 years of financial services experience to Raymond James. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Palmer enjoys building lasting relationships with clients in our community and across the country. He finds great reward in helping clients achieve their goals. He recognizes that financial planning today requires a plan that is uniquely tailored to each clients' individual needs, goals and ambitions.
A graduate of the University of Florida, Palmer earned his Bachelor of Science in economics and played college baseball for the Gators. He has been in the financial services industry since graduating and has obtained the Wealth Management Specialist™ designation, earned the managing director title and was named to Raymond James' Chairman's Club* in 2014-2023.
Palmer takes pride in involving himself in the community by being an assistant coach for The Bolles School baseball team for the last eight years, contributing to Wolfson Children's Hospital, Golf Fights Cancer and the Dreams Come True Foundation. He and his wife, Tracy, reside in Ortega. They have two adult children, Ashlyn and Austin. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, coaching, playing golf and traveling.
Palmer Knight was named to the 2024 edition of the Forbes list of Best-in-State Top Wealth Advisors+.
As a Chairman's Council member, I am licensed to promote Forbes/SHOOK awards received between Oct 2023 - Dec 2024.
† The Forbes Top Wealth Advisors Best-In-State 2024 ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. This ranking is based upon the period from 6/30/2022 to 6/30/2023 and was released on 4/3/2024. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years of experience, and the algorithm weights factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Out of approximately 42,108 nominations, roughly 8,500 advisors received the award. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-wealth-advisors for more info.
*Membership is based mainly on assets under management, education, credentials, and fiscal year production. Requalification is required annually. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of advisor's future performance. No fee is paid in exchange for this award/rating.
