Walter Chown, CFP®, CTFA, CDFA™

Walter established Stillwater Wealth Management, Inc. in 2009 and serves as financial advisor and owner of the firm. He has been in the financial services industry since 1989 and today teams with experienced CPAs, attorneys and other financial professionals to better serve clients and to provide a wide range of tax-wise solutions to their unique financial situations.

Walter received his Bachelor of Science in business administration from Florida State University in 1989. He has passed the FINRA Series 7 and 63 exams as well as his life, health and variable licenses exams. He is an experienced insurance agent, Registered Representative with securities registrations held through LPL Financial, trust officer and financial planner and has worked with large brokerage firms, banks, insurance companies, CPA firms and Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firms. Prior to Stillwater Wealth Management, Inc., he was the CEO and president of a local RIA for six year.

Walter originally became a part of the financial services industry in order to help others work toward and pursue their goals, and he continues to enjoy being part of a process that helps his clients live their dreams. He is a member of the Financial Planners Association of Northeast Florida, the Estate Planning Council of Jacksonville, the Financial Services Institute and the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts, and he is also the former president of the Florida Bankers Association Graduate LII Trust School. He serves in the community as an advisory board member and fundraising event co-chair of the American Cancer Society. He currently coaches high school football in Jacksonville and formerly volunteered as a coach for youth baseball and soccer leagues.

Walter lives in Jacksonville with his wife, Andrea. He also has two children (Tac and Mary-Mac), a chocolate lab (Bandit), a rescue mixed breed (Lola) and a cat (Charlie). Walter has his private pilot license and enjoys traveling and taking part in a variety of outdoors activities with his family — boating, hiking, camping, surfing and paddle boarding, to name a handful.