Riverplace Capital Management

Overview

Peter Bower established Riverplace Capital Management in 1998 in Jacksonville, Florida, targeting small business owners, family estates, and individual investors. The firm has operated consistently for over 25 years, serving clients across Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra, St. Augustine, and the broader First Coast region. Riverplace positions itself as a fiduciary wealth manager, offering services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement planning, and family office advisory. The firm emphasizes a bottom-up investment approach, blending top-down sector analysis with quantitative and qualitative screening of individual securities. The firm brands its research-driven philosophy as “The Lonely Bull,” signaling a contrarian posture, though specific public holdings are not disclosed. The firm primarily serves a private-client base through direct advisory relationships rather than pooled fund structures. The firm is led by Executive Chairman Peter Bower and operates under a board of directors that includes Daniel B. Nunn, Jr. The team highlights more than 100 years of combined experience across its advisors, though the total number of professionals is not publicly stated. Riverplace Capital operates from its Jacksonville headquarters, and recent public filings or media reports have not disclosed expansions into new offices or the launch of adjacent investment vehicles. Riverplace Capital’s structural architecture is that of a closely held fiduciary advisory firm, not a family office deploying proprietary capital. The firm’s governance is anchored by a board of directors that periodically reviews investment performance, financial soundness, and client metrics. Succession and day-to-day investment oversight flow from the founder-led Executive Chairman role, creating a centralized decision-making model characteristic of a multi-generational private advisory business.