Ryan Sprowls

Top Wealth + Best-in-State · rank 2 · Alexandria, Virginia · listed firm: 114 Private Wealth | Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

Identity & firm

• Firm — 114 Private Wealth | Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network (high)
  • “Ryan Sprowls - 114 Private Wealth | Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network” — forbes_shook
  • “WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC” — sec_finra_regulatory
• Parent company — Wells Fargo (high)
  • “WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC” — sec_finra_regulatory
• Firm type — ibd_rep (high)
  • “The firm is affiliated with Wells Fargo Financial Network, an independent broker channel.” — professional_press
  • “WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC” — sec_finra_regulatory
• Team name — 114 Private Wealth (high)
  • “At 114 Private Wealth, we take a truly comprehensive approach and consider each component of your life and wealth when creating the investment plan most ideal for your goals.” — firm_official
• Team size — 10 (medium)
  • “Ryan C. Sprowls” — firm_official
  • “In April, after 25 years with Wells Fargo Advisors, Sprowls founded 114 Private Wealth, which has 11 team members managing $2.5 billion in assets.” — professional_press
• CRD — 3074726 (high)
  • “RYAN SPROWLS” — sec_finra_regulatory
• Years experience — 27 (high)
  • “RYAN SPROWLS” — sec_finra_regulatory
• Designations — CFP, other:AAMS (high)
  • “CFP® AAMS™” — firm_official

Book of business

• Team AUM ($M) — 2500 (high)
  • “Team Assets (Custodied):** $2.5B” — forbes_shook
  • “Billion

As of 03/25” — firm_official

• Account minimum ($M) — 1 (high)
  • “Minimum Account Size:** $1M” — forbes_shook
• Typical client net worth ($M) — 13.5 (high)
  • “Typical Net Worth of Relationships:** $2-25M” — forbes_shook
• Client niche — multigenerational families and high-net-worth business executives/owners (high)
  • “Legacies don’t happen by chance. They must be nurtured across generations with a clear vision and consistent planning that accounts for the unknown.” — firm_official
  • “Separating work and life can present a struggle as your career advances — especially when it comes to managing your wealth. Optimizing cash flow, diversifying assets and planning for succession requires a lot of time, fo” — firm_official
• Custodians — gap: not_applicable
• Fee model — fee_plus_commission (medium)
  • “WELLS FARGO ADVISORS FINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC” — sec_finra_regulatory
  • “Ryan C. Sprowls is President, CEO, and PIM Portfolio Manager at 114 Private Wealth in Alexandria.” — professional_press

Positioning & marketing

• Website url — https://114pw.com/ (high)
  • “Website:** https://114pw.com” — forbes_shook
• Value proposition (verbatim) — Investing isn’t just about numbers. It’s an emotional journey, too. Our practice’s name in large part symbolizes how each client comes first and how they’ll be surrounded by a team focused on helping them build, manage, preserve and transition wealth for generations to come. (high)
  • “Investing isn’t just about numbers. It’s an emotional journey, too. Our practice’s name in large part symbolizes how each client comes first and how they’ll be surrounded by a team focused on helping them build, manage, ” — firm_official
• Differentiators — Give 114% — committed to doing and being their very best, Perpetual Planning — nonstop planning as clients' lives and goals change, Introspection — vigilant in adapting and improving their own practice, Total Wealth Planning across Assets, Risk Management, Liabilities and Wealth Transfer, Nationally Recognized, Locally Renowned — practice founded in 1956, serving 45 states (high)
  • “We know our clients deserve nothing less than our very best, day in and day out. We’re committed to doing our very best and being our very best.” — firm_official
  • “We take a nonstop approach to planning because when your life changes, your goals do, too.” — firm_official
• Content marketing — none (medium)
  • “State of the Markets Darrell Cronk, President of Wells Fargo Investment Institute, shares his insights on current market conditions and what may lie ahead.” — firm_official
• Has podcast — no (medium)
  • “About 114” — firm_official
• Books published — 0 (medium)
  • “Over the years Ryan has been consistently recognized as one of the nation’s leading financial advisors, earning a place on Barron’s Top 1200 Advisors (2015-2024)* list for over a decade and being ranked among Forbes’ Top” — firm_official
• Linkedin url — gap: not_found_after_search
• Social presence — linkedin_active (low)
  • “114 Private Wealth” — social_or_third_party_db
• Press awards — 2026 Barron's Top 1,500 Financial Advisors, 2025 Barron's Top 100 Independent Advisors, 2024 Five Star Wealth Manager (Washington D.C. area), Virginia Business Banking & Finance 2025 honoree, Northern Virginia Magazine Best Financial Professionals (high)
  • “2026 Barron’s Top 1,500 Financial Advisors – Ryan Sprowls, President & CEO. Disclosure: Awarded March 2026; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Sept. 2024 - Sept. 2025 (Source: Barrons.com).” — firm_official
  • “2025 Barron’s Top 100 Independent Advisors – Ryan Sprowls, President & CEO Disclosure: 2025 Barron’s Top 100 Independent Advisors: Awarded September 2025; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from July 2024” — firm_official

Visual brand

• Has distinct logo — yes (high)
  • “” — firm_official
• Logo url — https://114pw.com/media/768156/114-private-wealth-bold.svg (high)
  • “” — firm_official
• Visual brand notes — Brown/tan and white palette with grid-square and circle motifs; custom numeral wordmark, video hero, warm lifestyle photography of families and executives, plus illustrated pillar infographics. (high)
  • “” — firm_official

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