Ameriprise Financial

America's leader in financial planning*

Join Ameriprise

About Ameriprise

Ameriprise History

A history of initiative and growth

Company Overview

John Tappan founded Ameriprise Financial with a singular vision, to help ordinary Americans achieve their financial dreams and feel confident about their futures. Throughout our long history, we have remained steadfast to this vision of putting our clients' needs first, always.

The strength of this commitment is matched only by our strength as a company. Through downturns, recessions, booms, the Great Depression and the recent Great Recession, we have honored every financial obligation to our clients and have never taken a bailout.

View Ameriprise Timeline

Ameriprise Financial history

View our timeline

Over the years, we've helped millions of people invest billions of dollars for what's important to them. Today, we are America's largest financial planning company1 and a leading global financial institution, with more than $650 billion in assets under management and administration2.

Every day – true to Tappan's vision – our 10,000 financial advisors2 work with our clients one-to-one, to help put their dreams and goals more within reach.

Products & Services

Financial planning, retirement, investments, insurance, banking

1Based on the number of financial plans annually disclosed in Form ADV, Part 1A, Item 5, available at adviserinfo.sec.gov as of Dec. 31, 2010, and the number of CFP® professionals documented by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

2Ameriprise Financial Second Quarter 2011 Statistical Supplement, June 30, 2011.

Brokerage, investment and financial advisory services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC. Some products and services may not be available in all jurisdictions or to all clients.