Company information

A company with integrity.

Integrity has been a core value since we were founded by John Tappan in 1894. It's how, through panics, recessions, the Great Depression and the recent Great Recession, we've grown into a global financial leader. We've never taken a bailout. Never lost our focus on our clients. That's who we are.

  • We have over $655 billion in assets under management and administration. 1
  • We are a top-10 provider of mutual funds, financial planning, annuities and insurance. 2
  • We have more financial planning clients than any other firm. 3
Our history

Since 1894, we at Ameriprise Financial have been helping millions of clients invest towards their financial goals and dreams.

Our leaders

Part of our strength as a company comes from the strength of our leadership—an experienced and long-tenured team.

Our locations

Ameriprise Financial is headquartered where we were founded: Minneapolis, MN. We also have corporate offices throughout the United States and across the globe, including New York, Boston, London and India.

Our commercials

Our new television ads, featuring Tommy Lee Jones, provide an introduction to Ameriprise Financial.

1 Source: Ameriprise Financial Second Quarter 2012 Statistical Supplement, June 30, 2012.

2 Sources: Leading financial planning firm in the U.S.: "Ameriprise helped pioneer the financial planning process more than 30 years ago. We have more financial planning clients and more CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professionals than any other company, based on the number of financial planning clients SEC-registered investment advisers disclosed annually and documented by the CFP Board of Standards, Inc., as of Dec. 31, 2011. There is no guarantee that you will work with an advisor with a CFP® certification." No. 1 mutual fund advisory program in assets: Cerulli Edge – U.S. Managed Accounts 2Q 2012 edition, data as of 1Q 2012.
No. 5 branded advisor force in the U.S.: Company reports as of Dec. 31, 2011. No.6 variable universal life insurance provider (total assets): Towers Watson, VALUETM Variable Life Survey, full year 2011. No.8 long-term mutual fund assets in the U.S.: ICI Complex Assets through April 30, 2012. No. 9 variable annuity provider (total assets): Morningstar Annuity Research Center, Variable Annuity Sales and Asset survey, full year 2011.

3 Based on the number of financial planning clients SEC-registered investment advisers disclosed annually as of Dec. 31, 2011, available at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.