Overview
- Headquarters
- Minneapolis, MN
- Average Client Assets
- $2.0 million
- Minimum Account Size
- $25,000
- SEC CRD Number
- 6363
Fee Structure
Primary Fee Schedule (AMERIPRISE MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE)
| Min | Max | Marginal Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | and above | 2.00% |
Minimum Annual Fee: $100
Illustrative Fee Rates
| Total Assets | Annual Fees | Average Fee Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $1 million | $20,000 | 2.00% |
| $5 million | $100,000 | 2.00% |
| $10 million | $200,000 | 2.00% |
| $50 million | $1,000,000 | 2.00% |
| $100 million | $2,000,000 | 2.00% |
Clients
- HNW Share of Firm Assets
- 55.79%
- Total Client Accounts
- 2,424,045
- Discretionary Accounts
- 1,522,835
- Non-Discretionary Accounts
- 901,210
Services Offered
Services: Financial Planning, Portfolio Management for Individuals, Portfolio Management for Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting, Investment Advisor Selection, Educational Seminars
Regulatory Filings
Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - CONSULTING SERVICE SUPPLEMENT (2026-03-27)
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Consulting Services Supplement to Ameriprise Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A) dated March 2026
Update dated March 2026
This is a supplement to information contained in the Brochure and replaces any previous updates. All
information contained in the Brochure remains the same except the language noted below. To help you better
understand this information, headings and subheadings in this supplement generally coincide with those in the
Brochure. If there is any conflict between the supplement and the Disclosure Brochure, the supplement
supersedes the Brochure.
An additional service option, described below, is available from Ameriprise Financial Planning Service on a limited
basis only through Brostrom and Berlin Wealth Management.
Page 3 under the heading “Additional financial planning areas”
[Add the following language]
Consulting Service
This service may provide information, analysis and advice in long-term business planning matters. These matters
may include:
Business and Entity valuation of:
> Interests in sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships, limited liability entities, S corporations
and C corporations
> Employee stock ownership trusts and plans
> Derivative instruments and/or ownership interests such as stock options and warrants
> Debt instruments and/or ownership interests such as notes, bonds and/or convertible debt.
These valuations may be used by clients in support of long-term business planning, merger and acquisition
transactions, and tax and regulatory filings. However, Ameriprise Financial Services and Brostrom and Berlin
Wealth Management do not provide tax or legal advice or filing services. Brostrom and Berlin Wealth
Management’s services can provide information related to the general tax treatment of financial services
products, the general tax implications of a transaction, or of establishing a certain type of ownership or product.
See the “Income tax planning” subsection of the “Additional financial planning areas” in the Disclosure
Brochure.
Executive compensation programs
Analysis and advice that may be used by clients and their legal and tax advisers to develop and implement
executive compensation programs, including programs involving the awarding of compensation based on
increases in a business entity’s value and/or involving the transfer of ownership interests in a business entity.
Expert witness testimony
May be provided in support of the Business and Entity valuation and/or Executive compensation programs
Page 8, under the heading “Fees and Compensation”
[Add the following language after the last paragraph in the section]
One half of the fee is payable when you select the Consulting Service option and sign the Agreement. The
remainder of the fee is due when you receive the analysis and written advice.
Please keep this Supplement with your copy of the Brochure, service agreement and amendment.
1356 AS (3/26)
Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - DIVORCE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SUPPLEMENT (2026-03-27)
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Divorce Financial Analysis Supplement to
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service
Client Disclosure Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A)
Dated March 2026
Update Dated March 2026
Divorce Financial Analysis is offered in addition to those services described in the Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A). Divorce Financial Analysis is available to two
types of clients: Individuals and couples in divorce proceedings, or attorneys who wish to engage a financial
advisor to provide Divorce Financial Analysis for use in their clients’ cases. All information contained in the
Brochure remains the same with exception of the language noted below. To help you better understand this
information, headings and subheadings in this update generally coincide with those in the Brochure. If there is
any conflict between this update and the Brochure, the update supersedes the Brochure.
Under the heading “AFPS planning goals”
(On page 2, the following language replaces the existing paragraph.)
Your financial advisor reviews financial data and other information related to the divorce and uses it to prepare
analysis to help assess the financial impact of the divorce settlement options under consideration. Divorce
Financial Analysis does not require the financial advisor to review the financial fundamentals.
Under the heading “Additional financial planning areas”
(On page 3, the following language supplements the existing sections)
Divorce Financial Analysis — providing analysis to help assess personal finances during a divorce. With Divorce
Financial Analysis, your advisor does not recommend a preferred divorce settlement option or include
recommendations regarding ownership or division of assets and liabilities. Any documents, analyses and other
work products, and any other statements made by a financial advisor in providing the divorce financial analysis
service are not protected by privilege and may be discoverable by another party to the proceeding. Individuals
considering divorce should consult with an attorney regarding such issues. The attorney, not the financial
advisor, is the divorcing individual’s legal advocate during divorce proceedings.
This service may include expert witness service if the financial advisor is called to provide testimony regarding
the process used to prepare a divorce financial analysis and its contents. If called to testify, the financial advisor
may charge you additional fees for preparation for, attendance at and participation in a divorce proceeding.
Financial advisors who offer Divorce Financial Analysis are required to complete specialized training that focuses
on the application of financial planning to personal finances during a divorce.
Not all Ameriprise financial advisors are authorized to offer Divorce Financial Analysis.
Under the heading “Initial Recommendations”
(On page 3, the following language replaces the first three paragraphs)
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor the financial advisor will recommend a preferred divorce settlement
option or provide recommendations regarding ownership or division of assets and liabilities. In a Divorce
Financial Analysis, the financial advisor will work with you to identify and prioritize objectives and gather and
analyze information. Your financial advisor will make best efforts to perform an analysis and deliver to you an
illustration of the settlement offers proposed by the divorcing individual, their spouse or their designated agent,
and an illustration of the settlement option you select.
The financial advisor may, upon your request, provide the following analyses as an Individual Service within
Divorce Financial Analysis:
• Alimony buyout analysis
• Pension valuation
• Facilitation of the process of preparing a QDRO (the advisor may not prepare the QDRO)
Provision of any of the above as Individual Services will not include the illustration of settlement offers described
in the preceding paragraph.
Shortly after you sign the AFPS Agreement to receive Divorce Financial Analysis, you will receive a confirmation
of services that reflects:
•
the AFPS fee for Divorce Financial Analysis, based on your financial advisor’s initial assessment of the
complexity of the analysis required;
the date your engagement began; and
the final date of the engagement.
•
•
The 180-day timeframe for providing initial recommendations referenced in the confirmation of services does not
apply to Divorce Financial Analysis.
If your need for Divorce Financial Analysis changes over the course of the engagement, you and your financial
advisor should discuss whether your AFPS fee will need to change.
Under the heading “Ongoing relationship”
(On page 4, the following language replaces the existing section)
Although Ameriprise Financial Planning Service is an ongoing service, Divorce Financial Analysis is not ongoing.
At the completion of Divorce Financial Analysis service, you should terminate the AFPS Agreement upon final
consultation or when your divorce settlement is final. See “Termination of AFPS.” If you are a divorcing individual
who wishes to engage your financial advisor for financial planning after the completion of the Divorce Financial
Analysis service, you may do so under the same agreement you signed to receive Divorce Financial Analysis.
Talk with your advisor about this option.
The AFPS Agreement that you signed to receive your Divorce Financial Analysis is effective the day that
Ameriprise Financial Services processes the Agreement (“Effective Date”), which may be different than the
date(s) of your AFPS Agreement signed by you and your financial advisor. Your Divorce Financial Analysis
service begins on the Effective Date and ends the day you terminate it.
If you do not receive Divorce Financial Analysis, you are entitled to a refund of your AFPS Fee. Please contact
your financial advisor or call 800.862.7919.
Under the heading “Changing your planning goals”
(On page 4, this section is deleted)
Under the heading “Implementation of your financial planning recommendations”
(On page 4, this section is deleted)
Under the heading “Fees and Compensation”
(On page 7, the following language is inserted after the fifth paragraph)
The AFPS fee for Divorce Financial Analysis is based on the initial assessment of the complexity of the
financial issues in the divorce and the analysis needed. If the scope of the analysis changes, you and your
financial advisor should discuss whether the AFPS fee for your Divorce Financial Analysis also needs to
change. If you agree that the fee should increase, your financial advisor will ask you to sign a Fee Amendment
to the AFPS Agreement.
Under the heading “Types of Clients”
(On page 12, the following paragraph replaces the existing language)
Divorce Financial Analysis is designed for:
(1) An individual who is negotiating a divorce settlement.
(2) A married couple, in certain circumstances, who is committed to an amicable divorce settlement.
(3) An attorney who wishes to engage a financial advisor to produce Divorce Financial Analysis for the
attorney’s use in negotiating their clients’ cases.
Divorce Financial Analysis is generally not appropriate for a client who is merely contemplating divorce or for a
client whose divorce settlement is complete; financial planning is generally more appropriate for clients in those
situations.
Under the heading “Terms and Conditions of Your AFPS Agreement,” under the subheading
“Disclosure of Interest and Capacity”
(On page 52, the following new section is added at the end)
Indemnification
If your financial advisor is providing Expert Witness Service related to Divorce Financial Analysis, you agree to
indemnify your financial advisor and hold him or her harmless against any and all claims resulting from
unintentional errors or omissions made by him or her during this testimony.
Please keep this update with your copy of the Brochure, service agreement and amendments.
© 2026 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
94003-DFA (3/26)
Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - LIMITED CONSULTING SERVICES SUPPLEMENT (2026-03-27)
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Limited Consulting Service Supplement to
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A) Dated March 2026
Update Dated March 2026
Limited Consulting Services are offered in addition to those services described in the Ameriprise®
Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A). All information contained in
the Brochure remains the same with exception of the language noted below. To help you better
understand this information, headings and subheadings in this update generally coincide with those in
the Brochure. If there is any conflict between this update and the Brochure, the update supersedes the
Brochure.
Under the heading “Financial Fundamentals”
(On page 2, add the following language to the end of the last paragraph.)
The review of fundamentals is only provided as part of Limited Consulting (defined below) as needed.
Under the heading “Additional financial planning areas”
(On page 3, add the following language)
Limited Consulting Services (“Limited Consulting”) - applying strategies to help you with in depth
analysis or advice on a single issue for which you are requesting financial advice and for which you do
not desire an ongoing AFPS engagement. For Limited Consulting, the scope of the services you receive
will be agreed upon by you and your financial advisor and reflected in an engagement letter you receive
from your advisor. Depending on the engagement, the advisory services you receive will be tailored to
your needs and thus may not include each step of the financial planning process, such as written
recommendations or review of the fundamentals of your financial situation.
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor will have discretionary investment
authority when providing Limited Consulting. Your financial advisor will not provide advice on assets
held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services, except where we are providing you guidance related to
your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan as further described in this Brochure, and is not permitted to
serve as a trustee for you, as an AFPS and Consulting Service client.
Under the heading “Ongoing relationship”
(On page 4, add the following language)
Limited Consulting is not an ongoing relationship. Your engagement will terminate upon final
consultation with you or at the conclusion of the specified engagement, as noted in your engagement
letter. If you desire ongoing financial planning services, an AFPS engagement may be more appropriate
for you.
Under the heading “Fees and Compensation”
(On page 8, replace the second paragraph with the following language)
Your fee for Limited Consulting is negotiable and there is no assurance that similarly situated clients
will be assessed comparable fees. Your financial advisor will explain the fee and the factors
considered in calculating the fee before asking you to sign the engagement letter. The fee you can
expect to pay will be a quoted as a flat fee and is based on your financial advisor’s initial estimate of
the total number of hours required to perform the work multiplied by the financial advisor’s hourly rate.
Your financial advisor’s hourly rate is based on various factors including education, certifications and
industry experience. Your advisor may work with you to adjust the initial estimate during the
engagement based on the actual number of hours required to perform the work.
Limited Consulting is not available as part of a consolidated advisory fee relationship offered in the
Ameriprise Managed Account and Financial Planning Disclosure Brochure.
Please keep this Supplement with your copy of the Brochure, service agreement and amendments.
© 2026 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
94003-CSLT (03/26)
Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES (2026-03-27)
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About Ameriprise
A tradition of commitment since 1894. A legacy of putting clients first.
For more than 130 years, Ameriprise has been committed to putting our clients' needs first. Our advisors
develop ongoing one-to-one relationships and take time to understand what's truly important to clients
and their families.
We offer a comprehensive approach to financial planning that helps our clients feel confident, connected
and in control of their financial life.
Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service
Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A)
March 2026
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please consult with your
financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information in
this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
or by any state securities authority. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s California insurance license
number is 0684538.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
ameriprise.com
Financial Planning | Retirement | Investments | Insurance | Banking
Ameriprise Financial
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC and the Ameriprise Financial Planning Service. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure,
please consult with your financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or by any state securities authority.
Investment advisory services and products are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered
investment adviser. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA and SIPC.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov.
© 2026 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved
94003 AM (03/26)
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Brochure highlights
Thank you for working with Ameriprise Financial to help you meet your financial goals. For more than 130 years,
we’ve earned our clients’ trust by providing them with personalized financial advice that meets their needs today
and tomorrow.
Please read this entire Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service Client
Disclosure Brochure (“Brochure”) for more information about the
following disclosure subjects
At Ameriprise, you and your financial advisor begin by considering what’s most important to you. Once we
understand your unique needs, your financial advisor builds a comprehensive plan that considers all aspects of
your financial life — your priorities, risk tolerance and time horizon — to help you grow and preserve your wealth
over your lifetime.
• When you enter an Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service (“AFPS”) relationship, an Ameriprise
financial advisor (“financial advisor”) will provide you with ongoing financial planning analysis
and written recommendations that align with your goals and needs. See the “Advisory Business”
section of this Brochure.
• You will pay a financial planning fee (“AFPS fee”) when you purchase AFPS. See the “Fees
and Compensation” section of this Brochure.
We’re providing you with this information to explain our financial planning services in detail, so you’ll know what to
expect from your financial advisor and Ameriprise and how to make the most of your financial planning
relationship. It contains essential disclosures about our affiliates, how we do business, and the terms and
conditions of your financial planning service agreement. Please take time to read this important information. You
can also always find a current copy at ameriprise.com/disclosures, under “General Disclosures.”
• AFPS is an ongoing service. Each year, you will receive written recommendations and pay a
To support your financial planning services, we strive to provide an unmatched digital experience, with the ability
to manage your financial life safely and securely. Our award-winning website and mobile app allow you to track
your financial goals in real time and stay connected to your advisor between meetings.
financial planning fee. The service will automatically renew on an annual basis until you decide
to terminate the AFPS Agreement. See the “Ongoing Relationship” subsection of the “Advisory
Business” section of this Brochure.
•
If you are not satisfied with AFPS, you may terminate your AFPS Agreement. See the
“Termination of AFPS” subsection of the “Fees and Compensation” section of this Brochure.
If you have questions about any of our services, including financial planning, please feel free to reach out to your
financial advisor or call us directly at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. Thank you again for
working with Ameriprise. We’re committed to providing premium solutions and services to help you achieve your
financial goals so you feel confident and in control of your financial life.
•
If you invest in an Ameriprise investment advisory account (“Managed Account”), you will pay an
ongoing asset-based fee (“Asset-based Fee”) for investment advice on the assets in those
accounts and related services. This is a wrap fee and is separate from, and in addition to, any AFPS
fee you pay. See the “Other advisory services” subsection of the “Advisory Business” section of
this Brochure.
•
Deana Smythe Healy, CFP®
Vice President
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
If you purchase investment products from us, Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates, and your
financial advisor will receive revenues in addition to the financial planning fees you pay. You will
incur time-of-sale expenses such as commissions or sales loads in a transaction fee-based
brokerage account and any ongoing expenses associated with those products such as investment
management fees on mutual funds. These fees and expenses are separate from, and in addition
to, any AFPS fee you pay. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Client
Referrals and Other Compensation” sections of this Brochure.
• Ameriprise Financial Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific
investments. See the “Implementation of your financial planning recommendations” subsection
of the “Advisory Business” section of this Brochure.
• Ameriprise Financial Services cannot guarantee future financial results. See the “Implementation
of your financial planning recommendations” subsection of the “Advisory Business” section of this
Brochure.
• Some aspects of our business may pose conflicts of interest for us, our affiliates and our
financial advisors. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “How we get
paid” sections of this Brochure.
• Regulatory proceedings may have occurred affecting Ameriprise Financial Services. See the
“Disciplinary Information” section of this Brochure for a detailed explanation of these and
other matters.
• We will notify you of material changes to this Brochure and offer you a revised copy to replace
any previous version. See the “Understand that our financial planning service will continue until
you terminate it” subsection of “How to make the most of your financial planning relationship” in
the “Advisory Business” section of this Brochure.
Brochure highlights
Thank you for working with Ameriprise Financial to help you meet your financial goals. For more than 130 years,
we’ve earned our clients’ trust by providing them with personalized financial advice that meets their needs today
and tomorrow.
Please read this entire Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service Client
Disclosure Brochure (“Brochure”) for more information about the
following disclosure subjects
At Ameriprise, you and your financial advisor begin by considering what’s most important to you. Once we
understand your unique needs, your financial advisor builds a comprehensive plan that considers all aspects of
your financial life — your priorities, risk tolerance and time horizon — to help you grow and preserve your wealth
over your lifetime.
• When you enter an Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service (“AFPS”) relationship, an Ameriprise
financial advisor (“financial advisor”) will provide you with ongoing financial planning analysis
and written recommendations that align with your goals and needs. See the “Advisory Business”
section of this Brochure.
• You will pay a financial planning fee (“AFPS fee”) when you purchase AFPS. See the “Fees
and Compensation” section of this Brochure.
We’re providing you with this information to explain our financial planning services in detail, so you’ll know what to
expect from your financial advisor and Ameriprise and how to make the most of your financial planning
relationship. It contains essential disclosures about our affiliates, how we do business, and the terms and
conditions of your financial planning service agreement. Please take time to read this important information. You
can also always find a current copy at ameriprise.com/disclosures, under “General Disclosures.”
• AFPS is an ongoing service. Each year, you will receive written recommendations and pay a
To support your financial planning services, we strive to provide an unmatched digital experience, with the ability
to manage your financial life safely and securely. Our award-winning website and mobile app allow you to track
your financial goals in real time and stay connected to your advisor between meetings.
financial planning fee. The service will automatically renew on an annual basis until you decide
to terminate the AFPS Agreement. See the “Ongoing Relationship” subsection of the “Advisory
Business” section of this Brochure.
•
If you are not satisfied with AFPS, you may terminate your AFPS Agreement. See the
“Termination of AFPS” subsection of the “Fees and Compensation” section of this Brochure.
If you have questions about any of our services, including financial planning, please feel free to reach out to your
financial advisor or call us directly at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. Thank you again for
working with Ameriprise. We’re committed to providing premium solutions and services to help you achieve your
financial goals so you feel confident and in control of your financial life.
•
If you invest in an Ameriprise investment advisory account (“Managed Account”), you will pay an
ongoing asset-based fee (“Asset-based Fee”) for investment advice on the assets in those
accounts and related services. This is a wrap fee and is separate from, and in addition to, any AFPS
fee you pay. See the “Other advisory services” subsection of the “Advisory Business” section of
this Brochure.
•
Deana Smythe Healy, CFP®
Vice President
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
If you purchase investment products from us, Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates, and your
financial advisor will receive revenues in addition to the financial planning fees you pay. You will
incur time-of-sale expenses such as commissions or sales loads in a transaction fee-based
brokerage account and any ongoing expenses associated with those products such as investment
management fees on mutual funds. These fees and expenses are separate from, and in addition
to, any AFPS fee you pay. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Client
Referrals and Other Compensation” sections of this Brochure.
• Ameriprise Financial Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific
investments. See the “Implementation of your financial planning recommendations” subsection
of the “Advisory Business” section of this Brochure.
• Ameriprise Financial Services cannot guarantee future financial results. See the “Implementation
of your financial planning recommendations” subsection of the “Advisory Business” section of this
Brochure.
• Some aspects of our business may pose conflicts of interest for us, our affiliates and our
financial advisors. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “How we get
paid” sections of this Brochure.
• Regulatory proceedings may have occurred affecting Ameriprise Financial Services. See the
“Disciplinary Information” section of this Brochure for a detailed explanation of these and
other matters.
• We will notify you of material changes to this Brochure and offer you a revised copy to replace
any previous version. See the “Understand that our financial planning service will continue until
you terminate it” subsection of “How to make the most of your financial planning relationship” in
the “Advisory Business” section of this Brochure.
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Material Changes
Annual Update
How we get paid ................................................................. 18
This Brochure, dated March 2026, is filed as an annual update to Form ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 and
includes material changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our brochure in March
2025. Following is a summary of the material changes:
• The “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” section was updated to include the
following sub-section:
o Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature
Wealth Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment
portfolios offered within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of
up to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment
portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise
Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
Cost reimbursement services and
third-party payments .............................................. 18-21
Other financial relationships ................................... 21-22
Payments from other non-affiliated
product companies .................................................. 23-25
Revenue sources for Ameriprise
Financial Services, LLC ............................................ 25-26
Financial interest in products ....................................... 26
Economic benefits of affiliates’
products and services .............................................. 27-28
Financial advisor compensation and benefits ..... 28-35
• The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial advisor compensation and
benefits” and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability.
You may request copies of the Brochure by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at 2661
Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.862.7919.
Advisory Business ................................................................ 1
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service ...................... 1-2
AFPS planning goals ..................................................... 2-3
Initial recommendations ............................................... 3-4
Ongoing relationship ........................................................ 4
Changing your planning goals ......................................... 4
Implementation of your financial
planning recommendations ......................................... 4-5
How to make the most of your
financial planning relationship ..................................... 6-7
Other advisory services .................................................... 7
Fees and Compensation ...................................................... 7
Sweep program and expenses ................................. 9-11
Client programs and promotions .................................. 11
Pro bono financial planning .......................................... 11
Institutional services ...................................................... 11
Termination of AFPS ...................................................... 12
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading ................................ 35
Code of ethics ................................................................. 35
Participation or interest in client transactions ........... 35
Personal trading rules and procedures ....................... 35
Insider trading policy ...................................................... 35
Performance-Based Fees and
Side-by-Side Management ............................................... 12
Brokerage Practices .......................................................... 35
Types of Clients .................................................................. 12
Review of Accounts ........................................................... 36
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................... 36
Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss .............................................. 12
Methods of financial analysis ................................. 12-13
Sources of information ............................................ 13-14
Third-party research provider materials
not approved for use with clients ................................. 14
Investment strategies .................................................... 14
Referral arrangements and
other economic benefits ................................................ 36
Review of issuers of financial products ...................... 37
Revenue sources for RiverSource ................................ 38
Revenue sources for
Columbia Management and Threadneedle ................ 38
Revenue sources for other
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies .................... 38-40
Disciplinary Information .................................................... 14
Regulatory proceedings ........................................... 14-15
Custody ................................................................................ 40
Investment Discretion ....................................................... 40
Voting Client Securities ..................................................... 40
Financial Information ............................................ 42-51
Terms and Conditions of Your AFPS Agreement ... 52-55
Glossary ......................................................................... 56-57
Other financial industry
activities and affiliations ................................................... 15
Broker-dealer ................................................................... 15
Investment company ...................................................... 16
Investment advisory firm ......................................... 16-17
Banking institution .......................................................... 17
Trust company ................................................................ 17
Insurance company ........................................................ 17
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) .17-18
Please retain a copy of this Brochure for your records.
Table of Contents
Material Changes
Annual Update
How we get paid ................................................................. 18
This Brochure, dated March 2026, is filed as an annual update to Form ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 and
includes material changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our brochure in March
2025. Following is a summary of the material changes:
• The “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” section was updated to include the
following sub-section:
o Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature
Wealth Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment
portfolios offered within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of
up to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment
portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise
Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
Cost reimbursement services and
third-party payments .............................................. 18-21
Other financial relationships ................................... 21-22
Payments from other non-affiliated
product companies .................................................. 23-25
Revenue sources for Ameriprise
Financial Services, LLC ............................................ 25-26
Financial interest in products ....................................... 26
Economic benefits of affiliates’
products and services .............................................. 27-28
Financial advisor compensation and benefits ..... 28-35
• The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial advisor compensation and
benefits” and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability.
You may request copies of the Brochure by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at 2661
Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.862.7919.
Advisory Business ................................................................ 1
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service ...................... 1-2
AFPS planning goals ..................................................... 2-3
Initial recommendations ............................................... 3-4
Ongoing relationship ........................................................ 4
Changing your planning goals ......................................... 4
Implementation of your financial
planning recommendations ......................................... 4-5
How to make the most of your
financial planning relationship ..................................... 6-7
Other advisory services .................................................... 7
Fees and Compensation ...................................................... 7
Sweep program and expenses ................................. 9-11
Client programs and promotions .................................. 11
Pro bono financial planning .......................................... 11
Institutional services ...................................................... 11
Termination of AFPS ...................................................... 12
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading ................................ 35
Code of ethics ................................................................. 35
Participation or interest in client transactions ........... 35
Personal trading rules and procedures ....................... 35
Insider trading policy ...................................................... 35
Performance-Based Fees and
Side-by-Side Management ............................................... 12
Brokerage Practices .......................................................... 35
Types of Clients .................................................................. 12
Review of Accounts ........................................................... 36
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ..................... 36
Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss .............................................. 12
Methods of financial analysis ................................. 12-13
Sources of information ............................................ 13-14
Third-party research provider materials
not approved for use with clients ................................. 14
Investment strategies .................................................... 14
Referral arrangements and
other economic benefits ................................................ 36
Review of issuers of financial products ...................... 37
Revenue sources for RiverSource ................................ 38
Revenue sources for
Columbia Management and Threadneedle ................ 38
Revenue sources for other
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies .................... 38-40
Disciplinary Information .................................................... 14
Regulatory proceedings ........................................... 14-15
Custody ................................................................................ 40
Investment Discretion ....................................................... 40
Voting Client Securities ..................................................... 40
Financial Information ............................................ 42-51
Terms and Conditions of Your AFPS Agreement ... 52-55
Glossary ......................................................................... 56-57
Other financial industry
activities and affiliations ................................................... 15
Broker-dealer ................................................................... 15
Investment company ...................................................... 16
Investment advisory firm ......................................... 16-17
Banking institution .......................................................... 17
Trust company ................................................................ 17
Insurance company ........................................................ 17
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) .17-18
Please retain a copy of this Brochure for your records.
Code”). Such communications should not be (and are not intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for your
investment decisions with respect to your retirement assets.
Advisory Business
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise Financial Services”) is an investment advisory firm offering
financial planning services since 1986. Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a publicly held company, is the parent company
of Ameriprise Financial Services.
References in this Brochure to “you” and “your” apply to each AFPS client who signs the AFPS Agreement.
References to “us,” “we,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. References to “your financial
advisor” are to your Ameriprise financial advisor.
Additionally, if in connection with discussing, presenting, or offering particular Managed Accounts to you,
we provide you with a sample or proposed asset allocation, including one that identifies specific securities
or other investments, such asset allocation is merely an example of, or proposal for, the fiduciary advice and
recommendations that may potentially be made available through the Managed Account once you decide
to establish a Managed Account, and should not be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice or a
recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. We are not acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code when you decide to engage us in a new service, including with respect to your decision,
or the decision of a plan participant, to roll over assets into an Ameriprise IRA. Similarly, we are not acting as a
fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code when you decide to move assets from one type of account held
at Ameriprise Financial Services to another type of account (e.g., moving assets from an Ameriprise brokerage
account to a Managed Account).
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service (“AFPS”) is designed as a long-term, collaborative, ongoing financial
planning relationship to help you achieve at least one financial goal or need. You and your financial advisor will
work together to define your goal or need, develop a plan to help you get there and track your progress along the
way, making changes when needed. AFPS is a six-step financial planning process. As participants in this process,
you and your financial advisor will:
To the extent that you receive recommendations related to assets held in your brokerage account or with respect to
commission-based securities, such recommendations are made as part of your brokerage relationship and are made
in your best interest but are not fiduciary recommendations under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.
Identify/prioritize objectives. Discuss your goals and needs to develop a clear vision of your financial future.
•
Ameriprise Financial Services provides Managed Accounts where you can receive individual securities level fiduciary
recommendations.
• Gather information. Review important documents such as your bank and brokerage statements, tax returns,
insurance policies and retirement plans.
• Analyze information. Understand the big picture of your financial situation, based on information you provide,
and analyze how the different elements of financial planning may impact each other.
Also, to the extent an asset allocation service identifies any specific investment alternative in a retirement plan,
please note that other investment alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics may be available to you.
Such investment alternatives may be more or less costly than those available at or recommended by Ameriprise
Financial Services. Your Plan sponsor (for government plans or those that fall under ERISA) or your financial
advisor can assist you in obtaining information about other potential investment alternatives.
• Propose recommendations. Develop written financial planning recommendations that align with your goals.
• Take action. Act on your recommendations after developing proposed financial solutions to help reach
AFPS tailors advisory services to the individual needs of clients as discussed in the next several sections.
your goals.
AFPS planning goals
• Track your progress. Your needs and goals evolve over time. Tracking your progress will enable you to adjust
your plan in light of personal, legislative or regulatory and economic changes.
Your financial advisor will review your data and other information to make recommendations that can help you
meet your goals.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, you may receive advice and support in the financial
planning process from a dedicated team of financial advisors and professionals whose members may use titles
such as Client Support Associate, Client Relationship Manager, or Financial Consultant.
Financial fundamentals
The advice you receive from your financial advisor is intended for your use only. If you choose to share your
analysis and recommendations with a third party (e.g., a non-client spouse), neither your financial advisor nor
Ameriprise Financial Services (nor any of its affiliates) is responsible for the outcome.
Basic financial position. At a minimum, this review will include a high-level compilation of your net worth, income
(inflows) and expenses (outflows). It may also include action step(s) and/or an acknowledgement by your financial
advisor that figures are based on estimates if you are not able to provide precise data.
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors owe you a fiduciary duty, as applied under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, when you enter a financial planning relationship with Ameriprise Financial
Services. This duty means that Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor make investment
recommendations that are in your best interest and place your interest ahead of our own and those of your
financial advisor. This is accomplished by:
• Explaining and providing to you written disclosures that outline key, relevant factors about the investment
Protection needs. At a minimum, this review will include an inventory of your insurance policies, including life,
disability (if you are not retired) and long-term care (if you have reached a certain age). You may also receive an
analysis of your needs and your family’s needs in the event of death, disability and long-term care, as applicable.
This may include an overview of other protection needs (e.g., property and casualty). Your financial advisor may
also provide action steps in the form of recommendations; observations about the adequacy of your coverage;
and/or other statements acknowledging your insurance situation, protection planning preferences, and/or whether
any of the data or analysis is based on estimates if you are not able to provide precise data.
advice and recommendations you receive; and
• Providing you with written disclosures that describe material conflicts of interest that your financial advisor
and/or Ameriprise Financial Services have as part of AFPS. (You will find these written disclosures throughout
this Brochure, and in the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” section.)
Basic estate needs. This review will include an inventory of basic estate documents that are essential for the
proper disposition of your assets upon your death and to provide for appropriate care in the event of your
incapacity. It may also include a review of asset and policy ownership and beneficiary designations, as well as
action steps or comments on how to work with legal advisors to improve your basic estate situation.
Your financial advisor will review the financial fundamentals in the first year of your financial planning relationship
and thereafter as needed, for example, if your personal financial circumstances or financial goals change. The
review of fundamentals is not provided in advisory relationships with entity clients, such as trusts or businesses.
The review of fundamentals is not provided as part of estate settlement or educational seminars and workshops.
Your financial advisor can provide you with guidance to help you meet a wide variety of your financial needs,
including asset allocation services. Your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to consider
related to the allocation of retirement assets among one or more Managed Accounts. Such communications are
offered solely as education, marketing and examples of the potential uses of these Managed Accounts for
purposes of discussion and for your independent consideration, and should not be viewed, construed or relied
upon, as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 ("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
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Code”). Such communications should not be (and are not intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for your
investment decisions with respect to your retirement assets.
Advisory Business
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise Financial Services”) is an investment advisory firm offering
financial planning services since 1986. Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a publicly held company, is the parent company
of Ameriprise Financial Services.
References in this Brochure to “you” and “your” apply to each AFPS client who signs the AFPS Agreement.
References to “us,” “we,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. References to “your financial
advisor” are to your Ameriprise financial advisor.
Additionally, if in connection with discussing, presenting, or offering particular Managed Accounts to you,
we provide you with a sample or proposed asset allocation, including one that identifies specific securities
or other investments, such asset allocation is merely an example of, or proposal for, the fiduciary advice and
recommendations that may potentially be made available through the Managed Account once you decide
to establish a Managed Account, and should not be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice or a
recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. We are not acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code when you decide to engage us in a new service, including with respect to your decision,
or the decision of a plan participant, to roll over assets into an Ameriprise IRA. Similarly, we are not acting as a
fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code when you decide to move assets from one type of account held
at Ameriprise Financial Services to another type of account (e.g., moving assets from an Ameriprise brokerage
account to a Managed Account).
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service (“AFPS”) is designed as a long-term, collaborative, ongoing financial
planning relationship to help you achieve at least one financial goal or need. You and your financial advisor will
work together to define your goal or need, develop a plan to help you get there and track your progress along the
way, making changes when needed. AFPS is a six-step financial planning process. As participants in this process,
you and your financial advisor will:
To the extent that you receive recommendations related to assets held in your brokerage account or with respect to
commission-based securities, such recommendations are made as part of your brokerage relationship and are made
in your best interest but are not fiduciary recommendations under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.
Identify/prioritize objectives. Discuss your goals and needs to develop a clear vision of your financial future.
•
Ameriprise Financial Services provides Managed Accounts where you can receive individual securities level fiduciary
recommendations.
• Gather information. Review important documents such as your bank and brokerage statements, tax returns,
insurance policies and retirement plans.
• Analyze information. Understand the big picture of your financial situation, based on information you provide,
and analyze how the different elements of financial planning may impact each other.
Also, to the extent an asset allocation service identifies any specific investment alternative in a retirement plan,
please note that other investment alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics may be available to you.
Such investment alternatives may be more or less costly than those available at or recommended by Ameriprise
Financial Services. Your Plan sponsor (for government plans or those that fall under ERISA) or your financial
advisor can assist you in obtaining information about other potential investment alternatives.
• Propose recommendations. Develop written financial planning recommendations that align with your goals.
• Take action. Act on your recommendations after developing proposed financial solutions to help reach
AFPS tailors advisory services to the individual needs of clients as discussed in the next several sections.
your goals.
AFPS planning goals
• Track your progress. Your needs and goals evolve over time. Tracking your progress will enable you to adjust
your plan in light of personal, legislative or regulatory and economic changes.
Your financial advisor will review your data and other information to make recommendations that can help you
meet your goals.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, you may receive advice and support in the financial
planning process from a dedicated team of financial advisors and professionals whose members may use titles
such as Client Support Associate, Client Relationship Manager, or Financial Consultant.
Financial fundamentals
The advice you receive from your financial advisor is intended for your use only. If you choose to share your
analysis and recommendations with a third party (e.g., a non-client spouse), neither your financial advisor nor
Ameriprise Financial Services (nor any of its affiliates) is responsible for the outcome.
Basic financial position. At a minimum, this review will include a high-level compilation of your net worth, income
(inflows) and expenses (outflows). It may also include action step(s) and/or an acknowledgement by your financial
advisor that figures are based on estimates if you are not able to provide precise data.
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors owe you a fiduciary duty, as applied under the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, when you enter a financial planning relationship with Ameriprise Financial
Services. This duty means that Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor make investment
recommendations that are in your best interest and place your interest ahead of our own and those of your
financial advisor. This is accomplished by:
• Explaining and providing to you written disclosures that outline key, relevant factors about the investment
Protection needs. At a minimum, this review will include an inventory of your insurance policies, including life,
disability (if you are not retired) and long-term care (if you have reached a certain age). You may also receive an
analysis of your needs and your family’s needs in the event of death, disability and long-term care, as applicable.
This may include an overview of other protection needs (e.g., property and casualty). Your financial advisor may
also provide action steps in the form of recommendations; observations about the adequacy of your coverage;
and/or other statements acknowledging your insurance situation, protection planning preferences, and/or whether
any of the data or analysis is based on estimates if you are not able to provide precise data.
advice and recommendations you receive; and
• Providing you with written disclosures that describe material conflicts of interest that your financial advisor
and/or Ameriprise Financial Services have as part of AFPS. (You will find these written disclosures throughout
this Brochure, and in the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” section.)
Basic estate needs. This review will include an inventory of basic estate documents that are essential for the
proper disposition of your assets upon your death and to provide for appropriate care in the event of your
incapacity. It may also include a review of asset and policy ownership and beneficiary designations, as well as
action steps or comments on how to work with legal advisors to improve your basic estate situation.
Your financial advisor will review the financial fundamentals in the first year of your financial planning relationship
and thereafter as needed, for example, if your personal financial circumstances or financial goals change. The
review of fundamentals is not provided in advisory relationships with entity clients, such as trusts or businesses.
The review of fundamentals is not provided as part of estate settlement or educational seminars and workshops.
Your financial advisor can provide you with guidance to help you meet a wide variety of your financial needs,
including asset allocation services. Your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to consider
related to the allocation of retirement assets among one or more Managed Accounts. Such communications are
offered solely as education, marketing and examples of the potential uses of these Managed Accounts for
purposes of discussion and for your independent consideration, and should not be viewed, construed or relied
upon, as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 ("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
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Shortly after you sign the AFPS Agreement, you will receive a confirmation of services that reflects:
Additional financial planning areas
the total quoted AFPS fee;
•
Your analysis and written recommendations may address one or more of the following goals:
the date your initial engagement began; and
•
the latest date on which you can expect to receive your initial written recommendations.
•
Financial position planning — applying cash flow management strategies to help you optimize resources available
to help you reach your goals. This may include debt management techniques, major purchase financing options,
cash reserve strategies and family budgeting.
Future purchase planning — applying strategies to help you plan to fund a future purchase or accumulate funds for
a particular goal.
You will also receive a confirmation of services annually, in the form of a notice on your consolidated statement or
other written notice to you, each time your AFPS Agreement renews. Please contact Ameriprise Financial Services
at 800.862.7919 if you do not receive a confirmation of services within 120 days of your renewal date. If your
personal financial circumstances or need for financial planning services change, you and your financial advisor
should discuss whether your fee needs to change.
Education planning — applying strategies to help you fund the education of children, grandchildren or others. This
may also include financial aid analysis.
Ongoing relationship
Retirement planning — applying strategies to help you fund retirement, transition to retirement or ensure adequate
retirement income.
As your financial planning relationship continues, you will work with your financial advisor following the financial
planning process described above. For example, you and your financial advisor will:
Investment planning — applying strategies to help optimize portfolio performance to reach future financial goals.
AFPS does not include current market analysis or other ongoing investment-related advice.
Income tax related planning — addressing general tax considerations for financial services products, transactions
and registrations (ownerships) and helping you understand how individual income, estate and gift tax planning
techniques apply to your situation.
Identify key changes to your situation and revisit your financial goals
• Confirm your working relationship and the associated fee, annually
• Track progress over time toward identified goals
•
• Propose new financial planning recommendations as appropriate
Employee benefits planning — helping you make decisions related to your employer-sponsored benefit plans.
Estate, legacy or multigenerational planning — helping you prepare to pass wealth to your beneficiaries in an
efficient manner.
Your AFPS Agreement is effective the day that Ameriprise Financial Services processes the AFPS Agreement
(“Effective Date”), which may be different than the date(s) signed by you and your financial advisor. Your initial
engagement begins on the Effective Date and ends the day prior to the anniversary date of your Effective Date.
Each twelve-month period thereafter will be a new engagement period (“Engagement Period”).
Estate settlement — applying strategies to help an estate or testamentary trust meet its obligations, such as
distribution of assets and payment of income and estate taxes.
Your AFPS Agreement will automatically renew each year. If you do not receive your written financial planning
recommendation(s) within the Engagement Period, you are entitled to a refund of your AFPS fee.
Business financial planning — addressing your financial planning needs as a business owner, which may include an
analysis of business cash flow, business valuation for financial planning purposes, business tax planning, business
benefits planning and business transition.
Changing your planning goals
Educational seminars and workshops — providing seminars and workshops on financial planning or investment-
related topics to businesses or organizations. This service does not include the financial planning process or
provision of written advice recommendations to individuals.
You may change the financial planning goals on which you are requesting financial advice by discussing any desired
changes with your financial advisor. In addition, after looking at all your financial data, your financial advisor may
decide to recommend further assessment in a specific area that has not already been identified.
Changes to your financial planning goals are confirmed to you by the delivery of recommendations consistent with
your new goals.
Other types of financial planning services may be offered such as divorce financial analysis or limited scope
analysis. Your financial advisor may not be certified to offer certain types of financial planning. Talk with your
financial advisor for more information about these services.
Read and understand those recommendations to determine if you received advice on the goals you specified. If
you did not, please contact your financial advisor or call 800.862.7919.
Financial advisors are required to complete specialized training to provide divorce financial analysis, as well as some
forms of income tax planning and planning for some types of trusts. If your financial advisor has not met these
requirements, another qualified financial advisor may provide these services.
You and your financial advisor should also discuss whether your AFPS fee needs to change in light of the changes
to your planning goals.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not provide legal or tax advice.
Implementation of your financial planning recommendations
Initial recommendations
Any recommendations provided in your financial plan are provided relative to the goals you establish with your
financial advisor and do not include ongoing monitoring of your investments or your accounts, nor do they include
the implementation of the recommendations provided in the plan by your financial advisor.
In the first year following the effective date (described below) of your AFPS Agreement, your financial advisor will
make best efforts to perform an analysis and deliver initial written recommendations within 180 days. This
timeframe does not apply to estate settlement planning.
You may decide to implement the recommendations you receive through Ameriprise Financial Services, its
affiliates or unaffiliated financial services providers. Before implementing any recommendations, consider
carefully the consequences of purchasing products or services. You may want to seek further advice from your
lawyer and/or accountant, particularly for estate planning, taxes, or business financial planning issues.
The analysis and written recommendations will address the fundamentals of your financial situation as well as the
priority goal(s) you have discussed with your financial advisor. The remainder of the first year may focus on
tracking your progress to goals, addressing other financial planning goals and/or beginning to take action on
written recommendations as appropriate.
When you choose to purchase products and services through Ameriprise Financial Services, you have the option of
investing through a commission-based brokerage account, a fee-based Managed Account, or both.
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Shortly after you sign the AFPS Agreement, you will receive a confirmation of services that reflects:
Additional financial planning areas
the total quoted AFPS fee;
•
Your analysis and written recommendations may address one or more of the following goals:
the date your initial engagement began; and
•
the latest date on which you can expect to receive your initial written recommendations.
•
Financial position planning — applying cash flow management strategies to help you optimize resources available
to help you reach your goals. This may include debt management techniques, major purchase financing options,
cash reserve strategies and family budgeting.
Future purchase planning — applying strategies to help you plan to fund a future purchase or accumulate funds for
a particular goal.
You will also receive a confirmation of services annually, in the form of a notice on your consolidated statement or
other written notice to you, each time your AFPS Agreement renews. Please contact Ameriprise Financial Services
at 800.862.7919 if you do not receive a confirmation of services within 120 days of your renewal date. If your
personal financial circumstances or need for financial planning services change, you and your financial advisor
should discuss whether your fee needs to change.
Education planning — applying strategies to help you fund the education of children, grandchildren or others. This
may also include financial aid analysis.
Ongoing relationship
Retirement planning — applying strategies to help you fund retirement, transition to retirement or ensure adequate
retirement income.
As your financial planning relationship continues, you will work with your financial advisor following the financial
planning process described above. For example, you and your financial advisor will:
Investment planning — applying strategies to help optimize portfolio performance to reach future financial goals.
AFPS does not include current market analysis or other ongoing investment-related advice.
Income tax related planning — addressing general tax considerations for financial services products, transactions
and registrations (ownerships) and helping you understand how individual income, estate and gift tax planning
techniques apply to your situation.
Identify key changes to your situation and revisit your financial goals
• Confirm your working relationship and the associated fee, annually
• Track progress over time toward identified goals
•
• Propose new financial planning recommendations as appropriate
Employee benefits planning — helping you make decisions related to your employer-sponsored benefit plans.
Estate, legacy or multigenerational planning — helping you prepare to pass wealth to your beneficiaries in an
efficient manner.
Your AFPS Agreement is effective the day that Ameriprise Financial Services processes the AFPS Agreement
(“Effective Date”), which may be different than the date(s) signed by you and your financial advisor. Your initial
engagement begins on the Effective Date and ends the day prior to the anniversary date of your Effective Date.
Each twelve-month period thereafter will be a new engagement period (“Engagement Period”).
Estate settlement — applying strategies to help an estate or testamentary trust meet its obligations, such as
distribution of assets and payment of income and estate taxes.
Your AFPS Agreement will automatically renew each year. If you do not receive your written financial planning
recommendation(s) within the Engagement Period, you are entitled to a refund of your AFPS fee.
Business financial planning — addressing your financial planning needs as a business owner, which may include an
analysis of business cash flow, business valuation for financial planning purposes, business tax planning, business
benefits planning and business transition.
Changing your planning goals
Educational seminars and workshops — providing seminars and workshops on financial planning or investment-
related topics to businesses or organizations. This service does not include the financial planning process or
provision of written advice recommendations to individuals.
You may change the financial planning goals on which you are requesting financial advice by discussing any desired
changes with your financial advisor. In addition, after looking at all your financial data, your financial advisor may
decide to recommend further assessment in a specific area that has not already been identified.
Changes to your financial planning goals are confirmed to you by the delivery of recommendations consistent with
your new goals.
Other types of financial planning services may be offered such as divorce financial analysis or limited scope
analysis. Your financial advisor may not be certified to offer certain types of financial planning. Talk with your
financial advisor for more information about these services.
Read and understand those recommendations to determine if you received advice on the goals you specified. If
you did not, please contact your financial advisor or call 800.862.7919.
Financial advisors are required to complete specialized training to provide divorce financial analysis, as well as some
forms of income tax planning and planning for some types of trusts. If your financial advisor has not met these
requirements, another qualified financial advisor may provide these services.
You and your financial advisor should also discuss whether your AFPS fee needs to change in light of the changes
to your planning goals.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not provide legal or tax advice.
Implementation of your financial planning recommendations
Initial recommendations
Any recommendations provided in your financial plan are provided relative to the goals you establish with your
financial advisor and do not include ongoing monitoring of your investments or your accounts, nor do they include
the implementation of the recommendations provided in the plan by your financial advisor.
In the first year following the effective date (described below) of your AFPS Agreement, your financial advisor will
make best efforts to perform an analysis and deliver initial written recommendations within 180 days. This
timeframe does not apply to estate settlement planning.
You may decide to implement the recommendations you receive through Ameriprise Financial Services, its
affiliates or unaffiliated financial services providers. Before implementing any recommendations, consider
carefully the consequences of purchasing products or services. You may want to seek further advice from your
lawyer and/or accountant, particularly for estate planning, taxes, or business financial planning issues.
The analysis and written recommendations will address the fundamentals of your financial situation as well as the
priority goal(s) you have discussed with your financial advisor. The remainder of the first year may focus on
tracking your progress to goals, addressing other financial planning goals and/or beginning to take action on
written recommendations as appropriate.
When you choose to purchase products and services through Ameriprise Financial Services, you have the option of
investing through a commission-based brokerage account, a fee-based Managed Account, or both.
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How to make the most of your financial planning relationship
At Ameriprise Financial Services, we believe that financial planning is the best way to help you achieve your goals.
The financial planning relationship begins with you. As an AFPS client, you will need to:
Brokerage Account. You pay commissions and other charges (such as sales loads on mutual funds) at the time of
each individual securities transaction. As a result, this type of account may be more suitable than a Managed
Account if you do not expect to trade on a regular basis and do not want ongoing investment advice on assets held
in your Managed Account.
Establish clear and measurable financial goals. Talk with your financial advisor about your goals so he or she may
be part of the financial planning process. For example, if your goal is a “comfortable” retirement, talk with your
financial advisor about what that means to you. The more specific you are about the lifestyle you envision, the
better equipped your financial advisor will be to make recommendations to help you get there.
Managed Account. You pay an ongoing Asset-based Fee (rather than a commission on each individual
transaction) for investment advisory services such as investment selection, asset allocation, execution of
transactions, custody of securities and account reporting services. The Asset-based Fee is assessed monthly. As a
result, a Managed Account may be more suitable than a brokerage account if you want ongoing investment advice
and expect to trade frequently.
Ameriprise Financial Services is the sponsor and introducing broker for a variety of investment advisory accounts
(“Advisory Solutions”). Within its Advisory Solutions, Ameriprise Financial Services offers a number of investment
advisory programs (“Programs”) that have a wide array of investment strategies. When you decide upon a
Program, you may open a Managed Account. See the Ameriprise® Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure
or, if you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise® Managed Accounts and Financial
Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for additional important information, including applicable fees and other
charges.
Your financial advisor may not offer all Programs or accounts available from Ameriprise Financial Services.
Provide complete and timely information to your financial advisor. Your financial advisor will base your financial
planning analysis and written recommendations on the information you provide. You must provide the requested
information in a timely manner to receive your recommendations in a timely manner. When you become an AFPS
client, you represent that all financial and other data that you and/or your representatives or agents furnish to your
financial advisor relating to your assets, liabilities, policies, present and future income, and obligations are true and
correct and may be relied upon by your financial advisor and Ameriprise Financial Services for the purposes of
providing AFPS. Your financial advisor will be better able to make recommendations to help you achieve your goals
if you provide complete and thoughtful information to your financial advisor about your current financial and
economic situation, the financial goals on which you want advice, your investment objectives, and any investment
restrictions you may have. Promptly inform your financial advisor if you experience significant life events, or
material changes in your financial situation, risk tolerance or financial objectives.
Depending on how long you choose to be a financial planning client and the number and types of products you
purchase from Ameriprise Financial Services, you may pay more or less to purchase products and services through
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates than if you were to purchase products and services from other
financial services providers.
Review the written recommendations you receive. Based on the information you provided, your financial advisor
will perform financial planning analysis and give you written recommendations on the financial goals you have
identified. Your financial advisor is obligated to provide recommendation(s) within a particular timeframe, which is
discussed in detail in the “Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service” section of this Brochure. If your financial
advisor’s assumptions, methods, conclusions or recommendations do not meet your expectations, contact your
financial advisor right away to resolve your concerns.
Your financial advisor may provide asset allocation strategies that include advice on allocations into certain
classes of investments. Except where we are providing you guidance related to your Outside Workplace Retirement
Plan or Health Savings Account (“HSA”) as described below, your financial advisor cannot provide specific buy, sell
or hold recommendations or initiate transactions concerning individual securities in your investment accounts held
in custody elsewhere, unless held by one of our broker-dealer affiliates. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities
and Affiliations” section of this brochure for more information about these affiliates.
None of the mutual funds currently offered in Ameriprise Managed Accounts Programs impose a front-end sales
charge. For most mutual funds, a share class that does not have a sales load and does not assess 12b-1 fees
(collectively “Advisory Shares”) is offered in all Ameriprise Managed Account Programs as the only mutual fund
share class, where available to us through a selling agreement. If not available to us through a selling agreement or
if the mutual fund does not offer an Advisory Share class, we offer Class A shares that may pay a 12b-1 fee or a
no-load share class that does not have a sales load but that may pay a 12b-1 fee. 12b-1 fees are paid by a mutual
fund out of fund assets to cover distribution expenses and sometimes shareholder service expenses. The share
class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for a particular mutual fund is the only share class we allow for
additional purchase within your Account. Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial Services will be promptly
rebated to your Managed Account. The share class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for each applicable
fund is listed in our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site
account and navigating to “Trade & Research” and then “Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund.” From there, apply
the Product Type filter and choose either SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share classes
available for purchase.
The Advisory Share or other share class we offer in Ameriprise Managed Accounts is less expensive than share
classes made available through an Ameriprise brokerage account that charge investors a 12b-1 fee or assess a
sales charge. This presents a conflict of interest because Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors
typically earn higher fees from share classes that charge such fees. It is therefore generally more profitable to
Ameriprise Financial Services, its affiliates and its financial advisors, and more costly to clients, if clients invest in
mutual fund share classes made available through an Ameriprise brokerage account.
Where requested and as part of your AFPS, your financial advisor may provide guidance on your retirement plan or
HSA assets that are held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan
(e.g., 401(k) plan) (“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan”) or HSA. Any guidance provided to you is based on
information provided by you about your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA and is limited to investments
offered through the core lineup of funds established by your plan sponsor. Your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan
or HSA may include investment options not available at Ameriprise Financial Services or for which your financial
advisor may not have access to detailed information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor
is responsible for the selection of the available investment options in your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or
HSA. Your financial advisor cannot make buy recommendations related to employer stock that may be available
within your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA. Your financial advisor cannot make recommendations with
respect to any current portfolio holdings or investment options available through a self-directed brokerage account
associated with your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA. You are responsible for placing any transactions
recommended by your financial advisor. If you desire ongoing guidance on your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan
or HSA you must provide your financial advisor with updated information, including statements and a list of funds
available in your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA, on a regular basis. Your investment objectives and risk
tolerance for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA may differ from those of your Ameriprise account(s),
if any. However, any guidance provided for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA is provided in
consideration of the investment objectives and risk tolerance of any Ameriprise account(s) you hold.
A financial advisor’s recommendation that the client invest in mutual fund share classes through an Ameriprise
brokerage account service will cause the client to pay higher internal expenses for certain mutual funds than the
client might otherwise pay if participating in an Ameriprise Managed Account Program or by buying the mutual
funds directly from the distributor outside of a brokerage account service, if possible. The client’s participation in a
brokerage account service that does not offer the Advisory Share or other share class we offer in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts may still be an appropriate choice depending on the facts and circumstances of the client’s
individual situation and in light of the features and benefits of the particular brokerage account service. Please
refer to the mutual fund’s prospectus(es) or website to determine whether your investment would qualify for a less
expensive share class outside a brokerage account service, with corresponding lower expenses and fees.
Form reasonable expectations. Understand the benefits of and limits to the financial planning process and be
reasonable in your expectations of the results you can achieve with your financial plan and investments, given your
risk tolerance and objectives. Financial planning is an ongoing process; it will not change your situation overnight.
Furthermore, events beyond your financial advisor’s control, such as changes in economic conditions, will affect
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How to make the most of your financial planning relationship
At Ameriprise Financial Services, we believe that financial planning is the best way to help you achieve your goals.
The financial planning relationship begins with you. As an AFPS client, you will need to:
Brokerage Account. You pay commissions and other charges (such as sales loads on mutual funds) at the time of
each individual securities transaction. As a result, this type of account may be more suitable than a Managed
Account if you do not expect to trade on a regular basis and do not want ongoing investment advice on assets held
in your Managed Account.
Establish clear and measurable financial goals. Talk with your financial advisor about your goals so he or she may
be part of the financial planning process. For example, if your goal is a “comfortable” retirement, talk with your
financial advisor about what that means to you. The more specific you are about the lifestyle you envision, the
better equipped your financial advisor will be to make recommendations to help you get there.
Managed Account. You pay an ongoing Asset-based Fee (rather than a commission on each individual
transaction) for investment advisory services such as investment selection, asset allocation, execution of
transactions, custody of securities and account reporting services. The Asset-based Fee is assessed monthly. As a
result, a Managed Account may be more suitable than a brokerage account if you want ongoing investment advice
and expect to trade frequently.
Ameriprise Financial Services is the sponsor and introducing broker for a variety of investment advisory accounts
(“Advisory Solutions”). Within its Advisory Solutions, Ameriprise Financial Services offers a number of investment
advisory programs (“Programs”) that have a wide array of investment strategies. When you decide upon a
Program, you may open a Managed Account. See the Ameriprise® Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure
or, if you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise® Managed Accounts and Financial
Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for additional important information, including applicable fees and other
charges.
Your financial advisor may not offer all Programs or accounts available from Ameriprise Financial Services.
Provide complete and timely information to your financial advisor. Your financial advisor will base your financial
planning analysis and written recommendations on the information you provide. You must provide the requested
information in a timely manner to receive your recommendations in a timely manner. When you become an AFPS
client, you represent that all financial and other data that you and/or your representatives or agents furnish to your
financial advisor relating to your assets, liabilities, policies, present and future income, and obligations are true and
correct and may be relied upon by your financial advisor and Ameriprise Financial Services for the purposes of
providing AFPS. Your financial advisor will be better able to make recommendations to help you achieve your goals
if you provide complete and thoughtful information to your financial advisor about your current financial and
economic situation, the financial goals on which you want advice, your investment objectives, and any investment
restrictions you may have. Promptly inform your financial advisor if you experience significant life events, or
material changes in your financial situation, risk tolerance or financial objectives.
Depending on how long you choose to be a financial planning client and the number and types of products you
purchase from Ameriprise Financial Services, you may pay more or less to purchase products and services through
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates than if you were to purchase products and services from other
financial services providers.
Review the written recommendations you receive. Based on the information you provided, your financial advisor
will perform financial planning analysis and give you written recommendations on the financial goals you have
identified. Your financial advisor is obligated to provide recommendation(s) within a particular timeframe, which is
discussed in detail in the “Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service” section of this Brochure. If your financial
advisor’s assumptions, methods, conclusions or recommendations do not meet your expectations, contact your
financial advisor right away to resolve your concerns.
Your financial advisor may provide asset allocation strategies that include advice on allocations into certain
classes of investments. Except where we are providing you guidance related to your Outside Workplace Retirement
Plan or Health Savings Account (“HSA”) as described below, your financial advisor cannot provide specific buy, sell
or hold recommendations or initiate transactions concerning individual securities in your investment accounts held
in custody elsewhere, unless held by one of our broker-dealer affiliates. See the “Other Financial Industry Activities
and Affiliations” section of this brochure for more information about these affiliates.
None of the mutual funds currently offered in Ameriprise Managed Accounts Programs impose a front-end sales
charge. For most mutual funds, a share class that does not have a sales load and does not assess 12b-1 fees
(collectively “Advisory Shares”) is offered in all Ameriprise Managed Account Programs as the only mutual fund
share class, where available to us through a selling agreement. If not available to us through a selling agreement or
if the mutual fund does not offer an Advisory Share class, we offer Class A shares that may pay a 12b-1 fee or a
no-load share class that does not have a sales load but that may pay a 12b-1 fee. 12b-1 fees are paid by a mutual
fund out of fund assets to cover distribution expenses and sometimes shareholder service expenses. The share
class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for a particular mutual fund is the only share class we allow for
additional purchase within your Account. Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial Services will be promptly
rebated to your Managed Account. The share class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for each applicable
fund is listed in our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site
account and navigating to “Trade & Research” and then “Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund.” From there, apply
the Product Type filter and choose either SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share classes
available for purchase.
The Advisory Share or other share class we offer in Ameriprise Managed Accounts is less expensive than share
classes made available through an Ameriprise brokerage account that charge investors a 12b-1 fee or assess a
sales charge. This presents a conflict of interest because Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors
typically earn higher fees from share classes that charge such fees. It is therefore generally more profitable to
Ameriprise Financial Services, its affiliates and its financial advisors, and more costly to clients, if clients invest in
mutual fund share classes made available through an Ameriprise brokerage account.
Where requested and as part of your AFPS, your financial advisor may provide guidance on your retirement plan or
HSA assets that are held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan
(e.g., 401(k) plan) (“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan”) or HSA. Any guidance provided to you is based on
information provided by you about your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA and is limited to investments
offered through the core lineup of funds established by your plan sponsor. Your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan
or HSA may include investment options not available at Ameriprise Financial Services or for which your financial
advisor may not have access to detailed information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor
is responsible for the selection of the available investment options in your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or
HSA. Your financial advisor cannot make buy recommendations related to employer stock that may be available
within your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA. Your financial advisor cannot make recommendations with
respect to any current portfolio holdings or investment options available through a self-directed brokerage account
associated with your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA. You are responsible for placing any transactions
recommended by your financial advisor. If you desire ongoing guidance on your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan
or HSA you must provide your financial advisor with updated information, including statements and a list of funds
available in your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA, on a regular basis. Your investment objectives and risk
tolerance for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA may differ from those of your Ameriprise account(s),
if any. However, any guidance provided for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA is provided in
consideration of the investment objectives and risk tolerance of any Ameriprise account(s) you hold.
A financial advisor’s recommendation that the client invest in mutual fund share classes through an Ameriprise
brokerage account service will cause the client to pay higher internal expenses for certain mutual funds than the
client might otherwise pay if participating in an Ameriprise Managed Account Program or by buying the mutual
funds directly from the distributor outside of a brokerage account service, if possible. The client’s participation in a
brokerage account service that does not offer the Advisory Share or other share class we offer in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts may still be an appropriate choice depending on the facts and circumstances of the client’s
individual situation and in light of the features and benefits of the particular brokerage account service. Please
refer to the mutual fund’s prospectus(es) or website to determine whether your investment would qualify for a less
expensive share class outside a brokerage account service, with corresponding lower expenses and fees.
Form reasonable expectations. Understand the benefits of and limits to the financial planning process and be
reasonable in your expectations of the results you can achieve with your financial plan and investments, given your
risk tolerance and objectives. Financial planning is an ongoing process; it will not change your situation overnight.
Furthermore, events beyond your financial advisor’s control, such as changes in economic conditions, will affect
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based on your personal financial circumstances, your financial planning needs, and the frequency with which your
financial advisor meets with you and/or other professionals or family members.
your financial planning results. Share with your financial advisor your expectations about the financial planning
process and what you want to achieve. If your expectations are not met, let your financial advisor know so he or
she can make adjustments to meet your needs.
Ask questions about the AFPS fee so that you understand the factors considered in arriving at your AFPS fee and
what you can expect for this fee.
Take action. After reviewing your financial planning recommendations with your financial advisor, the next step is to
act on the advice you have received. You decide whether to implement any of the recommendations. You are not
obligated to purchase products or services through Ameriprise Financial Services.
The minimum annual AFPS fee for new AFPS Agreements is $500. Your financial advisor’s AFPS fee may be
higher. The AFPS fee to enter a new financial planning relationship with financial advisors from the Ameriprise
Personal Wealth Group is $50.00/month. Depending on the overall complexity of your advice needs, you may pay a
higher fee. If you have an existing AFPS Engagement with financial advisors from the Ameriprise Personal Wealth
Group, you may pay a lower fee.
If you would like to work with a different financial advisor, please call us at 800.862.7919 and we will help you find
another financial advisor. If for some reason your financial advisor is unable to fulfill the terms of the service
agreement, another Ameriprise financial advisor may be assigned to you to provide the written financial planning
recommendations and complete the terms of your Agreement.
Understand that your financial planning service will continue until you terminate it. You will receive written
recommendations and pay an AFPS fee during each Engagement Period. The service will automatically renew on
an annual basis until you decide to terminate the AFPS Agreement or stop paying the fee. In addition, Ameriprise
Financial Services will notify you when there are material changes to this Brochure and offer you the opportunity to
receive a copy of the revised Brochure. You should carefully consider accepting this offer, as that revised Brochure
replaces any previous version you have received.
The AFPS fee that you pay in the first year of service may differ from the AFPS fee you pay for services in ongoing
years, as described in the “Ongoing relationship” subsection of the “Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service” section of
this Brochure. A portion of the AFPS fee will be allocated to your financial advisor for introducing you to the service,
gathering the information necessary to prepare your service, helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services. The portion of
the AFPS fee allocated to your financial advisor is impacted by factors including the level of affiliation that the
financial advisor has with Ameriprise Financial Services and whether the financial advisor was assisted by another
person (who may be a financial advisor or other individual who makes a referral) in providing services to you.
You may request and receive copies of a current Brochure at any time by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services
at the following address or by contacting us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
476 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
The remaining portion of the fee goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support provided to all financial advisors. If you establish an Ameriprise Managed
Account, the Asset-based fee you pay for the Managed Account is separate from your AFPS fee. Please refer to the
Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory
fee, the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for more detail about
the allocation of Asset-based Fees.
Take an active role in the process. Understand the process, your role and your financial advisor’s role. Provide
information. Ask questions about the recommendations you receive. If at any time there are additional goals you
would like to cover, let your financial advisor know. Take an active role in making decisions about your financial
future, and you will position yourself to get the most out of your financial planning relationship.
Some financial advisors require clients to pay AFPS fees either at the beginning of an Engagement Period or before
providing AFPS. See the “Termination of AFPS” and “Termination procedure” sections below for information
regarding refunds if you or Ameriprise Financial Services terminates the AFPS Agreement before the end of an
Engagement Period.
Other advisory services
Ameriprise Financial Services is dedicated to providing quality client service. We work hard to ensure your
satisfaction with the AFPS services that you receive and seek to meet or exceed your expectations. We will work
with you to address any of your concerns, including helping you work with a different financial advisor or
terminating the AFPS Agreement.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a suite of Advisory Solutions that features several types of Programs,
including Strategic Portfolio Service (“SPS”) Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
investments, Select Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account, and Access Account.
Not all Managed Account Programs are available to all clients; contact your financial advisor for more information.
Please review the Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a
consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure
for a full description of these Programs.
As of December 31, 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services managed $304,183,842,664 in nondiscretionary assets
and $356,290,579,112 in discretionary assets.
Our affiliate American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”) receives revenue from several different sources
on the products and services you purchase through Ameriprise. These sources include arrangements we have in
place with product companies, and investment and interest income. See the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” subsection of the “How we get paid” section later in this brochure for more information on
conflicts of interest regarding revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates, as well as the
subsection “Revenue sources for RiverSource” for more information about the fees and commissions you pay
when you implement your financial advisor’s recommendations through Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates.
The revenue generated or received supports the development of new products, maintenance of our infrastructure,
and retention of employees and financial advisors.
Fees and Compensation
Ameriprise financial advisors receive compensation for financial advice in the form of commissions and fees.
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group financial advisors can receive compensation for financial advice in the form of
bonuses.
AFPS fees are negotiable and there is no assurance that similarly situated clients will be assessed comparable
fees. Your financial advisor will explain the AFPS fee and the factors considered in calculating the AFPS fee before
asking you to sign the AFPS Agreement.
Your financial advisor may recommend mutual funds and other investment products offered by firms that make
Third Party Payments to our affiliate, AEIS, as described in the “Payments from product companies” subsection
later in this Disclosure Brochure. Within its investment advisory business, compensation for the sale of investment
products recommended by financial advisors is not Ameriprise Financial Services’ primary source of revenue from
its advisory clients.
A state may impose a sales tax on your AFPS fee, which we will collect and remit to the applicable state.
AFPS fees vary based on (1) your financial advisor’s fee schedule, which is based on your financial advisor’s years
of financial planning experience, professional credentials, and other factors, such as local market considerations;
and (2) the overall complexity of your advice needs.
Your AFPS fee does not include markups or brokerage commissions by Ameriprise Financial Services or your
financial advisor. If you implement your financial plan in whole or in part through Ameriprise Financial Services or
its affiliates, wrap fees, product fees, markups or markdowns and brokerage commissions will apply as applicable.
Both time of sale and ongoing fees, if applicable, will apply for products and services purchased in a transaction-
based brokerage account.
Your financial advisor will assign an overall complexity factor of “low,” “medium” or “high” to your advice needs
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based on your personal financial circumstances, your financial planning needs, and the frequency with which your
financial advisor meets with you and/or other professionals or family members.
your financial planning results. Share with your financial advisor your expectations about the financial planning
process and what you want to achieve. If your expectations are not met, let your financial advisor know so he or
she can make adjustments to meet your needs.
Ask questions about the AFPS fee so that you understand the factors considered in arriving at your AFPS fee and
what you can expect for this fee.
Take action. After reviewing your financial planning recommendations with your financial advisor, the next step is to
act on the advice you have received. You decide whether to implement any of the recommendations. You are not
obligated to purchase products or services through Ameriprise Financial Services.
The minimum annual AFPS fee for new AFPS Agreements is $500. Your financial advisor’s AFPS fee may be
higher. The AFPS fee to enter a new financial planning relationship with financial advisors from the Ameriprise
Personal Wealth Group is $50.00/month. Depending on the overall complexity of your advice needs, you may pay a
higher fee. If you have an existing AFPS Engagement with financial advisors from the Ameriprise Personal Wealth
Group, you may pay a lower fee.
If you would like to work with a different financial advisor, please call us at 800.862.7919 and we will help you find
another financial advisor. If for some reason your financial advisor is unable to fulfill the terms of the service
agreement, another Ameriprise financial advisor may be assigned to you to provide the written financial planning
recommendations and complete the terms of your Agreement.
Understand that your financial planning service will continue until you terminate it. You will receive written
recommendations and pay an AFPS fee during each Engagement Period. The service will automatically renew on
an annual basis until you decide to terminate the AFPS Agreement or stop paying the fee. In addition, Ameriprise
Financial Services will notify you when there are material changes to this Brochure and offer you the opportunity to
receive a copy of the revised Brochure. You should carefully consider accepting this offer, as that revised Brochure
replaces any previous version you have received.
The AFPS fee that you pay in the first year of service may differ from the AFPS fee you pay for services in ongoing
years, as described in the “Ongoing relationship” subsection of the “Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service” section of
this Brochure. A portion of the AFPS fee will be allocated to your financial advisor for introducing you to the service,
gathering the information necessary to prepare your service, helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services. The portion of
the AFPS fee allocated to your financial advisor is impacted by factors including the level of affiliation that the
financial advisor has with Ameriprise Financial Services and whether the financial advisor was assisted by another
person (who may be a financial advisor or other individual who makes a referral) in providing services to you.
You may request and receive copies of a current Brochure at any time by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services
at the following address or by contacting us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
476 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
The remaining portion of the fee goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support provided to all financial advisors. If you establish an Ameriprise Managed
Account, the Asset-based fee you pay for the Managed Account is separate from your AFPS fee. Please refer to the
Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory
fee, the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for more detail about
the allocation of Asset-based Fees.
Take an active role in the process. Understand the process, your role and your financial advisor’s role. Provide
information. Ask questions about the recommendations you receive. If at any time there are additional goals you
would like to cover, let your financial advisor know. Take an active role in making decisions about your financial
future, and you will position yourself to get the most out of your financial planning relationship.
Some financial advisors require clients to pay AFPS fees either at the beginning of an Engagement Period or before
providing AFPS. See the “Termination of AFPS” and “Termination procedure” sections below for information
regarding refunds if you or Ameriprise Financial Services terminates the AFPS Agreement before the end of an
Engagement Period.
Other advisory services
Ameriprise Financial Services is dedicated to providing quality client service. We work hard to ensure your
satisfaction with the AFPS services that you receive and seek to meet or exceed your expectations. We will work
with you to address any of your concerns, including helping you work with a different financial advisor or
terminating the AFPS Agreement.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a suite of Advisory Solutions that features several types of Programs,
including Strategic Portfolio Service (“SPS”) Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
investments, Select Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account, and Access Account.
Not all Managed Account Programs are available to all clients; contact your financial advisor for more information.
Please review the Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a
consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure
for a full description of these Programs.
As of December 31, 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services managed $304,183,842,664 in nondiscretionary assets
and $356,290,579,112 in discretionary assets.
Our affiliate American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”) receives revenue from several different sources
on the products and services you purchase through Ameriprise. These sources include arrangements we have in
place with product companies, and investment and interest income. See the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” subsection of the “How we get paid” section later in this brochure for more information on
conflicts of interest regarding revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates, as well as the
subsection “Revenue sources for RiverSource” for more information about the fees and commissions you pay
when you implement your financial advisor’s recommendations through Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates.
The revenue generated or received supports the development of new products, maintenance of our infrastructure,
and retention of employees and financial advisors.
Fees and Compensation
Ameriprise financial advisors receive compensation for financial advice in the form of commissions and fees.
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group financial advisors can receive compensation for financial advice in the form of
bonuses.
AFPS fees are negotiable and there is no assurance that similarly situated clients will be assessed comparable
fees. Your financial advisor will explain the AFPS fee and the factors considered in calculating the AFPS fee before
asking you to sign the AFPS Agreement.
Your financial advisor may recommend mutual funds and other investment products offered by firms that make
Third Party Payments to our affiliate, AEIS, as described in the “Payments from product companies” subsection
later in this Disclosure Brochure. Within its investment advisory business, compensation for the sale of investment
products recommended by financial advisors is not Ameriprise Financial Services’ primary source of revenue from
its advisory clients.
A state may impose a sales tax on your AFPS fee, which we will collect and remit to the applicable state.
AFPS fees vary based on (1) your financial advisor’s fee schedule, which is based on your financial advisor’s years
of financial planning experience, professional credentials, and other factors, such as local market considerations;
and (2) the overall complexity of your advice needs.
Your AFPS fee does not include markups or brokerage commissions by Ameriprise Financial Services or your
financial advisor. If you implement your financial plan in whole or in part through Ameriprise Financial Services or
its affiliates, wrap fees, product fees, markups or markdowns and brokerage commissions will apply as applicable.
Both time of sale and ongoing fees, if applicable, will apply for products and services purchased in a transaction-
based brokerage account.
Your financial advisor will assign an overall complexity factor of “low,” “medium” or “high” to your advice needs
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Sweep program and expenses
AIMMA
Your Ameriprise accounts will from time to time receive and disburse cash. Cash received can be in the form of
deposits you make to your account, the proceeds from investments you sell, and the receipt of dividend and
interest payments from investments you own. Cash is disbursed from your account to pay for new investment
products you buy, to cover debit card, ACH or bill pay activity, and to pay the Asset-based Fee for a Managed
Account and other fees you may incur. Any portion of your account balance that is held in cash will be included in
the Asset-based Fee calculation. On a daily basis, Ameriprise Financial Services will move all uninvested cash into
the Sweep Program applied to your Account(s). The Sweep Programs may pay interest or dividends. By authorizing
Ameriprise Financial Services to open an account, you expressly authorize Ameriprise Financial Services to move
such cash balances.
AIMMA is an interest-bearing multi-bank deposit product made available by Ameriprise Financial and held in an
omnibus account(s) at one or more FDIC member banks (collectively, the "Program Banks"). Our affiliate,
Ameriprise Bank, FSB (“Ameriprise Bank”) is a Program Bank and participates in AIMMA. The Program Banks may
serve individually as custodians for all or a portion of the cash balance held within your account that are swept to
AIMMA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures document. Multi-bank deposit products are
eligible for FDIC insurance, subject to certain conditions, up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for joint
ownerships) per Program Bank, including deposits held at Ameriprise Bank, and, under ordinary business
conditions, up to $2.5 million per depositor ($5 million for joint ownerships) across all Program Banks combined,
per FDIC rules. For any amount above the applicable limit that is deposited in a single Program Bank, including any
other FDIC insured product you may own through that Program Bank, the amount above the limit will not be eligible
for FDIC deposit insurance. Deposit products are not covered by the SIPC.
Regardless of the Sweep Program made available to you, you can also buy and sell positional money market
mutual funds, brokered certificates of deposit, treasury bills, and other similar cash-equivalent products to manage
cash in your non-discretionary Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage accounts, and such investment
products may be available for you buy and sell in certain discretionary Managed Accounts. These options for the
investment of cash balances are generally expected to offer higher returns than the Sweep Program we make
available for your account. Some types of investment products may not be available to you under the terms of your
specific account.
If your account uses AIMMA as its Sweep Program, you agree to accept the proprietary algorithm applied by IntraFi
LLC (“IntraFi”), which determines the Program Banks into which your deposits are placed. You also understand and
agree that IntraFi will periodically change the order of the Program Banks to optimize the amount of FDIC
insurance available in the AIMMA Sweep Program. Under ordinary business conditions, changes to the Program
Bank List will be published at least five business days prior to the effective date, and current interest rates for each
interest rate tier will be published three to five business days prior to their effective date. The Program Banks are
identified on the Program Bank List and interest rate information is available at Ameriprise.com/cashrates.
More detail regarding Sweep Programs offered by Ameriprise Financial Services is available in the Other Important
Brokerage Disclosures document and the Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement. For a copy of the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures or the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement, visit our website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our service line at 800.862.7919.
The Sweep Programs offered in Managed Accounts are:
• Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account ("AIMMA") is the Sweep Program offered for Ameriprise brokerage
Any cash in your account(s) that is swept to AIMMA is aggregated with cash held by other Ameriprise clients that
utilize AIMMA and is held in an omnibus account at one or more Program Banks. Omnibus accounts, by virtue of
their ability to raise significant balances for the Program Banks, are generally able to earn higher interest rates than
those you would be able to earn if you deposited cash individually at a bank. The Program Banks participating in
AIMMA earn income by lending or investing the deposits they receive and charging a higher interest rate to
borrowers, or earning a higher yield, than the Program Banks pay on the deposits held through AIMMA. This
difference is known as the "spread." Like the unaffiliated Program Banks participating in AIMMA, Ameriprise Bank
earns spread revenue when it participates in AIMMA as a Program Bank.
accounts, SPS Advantage Accounts, except for trustee-directed 401(a) Accounts; and for non-qualified
Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
Accounts, Select Separate Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified Accounts, and Access
Accounts.
• Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account (“ABISA”) is the Sweep Program offered for SPS Advantage trustee-
directed 401(a) Accounts and qualified Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor Accounts,
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts, Investor
Unified Accounts, and Access Accounts.
AEIS receives and retains compensation from Program Banks for its services related to AIMMA for the Managed
Account Programs, based on the cash deposits held at each Program Bank. This compensation is either
negotiated between each Program Bank and AEIS, or between the Program Bank and our vendor, IntraFi, and is
either a fixed rate or is based on a benchmark interest rate, such as the Federal Funds Rate, plus or minus a
spread. You can find up-to-date information on the revenue AEIS receives from unaffiliated Program Banks
participating in AIMMA at ameriprise.com/products/ investments/brokerage-sweep-options.
• Either Dreyfus Government Cash Management – Institutional Shares or the Dreyfus Government Cash
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash deposits held at
Ameriprise Bank but reimburses AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to AIMMA. Your financial
advisor does not receive any of (i) the compensation paid by the Program Banks; or (ii) the reimbursements paid by
Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
ABISA
Management – Wealth Share are the Sweep Program offered for TSCA/403(b) brokerage accounts and
Managed Accounts and personal trust services Ameriprise brokerage accounts and Managed Accounts
opened by Ameriprise Bank as trustee and certain other non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage accounts and
Managed Accounts that are ineligible for an insured deposit Sweep Program. For existing accounts that have
Dreyfus General Government Securities Money Market Fund – Dreyfus Class sweep option, effective May 2021
that sweep option will change to the Dreyfus Government Cash Management – Wealth Shares. An investment
in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
Rates and yields vary across the different Sweep Programs and maybe be higher or lower depending on the
particular money market fund or interest-bearing bank deposit product, and on the cash balance you maintain in
your account.
ABISA is an interest-bearing single bank deposit product made available by Ameriprise Financial Services. Deposits
into ABISA are held in an omnibus account(s) at Ameriprise Bank, Member FDIC, an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial. Ameriprise Bank serves as custodian for the cash balances held within accounts that are swept to
ABISA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures. Single bank deposit products are eligible for
FDIC insurance, subject to certain conditions, up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for joint accounts), per FDIC
rules. For any amount above the applicable limit, the amount above the limit will not be eligible for FDIC deposit
insurance. Deposit products are not covered by SIPC. If your account uses ABISA as its Sweep Program,
Ameriprise Bank earns spread revenue, the difference between what it pays in interest and what it earns on its
investments. Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash deposits
held at Ameriprise Bank but reimburses AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to ABISA. Your financial
advisor does not receive any of (i) the compensation earned by Ameriprise Bank; or (ii) the reimbursements paid by
Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
If you decline the Sweep Program offered for your account(s), or if you subsequently revoke your acceptance, you
may at any time direct Ameriprise Financial Services to (i) hold your Sweep Program balance as a free credit
balance in your account(s); (ii) return the proceeds to your account(s) for investment in a cash equivalent
investment product; or (iii) have us remit the cash to you. Cash held as a free credit balance is eligible for coverage
by SIPC, up to $250,000 per capacity as determined by SIPC. Cash held as a free credit balance is not eligible for
FDIC coverage. We may earn interest or other revenue on the balance but are not obligated to pay interest on cash
held as a credit balance in your account(s).
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Sweep program and expenses
AIMMA
Your Ameriprise accounts will from time to time receive and disburse cash. Cash received can be in the form of
deposits you make to your account, the proceeds from investments you sell, and the receipt of dividend and
interest payments from investments you own. Cash is disbursed from your account to pay for new investment
products you buy, to cover debit card, ACH or bill pay activity, and to pay the Asset-based Fee for a Managed
Account and other fees you may incur. Any portion of your account balance that is held in cash will be included in
the Asset-based Fee calculation. On a daily basis, Ameriprise Financial Services will move all uninvested cash into
the Sweep Program applied to your Account(s). The Sweep Programs may pay interest or dividends. By authorizing
Ameriprise Financial Services to open an account, you expressly authorize Ameriprise Financial Services to move
such cash balances.
AIMMA is an interest-bearing multi-bank deposit product made available by Ameriprise Financial and held in an
omnibus account(s) at one or more FDIC member banks (collectively, the "Program Banks"). Our affiliate,
Ameriprise Bank, FSB (“Ameriprise Bank”) is a Program Bank and participates in AIMMA. The Program Banks may
serve individually as custodians for all or a portion of the cash balance held within your account that are swept to
AIMMA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures document. Multi-bank deposit products are
eligible for FDIC insurance, subject to certain conditions, up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for joint
ownerships) per Program Bank, including deposits held at Ameriprise Bank, and, under ordinary business
conditions, up to $2.5 million per depositor ($5 million for joint ownerships) across all Program Banks combined,
per FDIC rules. For any amount above the applicable limit that is deposited in a single Program Bank, including any
other FDIC insured product you may own through that Program Bank, the amount above the limit will not be eligible
for FDIC deposit insurance. Deposit products are not covered by the SIPC.
Regardless of the Sweep Program made available to you, you can also buy and sell positional money market
mutual funds, brokered certificates of deposit, treasury bills, and other similar cash-equivalent products to manage
cash in your non-discretionary Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage accounts, and such investment
products may be available for you buy and sell in certain discretionary Managed Accounts. These options for the
investment of cash balances are generally expected to offer higher returns than the Sweep Program we make
available for your account. Some types of investment products may not be available to you under the terms of your
specific account.
If your account uses AIMMA as its Sweep Program, you agree to accept the proprietary algorithm applied by IntraFi
LLC (“IntraFi”), which determines the Program Banks into which your deposits are placed. You also understand and
agree that IntraFi will periodically change the order of the Program Banks to optimize the amount of FDIC
insurance available in the AIMMA Sweep Program. Under ordinary business conditions, changes to the Program
Bank List will be published at least five business days prior to the effective date, and current interest rates for each
interest rate tier will be published three to five business days prior to their effective date. The Program Banks are
identified on the Program Bank List and interest rate information is available at Ameriprise.com/cashrates.
More detail regarding Sweep Programs offered by Ameriprise Financial Services is available in the Other Important
Brokerage Disclosures document and the Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement. For a copy of the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures or the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement, visit our website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our service line at 800.862.7919.
The Sweep Programs offered in Managed Accounts are:
• Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account ("AIMMA") is the Sweep Program offered for Ameriprise brokerage
Any cash in your account(s) that is swept to AIMMA is aggregated with cash held by other Ameriprise clients that
utilize AIMMA and is held in an omnibus account at one or more Program Banks. Omnibus accounts, by virtue of
their ability to raise significant balances for the Program Banks, are generally able to earn higher interest rates than
those you would be able to earn if you deposited cash individually at a bank. The Program Banks participating in
AIMMA earn income by lending or investing the deposits they receive and charging a higher interest rate to
borrowers, or earning a higher yield, than the Program Banks pay on the deposits held through AIMMA. This
difference is known as the "spread." Like the unaffiliated Program Banks participating in AIMMA, Ameriprise Bank
earns spread revenue when it participates in AIMMA as a Program Bank.
accounts, SPS Advantage Accounts, except for trustee-directed 401(a) Accounts; and for non-qualified
Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
Accounts, Select Separate Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified Accounts, and Access
Accounts.
• Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account (“ABISA”) is the Sweep Program offered for SPS Advantage trustee-
directed 401(a) Accounts and qualified Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor Accounts,
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts, Investor
Unified Accounts, and Access Accounts.
AEIS receives and retains compensation from Program Banks for its services related to AIMMA for the Managed
Account Programs, based on the cash deposits held at each Program Bank. This compensation is either
negotiated between each Program Bank and AEIS, or between the Program Bank and our vendor, IntraFi, and is
either a fixed rate or is based on a benchmark interest rate, such as the Federal Funds Rate, plus or minus a
spread. You can find up-to-date information on the revenue AEIS receives from unaffiliated Program Banks
participating in AIMMA at ameriprise.com/products/ investments/brokerage-sweep-options.
• Either Dreyfus Government Cash Management – Institutional Shares or the Dreyfus Government Cash
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash deposits held at
Ameriprise Bank but reimburses AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to AIMMA. Your financial
advisor does not receive any of (i) the compensation paid by the Program Banks; or (ii) the reimbursements paid by
Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
ABISA
Management – Wealth Share are the Sweep Program offered for TSCA/403(b) brokerage accounts and
Managed Accounts and personal trust services Ameriprise brokerage accounts and Managed Accounts
opened by Ameriprise Bank as trustee and certain other non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage accounts and
Managed Accounts that are ineligible for an insured deposit Sweep Program. For existing accounts that have
Dreyfus General Government Securities Money Market Fund – Dreyfus Class sweep option, effective May 2021
that sweep option will change to the Dreyfus Government Cash Management – Wealth Shares. An investment
in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
Rates and yields vary across the different Sweep Programs and maybe be higher or lower depending on the
particular money market fund or interest-bearing bank deposit product, and on the cash balance you maintain in
your account.
ABISA is an interest-bearing single bank deposit product made available by Ameriprise Financial Services. Deposits
into ABISA are held in an omnibus account(s) at Ameriprise Bank, Member FDIC, an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial. Ameriprise Bank serves as custodian for the cash balances held within accounts that are swept to
ABISA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures. Single bank deposit products are eligible for
FDIC insurance, subject to certain conditions, up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for joint accounts), per FDIC
rules. For any amount above the applicable limit, the amount above the limit will not be eligible for FDIC deposit
insurance. Deposit products are not covered by SIPC. If your account uses ABISA as its Sweep Program,
Ameriprise Bank earns spread revenue, the difference between what it pays in interest and what it earns on its
investments. Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash deposits
held at Ameriprise Bank but reimburses AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to ABISA. Your financial
advisor does not receive any of (i) the compensation earned by Ameriprise Bank; or (ii) the reimbursements paid by
Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
If you decline the Sweep Program offered for your account(s), or if you subsequently revoke your acceptance, you
may at any time direct Ameriprise Financial Services to (i) hold your Sweep Program balance as a free credit
balance in your account(s); (ii) return the proceeds to your account(s) for investment in a cash equivalent
investment product; or (iii) have us remit the cash to you. Cash held as a free credit balance is eligible for coverage
by SIPC, up to $250,000 per capacity as determined by SIPC. Cash held as a free credit balance is not eligible for
FDIC coverage. We may earn interest or other revenue on the balance but are not obligated to pay interest on cash
held as a credit balance in your account(s).
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Money market fund
Termination of AFPS
If your account's Sweep Program uses a money market mutual fund, our affiliate AEIS may receive marketing
support payments of up to 0.37% of the amount held in that money market mutual fund Sweep Program. Please
refer to the applicable prospectus or the “Cost reimbursement services and third-party payments” sub-section for
further specific details regarding mutual fund marketing and sales support payments received by AEIS. An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
AFPS will remain in effect until one of the following occurs: termination by you; termination of an existing AFPS
Agreement by replacing it with a new one, as described in the preceding paragraph; termination by Ameriprise
Financial Services, which would require sending you written notice reasonably in advance of the termination date
(except as noted in this paragraph) to your address as shown on our records; termination by Ameriprise Financial
Services, with no advance notice, for non-delivery of services to you by your financial advisor; or termination by you
through nonpayment of the AFPS fee.
Affiliate compensation
If you choose to terminate the Agreement during the first year before receiving your initial recommendations, you
will receive a full refund of AFPS Fees paid. However, if you terminate at any time after Ameriprise Financial
Services has performed under this Agreement, or if you terminate the services and have not provided your financial
advisor with complete and accurate information concerning your financial situation, Ameriprise Financial Services
reserves the right in its sole discretion to limit the amount of the refund you receive, if any.
Sweep Programs made available in accounts are offered by Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a
broker-dealer, and services are provided by our affiliate AEIS as part of the overall brokerage services provided to
your account(s) pursuant to the “Money Settlement Options” section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement.
Your financial advisor does not recommend the Sweep Program offered to you for any particular account(s) and
revenues received by our affiliates related to the Sweep Programs are not shared with financial advisors.
To terminate or cancel the Agreement and request a refund, if eligible, complete an AFPS Cancellation and Refund
Request form available from ameriprise.com. You may also request the form from your financial advisor or by
calling Ameriprise Financial Services directly at 800.862.7919 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time,
Monday through Friday.
Generally, the combined revenue earned by our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank is excepted to be (i) the highest
when your account sweeps cash into ABISA or AIMMA where Ameriprise Bank is utilized as a Program Bank;
(ii) the second highest when your account sweeps cash into AIMMA where unaffiliated Program Banks are utilized;
and (iii) the lowest when your account sweeps cash into an eligible money market mutual fund.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor any of its supervised persons accepts performance-based fees for its
investment advisory services.
Our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank use this revenue to defray the cost of operating our Sweep Programs and
the expense of providing other services to our clients, as well as for general operating expenses and to provide net
earnings to AEIS and Ameriprise Bank. In the absence of this revenue Ameriprise Financial Services would likely
charge higher fees or other charges to clients for the services AEIS and Ameriprise Bank provide to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest through a combination of disclosures and policies
and procedures regarding Sweep Program availability and the free-credit balance, as well as supervision and
surveillance of cash balances held in Managed Accounts.
Client programs and promotions
Types of Clients
AFPS is generally appropriate for individuals who seek an ongoing fee-based financial planning relationship and
who have financial goals and sufficient assets and income to begin addressing those goals. AFPS is intended for
individuals, couples, and entities with financial planning needs, such as trusts, estates, nonprofit organizations and
businesses.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Ameriprise Financial Services may provide a fee reduction to corporate, institutional or membership organizations
and their employees, partners, independent contractors or members. Ameriprise Financial Services may, from time
to time, offer reduced fees on AFPS to individuals in a particular market segment or geographic area. Your
financial advisor can tell you whether there is a promotion available to you.
Methods of financial analysis
Ameriprise Financial Services, in its sole discretion, determines when to offer, modify and/or discontinue these
promotions and programs. These promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group.
Pro bono financial planning
Ameriprise Financial advisors may seek approval from Ameriprise Financial Services to offer, on a limited basis,
pro bono financial planning to persons who otherwise cannot afford to pay for financial planning services. These
promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group.
Institutional services
When developing recommendations for you, your financial advisor compares your stated financial goals with your
financial situation, investment risk tolerance, investment horizon and the risk and potential investment solutions.
Your financial advisor may use asset value, current and projected rates of return, and other assumptions you
provide, as well as historical return analysis prepared by Ameriprise Financial Services or an affiliate. Your financial
plan may be prepared through the use of one or more software packages that take a needs-based approach to
analyze your goals using one or more methods of analysis, including deterministic and probability modeling. The
analysis and projections generated by the tools or other analysis described in this section of the Brochure include
information regarding the likelihood of various potential investment outcomes. They are hypothetical in nature,
vary depending on which tool of analysis is used and with each use and over time, do not reflect actual investment
results, and are not guarantees of future results. Investing in securities involves the risk of loss and you should be
prepared to bear this loss. The probability of success also varies based on differing assumptions, on different
tools and from one Engagement Period to the next based on changing circumstances and market information.
Results may reflect one point in time only and are only one factor you should consider as you determine how best
to plan for your future.
Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into written agreements with corporate, institutional or membership
organizations to provide AFPS to their employees, partners, independent contractors or members. The fees for
institutional services vary by agreement. These agreements may include other services and fees that are lower
than the AFPS fees paid by other AFPS clients.
Your financial plan also may include an asset allocation analysis designed to assist you in positioning your
investment assets. If your financial plan includes such analysis, the recommended portfolio allocation will be
These promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise Advisor Center
Personal Wealth Group.
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Money market fund
Termination of AFPS
If your account's Sweep Program uses a money market mutual fund, our affiliate AEIS may receive marketing
support payments of up to 0.37% of the amount held in that money market mutual fund Sweep Program. Please
refer to the applicable prospectus or the “Cost reimbursement services and third-party payments” sub-section for
further specific details regarding mutual fund marketing and sales support payments received by AEIS. An
investment in a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
AFPS will remain in effect until one of the following occurs: termination by you; termination of an existing AFPS
Agreement by replacing it with a new one, as described in the preceding paragraph; termination by Ameriprise
Financial Services, which would require sending you written notice reasonably in advance of the termination date
(except as noted in this paragraph) to your address as shown on our records; termination by Ameriprise Financial
Services, with no advance notice, for non-delivery of services to you by your financial advisor; or termination by you
through nonpayment of the AFPS fee.
Affiliate compensation
If you choose to terminate the Agreement during the first year before receiving your initial recommendations, you
will receive a full refund of AFPS Fees paid. However, if you terminate at any time after Ameriprise Financial
Services has performed under this Agreement, or if you terminate the services and have not provided your financial
advisor with complete and accurate information concerning your financial situation, Ameriprise Financial Services
reserves the right in its sole discretion to limit the amount of the refund you receive, if any.
Sweep Programs made available in accounts are offered by Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a
broker-dealer, and services are provided by our affiliate AEIS as part of the overall brokerage services provided to
your account(s) pursuant to the “Money Settlement Options” section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement.
Your financial advisor does not recommend the Sweep Program offered to you for any particular account(s) and
revenues received by our affiliates related to the Sweep Programs are not shared with financial advisors.
To terminate or cancel the Agreement and request a refund, if eligible, complete an AFPS Cancellation and Refund
Request form available from ameriprise.com. You may also request the form from your financial advisor or by
calling Ameriprise Financial Services directly at 800.862.7919 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time,
Monday through Friday.
Generally, the combined revenue earned by our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank is excepted to be (i) the highest
when your account sweeps cash into ABISA or AIMMA where Ameriprise Bank is utilized as a Program Bank;
(ii) the second highest when your account sweeps cash into AIMMA where unaffiliated Program Banks are utilized;
and (iii) the lowest when your account sweeps cash into an eligible money market mutual fund.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor any of its supervised persons accepts performance-based fees for its
investment advisory services.
Our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank use this revenue to defray the cost of operating our Sweep Programs and
the expense of providing other services to our clients, as well as for general operating expenses and to provide net
earnings to AEIS and Ameriprise Bank. In the absence of this revenue Ameriprise Financial Services would likely
charge higher fees or other charges to clients for the services AEIS and Ameriprise Bank provide to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest through a combination of disclosures and policies
and procedures regarding Sweep Program availability and the free-credit balance, as well as supervision and
surveillance of cash balances held in Managed Accounts.
Client programs and promotions
Types of Clients
AFPS is generally appropriate for individuals who seek an ongoing fee-based financial planning relationship and
who have financial goals and sufficient assets and income to begin addressing those goals. AFPS is intended for
individuals, couples, and entities with financial planning needs, such as trusts, estates, nonprofit organizations and
businesses.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
Ameriprise Financial Services may provide a fee reduction to corporate, institutional or membership organizations
and their employees, partners, independent contractors or members. Ameriprise Financial Services may, from time
to time, offer reduced fees on AFPS to individuals in a particular market segment or geographic area. Your
financial advisor can tell you whether there is a promotion available to you.
Methods of financial analysis
Ameriprise Financial Services, in its sole discretion, determines when to offer, modify and/or discontinue these
promotions and programs. These promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group.
Pro bono financial planning
Ameriprise Financial advisors may seek approval from Ameriprise Financial Services to offer, on a limited basis,
pro bono financial planning to persons who otherwise cannot afford to pay for financial planning services. These
promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group.
Institutional services
When developing recommendations for you, your financial advisor compares your stated financial goals with your
financial situation, investment risk tolerance, investment horizon and the risk and potential investment solutions.
Your financial advisor may use asset value, current and projected rates of return, and other assumptions you
provide, as well as historical return analysis prepared by Ameriprise Financial Services or an affiliate. Your financial
plan may be prepared through the use of one or more software packages that take a needs-based approach to
analyze your goals using one or more methods of analysis, including deterministic and probability modeling. The
analysis and projections generated by the tools or other analysis described in this section of the Brochure include
information regarding the likelihood of various potential investment outcomes. They are hypothetical in nature,
vary depending on which tool of analysis is used and with each use and over time, do not reflect actual investment
results, and are not guarantees of future results. Investing in securities involves the risk of loss and you should be
prepared to bear this loss. The probability of success also varies based on differing assumptions, on different
tools and from one Engagement Period to the next based on changing circumstances and market information.
Results may reflect one point in time only and are only one factor you should consider as you determine how best
to plan for your future.
Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into written agreements with corporate, institutional or membership
organizations to provide AFPS to their employees, partners, independent contractors or members. The fees for
institutional services vary by agreement. These agreements may include other services and fees that are lower
than the AFPS fees paid by other AFPS clients.
Your financial plan also may include an asset allocation analysis designed to assist you in positioning your
investment assets. If your financial plan includes such analysis, the recommended portfolio allocation will be
These promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise Advisor Center
Personal Wealth Group.
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determined based on a variety of factors, including your personal financial information and the historical and
anticipated performance of different asset classes.
Neither Ameriprise Financial nor your financial advisor has undertaken to review or verify the accuracy of Non-
Held Assets and the inclusion of information and assumptions about Non-Held Assets in your AFPS written
recommendations, or any other analysis, review, or guidance offered by Ameriprise Financial Services and your
financial advisor creates no duty or other responsibility to advise you to take any action or inaction regarding
such Non-Held Assets.
Third-party research provider materials not approved for use with clients
The analysis is meant only to illustrate the relative experience among asset classes and portfolios. Periodic
rebalancing of your portfolio and reallocation among the asset classes is recommended in most circumstances,
and rebalancing and reallocation may not be part of AFPS. Rebalancing your non-qualified portfolio to meet asset
allocation objectives may result in taxable gains or losses. Unless included in a particular Ameriprise Managed
Account Program, Ameriprise Financial Services does not rebalance your portfolio or reallocate your target asset
allocations on a continuous basis. If you have a substantial percentage of your net worth concentrated in a given
asset or asset class, the illustrations may prompt your financial advisor to recommend that you sell or exchange a
significant portion of such position to reduce risk by reducing the concentrated positions within your portfolio.
From time to time, financial advisors may access research, models, investment tools or other material from third-
party research providers that are not approved for use with clients for the purposes of the financial advisor’s
general education, staying current on industry trends or developing potential investment ideas. Financial advisors
may provide clients with general market commentary or non-security information once the individual pieces have
been approved for use by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Special tax rules apply to net unrealized appreciation of employer securities held in a retirement plan. This is
particularly true if the asset in question is stock of your employer, given that both your income and investment
could be tied to the profitability of your employer.
Investment strategies
Before you actually sell any such assets, consult with your legal and tax professionals regarding the tax and other
implications of any such sales.
The asset allocation analysis does not provide a comprehensive financial analysis of your ability to reach your
other financial planning goals, and it does not identify the impact of your investment strategy on your tax and
estate planning situations. Asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.
Sources of information
Your financial advisor may recommend long-term strategies for your financial plan, such as dollar-cost averaging,
reinvestment of dividends or other proceeds on investments, and asset allocation. Recommendations may also be
made to help you realize capital gains or losses on securities or investment products that you own. Such
transactions may have tax consequences for non-qualified accounts. See the “Implementation of your financial
planning recommendations” subsection of the "Advisory Business" section and the “Broker-dealer” subsection of
the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” section for further information on investment products and
services offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
We cannot guarantee future financial results or the achievement of your financial goals through implementation of
your financial plan and any advice or recommendations provided to you. Ameriprise Financial Services does not
monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific investments. Before implementing your financial plan, you
should consider carefully the ramifications of purchasing products or services, and you may want to seek further
advice from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly in connection with estate planning, taxes or small business
owner planning issues. The benefits and advantages of cash value life insurance generally increase as the policy
matures and are most fully realized with the death of the insured. A client with immediate liquidity needs may
consider whether to sell the policy to a third party at a discounted value (commonly referred to as a life
settlement).
The principal source of information used by your financial advisor is the data provided by you, such as your
personal data, assets and liabilities, income expectations, assumed overall rates of interest and inflation, short-
term and long-term financial goals, tax information, risk tolerance associated with goals, and other relevant
information. When developing product recommendations, your financial advisor may also use training and
marketing materials and prospectuses and annual reports for a particular investment product. In addition, your
financial advisor may also utilize research produced by Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates, such as
material prepared by the Ameriprise Investment Research Group ("IRG") or from third-party research providers that
have been approved by Ameriprise Financial Services when providing investment advice. Although the information
and data are believed to be accurate, Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors do not independently
verify third-party information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial advisors guarantee the
accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any such information nor do they imply any warranty of any kind regarding
the information provided.
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial Services during the
last ten years:
Regulatory proceedings
For your accounts held at Ameriprise Financial, if any, market value (i.e., account value) is provided from the source
of record and is generally captured at a point in time. If the date and market value displayed in analysis or written
recommendations you receive does not correspond with the date and market value of your official Ameriprise
Financial consolidated statement, the market values shown on the material you receive will differ from your
consolidated statement.
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or
denying the allegations.
The information provided to you in your analysis and written recommendations is not intended to be a substitute
for the valuation and other information contained in your official Ameriprise Financial consolidated statement.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA actions
For your accounts and assets not held at Ameriprise Financial (“Non-Held Assets”) all asset and net worth
information used in connection with your AFPS was provided by you or your designated agents and is shown as of
the date it was provided to Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial services does not have knowledge
of changes in your Non-Held Assets, including your accounts and portfolio holdings, and the materials provided in
connection with your AFPS will not reflect changes to your Non-Held Assets. This means that if you view your
AFPS materials without updating your Non-Held Assets, the information and assumptions provided to you will
be based on data about Non-Held Assets that is not current. Ameriprise Financial and your financial advisor
take reasonable steps to reproduce information obtained from you or your designated agents regarding
Non-Held Assets.
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with its industry-
wide review of firms’ recordkeeping practices regarding business-related electronic communications sent or
received by firm personnel using non-approved channels or methods (“off-channel communications”). The
settlement resolved allegations that, from at least June 2019, the firm did not maintain or preserve a substantial
majority of off-channel communications that were records required to be maintained under federal securities laws
and therefore failed to reasonably supervise its personnel. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $50
million. Prior to the settlement, the firm retained a compliance consultant to address certain undertakings outlined
in the settlement and took steps to enhance its policies and procedures and increase training concerning the use
of approved communications methods.
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determined based on a variety of factors, including your personal financial information and the historical and
anticipated performance of different asset classes.
Neither Ameriprise Financial nor your financial advisor has undertaken to review or verify the accuracy of Non-
Held Assets and the inclusion of information and assumptions about Non-Held Assets in your AFPS written
recommendations, or any other analysis, review, or guidance offered by Ameriprise Financial Services and your
financial advisor creates no duty or other responsibility to advise you to take any action or inaction regarding
such Non-Held Assets.
Third-party research provider materials not approved for use with clients
The analysis is meant only to illustrate the relative experience among asset classes and portfolios. Periodic
rebalancing of your portfolio and reallocation among the asset classes is recommended in most circumstances,
and rebalancing and reallocation may not be part of AFPS. Rebalancing your non-qualified portfolio to meet asset
allocation objectives may result in taxable gains or losses. Unless included in a particular Ameriprise Managed
Account Program, Ameriprise Financial Services does not rebalance your portfolio or reallocate your target asset
allocations on a continuous basis. If you have a substantial percentage of your net worth concentrated in a given
asset or asset class, the illustrations may prompt your financial advisor to recommend that you sell or exchange a
significant portion of such position to reduce risk by reducing the concentrated positions within your portfolio.
From time to time, financial advisors may access research, models, investment tools or other material from third-
party research providers that are not approved for use with clients for the purposes of the financial advisor’s
general education, staying current on industry trends or developing potential investment ideas. Financial advisors
may provide clients with general market commentary or non-security information once the individual pieces have
been approved for use by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Special tax rules apply to net unrealized appreciation of employer securities held in a retirement plan. This is
particularly true if the asset in question is stock of your employer, given that both your income and investment
could be tied to the profitability of your employer.
Investment strategies
Before you actually sell any such assets, consult with your legal and tax professionals regarding the tax and other
implications of any such sales.
The asset allocation analysis does not provide a comprehensive financial analysis of your ability to reach your
other financial planning goals, and it does not identify the impact of your investment strategy on your tax and
estate planning situations. Asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.
Sources of information
Your financial advisor may recommend long-term strategies for your financial plan, such as dollar-cost averaging,
reinvestment of dividends or other proceeds on investments, and asset allocation. Recommendations may also be
made to help you realize capital gains or losses on securities or investment products that you own. Such
transactions may have tax consequences for non-qualified accounts. See the “Implementation of your financial
planning recommendations” subsection of the "Advisory Business" section and the “Broker-dealer” subsection of
the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” section for further information on investment products and
services offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
We cannot guarantee future financial results or the achievement of your financial goals through implementation of
your financial plan and any advice or recommendations provided to you. Ameriprise Financial Services does not
monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific investments. Before implementing your financial plan, you
should consider carefully the ramifications of purchasing products or services, and you may want to seek further
advice from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly in connection with estate planning, taxes or small business
owner planning issues. The benefits and advantages of cash value life insurance generally increase as the policy
matures and are most fully realized with the death of the insured. A client with immediate liquidity needs may
consider whether to sell the policy to a third party at a discounted value (commonly referred to as a life
settlement).
The principal source of information used by your financial advisor is the data provided by you, such as your
personal data, assets and liabilities, income expectations, assumed overall rates of interest and inflation, short-
term and long-term financial goals, tax information, risk tolerance associated with goals, and other relevant
information. When developing product recommendations, your financial advisor may also use training and
marketing materials and prospectuses and annual reports for a particular investment product. In addition, your
financial advisor may also utilize research produced by Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates, such as
material prepared by the Ameriprise Investment Research Group ("IRG") or from third-party research providers that
have been approved by Ameriprise Financial Services when providing investment advice. Although the information
and data are believed to be accurate, Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors do not independently
verify third-party information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial advisors guarantee the
accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any such information nor do they imply any warranty of any kind regarding
the information provided.
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial Services during the
last ten years:
Regulatory proceedings
For your accounts held at Ameriprise Financial, if any, market value (i.e., account value) is provided from the source
of record and is generally captured at a point in time. If the date and market value displayed in analysis or written
recommendations you receive does not correspond with the date and market value of your official Ameriprise
Financial consolidated statement, the market values shown on the material you receive will differ from your
consolidated statement.
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or
denying the allegations.
The information provided to you in your analysis and written recommendations is not intended to be a substitute
for the valuation and other information contained in your official Ameriprise Financial consolidated statement.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA actions
For your accounts and assets not held at Ameriprise Financial (“Non-Held Assets”) all asset and net worth
information used in connection with your AFPS was provided by you or your designated agents and is shown as of
the date it was provided to Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial services does not have knowledge
of changes in your Non-Held Assets, including your accounts and portfolio holdings, and the materials provided in
connection with your AFPS will not reflect changes to your Non-Held Assets. This means that if you view your
AFPS materials without updating your Non-Held Assets, the information and assumptions provided to you will
be based on data about Non-Held Assets that is not current. Ameriprise Financial and your financial advisor
take reasonable steps to reproduce information obtained from you or your designated agents regarding
Non-Held Assets.
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with its industry-
wide review of firms’ recordkeeping practices regarding business-related electronic communications sent or
received by firm personnel using non-approved channels or methods (“off-channel communications”). The
settlement resolved allegations that, from at least June 2019, the firm did not maintain or preserve a substantial
majority of off-channel communications that were records required to be maintained under federal securities laws
and therefore failed to reasonably supervise its personnel. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $50
million. Prior to the settlement, the firm retained a compliance consultant to address certain undertakings outlined
in the settlement and took steps to enhance its policies and procedures and increase training concerning the use
of approved communications methods.
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In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that from
2011 through 2014 the firm failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to
safeguard retail investor assets against misappropriation and failed to reasonably supervise five representatives
with a view to preventing and detecting violations of certain federal securities laws by these representatives. The
firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5 million. The firm further reimbursed all impacted clients for the
losses they incurred due to the misconduct. The firm also took steps to enhance policies, procedures and controls
related to the safeguarding of client assets against theft or misappropriation by its associated persons and
voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess and confirm the reasonableness of these policies,
procedures and controls.
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an agreement with
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered broker-dealer and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree in their client agreements that their
account(s) are introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services to AEIS on a fully disclosed basis, and that securities
purchase and sale transactions in their account(s) shall be directed through AEIS. You should consider that not all
investment advisory firms require clients to direct execution of transactions through a specific broker-dealer.
Brokerage accounts are carried by, and brokerage transactions are cleared and settled through, AEIS, subject to
AEIS policies to assure that the resultant price to the client is as favorable as possible under the prevailing market
conditions. See the “Working in Your Best Interest-Regulation Best Interest Disclosure” for more information about
potential conflicts of interest relating to brokerage transactions.
For purposes of Form ADV Part 2 certain Ameriprise Financial Services management persons are registered
representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a broker-dealer, registered representatives of
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc., and are associated persons of Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a commodity trading advisor.
In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that
from December 2010 through October 2013, the firm negligently relied on misrepresentations made by F-Squared
Investments, Inc. regarding certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a result, the firm made false statements about the
portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC also alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and implement written
compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the alleged violations. The firm agreed to
pay a disgorgement amount of $6.3 million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000 and a civil penalty amount of
$1.75 million.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with respect
to the accounts. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing clearing and settlement
services for transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services. In exchange for a fee
paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody, record keeping and all clearing functions for
certain advice-based accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank trust
accounts.
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations that
between October 2011 and September 2013 the firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire transfers,
of more than $370,000 from five of its customers by one of its registered representatives. The customers were
family members of the registered representative. FINRA also alleged this went undetected because the firm failed
to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system that was reasonably designed to review and monitor the
transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to third parties, including those controlled by registered
representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution and a fine of $850,000.
AMPF Holding LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding company for
Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment Distributors”), an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer serving as principal
underwriter and distributor of registered mutual funds and other funds advised by affiliated companies Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, (“Columbia
Wanger Asset Management”) (collectively, “Columbia Management” or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively
referred to as the “Columbia Funds.”
Other financial industry activities and affiliations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities directly
and through its affiliates. These activities may be material to its investment advisory business or its investment
advisory clients. These affiliates include companies under common control with Ameriprise Financial Services by
virtue of their status as direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The information below provides
you an overview of the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These companies work together to offer you financial
products and services designed to help you reach your financial goals.
Investment company
Broker-dealer
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell its
face-amount certificates and selling arrangements with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to
distribute the Columbia Funds.
Investment advisory firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA) is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC.
CMIA provides investment management services to:
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with the SEC and is
authorized to engage in the securities business in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ameriprise Financial Services is also a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained membership with the National
Futures Association (“NFA”) in connection with such CFTC registration.
• Columbia Funds, as well as Columbia ETFs, closed-end funds and private funds
• Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds underlying certain variable contracts issued by RiverSource
• Various wrap program sponsors, including Ameriprise Financial Services
In its capacity as a broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial Services distributes or receives compensation from selling
various products including but not limited to equities and fixed income products. Offerings include corporate
bonds and municipal securities, mutual fund shares, ETFs, 529 plans, face-amount certificates, closed-end funds,
preferred securities, UITs, non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed end funds, hedge fund offerings,
structured products, real estate private placement offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, 1031
exchanges, fixed, structured and variable annuities, and fixed and variable insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services
also sells managed futures funds that engage in trading commodity interests, including futures.
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the distributor of the publicly offered face-amount certificates issued
by Ameriprise Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings, including those issued by affiliates.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC, including,
among others, Threadneedle International Limited, Pyrford International Ltd. and Lionstone Partners, LLC. These
subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers and may provide advice to domestic and foreign institutional
clients, the Columbia Funds, the Columbia ETFs, the Columbia closed-end funds, private funds and other fiduciary
clients. These entities provide services independent from Ameriprise Financial Services. Columbia Management
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In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that from
2011 through 2014 the firm failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to
safeguard retail investor assets against misappropriation and failed to reasonably supervise five representatives
with a view to preventing and detecting violations of certain federal securities laws by these representatives. The
firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5 million. The firm further reimbursed all impacted clients for the
losses they incurred due to the misconduct. The firm also took steps to enhance policies, procedures and controls
related to the safeguarding of client assets against theft or misappropriation by its associated persons and
voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess and confirm the reasonableness of these policies,
procedures and controls.
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an agreement with
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered broker-dealer and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree in their client agreements that their
account(s) are introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services to AEIS on a fully disclosed basis, and that securities
purchase and sale transactions in their account(s) shall be directed through AEIS. You should consider that not all
investment advisory firms require clients to direct execution of transactions through a specific broker-dealer.
Brokerage accounts are carried by, and brokerage transactions are cleared and settled through, AEIS, subject to
AEIS policies to assure that the resultant price to the client is as favorable as possible under the prevailing market
conditions. See the “Working in Your Best Interest-Regulation Best Interest Disclosure” for more information about
potential conflicts of interest relating to brokerage transactions.
For purposes of Form ADV Part 2 certain Ameriprise Financial Services management persons are registered
representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a broker-dealer, registered representatives of
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc., and are associated persons of Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a commodity trading advisor.
In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that
from December 2010 through October 2013, the firm negligently relied on misrepresentations made by F-Squared
Investments, Inc. regarding certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a result, the firm made false statements about the
portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC also alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and implement written
compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the alleged violations. The firm agreed to
pay a disgorgement amount of $6.3 million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000 and a civil penalty amount of
$1.75 million.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with respect
to the accounts. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing clearing and settlement
services for transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services. In exchange for a fee
paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody, record keeping and all clearing functions for
certain advice-based accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank trust
accounts.
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations that
between October 2011 and September 2013 the firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire transfers,
of more than $370,000 from five of its customers by one of its registered representatives. The customers were
family members of the registered representative. FINRA also alleged this went undetected because the firm failed
to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system that was reasonably designed to review and monitor the
transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to third parties, including those controlled by registered
representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution and a fine of $850,000.
AMPF Holding LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding company for
Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment Distributors”), an
indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer serving as principal
underwriter and distributor of registered mutual funds and other funds advised by affiliated companies Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, (“Columbia
Wanger Asset Management”) (collectively, “Columbia Management” or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively
referred to as the “Columbia Funds.”
Other financial industry activities and affiliations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities directly
and through its affiliates. These activities may be material to its investment advisory business or its investment
advisory clients. These affiliates include companies under common control with Ameriprise Financial Services by
virtue of their status as direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The information below provides
you an overview of the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These companies work together to offer you financial
products and services designed to help you reach your financial goals.
Investment company
Broker-dealer
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell its
face-amount certificates and selling arrangements with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to
distribute the Columbia Funds.
Investment advisory firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA) is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC.
CMIA provides investment management services to:
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with the SEC and is
authorized to engage in the securities business in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ameriprise Financial Services is also a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (“SIPC”). Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained membership with the National
Futures Association (“NFA”) in connection with such CFTC registration.
• Columbia Funds, as well as Columbia ETFs, closed-end funds and private funds
• Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds underlying certain variable contracts issued by RiverSource
• Various wrap program sponsors, including Ameriprise Financial Services
In its capacity as a broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial Services distributes or receives compensation from selling
various products including but not limited to equities and fixed income products. Offerings include corporate
bonds and municipal securities, mutual fund shares, ETFs, 529 plans, face-amount certificates, closed-end funds,
preferred securities, UITs, non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed end funds, hedge fund offerings,
structured products, real estate private placement offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, 1031
exchanges, fixed, structured and variable annuities, and fixed and variable insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services
also sells managed futures funds that engage in trading commodity interests, including futures.
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the distributor of the publicly offered face-amount certificates issued
by Ameriprise Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings, including those issued by affiliates.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC, including,
among others, Threadneedle International Limited, Pyrford International Ltd. and Lionstone Partners, LLC. These
subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers and may provide advice to domestic and foreign institutional
clients, the Columbia Funds, the Columbia ETFs, the Columbia closed-end funds, private funds and other fiduciary
clients. These entities provide services independent from Ameriprise Financial Services. Columbia Management
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Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”)
and its affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, (U.K. based), Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.)
Limited (Singapore based), and Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited (Dubai based) operate under a
combined global asset management brand, Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. also has non-US subsidiaries that provide asset management services. These include
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. (“CTLN”),
Columbia Threadneedle Business Limited (“CTBL”), Columbia Threadneedle AM (Asia) Limited (“CTAMLA”),
Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Limited (“CT (EM)”) and Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford”). Each of
CTML, CTLN, CTBL, CTAMLA, CT (EM) and Pyrford is registered with the appropriate respective regulators in their
home jurisdictions. In addition, Pyrford is also registered with the SEC as investment advisers. Columbia
Management Investment Advisers is also registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a CTA and
has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such CFTC registration. Threadneedle International
Limited is registered with the CFTC as CTA and has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such
CFTC registration.
AFIG is a business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services that specializes in delivering investment products
and services to clients of financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services
enters into a networking arrangement with each financial institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one
or more of our investment advisory services, brokerage services and insurance products to clients of the financial
institution and other persons or entities that may be introduced or referred to us by the financial institution. The
financial institution provides AFIG financial advisors joint marketing access to a distinct client segment and may
provide office space in the building where it conducts its business. As a part of the contractual arrangement with
the financial institution, Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial institution a portion of up to 94% of
fees and commissions, including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services, generated by AFIG financial
advisors that are attributable to our operations under the joint marketing agreement with the financial institution.
A portion of these fees may be paid to financial advisors who are employees of the financial institution, as
described below.
Banking institution
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is a federal savings bank. In addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA Sweep
Programs, Ameriprise Bank currently makes available a core set of banking products, including mortgage
financing, co-branded credit cards with an associated rewards program, savings, certificates of deposit (“CDs”),
checking accounts, and pledged asset loans. Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust services to clients, including
trustee and investment management services for asset trusts, and investment management and custodial agency
services for individual, individual trustee, association and non-profit organization accounts.
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services has exclusive control over the activities conducted on our behalf under the agreement with the financial
institution and is responsible for the supervision of certain activities of AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial
advisors are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services in one of three ways: independent contractors and their
personnel, Ameriprise employee financial advisors and financial institution employee financial advisors. Financial
advisors employed by the financial institution are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of fees
and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. In such cases the financial institution serves as
paying agent on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. The level of compensation received by financial
advisors employed by the financial institution is based on their employment agreement with the financial
institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial accounts and accepts securities order instructions for trust
accounts at Ameriprise Bank. In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment advice and
research support to Ameriprise Bank and its clients for these trust accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any compensation to any non-registered employee or agent of the
financial institution for referrals. Any referral fee paid by the financial institution to an employee or agent is a one-
time, per-customer fee of a nominal, fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products and services you
purchase.
Trust company
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a financial institution that does not have a Trust Department can
offer trust services through other providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial Services
and the AFIG financial advisor may serve as a finder related to trust services and may receive a referral fee for
business referred to unaffiliated trust providers.
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesota-chartered trust company, provides custodial, investment
management and collective trust fund services for employer-sponsored retirement plans, including pension, profit
sharing, 401(k) and other qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans. ATC also serves as custodian for
IRAs, 403(b)s and some retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as
well as the Ameriprise Certificate Company. ATC is not a deposit bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance company
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit union. Any services or products you purchase through an
AFIG financial advisor are not guaranteed or insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the financial institution.
The financial institution is not a party to your Client Agreement with us. Ameriprise Financial Services and each
financial institution have entered into a networking agreement under which we have agreed to share fees and
commissions with the financial institution, including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services. Non-
registered employees of the financial institution may also receive compensation for referring you to Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued by
RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource Life”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to do
business as an insurance company in the District of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except New York;
and in New York only, issued by RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of NY”), a stock life
insurance company that is qualified to do business as an insurance company in New York.
How we get paid
This section should be read in connection with the “Advisory Business,” “Fees and Compensation” and/or the
“Client Referrals and Other Compensation” sections in this Brochure.
The products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY (together, “RiverSource”) include structured annuities
(RiverSource Life only), fixed and variable annuities, fixed and variable life insurance, disability income insurance
and life insurance with long-term care benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other third parties through
an arrangement with Ameriprise Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. and LTCI
Partners, and Disability Resource Group, which act as co-general agents.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive revenue from several different sources on the products and
services you purchase. These sources include the fees and charges you pay, other arrangements we have in place
with product companies, and investment and interest income. The revenue generated or received supports, in part,
the development of new products, maintenance of our infrastructure, and retention of employees and financial
advisors. Further on in this section you will find information on how our financial advisors are paid.
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
is a registered broker-dealer, serving as principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource variable life insurance
and annuities on behalf of RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling arrangements with RiverSource
and RiverSource Distributors to distribute these products.
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Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”)
and its affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, (U.K. based), Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.)
Limited (Singapore based), and Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited (Dubai based) operate under a
combined global asset management brand, Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. also has non-US subsidiaries that provide asset management services. These include
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. (“CTLN”),
Columbia Threadneedle Business Limited (“CTBL”), Columbia Threadneedle AM (Asia) Limited (“CTAMLA”),
Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Limited (“CT (EM)”) and Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford”). Each of
CTML, CTLN, CTBL, CTAMLA, CT (EM) and Pyrford is registered with the appropriate respective regulators in their
home jurisdictions. In addition, Pyrford is also registered with the SEC as investment advisers. Columbia
Management Investment Advisers is also registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a CTA and
has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such CFTC registration. Threadneedle International
Limited is registered with the CFTC as CTA and has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such
CFTC registration.
AFIG is a business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services that specializes in delivering investment products
and services to clients of financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services
enters into a networking arrangement with each financial institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one
or more of our investment advisory services, brokerage services and insurance products to clients of the financial
institution and other persons or entities that may be introduced or referred to us by the financial institution. The
financial institution provides AFIG financial advisors joint marketing access to a distinct client segment and may
provide office space in the building where it conducts its business. As a part of the contractual arrangement with
the financial institution, Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial institution a portion of up to 94% of
fees and commissions, including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services, generated by AFIG financial
advisors that are attributable to our operations under the joint marketing agreement with the financial institution.
A portion of these fees may be paid to financial advisors who are employees of the financial institution, as
described below.
Banking institution
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is a federal savings bank. In addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA Sweep
Programs, Ameriprise Bank currently makes available a core set of banking products, including mortgage
financing, co-branded credit cards with an associated rewards program, savings, certificates of deposit (“CDs”),
checking accounts, and pledged asset loans. Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust services to clients, including
trustee and investment management services for asset trusts, and investment management and custodial agency
services for individual, individual trustee, association and non-profit organization accounts.
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services has exclusive control over the activities conducted on our behalf under the agreement with the financial
institution and is responsible for the supervision of certain activities of AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial
advisors are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services in one of three ways: independent contractors and their
personnel, Ameriprise employee financial advisors and financial institution employee financial advisors. Financial
advisors employed by the financial institution are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of fees
and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. In such cases the financial institution serves as
paying agent on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. The level of compensation received by financial
advisors employed by the financial institution is based on their employment agreement with the financial
institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial accounts and accepts securities order instructions for trust
accounts at Ameriprise Bank. In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment advice and
research support to Ameriprise Bank and its clients for these trust accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any compensation to any non-registered employee or agent of the
financial institution for referrals. Any referral fee paid by the financial institution to an employee or agent is a one-
time, per-customer fee of a nominal, fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products and services you
purchase.
Trust company
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a financial institution that does not have a Trust Department can
offer trust services through other providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial Services
and the AFIG financial advisor may serve as a finder related to trust services and may receive a referral fee for
business referred to unaffiliated trust providers.
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesota-chartered trust company, provides custodial, investment
management and collective trust fund services for employer-sponsored retirement plans, including pension, profit
sharing, 401(k) and other qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans. ATC also serves as custodian for
IRAs, 403(b)s and some retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as
well as the Ameriprise Certificate Company. ATC is not a deposit bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance company
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit union. Any services or products you purchase through an
AFIG financial advisor are not guaranteed or insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the financial institution.
The financial institution is not a party to your Client Agreement with us. Ameriprise Financial Services and each
financial institution have entered into a networking agreement under which we have agreed to share fees and
commissions with the financial institution, including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services. Non-
registered employees of the financial institution may also receive compensation for referring you to Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued by
RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource Life”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to do
business as an insurance company in the District of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except New York;
and in New York only, issued by RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of NY”), a stock life
insurance company that is qualified to do business as an insurance company in New York.
How we get paid
This section should be read in connection with the “Advisory Business,” “Fees and Compensation” and/or the
“Client Referrals and Other Compensation” sections in this Brochure.
The products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY (together, “RiverSource”) include structured annuities
(RiverSource Life only), fixed and variable annuities, fixed and variable life insurance, disability income insurance
and life insurance with long-term care benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other third parties through
an arrangement with Ameriprise Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. and LTCI
Partners, and Disability Resource Group, which act as co-general agents.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive revenue from several different sources on the products and
services you purchase. These sources include the fees and charges you pay, other arrangements we have in place
with product companies, and investment and interest income. The revenue generated or received supports, in part,
the development of new products, maintenance of our infrastructure, and retention of employees and financial
advisors. Further on in this section you will find information on how our financial advisors are paid.
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
is a registered broker-dealer, serving as principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource variable life insurance
and annuities on behalf of RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling arrangements with RiverSource
and RiverSource Distributors to distribute these products.
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Cost reimbursement services and third-party payments
families offered by Ameriprise Financial Services. The goal at Ameriprise Financial Services is to offer a wide range
of mutual funds using the following criteria:
Product breadth and strong-performing funds
•
Financial strength of the firm
•
• Marketing and sales support payments paid to our affiliate AEIS to support cost reimbursement services
Ability to provide product support and training to our financial advisors
Tax benefits offered by individual states
•
Payments from product companies. AEIS will receive the following types of payments with respect to the
investment products we recommend and you select for the investment of your applicable Managed Account
assets. This compensation is used in part to fund the cost of providing the services, maintaining Managed
Accounts and offering an investment platform for our clients as well as providing revenue and net earnings to
AEIS. For qualified SPS Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust has
inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in
Select Separate Accounts AEIS either does not collect Third Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts.
Overall quality of the 529 plan (specific to 529 plans)
•
AEIS performs certain services for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and
clients, including but not limited to recordkeeping, administration and shareholder servicing support, applicable
platform level eligibility and investment product due diligence, investment research, training and education, client
telephonic and other servicing, and other support related functions such as trading systems, asset allocation and
performance reporting tools, websites and mobile applications (collectively “cost reimbursement services”). Any
cost reimbursement payments received by AEIS that are paid by product sponsors out of assets of the investment,
such as a mutual fund or unit investment trust, reduce the investor return on their investment.
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer, and clients are free to choose, mutual funds from approximately 140 fund
families available. However, certain aspects of the Mutual Fund Program create a conflict of interest or incentive if
Ameriprise Financial Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the mutual funds offered by
a firm participating in the Mutual Fund Program versus mutual funds offered by nonparticipating firms. As further
described below, these conflicts and incentives arise from the cost reimbursement related to education, training,
seminar reimbursement and noncash compensation, provided to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments
AEIS receives from, firms participating in the Mutual Fund Program and with other relationships with firms,
including Columbia Management; see the section titled “Columbia Funds” below.
AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs of the cost reimbursement services provided. These revenues
include cost reimbursement and marketing support payments (as described below under the heading "Education,
Training, Seminar Reimbursement and noncash compensation") and such payments increase the gross revenues
and net earnings of AEIS.
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive for its affiliate to continue to maintain these cost
reimbursement arrangements, including arrangements with Full Participation Firms and for AEIS to continue to
receive revenue. Because not all investments provide for cost reimbursement payments, AFSI has an incentive to
recommend or select investment products that make such payments within Managed Account Programs.
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest by applying objective due diligence standards and
requiring all mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, CEFs, UITs and alternative investments offered in the Programs to meet
these standards.
To be included in the Mutual Fund Program, firms have agreed to pay AEIS a portion of the revenue generated from
the sale and/or management of mutual fund shares. Full Participation Firms make cost reimbursement payments
at a higher level than do firms that have arrangements discussed in the “Other financial relationships” section. For
each year a client holds shares of a particular mutual fund, the mutual fund’s advisor or distributor may pay to AEIS
an amount based on the value of the collective mutual fund shares held in clients’ accounts (asset-based
payment). AEIS receives an asset-based payment (up to 0.20% per year for mutual funds and 0.185% per year for
529 plans) on some or all of Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets managed by the participating firms. In
instances where a new Full Participation Firm relationship is established, in certain instances, to offset AEIS
expenses for providing cost reimbursement services, the cost reimbursement payments will initially be structured
in the form of an annual flat fee in addition to 0.20% of assets invested, with the total dollar amount of such
payment not to exceed $1,250,000.
AEIS receives a variety of payments for cost reimbursement services from affiliated products sponsored or
managed by affiliated investment advisers (e.g., Columbia Management) and by non-affiliated investment product
companies which reimburse the costs of beneficial client services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and
AEIS. The most significant of these payments are reimbursement for marketing support received from the product
companies. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments from product companies for the following products:
mutual funds, 529 plans, actively managed ETFs, UITs, non-traded REITs, real estate private placements, tax-
deferred real estate exchanges, non-traded BDCs, fixed annuities, variable annuities, structured annuities, fixed
insurance, variable insurance, structured products, managed futures funds, private equity offerings, non-traded
closed end funds and hedge fund offerings.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives cost reimbursement payments on our affiliated and unaffiliated annuity and
insurance products which are not eligible investments for Managed Accounts. These payments are discussed in
the remaining paragraphs of this section.
Certain Full Participation Firms pay our affiliate AEIS more marketing support for certain types of mutual funds. In
general, Full Participation Firms offer actively managed mutual funds that permit cost reimbursement payments to
be included in the Investment Costs charged by the mutual fund. The Investment Costs of actively managed
mutual funds are generally higher than those of (i) passively managed ETFs which do not make cost
reimbursement payments; and (ii) actively managed ETFs which do make such payments. Ameriprise Financial
Services has a financial incentive to offer actively managed mutual funds and ETFs that make cost reimbursement
payments to our affiliate. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have an indirect incentive to sell such
mutual funds and ETFs. We address this incentive by offering a full range of investment product options, including
actively managed mutual funds and both actively and passively managed ETFs. In addition, we do not offer actively
managed ETFs that are clones of an actively managed mutual fund from the same firm. A similar actively managed
ETF may have a lower or comparable management fee as an actively managed mutual fund. Ameriprise further
addresses this conflict of interest by calculating the compensation paid to our financial advisors for all assets
without regard to the amount of cost reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive in connection with client
investments in mutual funds and other investment products. Additionally, Ameriprise Financial Services does not
share with our financial advisors the cost reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive.
If your Account’s Sweep Program uses a money market mutual fund, AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments
of up to 0.37% of the amount held in that money market fund Sweep Program. The amount that AEIS receives may
be reduced based on fee waivers that are imposed by the money market fund firm.
If AEIS and its affiliates did not receive this compensation, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely charge higher
fees or other charges to clients for the services provided. When evaluating the reasonableness of the fees and
expenses incurred in a Managed Account, you should consider not just the Wrap Fee, but also the fund-level fees
and other compensation that Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive including payments for cost
reimbursement services described in this section and other cost reimbursement and marketing support payments
received by us and our other affiliates, as described in the “How we get paid” and the “Revenue sources for other
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies” sections of this Brochure as applicable.
These arrangements vary between firms and may be subject to change or renegotiation at any time. If a firm
ceases to make cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution
relationship with the mutual fund firm.
Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments. Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales
support payments are received from certain mutual fund firms. These payments form a structure referred to here
as the Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program (“Mutual Fund Program”) with approximately 140 mutual fund
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Cost reimbursement services and third-party payments
families offered by Ameriprise Financial Services. The goal at Ameriprise Financial Services is to offer a wide range
of mutual funds using the following criteria:
Product breadth and strong-performing funds
•
Financial strength of the firm
•
• Marketing and sales support payments paid to our affiliate AEIS to support cost reimbursement services
Ability to provide product support and training to our financial advisors
Tax benefits offered by individual states
•
Payments from product companies. AEIS will receive the following types of payments with respect to the
investment products we recommend and you select for the investment of your applicable Managed Account
assets. This compensation is used in part to fund the cost of providing the services, maintaining Managed
Accounts and offering an investment platform for our clients as well as providing revenue and net earnings to
AEIS. For qualified SPS Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust has
inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in
Select Separate Accounts AEIS either does not collect Third Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts.
Overall quality of the 529 plan (specific to 529 plans)
•
AEIS performs certain services for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and
clients, including but not limited to recordkeeping, administration and shareholder servicing support, applicable
platform level eligibility and investment product due diligence, investment research, training and education, client
telephonic and other servicing, and other support related functions such as trading systems, asset allocation and
performance reporting tools, websites and mobile applications (collectively “cost reimbursement services”). Any
cost reimbursement payments received by AEIS that are paid by product sponsors out of assets of the investment,
such as a mutual fund or unit investment trust, reduce the investor return on their investment.
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer, and clients are free to choose, mutual funds from approximately 140 fund
families available. However, certain aspects of the Mutual Fund Program create a conflict of interest or incentive if
Ameriprise Financial Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the mutual funds offered by
a firm participating in the Mutual Fund Program versus mutual funds offered by nonparticipating firms. As further
described below, these conflicts and incentives arise from the cost reimbursement related to education, training,
seminar reimbursement and noncash compensation, provided to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments
AEIS receives from, firms participating in the Mutual Fund Program and with other relationships with firms,
including Columbia Management; see the section titled “Columbia Funds” below.
AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs of the cost reimbursement services provided. These revenues
include cost reimbursement and marketing support payments (as described below under the heading "Education,
Training, Seminar Reimbursement and noncash compensation") and such payments increase the gross revenues
and net earnings of AEIS.
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive for its affiliate to continue to maintain these cost
reimbursement arrangements, including arrangements with Full Participation Firms and for AEIS to continue to
receive revenue. Because not all investments provide for cost reimbursement payments, AFSI has an incentive to
recommend or select investment products that make such payments within Managed Account Programs.
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest by applying objective due diligence standards and
requiring all mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, CEFs, UITs and alternative investments offered in the Programs to meet
these standards.
To be included in the Mutual Fund Program, firms have agreed to pay AEIS a portion of the revenue generated from
the sale and/or management of mutual fund shares. Full Participation Firms make cost reimbursement payments
at a higher level than do firms that have arrangements discussed in the “Other financial relationships” section. For
each year a client holds shares of a particular mutual fund, the mutual fund’s advisor or distributor may pay to AEIS
an amount based on the value of the collective mutual fund shares held in clients’ accounts (asset-based
payment). AEIS receives an asset-based payment (up to 0.20% per year for mutual funds and 0.185% per year for
529 plans) on some or all of Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets managed by the participating firms. In
instances where a new Full Participation Firm relationship is established, in certain instances, to offset AEIS
expenses for providing cost reimbursement services, the cost reimbursement payments will initially be structured
in the form of an annual flat fee in addition to 0.20% of assets invested, with the total dollar amount of such
payment not to exceed $1,250,000.
AEIS receives a variety of payments for cost reimbursement services from affiliated products sponsored or
managed by affiliated investment advisers (e.g., Columbia Management) and by non-affiliated investment product
companies which reimburse the costs of beneficial client services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and
AEIS. The most significant of these payments are reimbursement for marketing support received from the product
companies. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments from product companies for the following products:
mutual funds, 529 plans, actively managed ETFs, UITs, non-traded REITs, real estate private placements, tax-
deferred real estate exchanges, non-traded BDCs, fixed annuities, variable annuities, structured annuities, fixed
insurance, variable insurance, structured products, managed futures funds, private equity offerings, non-traded
closed end funds and hedge fund offerings.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives cost reimbursement payments on our affiliated and unaffiliated annuity and
insurance products which are not eligible investments for Managed Accounts. These payments are discussed in
the remaining paragraphs of this section.
Certain Full Participation Firms pay our affiliate AEIS more marketing support for certain types of mutual funds. In
general, Full Participation Firms offer actively managed mutual funds that permit cost reimbursement payments to
be included in the Investment Costs charged by the mutual fund. The Investment Costs of actively managed
mutual funds are generally higher than those of (i) passively managed ETFs which do not make cost
reimbursement payments; and (ii) actively managed ETFs which do make such payments. Ameriprise Financial
Services has a financial incentive to offer actively managed mutual funds and ETFs that make cost reimbursement
payments to our affiliate. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have an indirect incentive to sell such
mutual funds and ETFs. We address this incentive by offering a full range of investment product options, including
actively managed mutual funds and both actively and passively managed ETFs. In addition, we do not offer actively
managed ETFs that are clones of an actively managed mutual fund from the same firm. A similar actively managed
ETF may have a lower or comparable management fee as an actively managed mutual fund. Ameriprise further
addresses this conflict of interest by calculating the compensation paid to our financial advisors for all assets
without regard to the amount of cost reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive in connection with client
investments in mutual funds and other investment products. Additionally, Ameriprise Financial Services does not
share with our financial advisors the cost reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive.
If your Account’s Sweep Program uses a money market mutual fund, AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments
of up to 0.37% of the amount held in that money market fund Sweep Program. The amount that AEIS receives may
be reduced based on fee waivers that are imposed by the money market fund firm.
If AEIS and its affiliates did not receive this compensation, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely charge higher
fees or other charges to clients for the services provided. When evaluating the reasonableness of the fees and
expenses incurred in a Managed Account, you should consider not just the Wrap Fee, but also the fund-level fees
and other compensation that Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive including payments for cost
reimbursement services described in this section and other cost reimbursement and marketing support payments
received by us and our other affiliates, as described in the “How we get paid” and the “Revenue sources for other
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies” sections of this Brochure as applicable.
These arrangements vary between firms and may be subject to change or renegotiation at any time. If a firm
ceases to make cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution
relationship with the mutual fund firm.
Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments. Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales
support payments are received from certain mutual fund firms. These payments form a structure referred to here
as the Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program (“Mutual Fund Program”) with approximately 140 mutual fund
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Ameriprise Financial Services sells 529 plans from seven firms that do not make cost reimbursement payments to
AEIS. Moreover, 529 plans offered by these firms are available for sale to in-state residents only. Those firms are:
American Funds, Ascensus, Invesco, MFS, Orion, Union Bank & Trust and Virtus. In addition, Connecticut and Iowa
restrict the sale of their state plans, offered by Hartford and Voya, respectively, to in-state residents only. Certain
529 plans may pay AEIS a fee of up to 1% of assets for NAV rollovers.
Full Participation. Thirty firms fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program. These fund firms include Columbia
Threadneedle Investments, Allspring Funds, American Century Investments, Amundi, BlackRock Funds, BNY
Mellon, Delaware Investments, DWS Investments, Eaton Vance, Eventide Funds, Federated Hermes, Fidelity, First
Eagle Funds, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Invesco, Janus Henderson Investors, John Hancock
Investments, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lord Abbett, MainStay Funds, MFS, Natixis Funds, Neuberger
Berman, Nuveen, Principal, PGIM Investments, Virtus and Voya Funds. These firms are referred to as “Full
Participation Firms.”
We offer 529 plans from nineteen firms. Of those firms, fifteen are Full Participation Firms. These fund firms
include American Century, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman
Sachs, Hartford, Invesco, John Hancock, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Nuveen, Principal, Virtus and Voya. Each of these firms
is referred to as a “Full Participation Firm.”
The most current Mutual Fund Program information, as well as the previous calendar year’s totals of cost
reimbursement payments received from Full Participation firms, in addition to distribution support amounts, may
be viewed online by visiting www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual
Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial.”
The mutual fund’s distributor or affiliate may also make payments to AEIS for networking and/or omnibus support
and other client services and account maintenance activities. AEIS will also receive sub-transfer agency fees with
respect to investments you make in affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds. These fees vary depending on the
mutual fund family and on whether the mutual fund keeps a separate record for each account (i.e., networked
accounts) or relies on AEIS’s recordkeeping (i.e., omnibus accounts). Compensation for sub-transfer agency
services may be up to $12 per position annually for networked accounts, and up to $19 per position annually for
omnibus accounts or, if paid on an asset basis, from 0.10% to 0.15% annually of any amounts you have invested in
such mutual funds. In the case of certain no-load fund families for which AEIS has a direct relationship, the
compensation for sub-accounting, administrative and distribution support services are bundled into one asset-
based fee of up to 0.35% (which may include a service fee up to 0.25%) annually of the value of such shares held in
an Account.
AEIS and its affiliates may have other relationships with firms whose mutual funds Ameriprise Financial Services
offers. These relationships may include affiliates of firms acting as a sub-adviser to CMIA, CMIA acting as a sub-
adviser to a third-party firm, or affiliates of a firm managing an investment portfolio within another Ameriprise
Financial Services or affiliated product, such as a RiverSource variable annuity. Firms may use CMIA to manage an
underlying investment option in products offered through the Mutual Fund Program.
Education, training, seminar reimbursement and noncash compensation. Full Participation Firms provide to
Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some cases, to their clients, education, training, and support services relating
to the investment products they offer. These firms may reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services, and Ameriprise
Financial Services may subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors, for client/prospect education events
and financial advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services
policies. Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors may also receive nominal noncash benefits from
time to time. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell
investment products of Full Participation Firms.
AEIS has a cost reimbursement agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to mutual fund positions
held by Ameriprise Financial Services customers. BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Firms sponsoring alternative investments may also provide Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some cases their
clients, education, training, and support services relating to the investment products they offer.
Our affiliate CMIA has a sub-transfer agent agreement with Vanguard Group, Inc. with respect to the distribution of
its investment products. Vanguard Group, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Payments for Product Implementation and Trading Technology Expenses. For most investment products,
AEIS will receive payments of up to $25,000 per investment product per expense from third-party firms to
reimburse expenses associated with each of (i) conducting due diligence on the investment product; and
(ii) the implementation of certain technology platforms or capabilities related to the distribution of the
investment product.
Columbia Funds. AEIS and other affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services provide certain administrative and
transfer agent services to the Columbia Funds whose shares are owned by Ameriprise Financial Services clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates generally receive more revenue from sales of affiliated mutual
funds than from sales of other mutual funds. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. Certain employees may receive higher compensation and other
benefits based, in part, on assets invested in affiliated mutual funds.
For most model investment portfolios in Signature Wealth and certain SMA strategies in Select Separate Account,
AFS will receive payments of (i) up to $25,000 per investment product per expense; or (ii) reimbursement of actual
costs incurred to reimburse expenses associated with the implementation of certain technology platforms or
capabilities related to the distribution of the investment product.
American Funds. For both affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds we offer, AEIS receives cost reimbursement
payments from mutual fund firms of up to 0.20% of assets invested in those funds.
Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth Program.
AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered within the Signature
Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services
clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost
reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with
the firm.
Other financial relationships
With most mutual fund firms, these payments are paid on an ongoing basis and determined solely based on total
assets invested in the funds of a particular fund family held in clients’ accounts. Rather than determining the
amount of the payment solely on an asset-based basis, American Funds pays AEIS an annual negotiated platform
fee based on a number of factors, including prior year assets, in accordance with their prospectus governing each
mutual fund. This platform fee will not exceed 0.20% of assets and will also not exceed the limits set forth in the
prospectus governing each fund. You can find the total dollar amounts we receive annually from American Funds,
as of the previous calendar year, by visiting www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to
Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial.” American funds are generally no longer available
for new purchases in Ameriprise brokerage accounts (other than add-on purchases into existing positions, which
may continue), and thus new investments of American Funds can generally only be executed in our Managed
Account Programs.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. AEIS receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB for its
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan support services.
Distribution support relationships. AEIS also has cost reimbursement arrangements with firms for distribution
support services. These “Available for Sale Firms” make payments to AEIS for distribution support but do not
provide marketing and sales support, such as those provided by Full Participation Firms, and make payments at a
lower percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. These firms make cost reimbursement payments to AEIS of up
to 0.10% on assets for these services, which support the distribution of the fund’s shares and 529 plans by making
them available on one or more Ameriprise Financial Services platforms. In addition, certain mutual funds’
distributors pay a fee to AEIS of up to 0.10% for cost reimbursement services provided for the mutual fund shares
purchased during a given period (sales-based payment). These mutual fund firms do not provide marketing and
sales support such as those provided by Full Participation Firms to Ameriprise financial advisors, thus they do not
have the same access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms.
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Ameriprise Financial Services sells 529 plans from seven firms that do not make cost reimbursement payments to
AEIS. Moreover, 529 plans offered by these firms are available for sale to in-state residents only. Those firms are:
American Funds, Ascensus, Invesco, MFS, Orion, Union Bank & Trust and Virtus. In addition, Connecticut and Iowa
restrict the sale of their state plans, offered by Hartford and Voya, respectively, to in-state residents only. Certain
529 plans may pay AEIS a fee of up to 1% of assets for NAV rollovers.
Full Participation. Thirty firms fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program. These fund firms include Columbia
Threadneedle Investments, Allspring Funds, American Century Investments, Amundi, BlackRock Funds, BNY
Mellon, Delaware Investments, DWS Investments, Eaton Vance, Eventide Funds, Federated Hermes, Fidelity, First
Eagle Funds, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Invesco, Janus Henderson Investors, John Hancock
Investments, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lord Abbett, MainStay Funds, MFS, Natixis Funds, Neuberger
Berman, Nuveen, Principal, PGIM Investments, Virtus and Voya Funds. These firms are referred to as “Full
Participation Firms.”
We offer 529 plans from nineteen firms. Of those firms, fifteen are Full Participation Firms. These fund firms
include American Century, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman
Sachs, Hartford, Invesco, John Hancock, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Nuveen, Principal, Virtus and Voya. Each of these firms
is referred to as a “Full Participation Firm.”
The most current Mutual Fund Program information, as well as the previous calendar year’s totals of cost
reimbursement payments received from Full Participation firms, in addition to distribution support amounts, may
be viewed online by visiting www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual
Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial.”
The mutual fund’s distributor or affiliate may also make payments to AEIS for networking and/or omnibus support
and other client services and account maintenance activities. AEIS will also receive sub-transfer agency fees with
respect to investments you make in affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds. These fees vary depending on the
mutual fund family and on whether the mutual fund keeps a separate record for each account (i.e., networked
accounts) or relies on AEIS’s recordkeeping (i.e., omnibus accounts). Compensation for sub-transfer agency
services may be up to $12 per position annually for networked accounts, and up to $19 per position annually for
omnibus accounts or, if paid on an asset basis, from 0.10% to 0.15% annually of any amounts you have invested in
such mutual funds. In the case of certain no-load fund families for which AEIS has a direct relationship, the
compensation for sub-accounting, administrative and distribution support services are bundled into one asset-
based fee of up to 0.35% (which may include a service fee up to 0.25%) annually of the value of such shares held in
an Account.
AEIS and its affiliates may have other relationships with firms whose mutual funds Ameriprise Financial Services
offers. These relationships may include affiliates of firms acting as a sub-adviser to CMIA, CMIA acting as a sub-
adviser to a third-party firm, or affiliates of a firm managing an investment portfolio within another Ameriprise
Financial Services or affiliated product, such as a RiverSource variable annuity. Firms may use CMIA to manage an
underlying investment option in products offered through the Mutual Fund Program.
Education, training, seminar reimbursement and noncash compensation. Full Participation Firms provide to
Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some cases, to their clients, education, training, and support services relating
to the investment products they offer. These firms may reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services, and Ameriprise
Financial Services may subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors, for client/prospect education events
and financial advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services
policies. Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors may also receive nominal noncash benefits from
time to time. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell
investment products of Full Participation Firms.
AEIS has a cost reimbursement agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to mutual fund positions
held by Ameriprise Financial Services customers. BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Firms sponsoring alternative investments may also provide Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some cases their
clients, education, training, and support services relating to the investment products they offer.
Our affiliate CMIA has a sub-transfer agent agreement with Vanguard Group, Inc. with respect to the distribution of
its investment products. Vanguard Group, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Payments for Product Implementation and Trading Technology Expenses. For most investment products,
AEIS will receive payments of up to $25,000 per investment product per expense from third-party firms to
reimburse expenses associated with each of (i) conducting due diligence on the investment product; and
(ii) the implementation of certain technology platforms or capabilities related to the distribution of the
investment product.
Columbia Funds. AEIS and other affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services provide certain administrative and
transfer agent services to the Columbia Funds whose shares are owned by Ameriprise Financial Services clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates generally receive more revenue from sales of affiliated mutual
funds than from sales of other mutual funds. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. Certain employees may receive higher compensation and other
benefits based, in part, on assets invested in affiliated mutual funds.
For most model investment portfolios in Signature Wealth and certain SMA strategies in Select Separate Account,
AFS will receive payments of (i) up to $25,000 per investment product per expense; or (ii) reimbursement of actual
costs incurred to reimburse expenses associated with the implementation of certain technology platforms or
capabilities related to the distribution of the investment product.
American Funds. For both affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds we offer, AEIS receives cost reimbursement
payments from mutual fund firms of up to 0.20% of assets invested in those funds.
Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth Program.
AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered within the Signature
Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services
clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost
reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with
the firm.
Other financial relationships
With most mutual fund firms, these payments are paid on an ongoing basis and determined solely based on total
assets invested in the funds of a particular fund family held in clients’ accounts. Rather than determining the
amount of the payment solely on an asset-based basis, American Funds pays AEIS an annual negotiated platform
fee based on a number of factors, including prior year assets, in accordance with their prospectus governing each
mutual fund. This platform fee will not exceed 0.20% of assets and will also not exceed the limits set forth in the
prospectus governing each fund. You can find the total dollar amounts we receive annually from American Funds,
as of the previous calendar year, by visiting www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to
Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial.” American funds are generally no longer available
for new purchases in Ameriprise brokerage accounts (other than add-on purchases into existing positions, which
may continue), and thus new investments of American Funds can generally only be executed in our Managed
Account Programs.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. AEIS receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB for its
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan support services.
Distribution support relationships. AEIS also has cost reimbursement arrangements with firms for distribution
support services. These “Available for Sale Firms” make payments to AEIS for distribution support but do not
provide marketing and sales support, such as those provided by Full Participation Firms, and make payments at a
lower percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. These firms make cost reimbursement payments to AEIS of up
to 0.10% on assets for these services, which support the distribution of the fund’s shares and 529 plans by making
them available on one or more Ameriprise Financial Services platforms. In addition, certain mutual funds’
distributors pay a fee to AEIS of up to 0.10% for cost reimbursement services provided for the mutual fund shares
purchased during a given period (sales-based payment). These mutual fund firms do not provide marketing and
sales support such as those provided by Full Participation Firms to Ameriprise financial advisors, thus they do not
have the same access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms.
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Payments from other non-affiliated product companies
RiverSource and potentially other unaffiliated insurance companies may be permitted to reimburse Ameriprise
Financial Services or AEIS and these entities may subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors for client/
prospect educational events and financial advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events consistent with
Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS policies, as applicable. These companies may also provide support to the
Ameriprise Financial Services internal sales desk, which in turn provides support to financial advisors. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource insurance and annuity products and
the unaffiliated insurance companies who provide added educational support.
Payments from actively managed ETF sponsors. For certain actively managed ETFs offered for purchase in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts, AEIS receives from the ETF manager or distributor both (i) ongoing asset-based
cost reimbursement payments of up to 0.18% of the assets invested in these products; and (ii) an annual flat
program fee of up to $400,000 per manager or distributor. AEIS receives these payments to help promote and
support the offer, sale and servicing of actively managed ETFs. These payments form a structure referred to as the
Ameriprise Financial ETF Program (“ETF Program”) and compensate AEIS for the costs of maintaining the ETF
Program. Firms participating in the ETF Program are granted full access to Ameriprise Financial Services and our
financial advisors to provide direct financial advisor education or sales support to promote their products.
Generally, unaffiliated insurance companies that issue annuities and life and disability income insurance policies
generally do not provide direct client or financial advisor education or sales support, other than product training
materials, product sales literature and addressing client service issues. However, in some instances direct
financial advisor product education may occur. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater
familiarity with RiverSource products.
From unaffiliated long-term care insurance product manufacturers, AEIS receives payments up to 27.5% of the
commissionable premium. AEIS receives varying payments from unaffiliated life, disability and other insurance
product manufacturers.
Passively managed ETFs and actively managed ETFs that are classified as Eligible to Hold Investments or
Ineligible Investments do not participate in the ETF Program, do not have access to financial advisors for
education or sales support and do not make cost reimbursement payments, as summarized below. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with and an indirect incentive to sell ETFs participating
in the ETF Program. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this incentive as described above in the “Mutual
Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales Support Payments” sub-section.
Participate in ETF
Program
Access to
Ameriprise
financial advisors
Make cost
reimbursement
payments
Payments from structured products sponsors. AEIS receives cost reimbursement for the sale of structured
products. Depending on the structured product, AEIS will receive payments between 0.25% and 0.60% of the amount
you invest, multiplied by the product’s term up to a maximum of 1.6%. For example, a structured note with a three-
year term and a 0.40% payout could have an upfront payment of 1.2% (three years x 0.40%).
Yes
Yes
Yes
Actively managed ETFs offered for
purchase
Payments for financial advisor support. Separately, for alternative investment products, AEIS will receive
marketing and sales support payments in the form of an optional subscription for financial advisor support for a
fixed annual fee of up to $250,000, which when combined with the payments described above for these types of
investment products may exceed the ranges noted.
No
No
No
Actively managed ETFs that are
classified as Eligible to Hold
Investments or Ineligible
Investments
Passively managed ETFs
No
No
No
Payments from alternative investments sponsors. AEIS, in consideration for its cost reimbursement services, may
receive ongoing investor service and support fee payments from products sponsors of hedge funds and managed
futures available in Ameriprise Managed Accounts. Depending on the product, AEIS will receive payments up to
0.25% of the assets invested in these products.
Mutual Fund & ETF Recommended list (“Starting Point List"). Ameriprise financial advisors may make mutual fund
recommendations based on a group of funds that appear on the Starting Point List. Financial advisors are not
required to use the Starting Point List as their source for mutual fund and ETF recommendations, and mutual funds
contained on the Starting Point List may not be equally available across both Managed Accounts and Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. All ETFs and mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms or Available for Sale Firms, as
further discussed below, must meet Ameriprise Financial Services’ due diligence standards to be eligible for
inclusion on the Starting Point List. In developing the Starting Point List, the IRG applies a quantitative and
qualitative evaluation process that includes an analysis of a fund’s returns, risk and expenses; the tenure and
quality of the investment team; the soundness of the process and consistent implementation; and the overarching
health of the organization. Certain mutual funds and ETFs that would have otherwise been included on Starting
Point were excluded due to their high investment minimums. Client suitability must be considered when trading
mutual funds and ETFs, including breakpoint discount eligibility and NAV transfer ability. The funds on the Starting
Point List are subject to change periodically, however changes to the Starting Point List should not be the sole
reason to prompt trading.
The Starting Point List is developed by the IRG based on eligibility criteria established by Ameriprise Financial
Services. Approximately 2,100 mutual funds are eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. The primary
universe of ETFs includes funds available for sale at Ameriprise. The universe of mutual funds includes only
mutual funds sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms in the Mutual Fund Program. If a suitable mutual
fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the Full Participation Firms’ offerings, the
IRG will proceed to look for mutual fund options sponsored or managed by “Available for Sale Firms”.
Payments from UIT sponsors. Certain UIT sponsors with which AEIS has agreements may pay AEIS cost
reimbursement payments to help promote and support the offer, sale and servicing of UITs. These UIT sponsors
are granted full access to Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide direct financial
advisor education or sales support to promote their products. UIT sponsors without such agreements do not
provide direct financial advisor education or sales support, thus they do not have the same access to financial
advisors as full access firms. Such marketing and sales support may create a conflict of interest if Ameriprise
Financial Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the UITs from UIT sponsors that have
been granted full access versus UITs offered by nonparticipating firms. These conflicts may arise from the
marketing and sales support provided to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments AEIS receives from,
firms that have entered into such agreements.
AEIS will receive both a fixed dollar amount of cost reimbursement payments, based in part on projected UIT sales,
as well as sales-based volume concessions. The total amount of these payments will not exceed 0.20% of total
UIT sales.
While the Starting Point List is developed by evaluating the performance characteristics of each fund’s Class A
shares, the analysis is ultimately intended to apply at the mutual fund level. Mutual funds included on the Starting
Point List may or may not offer an Advisory Share class or other share class that is available in our Managed
Accounts Programs. As a result, Managed Account clients may be unable to purchase a fund on the Starting Point
List. Similarly, Ameriprise brokerage account clients may be unable to purchase a mutual fund on the Starting Point
List if that fund does not offer a share class available in Ameriprise brokerage accounts. In addition, some mutual
funds included on the Starting Point List may offer lower-cost share classes than the Advisory Share class or other
share class available in Managed Account Programs. You should consider whether you may be eligible to
purchase these lower-cost share classes outside the Programs.
Payments from insurance companies. Cost reimbursement payments are received by Ameriprise Financial
Services and/or its affiliate, AEIS, from affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies. Ameriprise Financial
Services sells annuity and insurance products to its clients manufactured by its affiliate, RiverSource, as well as
from select unaffiliated insurance companies.
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Payments from other non-affiliated product companies
RiverSource and potentially other unaffiliated insurance companies may be permitted to reimburse Ameriprise
Financial Services or AEIS and these entities may subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors for client/
prospect educational events and financial advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events consistent with
Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS policies, as applicable. These companies may also provide support to the
Ameriprise Financial Services internal sales desk, which in turn provides support to financial advisors. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource insurance and annuity products and
the unaffiliated insurance companies who provide added educational support.
Payments from actively managed ETF sponsors. For certain actively managed ETFs offered for purchase in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts, AEIS receives from the ETF manager or distributor both (i) ongoing asset-based
cost reimbursement payments of up to 0.18% of the assets invested in these products; and (ii) an annual flat
program fee of up to $400,000 per manager or distributor. AEIS receives these payments to help promote and
support the offer, sale and servicing of actively managed ETFs. These payments form a structure referred to as the
Ameriprise Financial ETF Program (“ETF Program”) and compensate AEIS for the costs of maintaining the ETF
Program. Firms participating in the ETF Program are granted full access to Ameriprise Financial Services and our
financial advisors to provide direct financial advisor education or sales support to promote their products.
Generally, unaffiliated insurance companies that issue annuities and life and disability income insurance policies
generally do not provide direct client or financial advisor education or sales support, other than product training
materials, product sales literature and addressing client service issues. However, in some instances direct
financial advisor product education may occur. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater
familiarity with RiverSource products.
From unaffiliated long-term care insurance product manufacturers, AEIS receives payments up to 27.5% of the
commissionable premium. AEIS receives varying payments from unaffiliated life, disability and other insurance
product manufacturers.
Passively managed ETFs and actively managed ETFs that are classified as Eligible to Hold Investments or
Ineligible Investments do not participate in the ETF Program, do not have access to financial advisors for
education or sales support and do not make cost reimbursement payments, as summarized below. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with and an indirect incentive to sell ETFs participating
in the ETF Program. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this incentive as described above in the “Mutual
Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales Support Payments” sub-section.
Participate in ETF
Program
Access to
Ameriprise
financial advisors
Make cost
reimbursement
payments
Payments from structured products sponsors. AEIS receives cost reimbursement for the sale of structured
products. Depending on the structured product, AEIS will receive payments between 0.25% and 0.60% of the amount
you invest, multiplied by the product’s term up to a maximum of 1.6%. For example, a structured note with a three-
year term and a 0.40% payout could have an upfront payment of 1.2% (three years x 0.40%).
Yes
Yes
Yes
Actively managed ETFs offered for
purchase
Payments for financial advisor support. Separately, for alternative investment products, AEIS will receive
marketing and sales support payments in the form of an optional subscription for financial advisor support for a
fixed annual fee of up to $250,000, which when combined with the payments described above for these types of
investment products may exceed the ranges noted.
No
No
No
Actively managed ETFs that are
classified as Eligible to Hold
Investments or Ineligible
Investments
Passively managed ETFs
No
No
No
Payments from alternative investments sponsors. AEIS, in consideration for its cost reimbursement services, may
receive ongoing investor service and support fee payments from products sponsors of hedge funds and managed
futures available in Ameriprise Managed Accounts. Depending on the product, AEIS will receive payments up to
0.25% of the assets invested in these products.
Mutual Fund & ETF Recommended list (“Starting Point List"). Ameriprise financial advisors may make mutual fund
recommendations based on a group of funds that appear on the Starting Point List. Financial advisors are not
required to use the Starting Point List as their source for mutual fund and ETF recommendations, and mutual funds
contained on the Starting Point List may not be equally available across both Managed Accounts and Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. All ETFs and mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms or Available for Sale Firms, as
further discussed below, must meet Ameriprise Financial Services’ due diligence standards to be eligible for
inclusion on the Starting Point List. In developing the Starting Point List, the IRG applies a quantitative and
qualitative evaluation process that includes an analysis of a fund’s returns, risk and expenses; the tenure and
quality of the investment team; the soundness of the process and consistent implementation; and the overarching
health of the organization. Certain mutual funds and ETFs that would have otherwise been included on Starting
Point were excluded due to their high investment minimums. Client suitability must be considered when trading
mutual funds and ETFs, including breakpoint discount eligibility and NAV transfer ability. The funds on the Starting
Point List are subject to change periodically, however changes to the Starting Point List should not be the sole
reason to prompt trading.
The Starting Point List is developed by the IRG based on eligibility criteria established by Ameriprise Financial
Services. Approximately 2,100 mutual funds are eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. The primary
universe of ETFs includes funds available for sale at Ameriprise. The universe of mutual funds includes only
mutual funds sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms in the Mutual Fund Program. If a suitable mutual
fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the Full Participation Firms’ offerings, the
IRG will proceed to look for mutual fund options sponsored or managed by “Available for Sale Firms”.
Payments from UIT sponsors. Certain UIT sponsors with which AEIS has agreements may pay AEIS cost
reimbursement payments to help promote and support the offer, sale and servicing of UITs. These UIT sponsors
are granted full access to Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide direct financial
advisor education or sales support to promote their products. UIT sponsors without such agreements do not
provide direct financial advisor education or sales support, thus they do not have the same access to financial
advisors as full access firms. Such marketing and sales support may create a conflict of interest if Ameriprise
Financial Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the UITs from UIT sponsors that have
been granted full access versus UITs offered by nonparticipating firms. These conflicts may arise from the
marketing and sales support provided to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments AEIS receives from,
firms that have entered into such agreements.
AEIS will receive both a fixed dollar amount of cost reimbursement payments, based in part on projected UIT sales,
as well as sales-based volume concessions. The total amount of these payments will not exceed 0.20% of total
UIT sales.
While the Starting Point List is developed by evaluating the performance characteristics of each fund’s Class A
shares, the analysis is ultimately intended to apply at the mutual fund level. Mutual funds included on the Starting
Point List may or may not offer an Advisory Share class or other share class that is available in our Managed
Accounts Programs. As a result, Managed Account clients may be unable to purchase a fund on the Starting Point
List. Similarly, Ameriprise brokerage account clients may be unable to purchase a mutual fund on the Starting Point
List if that fund does not offer a share class available in Ameriprise brokerage accounts. In addition, some mutual
funds included on the Starting Point List may offer lower-cost share classes than the Advisory Share class or other
share class available in Managed Account Programs. You should consider whether you may be eligible to
purchase these lower-cost share classes outside the Programs.
Payments from insurance companies. Cost reimbursement payments are received by Ameriprise Financial
Services and/or its affiliate, AEIS, from affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies. Ameriprise Financial
Services sells annuity and insurance products to its clients manufactured by its affiliate, RiverSource, as well as
from select unaffiliated insurance companies.
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servicing fees assessed in Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be used to pay for marketing, distribution and
shareholder service expenses. Any 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees received for the share class utilized in any
Managed Accounts will be rebated to clients.
These eligibility criteria are designed by Ameriprise Financial Services to primarily include, and therefore favor,
mutual funds from Full Participation Firms. To be included in the Mutual Fund Program and be eligible for inclusion
on the Starting Point List, each Full Participation Firm must meet a number of criteria that consider product
breadth and strong-performing funds, financial strength of the firm and the ability to provide education and training
to Ameriprise financial advisors, including marketing and sales support services relating to the funds they offer.
Full Participation Firms have also agreed to pay our affiliate, AEIS, a portion of the revenue generated from the sale
and/or management of fund shares as further described above.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from
Ameriprise Bank of 0.25% on an annualized basis of the amount of the credit line or loan outstanding balance. This
amount is shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the
payout rate for which your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensation structures are
described in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
The universe of mutual funds eligible for purchase in Signature Wealth generally represents a sub-set of the funds
that appear on the Starting Point List or are otherwise sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms that make
cost reimbursement payments to AEIS. The list of eligible funds for Signature Wealth is therefore designed to
primarily include, and therefore favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from Ameriprise
Bank of 0.05% on an annualized basis of the amount of the average monthly balance. This amount is shared with
your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensations structures are described in the “Financial
Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Payments for referrals to structured settlements annuity brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee,
shared with financial advisors, for referrals to non- affiliated structured settlement professionals for both client and
non-client referrals. The amount and basis for the referral fee varies by relationship multiplied by the notional sales
amount of the product.
Underwriters’ compensation. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee comprised of a selling concession,
management fee, underwriting fee, and in some cases, a structuring fee for the sale of initial public offerings
(“IPOs”) such as closed-end funds and preferred securities. The specific amounts vary by individual offering and
are discussed in the prospectus of each offering.
Transaction charges. Ameriprise Financial Services does not assess online transactions charges in Managed
Accounts to financial advisors. Franchisee financial advisors are assessed a transaction charge if entering an
order by phone for SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor accounts. For employee financial advisors, this transaction
charge is assessed to the employee’s branch and not paid by the advisor. Direct payment by the financial advisor
of phone-in transaction charges may be a disincentive for a franchisee financial advisor to recommend an SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor account or to recommend trades in the accounts.
Available for Sale Firms make payments at a lower percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. They do not have
the same wholesaling access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms. As a result, Ameriprise financial
advisors may have a greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell funds of Full Participation Firms. The
payments made to AEIS by Full Participation Firms and Available for Sale Firms reimburse the costs of client
beneficial services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS to financial advisors and clients, including
but not limited to distribution, marketing, administration and shareholder servicing support, due diligence, training
and education, and other support related functions (e.g., Cost Reimbursement Services) and increase the revenues
and profitability of AEIS. The most significant of these payments are reimbursement for marketing support
received from Full Participation Firms and other product companies. Full Participation Firms make Cost
Reimbursement Payments at a higher percentage rate than do Available for Sale Firms. This presents a conflict of
interest as Full Participation Firms pay AEIS more revenue than Available for Sale Firms, and thus AEIS earns more
revenue from the purchase of mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms than from the purchase of mutual
funds offered by Available for Sale Firms. Clients may choose to follow the recommendations provided by their
Ameriprise financial advisor or they may select from any of the other funds offered through Ameriprise Financial
Services regardless of whether that fund appears on the Starting Point List. More information on the Full
Participation Firms that participate in the Program, specific arrangements we have with them, and conflicts of
interest or incentives that exist for Ameriprise Financial Services to promote (and for Ameriprise financial advisors
to recommend) one fund over another fund is provided on our website at ameriprise.com/funds and click
"Purchasing Mutual Funds Through Ameriprise."
Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
For Managed Accounts, Ameriprise financial advisors pay the same mutual fund transaction rate for orders
entered by phone for all mutual fund firms. Not all mutual fund families are available for purchase in a Managed
Account. For more information about payments and potential conflicts of interest, please see the applicable
prospectus, term sheet, application or other client disclosure forms.
Financial planning and advisory service fees. These are fees you pay for financial planning and fee-based
investment advisory account services, respectively.
Distribution access fees. Ameriprise Financial Services directs securities purchase and sale transactions through
our affiliate, AEIS, on a fully disclosed basis. In exchange, Ameriprise Financial Services receives reimbursements
from AEIS for our non-distribution related expenses.
Financial interest in products
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sales of proprietary products that are manufactured by
its affiliates. Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from the sale of some financial
products and services, particularly those products and services sold under the Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource brands, than for the sale of other products and services.
Ameriprise brokerage account sales charges. Sales charges, commissions and/or selling concessions are paid
when you buy or sell equities or fixed income products including corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual
funds, ETFs, 529 plans, closed- end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-
traded closed-end funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, managed futures funds,
real estate private placement offerings and structured products. In addition, you may pay a markup or markdown in
bond transactions executed in a principal capacity with AEIS. These charges vary by product and product type. For
example, with respect to mutual funds, the sales charge for a stock mutual fund is typically greater than that for a
bond mutual fund. For other product types such as non-traded REITs, the sales charge you pay may also include a
portion of the distribution, organization and offering fees and expenses.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and order
handling fees), and a portion of the fees associated with certain banking products and services (i.e., personal
trust services).
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more revenue for securities or products sold in a fee-based
account than for those sold with only a sales charge or commission. Higher revenue generally results in greater
profitability for Ameriprise Financial Services. Employee compensation (including management and field leader
compensation) and operating goals at all levels of the company are tied to the company’s success. Management,
sales leaders and other employees generally spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource branded products and services.
Sales charges, trading commissions, markups, markdowns and financial planning and advisory services fees are
not eligible for reimbursement or offered at a discount.
Periodic expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees paid
from mutual fund assets (including 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying investment options
for 529 plan assets) and distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate Company assets. 12b-1 shareholder
Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial Services for mutual funds held in any Managed Accounts will be
rebated to clients, and financial advisors do not receive compensation from 12b-1 fees assessed on mutual funds
held in Managed Accounts. For brokerage accounts, both Ameriprise Financial Services and individual financial
advisors are compensated when clients buy mutual funds through Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally,
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servicing fees assessed in Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be used to pay for marketing, distribution and
shareholder service expenses. Any 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees received for the share class utilized in any
Managed Accounts will be rebated to clients.
These eligibility criteria are designed by Ameriprise Financial Services to primarily include, and therefore favor,
mutual funds from Full Participation Firms. To be included in the Mutual Fund Program and be eligible for inclusion
on the Starting Point List, each Full Participation Firm must meet a number of criteria that consider product
breadth and strong-performing funds, financial strength of the firm and the ability to provide education and training
to Ameriprise financial advisors, including marketing and sales support services relating to the funds they offer.
Full Participation Firms have also agreed to pay our affiliate, AEIS, a portion of the revenue generated from the sale
and/or management of fund shares as further described above.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from
Ameriprise Bank of 0.25% on an annualized basis of the amount of the credit line or loan outstanding balance. This
amount is shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the
payout rate for which your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensation structures are
described in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
The universe of mutual funds eligible for purchase in Signature Wealth generally represents a sub-set of the funds
that appear on the Starting Point List or are otherwise sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms that make
cost reimbursement payments to AEIS. The list of eligible funds for Signature Wealth is therefore designed to
primarily include, and therefore favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from Ameriprise
Bank of 0.05% on an annualized basis of the amount of the average monthly balance. This amount is shared with
your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensations structures are described in the “Financial
Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Payments for referrals to structured settlements annuity brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee,
shared with financial advisors, for referrals to non- affiliated structured settlement professionals for both client and
non-client referrals. The amount and basis for the referral fee varies by relationship multiplied by the notional sales
amount of the product.
Underwriters’ compensation. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee comprised of a selling concession,
management fee, underwriting fee, and in some cases, a structuring fee for the sale of initial public offerings
(“IPOs”) such as closed-end funds and preferred securities. The specific amounts vary by individual offering and
are discussed in the prospectus of each offering.
Transaction charges. Ameriprise Financial Services does not assess online transactions charges in Managed
Accounts to financial advisors. Franchisee financial advisors are assessed a transaction charge if entering an
order by phone for SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor accounts. For employee financial advisors, this transaction
charge is assessed to the employee’s branch and not paid by the advisor. Direct payment by the financial advisor
of phone-in transaction charges may be a disincentive for a franchisee financial advisor to recommend an SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor account or to recommend trades in the accounts.
Available for Sale Firms make payments at a lower percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. They do not have
the same wholesaling access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms. As a result, Ameriprise financial
advisors may have a greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell funds of Full Participation Firms. The
payments made to AEIS by Full Participation Firms and Available for Sale Firms reimburse the costs of client
beneficial services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS to financial advisors and clients, including
but not limited to distribution, marketing, administration and shareholder servicing support, due diligence, training
and education, and other support related functions (e.g., Cost Reimbursement Services) and increase the revenues
and profitability of AEIS. The most significant of these payments are reimbursement for marketing support
received from Full Participation Firms and other product companies. Full Participation Firms make Cost
Reimbursement Payments at a higher percentage rate than do Available for Sale Firms. This presents a conflict of
interest as Full Participation Firms pay AEIS more revenue than Available for Sale Firms, and thus AEIS earns more
revenue from the purchase of mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms than from the purchase of mutual
funds offered by Available for Sale Firms. Clients may choose to follow the recommendations provided by their
Ameriprise financial advisor or they may select from any of the other funds offered through Ameriprise Financial
Services regardless of whether that fund appears on the Starting Point List. More information on the Full
Participation Firms that participate in the Program, specific arrangements we have with them, and conflicts of
interest or incentives that exist for Ameriprise Financial Services to promote (and for Ameriprise financial advisors
to recommend) one fund over another fund is provided on our website at ameriprise.com/funds and click
"Purchasing Mutual Funds Through Ameriprise."
Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
For Managed Accounts, Ameriprise financial advisors pay the same mutual fund transaction rate for orders
entered by phone for all mutual fund firms. Not all mutual fund families are available for purchase in a Managed
Account. For more information about payments and potential conflicts of interest, please see the applicable
prospectus, term sheet, application or other client disclosure forms.
Financial planning and advisory service fees. These are fees you pay for financial planning and fee-based
investment advisory account services, respectively.
Distribution access fees. Ameriprise Financial Services directs securities purchase and sale transactions through
our affiliate, AEIS, on a fully disclosed basis. In exchange, Ameriprise Financial Services receives reimbursements
from AEIS for our non-distribution related expenses.
Financial interest in products
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sales of proprietary products that are manufactured by
its affiliates. Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from the sale of some financial
products and services, particularly those products and services sold under the Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource brands, than for the sale of other products and services.
Ameriprise brokerage account sales charges. Sales charges, commissions and/or selling concessions are paid
when you buy or sell equities or fixed income products including corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual
funds, ETFs, 529 plans, closed- end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-
traded closed-end funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, managed futures funds,
real estate private placement offerings and structured products. In addition, you may pay a markup or markdown in
bond transactions executed in a principal capacity with AEIS. These charges vary by product and product type. For
example, with respect to mutual funds, the sales charge for a stock mutual fund is typically greater than that for a
bond mutual fund. For other product types such as non-traded REITs, the sales charge you pay may also include a
portion of the distribution, organization and offering fees and expenses.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and order
handling fees), and a portion of the fees associated with certain banking products and services (i.e., personal
trust services).
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more revenue for securities or products sold in a fee-based
account than for those sold with only a sales charge or commission. Higher revenue generally results in greater
profitability for Ameriprise Financial Services. Employee compensation (including management and field leader
compensation) and operating goals at all levels of the company are tied to the company’s success. Management,
sales leaders and other employees generally spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource branded products and services.
Sales charges, trading commissions, markups, markdowns and financial planning and advisory services fees are
not eligible for reimbursement or offered at a discount.
Periodic expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees paid
from mutual fund assets (including 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying investment options
for 529 plan assets) and distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate Company assets. 12b-1 shareholder
Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial Services for mutual funds held in any Managed Accounts will be
rebated to clients, and financial advisors do not receive compensation from 12b-1 fees assessed on mutual funds
held in Managed Accounts. For brokerage accounts, both Ameriprise Financial Services and individual financial
advisors are compensated when clients buy mutual funds through Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally,
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financial advisors receive a portion of the sales charge and 12b-1 fees paid to the firm in connection with mutual
fund purchases for as long as clients own the mutual fund shares. Sales charges and 12b-1 fees vary from mutual
fund to mutual fund and from share class to share class. Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
receive more compensation on fund or share classes that pay higher fees.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor generally receive less compensation when the sales charge
and/or 12b-1 fee is reduced, waived completely, or where there is no sales charge or 12b-1 fee. Therefore, for
brokerage accounts there is an incentive for our financial advisors to sell a fund that pays a load or a fund that
pays a 12b-1 fee over funds that do not.
Financial advisors are required to take training on complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates and non-affiliated product manufacturers, prior to soliciting certain insurance and annuity
products and a targeted subset of nonproprietary products. Additional general product training is available and
specific product training is required for a number of complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products. It is likely that a product recommendation from your financial
advisor will be drawn from the universe of products on which they were trained. Ameriprise Financial Services may
enter into strategic alliances with companies that offer products or services that Ameriprise Financial Services and
its financial advisors do not sell. As part of those alliances, Ameriprise financial advisors may receive gifts or non-
cash compensation from the other companies, which are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well as
Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Some, but not all, of the financial planning software tools available for use by your financial advisor were
developed by Ameriprise Financial Services or by unaffiliated third parties and may make it more convenient for
your financial advisor to select proprietary products.
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors are paid in different ways for helping you choose
mutual funds, depending on the type of fund, amount invested, and share class purchased. Financial advisors
receive compensation only from 12b-1 fees for mutual funds held in brokerage accounts. Ameriprise Financial
Services and financial advisors receive more compensation for sales of certain types of products, such as
insurance, rather than others.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed agents of RiverSource Life and, in New York only,
RiverSource Life of New York, affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides
RiverSource with limited information related to Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource products and to
assist financial advisors in understanding the features and benefits of those products. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not grant this access to other non-affiliated companies offering similar products, thus they do not
have the same access to financial advisors as RiverSource.
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the firm.
The revenue and compensation we receive help us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these products
and services. Employee and financial advisor compensation and operating goals at all levels of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. are tied to the success of its businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts of interest may
exist for Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates and our financial advisors if you purchase certain products or
services recommended by your financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates will receive:
Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and at the
same time AEIS would execute the opposite order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made for Ameriprise
Bank’s trust accounts in which Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons have a position or interest.
Although Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may own securities suitable for or held by clients, in
no case will holdings of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries or their employees or directors be directly sold to
or purchased from Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, may buy or
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise, Columbia
Management and RiverSource (“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of products sponsored or
managed by firms that aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“nonproprietary products”). Ameriprise
Financial Services actively promotes the products of our affiliates through advertising, direct mail, and
product support and training events.
sell for its own account securities that Ameriprise Financial Services may recommend for Ameriprise Bank’s trust
accounts.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and services than from Wrap Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit balance increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of products, such as insurance and annuity products and
Ameriprise Financial Services does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise because we have adopted
policies and procedures prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related persons from engaging in trading
activity that creates a conflict of interest with our clients, as discussed in the “Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
direct investments.
Financial advisor compensation and benefits
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds that
pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity products with
mortality and expense charges.
The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or
team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation Firms than from
firms with other distribution support relationships, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and
third-party payments” section of this Brochure.
• More revenue when you purchase investment products for which we receive cost reimbursement payments or
have similar financial arrangements, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and third-party
payments” and “Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC” sections of this Brochure.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial advisors
have a wide range of business and educational backgrounds. They are required to have appropriate licenses and
registrations to transact business, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registration, required
state securities and insurance licenses and carrier appointments and, where required, a state investment adviser
representative registration.
•
Less revenue when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales
charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic degrees and/or professional designations, including the Certified
Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In addition, ongoing training is available to financial advisors. For
additional important information about an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at www.finra.org/brokercheck or
call 800.289.9999.
Ameriprise Financial Services or RiverSource or into a product managed by Columbia Management or another
affiliate.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you with financial advice and product recommendations to suit
your goals. To understand how your financial advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are four ways
Ameriprise financial advisors can be affiliated with us.
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financial advisors receive a portion of the sales charge and 12b-1 fees paid to the firm in connection with mutual
fund purchases for as long as clients own the mutual fund shares. Sales charges and 12b-1 fees vary from mutual
fund to mutual fund and from share class to share class. Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
receive more compensation on fund or share classes that pay higher fees.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor generally receive less compensation when the sales charge
and/or 12b-1 fee is reduced, waived completely, or where there is no sales charge or 12b-1 fee. Therefore, for
brokerage accounts there is an incentive for our financial advisors to sell a fund that pays a load or a fund that
pays a 12b-1 fee over funds that do not.
Financial advisors are required to take training on complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates and non-affiliated product manufacturers, prior to soliciting certain insurance and annuity
products and a targeted subset of nonproprietary products. Additional general product training is available and
specific product training is required for a number of complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products. It is likely that a product recommendation from your financial
advisor will be drawn from the universe of products on which they were trained. Ameriprise Financial Services may
enter into strategic alliances with companies that offer products or services that Ameriprise Financial Services and
its financial advisors do not sell. As part of those alliances, Ameriprise financial advisors may receive gifts or non-
cash compensation from the other companies, which are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well as
Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Some, but not all, of the financial planning software tools available for use by your financial advisor were
developed by Ameriprise Financial Services or by unaffiliated third parties and may make it more convenient for
your financial advisor to select proprietary products.
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors are paid in different ways for helping you choose
mutual funds, depending on the type of fund, amount invested, and share class purchased. Financial advisors
receive compensation only from 12b-1 fees for mutual funds held in brokerage accounts. Ameriprise Financial
Services and financial advisors receive more compensation for sales of certain types of products, such as
insurance, rather than others.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed agents of RiverSource Life and, in New York only,
RiverSource Life of New York, affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides
RiverSource with limited information related to Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource products and to
assist financial advisors in understanding the features and benefits of those products. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not grant this access to other non-affiliated companies offering similar products, thus they do not
have the same access to financial advisors as RiverSource.
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the firm.
The revenue and compensation we receive help us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these products
and services. Employee and financial advisor compensation and operating goals at all levels of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. are tied to the success of its businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts of interest may
exist for Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates and our financial advisors if you purchase certain products or
services recommended by your financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates will receive:
Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and at the
same time AEIS would execute the opposite order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made for Ameriprise
Bank’s trust accounts in which Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons have a position or interest.
Although Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may own securities suitable for or held by clients, in
no case will holdings of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries or their employees or directors be directly sold to
or purchased from Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, may buy or
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise, Columbia
Management and RiverSource (“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of products sponsored or
managed by firms that aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“nonproprietary products”). Ameriprise
Financial Services actively promotes the products of our affiliates through advertising, direct mail, and
product support and training events.
sell for its own account securities that Ameriprise Financial Services may recommend for Ameriprise Bank’s trust
accounts.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and services than from Wrap Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit balance increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of products, such as insurance and annuity products and
Ameriprise Financial Services does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise because we have adopted
policies and procedures prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related persons from engaging in trading
activity that creates a conflict of interest with our clients, as discussed in the “Code of Ethics, Participation or
Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
direct investments.
Financial advisor compensation and benefits
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds that
pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity products with
mortality and expense charges.
The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or
team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation Firms than from
firms with other distribution support relationships, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and
third-party payments” section of this Brochure.
• More revenue when you purchase investment products for which we receive cost reimbursement payments or
have similar financial arrangements, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and third-party
payments” and “Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC” sections of this Brochure.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial advisors
have a wide range of business and educational backgrounds. They are required to have appropriate licenses and
registrations to transact business, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registration, required
state securities and insurance licenses and carrier appointments and, where required, a state investment adviser
representative registration.
•
Less revenue when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales
charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic degrees and/or professional designations, including the Certified
Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In addition, ongoing training is available to financial advisors. For
additional important information about an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at www.finra.org/brokercheck or
call 800.289.9999.
Ameriprise Financial Services or RiverSource or into a product managed by Columbia Management or another
affiliate.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you with financial advice and product recommendations to suit
your goals. To understand how your financial advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are four ways
Ameriprise financial advisors can be affiliated with us.
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Independent contractor franchisees. These financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and they do not receive a salary from us.
• Employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Associate financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by or contract with the independent
contractor franchisees and they do not receive a salary or other compensation from Ameriprise Financial
Services.
within a Managed Account. However, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what your
financial advisor would receive if you paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other transaction-based
services. Therefore, your financial advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend a Program over a
transaction-based brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to address this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures and through our policies, procedures and supervision, related to the review
and determination that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives (“Client Information”) in accordance with all applicable regulatory
requirements.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by the financial
Other compensation available to financial advisors. The compensation programs for our financial advisors may
vary based on, among other factors, the financial advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial
Services, the type of practice structure (solo or team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated
with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
institution where they provide services and are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of
fees and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. The financial institution serves as paying
agent for such compensation on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. Financial institution employee
financial advisors’ compensation is based on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed registered representatives. Depending on the affiliation, our financial
advisors are compensated differently. Financial advisors may choose to change how they are affiliated with
Ameriprise Financial Services over time.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of investment solutions to clients. Some products and services
may be offered only by certain Ameriprise financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor the products he or
she offers and the compensation your financial advisor receives, as some investment product companies and
issuers, including RiverSource, may pay higher compensation than others.
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor may earn:
• More depending on how your financial advisor is affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as
Salary and bonus. In addition to the fees described below, employee financial advisors may receive a salary or
wage from Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee from
the independent contractor franchisee for whom they work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee.
described above
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability insurance products because of special
Financial advisors may also have the potential to receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the employing
or contracting independent contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive a bonus.
compensation programs that provide increasing levels of compensation the more a financial advisor
sells of these products from each individual insurance company.
• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance products and direct investments, because they are
more complex than other products and take more time to service.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual
Advisory fees and compensation. The AFPS fee and any applicable Advisory Fee you pay in your Managed
Account is shared between Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor as further described below.
Both independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and employee financial advisors receive a portion of the
Advisory Fee and, if applicable, a portion of the AFPS Fee as compensation for your participation in a Managed
Account Program. Independent contractor franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a higher portion, or
payout rate.
funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity
products with mortality and expense charges.
• More from certain sales incentive programs to increase overall assets under management.
A portion of the AFPS fee and Advisory Fee is paid to your financial advisor for introducing you to the service,
gathering the information necessary to prepare your service, helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Less on individual purchases within a transaction- based brokerage account because of the higher
transaction charges your financial advisor pays on these accounts compared to a fee-based
investment advisory account.
The remaining portion of the fees goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support that is provided to all financial advisors.
The portion of fees retained by Ameriprise Financial Services differs by the type of investment advisory program.
• Less when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales
charge.
• Typically, less when you exchange an existing annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for
The actual portion of the AFPS fee and Advisory Fee paid to your financial advisor depends on the payout rate for
which your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of Asset-based Fees you pay. Only the Advisory Fee
component of your Aset-based Fee is shared with your financial advisor.
certain like or similar products from the same company, unless you have held the existing product for
a certain period of time.
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Independent contractor franchisees generally receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial advisors generally
receive 0% to 46% of the advisory service fees and product commissions we receive (the “advisor payout rate”).
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash
account.
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In addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a bonus which could increase the effective advisor payout rate
up to 91% for independent contractor franchisees and 57% for employee financial advisors, respectively.
• A higher payout rate based on the level of product sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and on
higher face value and/or death benefit amount for certain insurance products.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors generally receive an advisor payout rate of 0% to 91% based
on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
• More when you move accounts (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA or RiverSource.
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If your financial advisor is a shareholder of Ameriprise Financial through our deferred compensation
program, more compensation the more profitable the firm is.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, your employee financial advisor does not receive a
portion of the fees but may receive compensation in the form of a bonus based in part on revenue generated
through your AFPS fee or Advisory Fee.
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• Compensation for servicing trust accounts held with Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that loan is
In general, fees generated by an associate financial advisor are paid to the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive financial advisory or referral fees.
purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended to you
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Independent contractor franchisees. These financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and they do not receive a salary from us.
• Employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Associate financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by or contract with the independent
contractor franchisees and they do not receive a salary or other compensation from Ameriprise Financial
Services.
within a Managed Account. However, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what your
financial advisor would receive if you paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other transaction-based
services. Therefore, your financial advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend a Program over a
transaction-based brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to address this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures and through our policies, procedures and supervision, related to the review
and determination that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives (“Client Information”) in accordance with all applicable regulatory
requirements.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by the financial
Other compensation available to financial advisors. The compensation programs for our financial advisors may
vary based on, among other factors, the financial advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial
Services, the type of practice structure (solo or team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated
with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
institution where they provide services and are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of
fees and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. The financial institution serves as paying
agent for such compensation on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. Financial institution employee
financial advisors’ compensation is based on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed registered representatives. Depending on the affiliation, our financial
advisors are compensated differently. Financial advisors may choose to change how they are affiliated with
Ameriprise Financial Services over time.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of investment solutions to clients. Some products and services
may be offered only by certain Ameriprise financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor the products he or
she offers and the compensation your financial advisor receives, as some investment product companies and
issuers, including RiverSource, may pay higher compensation than others.
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor may earn:
• More depending on how your financial advisor is affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as
Salary and bonus. In addition to the fees described below, employee financial advisors may receive a salary or
wage from Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee from
the independent contractor franchisee for whom they work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee.
described above
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability insurance products because of special
Financial advisors may also have the potential to receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the employing
or contracting independent contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive a bonus.
compensation programs that provide increasing levels of compensation the more a financial advisor
sells of these products from each individual insurance company.
• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance products and direct investments, because they are
more complex than other products and take more time to service.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual
Advisory fees and compensation. The AFPS fee and any applicable Advisory Fee you pay in your Managed
Account is shared between Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor as further described below.
Both independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and employee financial advisors receive a portion of the
Advisory Fee and, if applicable, a portion of the AFPS Fee as compensation for your participation in a Managed
Account Program. Independent contractor franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a higher portion, or
payout rate.
funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity
products with mortality and expense charges.
• More from certain sales incentive programs to increase overall assets under management.
A portion of the AFPS fee and Advisory Fee is paid to your financial advisor for introducing you to the service,
gathering the information necessary to prepare your service, helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Less on individual purchases within a transaction- based brokerage account because of the higher
transaction charges your financial advisor pays on these accounts compared to a fee-based
investment advisory account.
The remaining portion of the fees goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support that is provided to all financial advisors.
The portion of fees retained by Ameriprise Financial Services differs by the type of investment advisory program.
• Less when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales
charge.
• Typically, less when you exchange an existing annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for
The actual portion of the AFPS fee and Advisory Fee paid to your financial advisor depends on the payout rate for
which your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of Asset-based Fees you pay. Only the Advisory Fee
component of your Aset-based Fee is shared with your financial advisor.
certain like or similar products from the same company, unless you have held the existing product for
a certain period of time.
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Independent contractor franchisees generally receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial advisors generally
receive 0% to 46% of the advisory service fees and product commissions we receive (the “advisor payout rate”).
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash
account.
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In addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a bonus which could increase the effective advisor payout rate
up to 91% for independent contractor franchisees and 57% for employee financial advisors, respectively.
• A higher payout rate based on the level of product sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and on
higher face value and/or death benefit amount for certain insurance products.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors generally receive an advisor payout rate of 0% to 91% based
on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
• More when you move accounts (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA or RiverSource.
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If your financial advisor is a shareholder of Ameriprise Financial through our deferred compensation
program, more compensation the more profitable the firm is.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, your employee financial advisor does not receive a
portion of the fees but may receive compensation in the form of a bonus based in part on revenue generated
through your AFPS fee or Advisory Fee.
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• Compensation for servicing trust accounts held with Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that loan is
In general, fees generated by an associate financial advisor are paid to the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive financial advisory or referral fees.
purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended to you
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• Compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an
annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
• Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CD balances based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average monthly balance.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to you opening a co-branded credit card account provided you
Financial advisor compensation — Incentives, training and education. Product companies with which we have
agreements work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to promote their products. They
may pay for training and education events or due diligence meetings; and may reimburse expenses for prospecting
events such as seminars for employees, financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For employees and
financial advisors, these events may be held at off-site locations, and the travel, meals and accommodations may
be paid for by the product company. Additionally, product companies may occasionally provide business or
recreational entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees and financial advisors.
activate the card and meet the initial spend requirements.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account
provided you meet the initial funding and other balance duration requirements.
• Compensation for the sale or renewal of Ameriprise Certificates.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may, from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs to
individual financial advisors or groups of financial advisors in particular areas. These contests and programs are
limited to such targets as new client acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets under management
and financial advisor recruiting. Single product or product categories are not eligible for sales contests or incentive
programs with the exception of fixed life and disability insurance. These programs and incentives and the receipt
of other cash/noncash compensation could affect your financial advisor’s recommendations of products and/or
services to you. These programs and incentives and other cash and/or noncash compensation are subject to SEC
and FINRA regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Financial advisor compensation — Insurance and annuity products. Our financial advisors primarily offer life, and
disability insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and certain pre-approved, but unaffiliated, insurance
companies. However, in some situations where the client’s needs may be met more effectively by another
company’s product, and RiverSource and other pre-approved providers do not offer such a product, Ameriprise
financial advisors may offer insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies.
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer and
receives, directly or indirectly, compensation from the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that product.
The compensation for these nonproprietary products and RiverSource products is separate from, and in addition
to, any fee you pay for investment advisory services and may vary depending on the type and size of the life
insurance or annuity product that you purchase, the insurer that issues the product, and other factors. This
compensation typically will increase as the size of the insurance policy or annuity contract increases, or the
amount of the payments that you make on the life insurance or annuity product increases. Generally, the
compensation that the financial advisor will receive is calculated by a formula. Compensation may also increase
as the financial advisor sells increasing amounts of life and disability income insurance products issued by
that insurer.
Financial advisor compensation — Recruitment. Ameriprise Financial Services from time to time recruits financial
advisors from other firms to join Ameriprise Financial Services. In connection with these recruiting efforts,
Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into arrangements with financial advisors for the payment of
compensation and/or loans based upon the value of eligible assets or accumulated production of the recruited
financial advisor at a pre- determined measurement date. The funds may be payable immediately, over time, as a
bonus, or as a loan. These arrangements may have been structured to include a provision requiring that payment
of transition compensation and/or loans would be dependent upon the advisor meeting certain agreed-upon
production and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial incentives associated with these transition arrangements
could influence the type and amount of product and/or service recommended by your financial advisor. Ameriprise
Financial Services manages this conflict of interest by supervising the suitability of recommendations made by its
financial advisors in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements. Please review your financial advisor’s
Form ADV brochure supplement or ask your advisor if you have questions about whether these transition
arrangements apply to them.
In instances where a customer already owns a financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services, the amount
of a financial advisor’s compensation may vary in connection with the sale of an additional or replacement product,
due to formulas relating to the cancellation of a product that is already owned.
From time to time, Ameriprise Financial Services also provides compensation to financial advisors in connection
with the sale of all or a portion of their client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of this compensation
may be dependent on a certain percentage of the client base remaining as clients of Ameriprise Financial Services
for a certain period of time. It is also determined based on valuations of the financial advisor’s practice, or book of
business.
As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of
additional or replacement insurance or annuity products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not
purchase additional or replacement insurance or annuity products, depending on the relevant compensation formula.
Financial advisor compensation — Credit products and insurance referral. Your financial advisor receives
compensation for the marketing that leads to your opening of a co-branded credit card account provided you
activate the card and meet initial spend requirements.
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred
Line of Credit based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
The practice valuation formula results in higher compensation for revenues received from Managed Accounts
versus Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a result, your financial advisor has an incentive to recommend the
opening of new Managed Accounts or the investment of additional assets into existing Managed Accounts or,
conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage account or invest additional
assets into a brokerage account. In addition, if your financial advisor is selling all or a portion of their practice to
another Ameriprise financial advisor, this program could incent your financial advisor to recommend you remain a
client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or Ameriprise Financial Services.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage or
home equity line of credit if that loan is purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. equity programs. We encourage our financial advisors to take an ownership stake in our
future by holding stock in our parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). To make this possible for
financial advisors, we have created equity compensation programs for them. Employee financial advisors and
independent contractor franchisees may be eligible to receive an annual stock bonus. In addition, independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a certain percentage of their compensation each year. They may
choose to invest all or portion of this deferral into a notional account that tracks the performance of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you purchase and maintain Ameriprise Auto and Home
insurance products under a long-term distribution agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services, American
Family Insurance Group and Ameriprise Auto & Home. Ameriprise Auto & Home is not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial Services and is owned by the American Family Insurance Group. However, Ameriprise Auto & Home
Insurance and the associated logo are being used by American Family Insurance Group under a temporary license
from Ameriprise Financial.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor franchisees may build equity in their practices and may receive
payments if they sell all or a part of their practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services
will receive a referral fee from the Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your financial advisor. The
referral fee is paid by the Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not an additional cost to the trust
account. Your financial advisor also receives a referral fee for referrals to non-affiliated structured settlement
professionals for both client and non-client referrals.
Loan programs. Clients may have access to information about lending products and services through marketing
and/or lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with third-party financial institutions. Financial advisors do not
earn compensation related to the origination or referral of lending products (e.g., mortgages, home equity lines of
credit) offered and originated by third-party providers.
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• Compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an
annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
• Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CD balances based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average monthly balance.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to you opening a co-branded credit card account provided you
Financial advisor compensation — Incentives, training and education. Product companies with which we have
agreements work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to promote their products. They
may pay for training and education events or due diligence meetings; and may reimburse expenses for prospecting
events such as seminars for employees, financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For employees and
financial advisors, these events may be held at off-site locations, and the travel, meals and accommodations may
be paid for by the product company. Additionally, product companies may occasionally provide business or
recreational entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees and financial advisors.
activate the card and meet the initial spend requirements.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account
provided you meet the initial funding and other balance duration requirements.
• Compensation for the sale or renewal of Ameriprise Certificates.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may, from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs to
individual financial advisors or groups of financial advisors in particular areas. These contests and programs are
limited to such targets as new client acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets under management
and financial advisor recruiting. Single product or product categories are not eligible for sales contests or incentive
programs with the exception of fixed life and disability insurance. These programs and incentives and the receipt
of other cash/noncash compensation could affect your financial advisor’s recommendations of products and/or
services to you. These programs and incentives and other cash and/or noncash compensation are subject to SEC
and FINRA regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Financial advisor compensation — Insurance and annuity products. Our financial advisors primarily offer life, and
disability insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and certain pre-approved, but unaffiliated, insurance
companies. However, in some situations where the client’s needs may be met more effectively by another
company’s product, and RiverSource and other pre-approved providers do not offer such a product, Ameriprise
financial advisors may offer insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies.
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer and
receives, directly or indirectly, compensation from the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that product.
The compensation for these nonproprietary products and RiverSource products is separate from, and in addition
to, any fee you pay for investment advisory services and may vary depending on the type and size of the life
insurance or annuity product that you purchase, the insurer that issues the product, and other factors. This
compensation typically will increase as the size of the insurance policy or annuity contract increases, or the
amount of the payments that you make on the life insurance or annuity product increases. Generally, the
compensation that the financial advisor will receive is calculated by a formula. Compensation may also increase
as the financial advisor sells increasing amounts of life and disability income insurance products issued by
that insurer.
Financial advisor compensation — Recruitment. Ameriprise Financial Services from time to time recruits financial
advisors from other firms to join Ameriprise Financial Services. In connection with these recruiting efforts,
Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into arrangements with financial advisors for the payment of
compensation and/or loans based upon the value of eligible assets or accumulated production of the recruited
financial advisor at a pre- determined measurement date. The funds may be payable immediately, over time, as a
bonus, or as a loan. These arrangements may have been structured to include a provision requiring that payment
of transition compensation and/or loans would be dependent upon the advisor meeting certain agreed-upon
production and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial incentives associated with these transition arrangements
could influence the type and amount of product and/or service recommended by your financial advisor. Ameriprise
Financial Services manages this conflict of interest by supervising the suitability of recommendations made by its
financial advisors in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements. Please review your financial advisor’s
Form ADV brochure supplement or ask your advisor if you have questions about whether these transition
arrangements apply to them.
In instances where a customer already owns a financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services, the amount
of a financial advisor’s compensation may vary in connection with the sale of an additional or replacement product,
due to formulas relating to the cancellation of a product that is already owned.
From time to time, Ameriprise Financial Services also provides compensation to financial advisors in connection
with the sale of all or a portion of their client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of this compensation
may be dependent on a certain percentage of the client base remaining as clients of Ameriprise Financial Services
for a certain period of time. It is also determined based on valuations of the financial advisor’s practice, or book of
business.
As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of
additional or replacement insurance or annuity products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not
purchase additional or replacement insurance or annuity products, depending on the relevant compensation formula.
Financial advisor compensation — Credit products and insurance referral. Your financial advisor receives
compensation for the marketing that leads to your opening of a co-branded credit card account provided you
activate the card and meet initial spend requirements.
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred
Line of Credit based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
The practice valuation formula results in higher compensation for revenues received from Managed Accounts
versus Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a result, your financial advisor has an incentive to recommend the
opening of new Managed Accounts or the investment of additional assets into existing Managed Accounts or,
conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage account or invest additional
assets into a brokerage account. In addition, if your financial advisor is selling all or a portion of their practice to
another Ameriprise financial advisor, this program could incent your financial advisor to recommend you remain a
client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or Ameriprise Financial Services.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage or
home equity line of credit if that loan is purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. equity programs. We encourage our financial advisors to take an ownership stake in our
future by holding stock in our parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). To make this possible for
financial advisors, we have created equity compensation programs for them. Employee financial advisors and
independent contractor franchisees may be eligible to receive an annual stock bonus. In addition, independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a certain percentage of their compensation each year. They may
choose to invest all or portion of this deferral into a notional account that tracks the performance of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you purchase and maintain Ameriprise Auto and Home
insurance products under a long-term distribution agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services, American
Family Insurance Group and Ameriprise Auto & Home. Ameriprise Auto & Home is not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial Services and is owned by the American Family Insurance Group. However, Ameriprise Auto & Home
Insurance and the associated logo are being used by American Family Insurance Group under a temporary license
from Ameriprise Financial.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor franchisees may build equity in their practices and may receive
payments if they sell all or a part of their practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services
will receive a referral fee from the Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your financial advisor. The
referral fee is paid by the Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not an additional cost to the trust
account. Your financial advisor also receives a referral fee for referrals to non-affiliated structured settlement
professionals for both client and non-client referrals.
Loan programs. Clients may have access to information about lending products and services through marketing
and/or lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with third-party financial institutions. Financial advisors do not
earn compensation related to the origination or referral of lending products (e.g., mortgages, home equity lines of
credit) offered and originated by third-party providers.
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Services provided may include entering data into financial planning software, proving initial calculation and
assistance in creating solutions. Your financial advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For these
services your financial advisor may pay a fee or salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share compensation with their registered support assistants or
recommend bonuses for their non-registered support staff.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC (NMLS#3030) that offers mortgage lending products and
services. Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any mortgage loan
applications or offer or negotiate terms of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn compensation related to
the origination or referral of mortgage lending products offered and originated by such third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Financial
Services and Ameriprise financial advisors may receive compensation for assisting clients with mortgages
serviced by Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise
Bank does not guarantee products or services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale of
certain products and services for up to five years after leaving the securities industry.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial Services in offering Ameriprise co-branded credit cards. Your
financial advisor receives compensation for marketing efforts that lead to your opening of a co-branded credit card
account provided you activate the card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account (BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors may
create a voluntary BDA in a predetermined amount and use this account for business-related expenses above and
beyond what the company provides.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
Loan. Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily
outstanding balance. Apart from margin lending offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor nor
Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote, suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan proceeds
to purchase securities or other investment products.
Managed Accounts without a financial advisor. In the event that you request Ameriprise Financial Services to
remove your current financial advisor from your Managed Account or your financial advisor resigns from
Ameriprise Financial Services or your account, is terminated, or, for the SPS Advisor Program, your financial
advisor is no longer able to act as your SPS Discretionary Advisor for any reason, the applicable investment
advisory account(s) will no longer have an assigned financial advisor. Generally, investments in advisory accounts
can only be purchased through an Ameriprise financial advisor.
Advisor-to-advisor training programs. Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also pay its financial
advisors for training other financial advisors on specific products and services that we offer. A portion of this
payment may be based on incremental sales of these products and services sold by the financial advisor receiving
the training.
Ameriprise Financial Services may reassign your advisory account to another financial advisor and notify you of
the change. If your Managed Account is reassigned to another financial advisor prior to its termination, your
Account(s) will continue to be billed but the Wrap Fee rate may change based on the rate you negotiate with your
new assigned financial advisor.
We will attempt to notify you if your Managed Account is no longer assigned to a financial advisor. If you would like
to retain your Account, contact us within the timeframe set out in the notification to have a financial advisor
assigned. If the Account remains unassigned after the designated timeframe, it will transfer to an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the applicable Managed Account Client Agreement.
If your Managed Account does not have a financial advisor assigned to it and certain client directed trades are
permitted, you may contact our Service Center at 1.800.862.7919 for assistance with a transaction.
Shared compensation. Financial advisors may also choose to work together as a team to share fees and
commissions generated from products and services you purchase. The cost of the product or service you
purchase is not affected by the fact that your financial advisor is a member of a team or by the fact that the fee or
commission may be split. Your financial advisor may be allowed to share a portion of the Wrap Fee he or she
receives with one or more other Ameriprise financial advisor(s), including financial advisors who have not
completed the Ameriprise Financial Services-required training to sell the investment advisory service, franchise
consultants or registered principals, as described below.
We will continue to collect and retain the full amount of any Asset-based Fees paid to us in connection with your
Managed Account, less any fees paid to an applicable Advisory Service Provider, until the Account is designated for
potential transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account or terminated. This includes the portion of the Advisory Fee
that would have been paid to a financial advisor if one was assigned to your Managed Account(s). The fees retained
are used in part to pay other employees and for the technology that supports the services Ameriprise Financial
Services provides to you.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the Wrap Fee.
Your servicing financial advisor will present the Managed Account or AFPS, set the Wrap Fee, and oversee the
analysis and advice prepared for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor authorized to
use discretion to purchase and sell securities in your account, e.g., your SPS Discretionary Advisor. In the instance
that your servicing advisor is not authorized to use discretion, the financial advisor authorized to use discretion will
oversee the analysis and advice prepared for you. Only the financial advisor authorized to use discretion will
purchase and sell securities in our Account.
Management compensation and bonus programs. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may receive higher compensation
and other benefits when the investment products of certain providers, particularly affiliates, are purchased.
Management, sales leaders and other employees spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource branded products and services.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are responsible for an operating budget for expenses. Bonus
programs for Ameriprise Financial Services field leaders are designed to include an amount based on the
aggregate sales of all products sold by financial advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions of the
country those leaders are responsible for overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs present a
potential conflict because they are based in part on sales of these products.
Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor who has completed the required training. A financial
advisor who has not completed the required training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has completed
the required training for the service or product. The financial advisor who has completed the required training may
pay a fee to the financial advisor who has not completed the required training for that referral. The financial advisor
who has not completed the required training may provide investment advisory services for services and products
that do not require training, however, only the financial advisor who has completed the required training required
for a particular service or product will provide the analysis and advice prepared for you with respect to a service or
product that requires the training. The financial advisor who has not completed the required training may receive a
share of the commission from any services or products sold to you by your financial advisor who has completed
the required training.
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise consultant. In those situations, the franchise consultant, who is
registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, may receive compensation based on services and products that you
purchase, and for the training and leadership of your financial advisor. The cost of the product or service you
purchase is not affected.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with
creating your financial planning recommendations. This may include leveraging services in geographic locations
outside of your financial advisor’s location, including international locations.
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Services provided may include entering data into financial planning software, proving initial calculation and
assistance in creating solutions. Your financial advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For these
services your financial advisor may pay a fee or salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share compensation with their registered support assistants or
recommend bonuses for their non-registered support staff.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC (NMLS#3030) that offers mortgage lending products and
services. Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any mortgage loan
applications or offer or negotiate terms of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn compensation related to
the origination or referral of mortgage lending products offered and originated by such third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Financial
Services and Ameriprise financial advisors may receive compensation for assisting clients with mortgages
serviced by Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise
Bank does not guarantee products or services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale of
certain products and services for up to five years after leaving the securities industry.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial Services in offering Ameriprise co-branded credit cards. Your
financial advisor receives compensation for marketing efforts that lead to your opening of a co-branded credit card
account provided you activate the card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account (BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors may
create a voluntary BDA in a predetermined amount and use this account for business-related expenses above and
beyond what the company provides.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
Loan. Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily
outstanding balance. Apart from margin lending offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor nor
Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote, suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan proceeds
to purchase securities or other investment products.
Managed Accounts without a financial advisor. In the event that you request Ameriprise Financial Services to
remove your current financial advisor from your Managed Account or your financial advisor resigns from
Ameriprise Financial Services or your account, is terminated, or, for the SPS Advisor Program, your financial
advisor is no longer able to act as your SPS Discretionary Advisor for any reason, the applicable investment
advisory account(s) will no longer have an assigned financial advisor. Generally, investments in advisory accounts
can only be purchased through an Ameriprise financial advisor.
Advisor-to-advisor training programs. Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also pay its financial
advisors for training other financial advisors on specific products and services that we offer. A portion of this
payment may be based on incremental sales of these products and services sold by the financial advisor receiving
the training.
Ameriprise Financial Services may reassign your advisory account to another financial advisor and notify you of
the change. If your Managed Account is reassigned to another financial advisor prior to its termination, your
Account(s) will continue to be billed but the Wrap Fee rate may change based on the rate you negotiate with your
new assigned financial advisor.
We will attempt to notify you if your Managed Account is no longer assigned to a financial advisor. If you would like
to retain your Account, contact us within the timeframe set out in the notification to have a financial advisor
assigned. If the Account remains unassigned after the designated timeframe, it will transfer to an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the applicable Managed Account Client Agreement.
If your Managed Account does not have a financial advisor assigned to it and certain client directed trades are
permitted, you may contact our Service Center at 1.800.862.7919 for assistance with a transaction.
Shared compensation. Financial advisors may also choose to work together as a team to share fees and
commissions generated from products and services you purchase. The cost of the product or service you
purchase is not affected by the fact that your financial advisor is a member of a team or by the fact that the fee or
commission may be split. Your financial advisor may be allowed to share a portion of the Wrap Fee he or she
receives with one or more other Ameriprise financial advisor(s), including financial advisors who have not
completed the Ameriprise Financial Services-required training to sell the investment advisory service, franchise
consultants or registered principals, as described below.
We will continue to collect and retain the full amount of any Asset-based Fees paid to us in connection with your
Managed Account, less any fees paid to an applicable Advisory Service Provider, until the Account is designated for
potential transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account or terminated. This includes the portion of the Advisory Fee
that would have been paid to a financial advisor if one was assigned to your Managed Account(s). The fees retained
are used in part to pay other employees and for the technology that supports the services Ameriprise Financial
Services provides to you.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the Wrap Fee.
Your servicing financial advisor will present the Managed Account or AFPS, set the Wrap Fee, and oversee the
analysis and advice prepared for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor authorized to
use discretion to purchase and sell securities in your account, e.g., your SPS Discretionary Advisor. In the instance
that your servicing advisor is not authorized to use discretion, the financial advisor authorized to use discretion will
oversee the analysis and advice prepared for you. Only the financial advisor authorized to use discretion will
purchase and sell securities in our Account.
Management compensation and bonus programs. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may receive higher compensation
and other benefits when the investment products of certain providers, particularly affiliates, are purchased.
Management, sales leaders and other employees spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource branded products and services.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are responsible for an operating budget for expenses. Bonus
programs for Ameriprise Financial Services field leaders are designed to include an amount based on the
aggregate sales of all products sold by financial advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions of the
country those leaders are responsible for overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs present a
potential conflict because they are based in part on sales of these products.
Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor who has completed the required training. A financial
advisor who has not completed the required training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has completed
the required training for the service or product. The financial advisor who has completed the required training may
pay a fee to the financial advisor who has not completed the required training for that referral. The financial advisor
who has not completed the required training may provide investment advisory services for services and products
that do not require training, however, only the financial advisor who has completed the required training required
for a particular service or product will provide the analysis and advice prepared for you with respect to a service or
product that requires the training. The financial advisor who has not completed the required training may receive a
share of the commission from any services or products sold to you by your financial advisor who has completed
the required training.
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise consultant. In those situations, the franchise consultant, who is
registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, may receive compensation based on services and products that you
purchase, and for the training and leadership of your financial advisor. The cost of the product or service you
purchase is not affected.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with
creating your financial planning recommendations. This may include leveraging services in geographic locations
outside of your financial advisor’s location, including international locations.
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benefit of, their clients when following policies and procedures designed to comply with law. Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in accordance with Section 204A of the
Advisers Act that establishes procedures to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information by Ameriprise
Financial Services and its associated persons.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions
and Personal Trading
Code of ethics
Brokerage Practices
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research or other products or services other than execution from
any unaffiliated broker-dealer or other third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise Financial Services
receives and distributes research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this research is not provided for client
securities transactions or for any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates receive client referrals from
broker-dealers or third parties that are considered in selecting or recommending broker-dealers.
As part of an overall internal compliance program, Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies and
procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions for the account of Ameriprise Financial
Services and the accounts of our employees. Such policies and procedures are designed to prevent, among other
things, any improper or abusive conduct when potential conflicts of interest may exist with respect to a customer
or client. In addition, from time to time, restrictions are imposed to address the potential for self-dealing and
conflict of interest which may arise in connection with the business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker-
dealer. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted various procedures to guard against insider trading.
Participation or interest in client transactions
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services
and AEIS have an agreement in which Ameriprise Financial Services introduces customer accounts to AEIS on a
fully disclosed basis. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing, clearing, custody
and settlement services for transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with respect
to the accounts. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides record keeping,
custody, and all clearing functions for accounts introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates and related persons may invest in the same or related securities
that Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients. Such transactions may occur at or
about the same time that such securities are bought or sold for client accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services has
adopted policies and procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions in these securities,
such as trading blackout periods and preclearance requirements.
Under certain circumstances, when AEIS deems a transaction to be in the best interests of you and other clients,
and to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, AEIS is permitted to aggregate multiple client orders
to obtain what AEIS believes will be the most favorable price and/or lower execution costs at the time of execution.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC” section in this Disclosure Brochure for more information about our financial interest in the sale of certain
products and services.
Personal trading rules and procedures
Review of Accounts
Certain supervisory functions are performed by Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office personnel.
Corporate registered principals review a sampling of financial advisor’s financial planning relationships, including
written financial planning recommendations periodically based on certain key factors.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals may also decide to call you directly to discuss your
understanding of AFPS and any related Managed Account(s), including the fees and expenses you will be paying.
Our Compliance department also conducts routine surveillance of financial advisor activities.
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise Financial
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy. These rules are designed to list standards of business conduct and to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when they engage in
personal securities transactions. You may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code of Ethics and Personal
Trading Policy from your financial advisor or by contacting us at 800.290.6663.
If you are in a financial planning relationship, including the consolidated advisory fee arrangement, you will receive
written reports relating to your financial planning goals from your financial advisor at least annually.
An important part of an AFPS engagement involves providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic
reviews with your financial advisor or a designated member of the team servicing your AFPS. In these reviews, you
and your financial advisor should discuss any changes to your individual circumstances, financial situations,
investment objectives and/or risk tolerance.
The standards of business conduct include compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with policies and
procedures such as those contained in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the personal trading rules,
persons are required to report their personal securities holdings and transactions, including transactions in certain
mutual funds; must pre-clear certain investments; are restricted with respect to the timing of certain investments;
and are prohibited from making certain investments. In addition, the Personal Trading Policy requires (i) Ameriprise
employee financial advisors and their employees, (ii) its independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and
their employees, and (iii) its affiliated investment advisers to conduct most personal trades through one of three
designated broker-dealers unless an exception has been granted, and to report any changes in their selected
broker-dealer.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for your continued review and monitoring of your AFPS or any
related Managed Account(s). You should review your account statements, trade confirmations, and other
information we send to you. If you have any questions, please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Insider trading policy
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may, from time to time, come into possession of material
nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security.
Referral arrangements and other economic benefits
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains formal and informal arrangements, the terms of which are disclosed to
the client, with individual professionals, professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or membership
organizations (“Promoters”). For each such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays the Promoter for
referral of their clients or members to Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services. The manner
Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons are prohibited from improperly
disclosing or using such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of
whether such other person is a client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons
come into possession of material nonpublic information with respect to any company, they may be prohibited from
communicating such information to, or using such information for the benefit of, their respective clients, and have
no obligation or responsibility to disclose such information to, nor responsibility to use such information for the
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benefit of, their clients when following policies and procedures designed to comply with law. Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in accordance with Section 204A of the
Advisers Act that establishes procedures to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information by Ameriprise
Financial Services and its associated persons.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions
and Personal Trading
Code of ethics
Brokerage Practices
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research or other products or services other than execution from
any unaffiliated broker-dealer or other third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise Financial Services
receives and distributes research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this research is not provided for client
securities transactions or for any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates receive client referrals from
broker-dealers or third parties that are considered in selecting or recommending broker-dealers.
As part of an overall internal compliance program, Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies and
procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions for the account of Ameriprise Financial
Services and the accounts of our employees. Such policies and procedures are designed to prevent, among other
things, any improper or abusive conduct when potential conflicts of interest may exist with respect to a customer
or client. In addition, from time to time, restrictions are imposed to address the potential for self-dealing and
conflict of interest which may arise in connection with the business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker-
dealer. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted various procedures to guard against insider trading.
Participation or interest in client transactions
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services
and AEIS have an agreement in which Ameriprise Financial Services introduces customer accounts to AEIS on a
fully disclosed basis. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing, clearing, custody
and settlement services for transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with respect
to the accounts. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides record keeping,
custody, and all clearing functions for accounts introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates and related persons may invest in the same or related securities
that Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients. Such transactions may occur at or
about the same time that such securities are bought or sold for client accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services has
adopted policies and procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions in these securities,
such as trading blackout periods and preclearance requirements.
Under certain circumstances, when AEIS deems a transaction to be in the best interests of you and other clients,
and to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, AEIS is permitted to aggregate multiple client orders
to obtain what AEIS believes will be the most favorable price and/or lower execution costs at the time of execution.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC” section in this Disclosure Brochure for more information about our financial interest in the sale of certain
products and services.
Personal trading rules and procedures
Review of Accounts
Certain supervisory functions are performed by Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office personnel.
Corporate registered principals review a sampling of financial advisor’s financial planning relationships, including
written financial planning recommendations periodically based on certain key factors.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals may also decide to call you directly to discuss your
understanding of AFPS and any related Managed Account(s), including the fees and expenses you will be paying.
Our Compliance department also conducts routine surveillance of financial advisor activities.
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise Financial
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy. These rules are designed to list standards of business conduct and to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when they engage in
personal securities transactions. You may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code of Ethics and Personal
Trading Policy from your financial advisor or by contacting us at 800.290.6663.
If you are in a financial planning relationship, including the consolidated advisory fee arrangement, you will receive
written reports relating to your financial planning goals from your financial advisor at least annually.
An important part of an AFPS engagement involves providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic
reviews with your financial advisor or a designated member of the team servicing your AFPS. In these reviews, you
and your financial advisor should discuss any changes to your individual circumstances, financial situations,
investment objectives and/or risk tolerance.
The standards of business conduct include compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with policies and
procedures such as those contained in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the personal trading rules,
persons are required to report their personal securities holdings and transactions, including transactions in certain
mutual funds; must pre-clear certain investments; are restricted with respect to the timing of certain investments;
and are prohibited from making certain investments. In addition, the Personal Trading Policy requires (i) Ameriprise
employee financial advisors and their employees, (ii) its independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and
their employees, and (iii) its affiliated investment advisers to conduct most personal trades through one of three
designated broker-dealers unless an exception has been granted, and to report any changes in their selected
broker-dealer.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for your continued review and monitoring of your AFPS or any
related Managed Account(s). You should review your account statements, trade confirmations, and other
information we send to you. If you have any questions, please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Insider trading policy
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may, from time to time, come into possession of material
nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security.
Referral arrangements and other economic benefits
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains formal and informal arrangements, the terms of which are disclosed to
the client, with individual professionals, professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or membership
organizations (“Promoters”). For each such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays the Promoter for
referral of their clients or members to Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services. The manner
Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons are prohibited from improperly
disclosing or using such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of
whether such other person is a client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons
come into possession of material nonpublic information with respect to any company, they may be prohibited from
communicating such information to, or using such information for the benefit of, their respective clients, and have
no obligation or responsibility to disclose such information to, nor responsibility to use such information for the
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Revenue sources for RiverSource
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life insurance
policies. You may incur transaction costs or fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay a contingent
deferred sales charge, or surrender charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable period.
and amount of compensation to be paid in connection with these agreements is subject to negotiation between
Ameriprise Financial Services and the applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are provided with the applicable
disclosures, including whether the Promoter is a client, the material terms of compensation (if any) and the
material conflicts of interest (if any), that results from the Promotor’s relationship with Ameriprise Financial
Services. The most common compensation arrangements include a flat fee at the time of the referral, a recurring
flat fee, or a sharing of a portion of any total Asset-based Fees. You will not be charged an additional fee as a
result of any referral arrangements. Compensation may include a one-time payment or ongoing payments for the
duration of the investment advisory relationship.
Periodic fees and expenses. You pay certain fees and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts, life
insurance policies and disability income insurance policies, including (depending on the type of contract or policy)
mortality and expense, administrative, policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or charges, in addition to costs
associated with certain riders that may be available for both fixed, structured and variable products.
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as
underlying investment options for variable annuities and variable life insurance. 12b-1 fees may be used to pay for
marketing, distribution and shareholder service expenses.
Investment and interest income. Investment and interest income from insurance company general account assets
derived, in part, from the amounts you pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
Ameriprise Financial Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with financial institutions such as
community banks, credit unions, credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service
providers (“Third-Party Financial Institutions”) to allow its financial advisors to offer investment advisory services,
financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and services,
(described elsewhere in this Brochure), to retail customers or members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
Under the terms of these alliances or networking arrangements, financial advisors may not be able to offer to retail
customers or members of the Third-Party Financial Institutions certain products that are otherwise available
through Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates. Also because of these alliances or networking
arrangements, Third-Party Financial Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking payment, a portion of
Asset-based Fees and securities and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors for sales to retail
customers or members of the Third-Party Financial Institutions.
Variable annuity and variable life insurance financial arrangements. RiverSource selects the funds available within
your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource may consider various
objective and subjective factors. These factors include compensation RiverSource may receive from fund assets
(for those funds with 12b-1 plans); assets of the fund’s adviser, sub-adviser or an affiliate of either; and assets of
the fund’s distributor or an affiliate. This compensation benefits RiverSource.
Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. (“RCF”) for
the referral of clients or prospects that have indicated an interest in establishing and maintaining a donor advised
fund made available through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to Ameriprise Financial Services or financial
advisors however donor advised funds established by RCF because of the referral generally invest in eligible
Managed Account Programs that are advised and serviced by the referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor advised fund solution may be more or less than if you were to
purchase the donor advised fund services from RCF or another non-profit organization. Any fees charged by RCF
for the administration of the donor advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services or financial
advisors.
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be significant and may create potential conflicts of interest for
RiverSource. The greatest amount and percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives comes from assets
allocated to subaccounts investing in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia Wanger Asset
Management. In general, the revenue directly related to assets under management that RiverSource receives
currently ranges up to 0.65% of the average daily net assets invested in the underlying funds through the variable
annuity or variable life insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This revenue is in addition to revenues RiverSource
receives from the charges you pay when buying, owning or surrendering your variable annuity contract or life
insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the agreements under which
such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive this compensation for various purposes including financial advisor
training and compensation, marketing and distribution, customer servicing, transaction processing, record keeping,
and other administrative services.
Revenue sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor will receive Asset-based Fee revenue from a donor advised
fund established by RCF and invested in a Managed Account Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets
are invested with a third-party investment adviser, whether through RCF or another non-profit organization. We
seek to address this conflict of interest through a combination of disclosure and through our policies, procedures
and supervision related to the determination that a referral to RCF is appropriate for you based on your Client
Information, and by treating assets in Managed Accounts owned and administered by RCF and assets in Managed
Accounts owned directly by you as separate and distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements.
Periodic fees and expenses. Columbia Management and Threadneedle International Limited may receive
management fees and certificate advisory and services fees for services, including, with respect to Columbia
Management. These revenues may be received from the Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end
funds, Ameriprise certificates and from other affiliated and nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited.
Review of issuers of financial products
Revenue sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies
There are several of other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies that will receive revenue from the charges and fees
you pay, including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives investment spread income earned on, and any early withdrawal
penalty related to, Ameriprise certificates.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. receives certain fees and expenses paid from the Columbia
Funds and Ameriprise certificates in exchange for the transfer agent services it provides.
• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is compensated for its services through the brokerage
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have policies and procedures in place to review the issuers of
financial products such as alternative investments in non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs and non-traded CEFs,
structured notes, and annuity and insurance products that Ameriprise Financial Services permits its financial
advisors to offer to some or all of its clients. This review includes publicly available information and reports issued
by third parties and may in some cases include certain nonpublic information provided by the issuer. Ameriprise
Financial Services periodically reassesses, but does not continuously monitor, the creditworthiness or financial
solvency of third-party issuers. These policies and procedures are reasonably designed to mitigate our clients’
exposure to credit and default risks resulting from an inability of the issuer to repay the principal on a note or fulfill
an insurance obligation. However, you should be advised that credit markets can be volatile and the
creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly. Ameriprise Financial Services, as a seller of these products, is
prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial products will be
able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise Financial Services.
commission and other fees charged for each brokerage transaction, which may include transactions made in a
Bank trust account, or through the brokerage commission which is included in the overall asset-based fee,
depending on the account option you select.
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Revenue sources for RiverSource
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life insurance
policies. You may incur transaction costs or fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay a contingent
deferred sales charge, or surrender charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable period.
and amount of compensation to be paid in connection with these agreements is subject to negotiation between
Ameriprise Financial Services and the applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are provided with the applicable
disclosures, including whether the Promoter is a client, the material terms of compensation (if any) and the
material conflicts of interest (if any), that results from the Promotor’s relationship with Ameriprise Financial
Services. The most common compensation arrangements include a flat fee at the time of the referral, a recurring
flat fee, or a sharing of a portion of any total Asset-based Fees. You will not be charged an additional fee as a
result of any referral arrangements. Compensation may include a one-time payment or ongoing payments for the
duration of the investment advisory relationship.
Periodic fees and expenses. You pay certain fees and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts, life
insurance policies and disability income insurance policies, including (depending on the type of contract or policy)
mortality and expense, administrative, policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or charges, in addition to costs
associated with certain riders that may be available for both fixed, structured and variable products.
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as
underlying investment options for variable annuities and variable life insurance. 12b-1 fees may be used to pay for
marketing, distribution and shareholder service expenses.
Investment and interest income. Investment and interest income from insurance company general account assets
derived, in part, from the amounts you pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
Ameriprise Financial Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with financial institutions such as
community banks, credit unions, credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service
providers (“Third-Party Financial Institutions”) to allow its financial advisors to offer investment advisory services,
financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and services,
(described elsewhere in this Brochure), to retail customers or members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
Under the terms of these alliances or networking arrangements, financial advisors may not be able to offer to retail
customers or members of the Third-Party Financial Institutions certain products that are otherwise available
through Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates. Also because of these alliances or networking
arrangements, Third-Party Financial Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking payment, a portion of
Asset-based Fees and securities and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors for sales to retail
customers or members of the Third-Party Financial Institutions.
Variable annuity and variable life insurance financial arrangements. RiverSource selects the funds available within
your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource may consider various
objective and subjective factors. These factors include compensation RiverSource may receive from fund assets
(for those funds with 12b-1 plans); assets of the fund’s adviser, sub-adviser or an affiliate of either; and assets of
the fund’s distributor or an affiliate. This compensation benefits RiverSource.
Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. (“RCF”) for
the referral of clients or prospects that have indicated an interest in establishing and maintaining a donor advised
fund made available through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to Ameriprise Financial Services or financial
advisors however donor advised funds established by RCF because of the referral generally invest in eligible
Managed Account Programs that are advised and serviced by the referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor advised fund solution may be more or less than if you were to
purchase the donor advised fund services from RCF or another non-profit organization. Any fees charged by RCF
for the administration of the donor advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services or financial
advisors.
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be significant and may create potential conflicts of interest for
RiverSource. The greatest amount and percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives comes from assets
allocated to subaccounts investing in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia Wanger Asset
Management. In general, the revenue directly related to assets under management that RiverSource receives
currently ranges up to 0.65% of the average daily net assets invested in the underlying funds through the variable
annuity or variable life insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This revenue is in addition to revenues RiverSource
receives from the charges you pay when buying, owning or surrendering your variable annuity contract or life
insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the agreements under which
such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive this compensation for various purposes including financial advisor
training and compensation, marketing and distribution, customer servicing, transaction processing, record keeping,
and other administrative services.
Revenue sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor will receive Asset-based Fee revenue from a donor advised
fund established by RCF and invested in a Managed Account Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets
are invested with a third-party investment adviser, whether through RCF or another non-profit organization. We
seek to address this conflict of interest through a combination of disclosure and through our policies, procedures
and supervision related to the determination that a referral to RCF is appropriate for you based on your Client
Information, and by treating assets in Managed Accounts owned and administered by RCF and assets in Managed
Accounts owned directly by you as separate and distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements.
Periodic fees and expenses. Columbia Management and Threadneedle International Limited may receive
management fees and certificate advisory and services fees for services, including, with respect to Columbia
Management. These revenues may be received from the Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end
funds, Ameriprise certificates and from other affiliated and nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited.
Review of issuers of financial products
Revenue sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies
There are several of other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies that will receive revenue from the charges and fees
you pay, including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives investment spread income earned on, and any early withdrawal
penalty related to, Ameriprise certificates.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. receives certain fees and expenses paid from the Columbia
Funds and Ameriprise certificates in exchange for the transfer agent services it provides.
• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is compensated for its services through the brokerage
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have policies and procedures in place to review the issuers of
financial products such as alternative investments in non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs and non-traded CEFs,
structured notes, and annuity and insurance products that Ameriprise Financial Services permits its financial
advisors to offer to some or all of its clients. This review includes publicly available information and reports issued
by third parties and may in some cases include certain nonpublic information provided by the issuer. Ameriprise
Financial Services periodically reassesses, but does not continuously monitor, the creditworthiness or financial
solvency of third-party issuers. These policies and procedures are reasonably designed to mitigate our clients’
exposure to credit and default risks resulting from an inability of the issuer to repay the principal on a note or fulfill
an insurance obligation. However, you should be advised that credit markets can be volatile and the
creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly. Ameriprise Financial Services, as a seller of these products, is
prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial products will be
able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise Financial Services.
commission and other fees charged for each brokerage transaction, which may include transactions made in a
Bank trust account, or through the brokerage commission which is included in the overall asset-based fee,
depending on the account option you select.
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If the Sweep Program for your Account is AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the Program Banks based
on the cash balance in the AIMMA program. If your account sweeps uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise
Bank as the Program Bank in the AIMMA program, Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS, but reimburses
AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of interest charged on your margin account balance as well as from
order handling fees. In transaction-based brokerage accounts, AEIS may also engage in principal trading of
certain types of fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—that is, it may buy and sell these securities for
its own account with the objective of making a profit in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these securities
from you or sell these securities to you on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a markup or markdown
on the transaction.
• AEIS performs, for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and clients, cost
Custody
Ameriprise Financial Services does not maintain custody of client funds or securities or take possession of any
assets in any Managed Account. AEIS, one of our broker-dealer affiliates, provides custody and safekeeping
services for Managed Account assets and will ordinarily act as the custodian for all assets held in a Managed
Account. Because our affiliate maintains custody of our clients’ assets, we are required by SEC rules and
regulations to obtain from AEIS at least annually a written internal control report (the “ICR”) prepared by a qualified
independent public accountant, and AEIS is required to undergo an independent verification of the assets under its
control. The ICR that we receive from AEIS is intended to show that our affiliate has established appropriate
custodial controls with respect to client assets under custody. For Retirement Accounts where Ameriprise Trust
Company (“ATC”) acts as custodian or trustee, AEIS shall act as an agent or sub-custodian of ATC with respect to
custody of assets.
reimbursement and marketing support services as described in the “Cost Reimbursement and Marketing
Support” section. In recognition of the above, Ameriprise Financial Services will compensate AEIS for these
services performed by AEIS.
Investment Discretion
Your Ameriprise financial advisor does not manage your securities or other investments on your behalf as part of
AFPS. However, your financial advisor may offer a discretionary investment advisory service separately as part of
our SPS Advisor Program.
• The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular transaction is disclosed on each transaction confirmation you
receive. AEIS is also compensated for the shareholder services it provides for certain mutual fund companies.
These services include but are not limited to delivering shareholder communications such as updated
prospectuses and statements of additional information, transaction confirmations and annual tax reporting,
and monitoring compliance with share class, discounted sales charge, market timing and other mutual fund
company policies.
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. receives fees paid from Columbia and the Columbia Funds and Ameriprise
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services does not offer proxy voting services with respect to AFPS.
certificates in exchange for the administrative services it provides.
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds (other than the
Columbia ETFs and Columbia publicly traded closed-end funds) in exchange for the distribution services it
provides. Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sale of Columbia Funds, Ameriprise
certificates and RiverSource products and certain other mutual funds.
• Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and insurance products manufactured by its RiverSource affiliates,
as well as products from unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services for client/prospect education events and advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events
pertaining to annuity and insurance products, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies and
industry regulation.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not take any action or give advice regarding the voting
of proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of your Ameriprise brokerage
account(s) or Managed Account(s) may be invested, except for certain Select Separate Accounts where you
delegate proxy voting authority to Ameriprise Financial Services. For all other Managed Account Programs,
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not take any action or give any advice regarding the
voting of proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of your managed
account(s) may be invested. Ameriprise Financial Services will forward to you or your designated agent all proxy
solicitations and materials related to other corporate actions that are received by Ameriprise Financial Services
with respect to assets in your managed account(s). You are responsible for voting proxies and effectuating other
corporate actions relating to the securities held in your respective managed account(s).
• Ameriprise Financial Services may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time to time. Unaffiliated
annuity and insurance providers may not provide some services, or the same level of services, to Ameriprise
financial advisors. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource
annuity and insurance products.
For certain discretionary managed account services (Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select Separate Account,
including Select Strategist UMA, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs),
you have the right to vote proxies on the securities in which your account assets may be invested from time to
time, or you may delegate the authority to vote these proxies to the applicable Investment Manager for your
managed account. You may alternatively delegate the authority to vote proxies on your behalf to another person.
• Ameriprise Bank charges fees, depending on the terms of trust documentation and applicable state laws
governing trust administration, for its administrative trust services that are separate from investment
management fees charged by financial advisors and are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services.
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor nor any Advisory Service Provider are responsible for
any other corporate actions relating to the assets in your managed account(s) including administrative filings such
as proofs of claims related to bankruptcy or claims in class actions.
When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Option, Ameriprise Bank
earns income by lending or investing the deposits it receives and charging a higher interest rate to borrowers, or
earning a higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held through these sweep programs. The difference is known as
the "spread."
• Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the amount of credit extended and the interest rate on the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Ameriprise Financial Services’ proxy voting policies and
procedures
When Ameriprise Financial Services has proxy voting authority for applicable Select Separate Accounts, Ameriprise
Financial Services will apply the following general principles to meet its proxy voting responsibilities:
• Seek to ensure that proxies are voted in the best economic interest of clients;
• Address material conflicts of interest that may arise; and
• Comply with disclosure and other requirements as required by law.
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If the Sweep Program for your Account is AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the Program Banks based
on the cash balance in the AIMMA program. If your account sweeps uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise
Bank as the Program Bank in the AIMMA program, Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS, but reimburses
AEIS for its direct out-of-pocket expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of interest charged on your margin account balance as well as from
order handling fees. In transaction-based brokerage accounts, AEIS may also engage in principal trading of
certain types of fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—that is, it may buy and sell these securities for
its own account with the objective of making a profit in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these securities
from you or sell these securities to you on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a markup or markdown
on the transaction.
• AEIS performs, for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and clients, cost
Custody
Ameriprise Financial Services does not maintain custody of client funds or securities or take possession of any
assets in any Managed Account. AEIS, one of our broker-dealer affiliates, provides custody and safekeeping
services for Managed Account assets and will ordinarily act as the custodian for all assets held in a Managed
Account. Because our affiliate maintains custody of our clients’ assets, we are required by SEC rules and
regulations to obtain from AEIS at least annually a written internal control report (the “ICR”) prepared by a qualified
independent public accountant, and AEIS is required to undergo an independent verification of the assets under its
control. The ICR that we receive from AEIS is intended to show that our affiliate has established appropriate
custodial controls with respect to client assets under custody. For Retirement Accounts where Ameriprise Trust
Company (“ATC”) acts as custodian or trustee, AEIS shall act as an agent or sub-custodian of ATC with respect to
custody of assets.
reimbursement and marketing support services as described in the “Cost Reimbursement and Marketing
Support” section. In recognition of the above, Ameriprise Financial Services will compensate AEIS for these
services performed by AEIS.
Investment Discretion
Your Ameriprise financial advisor does not manage your securities or other investments on your behalf as part of
AFPS. However, your financial advisor may offer a discretionary investment advisory service separately as part of
our SPS Advisor Program.
• The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular transaction is disclosed on each transaction confirmation you
receive. AEIS is also compensated for the shareholder services it provides for certain mutual fund companies.
These services include but are not limited to delivering shareholder communications such as updated
prospectuses and statements of additional information, transaction confirmations and annual tax reporting,
and monitoring compliance with share class, discounted sales charge, market timing and other mutual fund
company policies.
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. receives fees paid from Columbia and the Columbia Funds and Ameriprise
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services does not offer proxy voting services with respect to AFPS.
certificates in exchange for the administrative services it provides.
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds (other than the
Columbia ETFs and Columbia publicly traded closed-end funds) in exchange for the distribution services it
provides. Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sale of Columbia Funds, Ameriprise
certificates and RiverSource products and certain other mutual funds.
• Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and insurance products manufactured by its RiverSource affiliates,
as well as products from unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services for client/prospect education events and advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events
pertaining to annuity and insurance products, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies and
industry regulation.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not take any action or give advice regarding the voting
of proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of your Ameriprise brokerage
account(s) or Managed Account(s) may be invested, except for certain Select Separate Accounts where you
delegate proxy voting authority to Ameriprise Financial Services. For all other Managed Account Programs,
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not take any action or give any advice regarding the
voting of proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of your managed
account(s) may be invested. Ameriprise Financial Services will forward to you or your designated agent all proxy
solicitations and materials related to other corporate actions that are received by Ameriprise Financial Services
with respect to assets in your managed account(s). You are responsible for voting proxies and effectuating other
corporate actions relating to the securities held in your respective managed account(s).
• Ameriprise Financial Services may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time to time. Unaffiliated
annuity and insurance providers may not provide some services, or the same level of services, to Ameriprise
financial advisors. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource
annuity and insurance products.
For certain discretionary managed account services (Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select Separate Account,
including Select Strategist UMA, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs),
you have the right to vote proxies on the securities in which your account assets may be invested from time to
time, or you may delegate the authority to vote these proxies to the applicable Investment Manager for your
managed account. You may alternatively delegate the authority to vote proxies on your behalf to another person.
• Ameriprise Bank charges fees, depending on the terms of trust documentation and applicable state laws
governing trust administration, for its administrative trust services that are separate from investment
management fees charged by financial advisors and are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services.
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor nor any Advisory Service Provider are responsible for
any other corporate actions relating to the assets in your managed account(s) including administrative filings such
as proofs of claims related to bankruptcy or claims in class actions.
When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Option, Ameriprise Bank
earns income by lending or investing the deposits it receives and charging a higher interest rate to borrowers, or
earning a higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held through these sweep programs. The difference is known as
the "spread."
• Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the amount of credit extended and the interest rate on the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Ameriprise Financial Services’ proxy voting policies and
procedures
When Ameriprise Financial Services has proxy voting authority for applicable Select Separate Accounts, Ameriprise
Financial Services will apply the following general principles to meet its proxy voting responsibilities:
• Seek to ensure that proxies are voted in the best economic interest of clients;
• Address material conflicts of interest that may arise; and
• Comply with disclosure and other requirements as required by law.
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Ameriprise Financial Services intends to vote all proxies of which it becomes aware prior to the vote deadline.
However, in certain limited circumstances, Ameriprise Financial Services may determine to refrain from voting.
Ameriprise Financial Services will use an independent third-party proxy service for its fundamental research on
proxy questions and subsequent recommendations and has adopted the third-party provider’s proxy voting
guidelines covering certain types of proposals. The guidelines indicate whether to vote for, against or abstain from
a particular proposal. In circumstances where proposals are not covered by the guidelines or a voting
determination must be made on a case-by-case basis, the Oversight Committee will make the voting
determination. The Oversight Committee may consider the voting recommendations of analysts, Investment
Managers and information obtained from outside resources. The Oversight Committee reserves the right to
consider each proxy vote, whether covered by the guidelines or a third-party recommendation, based on the facts
and circumstances of the proposal presented, and submit a vote that it believes is in the best economic interest of
its clients.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ameriprise Financial Services has implemented policies reasonably designed to identify potential material
conflicts of interest to help us vote proxies without undue influence from individuals or groups who may have an
economic interest in the outcome of a proxy vote. These policies include:
To the Board of Directors and Member of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
• Employing predetermined voting guidelines;
Opinion on the Financial Statement – Statement of Financial Condition
• Causing proxies to be voted in accordance with recommendations of an independent third party;
• Causing the proxies to be delegated to an Independent third party, which may include Ameriprise Financial
Serices’ proxy voting service provider; or
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We have audited the accompanying Statement of Financial Condition of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the
“financial statement”). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
In unusual cases, with the client’s consent and upon ample notice, forwarding the proxies to Ameriprise
Financial Services’ clients so that they may vote the proxies directly.
Basis for Opinion
The financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
• Each Investment Manager to which you delegate voting authority will vote proxies according to its own
applicable voting policies and procedures. When you own both a Select Separate Account and another
discretionary Managed Account and both Accounts invest in the same SMA strategy managed by the same
Investment Manager, this may result in different voting determinations by the Ameriprise Financial Services and
the Investment Manager for the same particular proposal. We maintain proxy voting records to meet our
obligations under applicable law. You may obtain a copy of our proxy voting policy, and other information
regarding how your proxies were voted, upon request by writing to us at the address set forth on the first page
of this brochure or calling the phone number that appears on that page.
We conducted our audit of this financial statement in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
February 19, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.
www.pwc.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 45 S 7th Street, Suite #3400, Minneapolis, MN 55402
+1 (612) 596 6000
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Ameriprise Financial Services intends to vote all proxies of which it becomes aware prior to the vote deadline.
However, in certain limited circumstances, Ameriprise Financial Services may determine to refrain from voting.
Ameriprise Financial Services will use an independent third-party proxy service for its fundamental research on
proxy questions and subsequent recommendations and has adopted the third-party provider’s proxy voting
guidelines covering certain types of proposals. The guidelines indicate whether to vote for, against or abstain from
a particular proposal. In circumstances where proposals are not covered by the guidelines or a voting
determination must be made on a case-by-case basis, the Oversight Committee will make the voting
determination. The Oversight Committee may consider the voting recommendations of analysts, Investment
Managers and information obtained from outside resources. The Oversight Committee reserves the right to
consider each proxy vote, whether covered by the guidelines or a third-party recommendation, based on the facts
and circumstances of the proposal presented, and submit a vote that it believes is in the best economic interest of
its clients.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ameriprise Financial Services has implemented policies reasonably designed to identify potential material
conflicts of interest to help us vote proxies without undue influence from individuals or groups who may have an
economic interest in the outcome of a proxy vote. These policies include:
To the Board of Directors and Member of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
• Employing predetermined voting guidelines;
Opinion on the Financial Statement – Statement of Financial Condition
• Causing proxies to be voted in accordance with recommendations of an independent third party;
• Causing the proxies to be delegated to an Independent third party, which may include Ameriprise Financial
Serices’ proxy voting service provider; or
•
We have audited the accompanying Statement of Financial Condition of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the
“financial statement”). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
In unusual cases, with the client’s consent and upon ample notice, forwarding the proxies to Ameriprise
Financial Services’ clients so that they may vote the proxies directly.
Basis for Opinion
The financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required
to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
• Each Investment Manager to which you delegate voting authority will vote proxies according to its own
applicable voting policies and procedures. When you own both a Select Separate Account and another
discretionary Managed Account and both Accounts invest in the same SMA strategy managed by the same
Investment Manager, this may result in different voting determinations by the Ameriprise Financial Services and
the Investment Manager for the same particular proposal. We maintain proxy voting records to meet our
obligations under applicable law. You may obtain a copy of our proxy voting policy, and other information
regarding how your proxies were voted, upon request by writing to us at the address set forth on the first page
of this brochure or calling the phone number that appears on that page.
We conducted our audit of this financial statement in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We
believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
February 19, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.
www.pwc.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, 45 S 7th Street, Suite #3400, Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
1. Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Statement of Financial Condition
December 31, 2025
(In thousands)
Organization
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMPF Holding, LLC. AMPF Holding,
LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the Parent). The Company was previously known as
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., but was converted to a limited liability company effective January 2020. The Company
is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the various states in which the Company conducts
business as an introducing broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). In addition, the Company is a registered investment adviser with the
SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Company is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)
with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of, and the corresponding services
function is regulated by, the National Futures Association (NFA). The Company is required to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, NFA and SIPC.
The Company clears most transactions with an affiliate, American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. (AEIS), which
under a clearing agreement charges the Company clearing fees on a per trade basis or based on assets under management.
AEIS is primarily dependent on the Company for the introduction of clients and gathering of client assets which generates
AEIS’s revenues. As a result, the Company charges a distribution access fee based on a fixed contractual amount to provide
AEIS with ongoing access to the Company’s financial advisors, client servicing and product distribution efforts.
The Company offers financial planning and investment advisory services to retail clients for which it charges a fee through
an advisor-based distribution channel. These services are designed to provide comprehensive advice, when appropriate, to
address clients’ cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection, and estate and wealth transfer needs. To
complete their advice services, the Company’s financial advisors provide clients with recommendations from more than
one hundred products distributed by subsidiaries and affiliates of the Parent, as well as products of approved third parties.
The financial advisors are either non-employee independent contractors operating through a nationwide franchise system,
or they may choose to be employees of the Company. Due to differing levels of support provided to advisors operating in
these various platforms, advisors are compensated at different percentages of the gross dealer concessions allowed for the
various product offerings.
To complement its advisor-based channel, the Company also offers an integrated direct retail distribution channel. Direct
distribution services are provided through the Company’s online brokerage offering, which allows clients to purchase and
sell securities online, obtain research and information about a wide variety of securities, use asset allocation and financial
planning tools, contact advisors, as well as access a wide range of proprietary and non-proprietary mutual funds.
The Company’s operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore a single reportable segment, because the
chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole.
As its CODM, the Company’s President utilizes the Statements of Operations and its net income metric to allocate
resources and assess performance of the Company. The accounting policies used to measure the profit and loss of the
segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These
accounting estimates reflect the best judgment of management and actual amounts could differ significantly from those
estimates.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
1. Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Statement of Financial Condition
December 31, 2025
(In thousands)
Organization
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (the Company) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AMPF Holding, LLC. AMPF Holding,
LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the Parent). The Company was previously known as
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., but was converted to a limited liability company effective January 2020. The Company
is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the various states in which the Company conducts
business as an introducing broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). In addition, the Company is a registered investment adviser with the
SEC pursuant to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Company is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA)
with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and is a member of, and the corresponding services
function is regulated by, the National Futures Association (NFA). The Company is required to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, NFA and SIPC.
The Company clears most transactions with an affiliate, American Enterprise Investment Services, Inc. (AEIS), which
under a clearing agreement charges the Company clearing fees on a per trade basis or based on assets under management.
AEIS is primarily dependent on the Company for the introduction of clients and gathering of client assets which generates
AEIS’s revenues. As a result, the Company charges a distribution access fee based on a fixed contractual amount to provide
AEIS with ongoing access to the Company’s financial advisors, client servicing and product distribution efforts.
The Company offers financial planning and investment advisory services to retail clients for which it charges a fee through
an advisor-based distribution channel. These services are designed to provide comprehensive advice, when appropriate, to
address clients’ cash and liquidity, asset accumulation, income, protection, and estate and wealth transfer needs. To
complete their advice services, the Company’s financial advisors provide clients with recommendations from more than
one hundred products distributed by subsidiaries and affiliates of the Parent, as well as products of approved third parties.
The financial advisors are either non-employee independent contractors operating through a nationwide franchise system,
or they may choose to be employees of the Company. Due to differing levels of support provided to advisors operating in
these various platforms, advisors are compensated at different percentages of the gross dealer concessions allowed for the
various product offerings.
To complement its advisor-based channel, the Company also offers an integrated direct retail distribution channel. Direct
distribution services are provided through the Company’s online brokerage offering, which allows clients to purchase and
sell securities online, obtain research and information about a wide variety of securities, use asset allocation and financial
planning tools, contact advisors, as well as access a wide range of proprietary and non-proprietary mutual funds.
The Company’s operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore a single reportable segment, because the
chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole.
As its CODM, the Company’s President utilizes the Statements of Operations and its net income metric to allocate
resources and assess performance of the Company. The accounting policies used to measure the profit and loss of the
segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of the financial statement in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(U.S. GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These
accounting estimates reflect the best judgment of management and actual amounts could differ significantly from those
estimates.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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December 31, 2025
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Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
Significant Accounting Policies
3. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill is not amortized but is instead subject to impairment tests. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the tests
did not indicate impairment.
Cash and cash equivalents: The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents to include money market funds,
commercial paper, time deposits, and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of
purchase of 90 days or less. The Company has evaluated the cash equivalents for credit risk and has determined it is
negligible due to the short-term nature of the investment.
Definite lived intangible assets acquired for the year ended December 31, 2025, represent the acquisition of advisors,
customer relationships, and non-compete agreements were $50,787, with a weighted average amortization period of five
years. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the impairment tests on definite lived intangible assets did not indicate
impairment.
Cash segregated under federal and other regulations: Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Section (k)(2)(i), cash received that is not
related to the securities business, is deposited into segregated bank accounts maintained solely for the benefit of customers
until forwarded to affiliates. Cash received that is related to the securities business, is deposited directly into accounts
maintained by its affiliate, AEIS.
On November 6, 2023, the Company and Comerica, Inc. closed an arrangement in which the Company became Comerica’s
new investment program provider. The Company acquired Comerica customer lists for $110,000. The acquisition resulted
in a definite-lived intangible asset of $110,000, which is included in the total acquisitions disclosed above, with a straight-
line amortization period of 10 years. The agreement includes provisions for terminations at the discretion of either
Comerica or the Company subject to recoveries of previous amounts paid and other make-whole provisions.
Allowance for credit losses: The Company measures credit losses using the current expected credit loss (CECL) method,
when applicable. The Company recognizes an allowance for credit losses for financial assets carried at amortized cost to
present the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance is based on the credit losses expected to arise over the life
of the asset and is adjusted each period for changes in expected lifetime credit losses.
Definite lived intangible assets consisted of the following:
Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the amount of an acquired company’s acquisition cost in excess of the
fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually on the
measurement date of July 1 and whenever events and circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred, such
as a significant adverse change in the business climate or a decision to sell or dispose of a reporting unit. Impairment is the
amount that the carrying value exceeds fair value and is evaluated at the reporting unit level. The Company assesses various
qualitative factors to determine whether impairment is likely to have occurred. If impairment were to occur, the Company
would use the discounted cash flow method, a variation of the income approach.
4. Business Owned Life Insurance
Intangible assets generally represent customer and independent contractor relationships and non-compete agreements.
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless they are deemed to have indefinite useful lives. The
Company evaluates the definite lived intangible assets remaining useful lives annually and tests for impairment whenever
events and circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred, such as a significant adverse change in the
business climate. For definite lived intangible assets, impairment to fair value is recognized if the carrying amount is not
recoverable. Indefinite lived intangibles are also tested for impairment annually or whenever circumstances indicate an
impairment may have occurred.
The Company holds cash value life insurance policies as a means of offsetting market fluctuations in certain deferred
compensation liabilities. As of December 31, 2025, the cash surrender value, which approximates fair value, of this life
insurance was $39,848, and is included in the other assets line in the statement of financial condition.
Prepaid commissions: Commissions paid by the Company to advisors in connection with the sales of financial plans are
deferred until the plan is delivered and the corresponding revenue is recognized.
5. Secured Demand Note Receivable and Subordinated Liabilities
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2014, a subordinated loan agreement in the form of a secured demand note was entered into with the Parent.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
The borrowing available under the subordination agreement on December 31, 2025, is as follows:
Secured demand note collateral agreement, 0.10 percent, due December 15, 2026
$200,000
Segment Reporting – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
The subordinated borrowing with the Parent is available in computing net capital under the SEC’s uniform net capital rule.
Under the terms of the subordinated loan agreement, to the extent that such borrowings are required for the Company’s
continued compliance with minimum net capital requirements, the Company is prohibited from making payments on the
subordinated note agreement. The Company has the option to renew the current agreement in one-year increments in
perpetuity. Pursuant to the agreement, the Parent must notify the Company on or before the day seven months preceding the
maturity date if they do not intend to extend the maturity date of the agreement. The Company and the Parent have elected
to not terminate the agreement for fiscal year 2026.
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, updating reportable segment disclosure requirements in
accordance with Topic 280, Segment Reporting (“Topic 280”), primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant
segment expenses. The amendments also expand Topic 280 disclosures to public entities with one reportable segment,
clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, and contain other
disclosure requirements. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023. The
Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2024. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations as the standard is disclosure-related only.
On December 31, 2025, the secured demand note was collateralized by securities with an aggregate fair value of $220,556.
Based on the character and fair value of the securities collateralizing the secured demand note receivable, the entire
$200,000 is available in computing net capital in accordance with SEC’s uniform net capital rule. The securities collateral
has been deposited by the Parent in a separate custodial account for the exclusive benefit of the Company. In the event the
Company draws on the secured demand note receivable, the maximum payment to the Company in accordance with the
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December 31, 2025
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Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
Significant Accounting Policies
3. Goodwill and Other Intangibles
Goodwill is not amortized but is instead subject to impairment tests. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the tests
did not indicate impairment.
Cash and cash equivalents: The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents to include money market funds,
commercial paper, time deposits, and other highly liquid investments with original or remaining maturities at the time of
purchase of 90 days or less. The Company has evaluated the cash equivalents for credit risk and has determined it is
negligible due to the short-term nature of the investment.
Definite lived intangible assets acquired for the year ended December 31, 2025, represent the acquisition of advisors,
customer relationships, and non-compete agreements were $50,787, with a weighted average amortization period of five
years. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the impairment tests on definite lived intangible assets did not indicate
impairment.
Cash segregated under federal and other regulations: Pursuant to Rule 15c3-3 Section (k)(2)(i), cash received that is not
related to the securities business, is deposited into segregated bank accounts maintained solely for the benefit of customers
until forwarded to affiliates. Cash received that is related to the securities business, is deposited directly into accounts
maintained by its affiliate, AEIS.
On November 6, 2023, the Company and Comerica, Inc. closed an arrangement in which the Company became Comerica’s
new investment program provider. The Company acquired Comerica customer lists for $110,000. The acquisition resulted
in a definite-lived intangible asset of $110,000, which is included in the total acquisitions disclosed above, with a straight-
line amortization period of 10 years. The agreement includes provisions for terminations at the discretion of either
Comerica or the Company subject to recoveries of previous amounts paid and other make-whole provisions.
Allowance for credit losses: The Company measures credit losses using the current expected credit loss (CECL) method,
when applicable. The Company recognizes an allowance for credit losses for financial assets carried at amortized cost to
present the net amount expected to be collected. The allowance is based on the credit losses expected to arise over the life
of the asset and is adjusted each period for changes in expected lifetime credit losses.
Definite lived intangible assets consisted of the following:
Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the amount of an acquired company’s acquisition cost in excess of the
fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually on the
measurement date of July 1 and whenever events and circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred, such
as a significant adverse change in the business climate or a decision to sell or dispose of a reporting unit. Impairment is the
amount that the carrying value exceeds fair value and is evaluated at the reporting unit level. The Company assesses various
qualitative factors to determine whether impairment is likely to have occurred. If impairment were to occur, the Company
would use the discounted cash flow method, a variation of the income approach.
4. Business Owned Life Insurance
Intangible assets generally represent customer and independent contractor relationships and non-compete agreements.
Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless they are deemed to have indefinite useful lives. The
Company evaluates the definite lived intangible assets remaining useful lives annually and tests for impairment whenever
events and circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred, such as a significant adverse change in the
business climate. For definite lived intangible assets, impairment to fair value is recognized if the carrying amount is not
recoverable. Indefinite lived intangibles are also tested for impairment annually or whenever circumstances indicate an
impairment may have occurred.
The Company holds cash value life insurance policies as a means of offsetting market fluctuations in certain deferred
compensation liabilities. As of December 31, 2025, the cash surrender value, which approximates fair value, of this life
insurance was $39,848, and is included in the other assets line in the statement of financial condition.
Prepaid commissions: Commissions paid by the Company to advisors in connection with the sales of financial plans are
deferred until the plan is delivered and the corresponding revenue is recognized.
5. Secured Demand Note Receivable and Subordinated Liabilities
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2014, a subordinated loan agreement in the form of a secured demand note was entered into with the Parent.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
The borrowing available under the subordination agreement on December 31, 2025, is as follows:
Secured demand note collateral agreement, 0.10 percent, due December 15, 2026
$200,000
Segment Reporting – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures
The subordinated borrowing with the Parent is available in computing net capital under the SEC’s uniform net capital rule.
Under the terms of the subordinated loan agreement, to the extent that such borrowings are required for the Company’s
continued compliance with minimum net capital requirements, the Company is prohibited from making payments on the
subordinated note agreement. The Company has the option to renew the current agreement in one-year increments in
perpetuity. Pursuant to the agreement, the Parent must notify the Company on or before the day seven months preceding the
maturity date if they do not intend to extend the maturity date of the agreement. The Company and the Parent have elected
to not terminate the agreement for fiscal year 2026.
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, updating reportable segment disclosure requirements in
accordance with Topic 280, Segment Reporting (“Topic 280”), primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant
segment expenses. The amendments also expand Topic 280 disclosures to public entities with one reportable segment,
clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, and contain other
disclosure requirements. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023. The
Company adopted the standard on January 1, 2024. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company’s
financial condition and results of operations as the standard is disclosure-related only.
On December 31, 2025, the secured demand note was collateralized by securities with an aggregate fair value of $220,556.
Based on the character and fair value of the securities collateralizing the secured demand note receivable, the entire
$200,000 is available in computing net capital in accordance with SEC’s uniform net capital rule. The securities collateral
has been deposited by the Parent in a separate custodial account for the exclusive benefit of the Company. In the event the
Company draws on the secured demand note receivable, the maximum payment to the Company in accordance with the
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December 31, 2025
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
The following table presents balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
terms of the collateral agreement is $200,000. Effective June 1, 2023, the Company and Lender agreed to amend the
subordinated agreement by modifying the interest rate from LIBOR plus 90 basis points to Daily Simple SOFR plus 100
basis points (SOFR + 1.00%) per annum. The subordinated loan agreement and the associated secured demand note
agreement entered with the Parent was approved by FINRA prior to the respective effective dates.
6. Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or
liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.
Valuation Hierarchy
The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the
input used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest
level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are
defined as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
During the reporting period, there were no material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
There were no transfers between levels during the periods.
The following table provides a summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Level 3
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the
measurement date.
Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
and liabilities.
Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and
unobservable.
Determination of Fair Value
The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its
assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market
transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation
techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either
approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. The
following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these
instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In general, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are carried at fair value or at amounts which, because of their
short-term nature and based on market interest rates available to the Company on December 31, 2025, approximate fair
value.
Included in receivables from financial advisors and employees in the statement of financial condition are loans receivable
from financial advisors. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the loans is $3,133, which approximates fair value.
These receivables, not included in the table of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are
considered Level 3 fair value.
As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of the secured demand notes receivable and the subordinated liability approximate
book value of $200,000. This receivable and liability, not included in the table above, are both considered Level 2 fair
value. As of December 31, 2025, the secured demand note collateral consisted of corporate bonds and agency mortgage-
backed securities and is considered Level 2 fair value.
Cash Equivalents, Other Assets and Liabilities
When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available,
fair values are obtained from third party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation
techniques. The Company’s cash equivalents, consisting of commercial paper and time deposits, are classified as Level 2
and are measured at amortized cost, which approximates fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the
instrument and its expected realization. Level 1 money market funds and other assets consist of common stock and
government treasury bills and notes. Level 2 other assets consist of unitary investment trusts (UITs), municipal bonds, and
limited market securities. Level 2 liabilities consist of UITs, non-convertible debt securities, municipal bonds, government
securities and agencies, and limited market securities. Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities consist of earn outs and/or
deferred payments related to the Company’s acquisitions. Contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value
utilizing a discounted cash flow model using an unobservable input (discount rate). Significant increases (decreases) in the
discount rate used in the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration liability in isolation would have resulted in
a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Given the use of a significant unobservable input, the fair value of
contingent consideration liabilities is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
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December 31, 2025
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
The following table presents balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
terms of the collateral agreement is $200,000. Effective June 1, 2023, the Company and Lender agreed to amend the
subordinated agreement by modifying the interest rate from LIBOR plus 90 basis points to Daily Simple SOFR plus 100
basis points (SOFR + 1.00%) per annum. The subordinated loan agreement and the associated secured demand note
agreement entered with the Parent was approved by FINRA prior to the respective effective dates.
6. Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date; that is, an exit price. The exit price assumes the asset or
liability is not exchanged subject to a forced liquidation or distressed sale.
Valuation Hierarchy
The Company categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy. The hierarchy prioritizes the
input used by the Company’s valuation techniques. A level is assigned to each fair value measurement based on the lowest
level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are
defined as follows:
Level 1
Level 2
During the reporting period, there were no material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis.
There were no transfers between levels during the periods.
The following table provides a summary of changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Level 3
Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that are accessible at the
measurement date.
Prices or valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
and liabilities.
Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and
unobservable.
Determination of Fair Value
The Company uses valuation techniques consistent with the market and income approaches to measure the fair value of its
assets and liabilities. The Company’s market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market
transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The Company’s income approach uses valuation
techniques to convert future projected cash flows to a single discounted present value amount. When applying either
approach, the Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs. The
following is a description of the valuation techniques used to measure fair value and the general classification of these
instruments pursuant to the fair value hierarchy.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In general, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities are carried at fair value or at amounts which, because of their
short-term nature and based on market interest rates available to the Company on December 31, 2025, approximate fair
value.
Included in receivables from financial advisors and employees in the statement of financial condition are loans receivable
from financial advisors. As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of the loans is $3,133, which approximates fair value.
These receivables, not included in the table of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, are
considered Level 3 fair value.
As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of the secured demand notes receivable and the subordinated liability approximate
book value of $200,000. This receivable and liability, not included in the table above, are both considered Level 2 fair
value. As of December 31, 2025, the secured demand note collateral consisted of corporate bonds and agency mortgage-
backed securities and is considered Level 2 fair value.
Cash Equivalents, Other Assets and Liabilities
When available, the fair value of securities is based on quoted prices in active markets. If quoted prices are not available,
fair values are obtained from third party pricing services, non-binding broker quotes, or other model-based valuation
techniques. The Company’s cash equivalents, consisting of commercial paper and time deposits, are classified as Level 2
and are measured at amortized cost, which approximates fair value because of the short time between the purchase of the
instrument and its expected realization. Level 1 money market funds and other assets consist of common stock and
government treasury bills and notes. Level 2 other assets consist of unitary investment trusts (UITs), municipal bonds, and
limited market securities. Level 2 liabilities consist of UITs, non-convertible debt securities, municipal bonds, government
securities and agencies, and limited market securities. Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities consist of earn outs and/or
deferred payments related to the Company’s acquisitions. Contingent consideration liabilities are recorded at fair value
utilizing a discounted cash flow model using an unobservable input (discount rate). Significant increases (decreases) in the
discount rate used in the fair value measurement of the contingent consideration liability in isolation would have resulted in
a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Given the use of a significant unobservable input, the fair value of
contingent consideration liabilities is classified as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy.
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December 31, 2025
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Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
7. Net Capital Provision and Regulatory Requirements
As a registered broker dealer, the Company is subject to the SEC’s uniform net capital rule (SEA Rule 15c3-1).
adverse outcome in one or more proceedings could eventually result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, or
other sanctions, in addition to further claims, examinations, or adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
The Company computes its net capital requirements under the alternative method provided for in SEA Rule 15c3-1, which
requires the Company to maintain net capital equal to 2% of combined aggregate customer-related debit items, as defined
(or $250, if greater).
On December 31, 2025, the Company had net capital of $137,699 which was $137,449 more than the amount required to be
maintained at those dates. Advances to affiliates, dividend payments, and other equity withdrawals are subject to certain
notifications and other provisions of the net capital rule of the SEC and other regulatory bodies.
In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation
and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably
estimated. In such cases, there still may be exposure to loss more than any amount reasonably estimated and accrued. When
a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to
monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss
contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes accrued liability with respect to a loss
contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the
accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.
The Company has claimed exemption from SEA Rule 15c3-3 of the SEC under paragraphs (k)(2)(i) and (k)(2)(ii) of that
rule.
9. Income Taxes
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted guidance simplifying the accounting for income taxes. As a result of the
adoption and the Company’s conversion to a limited liability company in 2020 which resulted in it becoming a disregarded
entity, income tax expense, income tax receivables and payables, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are no longer
recognized in the financial statement for the Company. See Notes 1 and 2.
In the normal course of business, the Company may indemnify and guarantee certain service providers against potential
losses in connection with their acting as service providers to the Company. The maximum potential future payments the
Company could be required to make under these indemnifications cannot be estimated; however, the Company believes that
it is unlikely it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded a contingent liability in
the financial statement for any indemnifications.
The Company has agreed to indemnify an affiliate, AEIS, for any losses that it may sustain from the customer accounts
introduced by the Company. The Company reserves for these potential losses. On December 31, 2025, the reserve was
$3,020 and is reflected in the other liabilities line in the statement of financial condition.
The Company files its federal income tax return as part of the consolidated income tax return of the Parent in the U.S.
federal jurisdiction. The Company files as a separate entity and as part of unitary or combined returns with the Parent and
other affiliates in various state jurisdictions. The federal statutes of limitations are closed on years through 2018, except for
two issues for 2016 which were claimed on an amended return. During the second quarter of 2025, the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) finalized the audit of the Parent’s U.S. income tax returns for tax years 2019 and 2020, except for one issue
for 2020, which remains open. The IRS is currently auditing the Parent’s U.S. income tax returns for 2021 through 2023.
The state income tax returns of the Parent or its subsidiaries, including the Company, are currently under examination by
various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2018 through 2023.
10. Related Party Transactions
Receivables due from affiliates in the statement of financial condition primarily consist of distribution fees of $66,406,
trading concessions of $7,233, marketing support fees of $8,411, and an insurance recoverable of $19,600 on December 31,
2025.
The Company is involved in the normal course of business in legal, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, including class
actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities as a diversified financial services firm.
These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the
industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities,
such as its investments, contracts, leases, and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions heightened and
sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that
clients and other people or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency
of examinations of the Company or the financial services industry generally.
Payables due to affiliates in the statement of financial condition primarily consist of administrative expenses of $139,825,
use of property and equipment maintenance for $4,859, cash for affiliated product purchases of $1,202 due to various
affiliates for investments in products and clearing charges for $39,235 on December 31, 2025.
The Company clears most transactions with AEIS, which charges the Company clearing fees on a trade basis or on assets
under management on a trade basis.
As with other financial services firms, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses
remains elevated. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from, and/or has been subject to
examination or claims by, the SEC, FINRA, state insurance and securities regulators, state attorneys general and various
other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities on behalf of themselves or clients concerning the Company’s
business activities and practices, and the practices of the Company’s financial advisors. The Company has numerous
pending matters which include information requests, exams or inquiries that the Company has received during recent
periods regarding certain matters, including: sales and distribution of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities,
equity and fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts, insurance products, and financial advice offerings,
including managed accounts; supervision of the Company’s financial advisors; security of client information; and
transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the
applicable regulators.
The Company participates in the Parent’s Retirement Plan (the Plan), which covers all permanent employees aged 21 and
over who have met certain employment requirements. Effective April 2020, the Parent no longer enrolled employees in the
plan. The Plan includes a cash balance formula and a lump sum distribution option. Pension benefit contributions to the
Plan are based on participants’ age, years of service and total compensation for the year. Funding of retirement costs for the
Plan complies with the applicable minimum funding requirements specified by the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA).
The Company also participates in defined contribution pension plans of the Parent that cover all employees who have met
certain employment requirements. The Company’s contributions to the plans are a percentage of either each employee’s
eligible compensation or basic contributions.
These legal and regulatory proceedings and disputes are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to
determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. The
Company cannot predict with certainty whether or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved or what the
eventual settlement, fine, penalty or other relief, if any, may be, particularly for proceedings that are in their early stages of
development or where plaintiffs seek indeterminate damages. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through
potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing unsettled legal questions
relevant to the proceedings in question, before a loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any proceeding. An
Effective October 2011, the Company entered into two separate revolving credit agreements with the Parent, whereby in
one, the Company can borrow up to $100,000 from the Parent and in the second the Parent can borrow up to $100,000 from
the Company. Effective June 1, 2023, the Company and Lender hereby agreed to amend the agreements by modifying the
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(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
7. Net Capital Provision and Regulatory Requirements
As a registered broker dealer, the Company is subject to the SEC’s uniform net capital rule (SEA Rule 15c3-1).
adverse outcome in one or more proceedings could eventually result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, or
other sanctions, in addition to further claims, examinations, or adverse publicity that could have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
The Company computes its net capital requirements under the alternative method provided for in SEA Rule 15c3-1, which
requires the Company to maintain net capital equal to 2% of combined aggregate customer-related debit items, as defined
(or $250, if greater).
On December 31, 2025, the Company had net capital of $137,699 which was $137,449 more than the amount required to be
maintained at those dates. Advances to affiliates, dividend payments, and other equity withdrawals are subject to certain
notifications and other provisions of the net capital rule of the SEC and other regulatory bodies.
In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company establishes an accrued liability for contingent litigation
and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and can be reasonably
estimated. In such cases, there still may be exposure to loss more than any amount reasonably estimated and accrued. When
a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability, but continues to
monitor, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling a matter, further developments that would make such loss
contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. Once the Company establishes accrued liability with respect to a loss
contingency, the Company continues to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of the
accrued liability that has been previously established, and any appropriate adjustments are made each quarter.
The Company has claimed exemption from SEA Rule 15c3-3 of the SEC under paragraphs (k)(2)(i) and (k)(2)(ii) of that
rule.
9. Income Taxes
8. Commitments and Contingencies
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company adopted guidance simplifying the accounting for income taxes. As a result of the
adoption and the Company’s conversion to a limited liability company in 2020 which resulted in it becoming a disregarded
entity, income tax expense, income tax receivables and payables, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are no longer
recognized in the financial statement for the Company. See Notes 1 and 2.
In the normal course of business, the Company may indemnify and guarantee certain service providers against potential
losses in connection with their acting as service providers to the Company. The maximum potential future payments the
Company could be required to make under these indemnifications cannot be estimated; however, the Company believes that
it is unlikely it will have to make material payments under these arrangements and has not recorded a contingent liability in
the financial statement for any indemnifications.
The Company has agreed to indemnify an affiliate, AEIS, for any losses that it may sustain from the customer accounts
introduced by the Company. The Company reserves for these potential losses. On December 31, 2025, the reserve was
$3,020 and is reflected in the other liabilities line in the statement of financial condition.
The Company files its federal income tax return as part of the consolidated income tax return of the Parent in the U.S.
federal jurisdiction. The Company files as a separate entity and as part of unitary or combined returns with the Parent and
other affiliates in various state jurisdictions. The federal statutes of limitations are closed on years through 2018, except for
two issues for 2016 which were claimed on an amended return. During the second quarter of 2025, the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) finalized the audit of the Parent’s U.S. income tax returns for tax years 2019 and 2020, except for one issue
for 2020, which remains open. The IRS is currently auditing the Parent’s U.S. income tax returns for 2021 through 2023.
The state income tax returns of the Parent or its subsidiaries, including the Company, are currently under examination by
various jurisdictions for years ranging from 2018 through 2023.
10. Related Party Transactions
Receivables due from affiliates in the statement of financial condition primarily consist of distribution fees of $66,406,
trading concessions of $7,233, marketing support fees of $8,411, and an insurance recoverable of $19,600 on December 31,
2025.
The Company is involved in the normal course of business in legal, regulatory and arbitration proceedings, including class
actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of its activities as a diversified financial services firm.
These include proceedings specific to the Company as well as proceedings generally applicable to business practices in the
industries in which it operates. The Company can also be subject to litigation arising out of its general business activities,
such as its investments, contracts, leases, and employment relationships. Uncertain economic conditions heightened and
sustained volatility in the financial markets and significant financial reform legislation may increase the likelihood that
clients and other people or regulators may present or threaten legal claims or that regulators increase the scope or frequency
of examinations of the Company or the financial services industry generally.
Payables due to affiliates in the statement of financial condition primarily consist of administrative expenses of $139,825,
use of property and equipment maintenance for $4,859, cash for affiliated product purchases of $1,202 due to various
affiliates for investments in products and clearing charges for $39,235 on December 31, 2025.
The Company clears most transactions with AEIS, which charges the Company clearing fees on a trade basis or on assets
under management on a trade basis.
As with other financial services firms, the level of regulatory activity and inquiry concerning the Company’s businesses
remains elevated. From time to time, the Company receives requests for information from, and/or has been subject to
examination or claims by, the SEC, FINRA, state insurance and securities regulators, state attorneys general and various
other governmental and quasi-governmental authorities on behalf of themselves or clients concerning the Company’s
business activities and practices, and the practices of the Company’s financial advisors. The Company has numerous
pending matters which include information requests, exams or inquiries that the Company has received during recent
periods regarding certain matters, including: sales and distribution of mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities,
equity and fixed income securities, real estate investment trusts, insurance products, and financial advice offerings,
including managed accounts; supervision of the Company’s financial advisors; security of client information; and
transaction monitoring systems and controls. The Company has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with the
applicable regulators.
The Company participates in the Parent’s Retirement Plan (the Plan), which covers all permanent employees aged 21 and
over who have met certain employment requirements. Effective April 2020, the Parent no longer enrolled employees in the
plan. The Plan includes a cash balance formula and a lump sum distribution option. Pension benefit contributions to the
Plan are based on participants’ age, years of service and total compensation for the year. Funding of retirement costs for the
Plan complies with the applicable minimum funding requirements specified by the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA).
The Company also participates in defined contribution pension plans of the Parent that cover all employees who have met
certain employment requirements. The Company’s contributions to the plans are a percentage of either each employee’s
eligible compensation or basic contributions.
These legal and regulatory proceedings and disputes are subject to uncertainties and, as such, it is inherently difficult to
determine whether any loss is probable or even reasonably possible, or to reasonably estimate the amount of any loss. The
Company cannot predict with certainty whether or when any such proceedings will be initiated or resolved or what the
eventual settlement, fine, penalty or other relief, if any, may be, particularly for proceedings that are in their early stages of
development or where plaintiffs seek indeterminate damages. Numerous issues may need to be resolved, including through
potentially lengthy discovery and determination of important factual matters, and by addressing unsettled legal questions
relevant to the proceedings in question, before a loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated for any proceeding. An
Effective October 2011, the Company entered into two separate revolving credit agreements with the Parent, whereby in
one, the Company can borrow up to $100,000 from the Parent and in the second the Parent can borrow up to $100,000 from
the Company. Effective June 1, 2023, the Company and Lender hereby agreed to amend the agreements by modifying the
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Terms and Conditions of Your AFPS Agreement
By signing the AFPS Agreement, you agree that the following terms and conditions are incorporated by reference
and, together, form the Agreement governing your AFPS engagement with Ameriprise Financial Services. The
Agreement will help ensure that you and your financial advisor receive the information required to begin your
financial planning relationship.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
Entire agreement
interest rate from LIBOR plus 90 basis points to Daily Simple SOFR plus 100 basis points (SOFR + 1.00%) per annum. As
of December 31, 2025, there were no draws on these lines of credit.
The agreements remain in effect until the expiration date (October 19th of each year), which shall be automatically extended
without amendment of the agreements for one year, or any date annually thereafter. Either party may terminate the
agreements prior to the expiration date by providing written notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration date. The agreements were in place for all of 2025 and were renewed for 2026.
The AFPS Agreement, together with any Fee Amendments signed by you and/or your financial advisor as required,
represents the entire Agreement between you and Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services
may amend the Agreement by providing written notice to you of the amendment. Unless you object to the
amendment after receiving written notice of the changes, the amendment will become a part of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase to the fee you pay for AFPS must be in writing and signed by you and
Ameriprise Financial Services.
Effective December 2014, the Company and the Parent entered a secured demand note collateral and subordinated loan
agreement for $200,000 at a stated interest rate of 0.10% due to mature on December 15, 2026, with the option to renew in
one-year increments in perpetuity. The secured demand note collateral and subordinated loan agreement was renewed for
2026.
The AFPS Agreement does not need to be re-signed to reflect changes except as noted below. A new
AFPS Agreement is required in these instances:
The Company paid dividends to the Parent of $1,365,000 in 2025.
• You and your financial advisor determine to restart the initial year of service.
• There is a change in owners or parties to the AFPS Agreement, except when there is a death of one of the
joint owners.
• There is a lapse of a prior AFPS Agreement (for example, if fees have not been paid for more than one year).
The Parent’s Incentive Compensation Plan primarily grants restricted stock awards and stock units that generally vest
ratably over three to four years to the Company’s employees. Vesting of restricted awards and units may be accelerated
based on age and length of service. Compensation expense for restricted stock awards is based on the market price of the
Parent’s stock on the date of grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Quarterly dividends are
paid on restricted stock and stock units during the vesting period and are not subject to forfeiture.
A summary of the Company's restricted stock award and stock unit activity is presented below:
About estate or trust beneficiaries as AFPS clients — If you are an AFPS client and a beneficiary of an estate or
trust that is also an AFPS client serviced by your financial advisor, you understand, acknowledge and agree that
(1) there may be a conflict when your financial advisor is providing advice to you as the beneficiary of an estate or
trust, as the estate’s or trust’s interest may not be the same as your interest as beneficiary; and (2) when servicing
the estate or trust, your financial advisor cannot put your interest as beneficiary ahead of his or her obligation to
act in the best interests of the estate or trust.
About power of attorney appointments — If you are an Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to a Power of Attorney for the
client, you understand, acknowledge and agree that: (1) the financial planning services will be based on the
information provided to us by the client and/or you as attorney-in-fact regarding the client’s financial situation; (2)
you will provide us with complete and accurate information, to the best of your knowledge; and (3) with the service
the client or you as attorney-in-fact purchases the financial advisor is not obligated to make recommendations or
give financial advice that, in the sole judgment of the financial advisor, would be impracticable, unsuitable,
unattainable or undesirable for the client. We strongly recommend you seek advice from legal and tax counsel
before implementing suggested planning strategies that involve disposition of assets. We reserve the right to
decline business. When servicing the client’s account, the financial advisor cannot put your interests as attorney-in-
fact ahead of his or her obligations to act in the best interest of the client.
The Parent’s Advisor Group Deferral Plan, which was created in April 2009, allows for employee advisors to receive share-
based bonus awards which are subject to future service requirements and forfeitures. The Advisor Group Deferral Plan is an
unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Advisor Group
Deferral Plan also gives qualifying employee advisors the choice to defer a portion of their base salary or commissions.
This deferral can be in the form of share-based awards or other investment options. Deferrals are not subject to future
service requirements or forfeitures. Awards granted under the Advisor Group Deferral Plan may be settled in cash and/or
shares of the Parent's common stock according to the award's terms.
Disclosure of interest and capacity
As of December 31, 2025, there were approximately 877,000 shares outstanding under the Advisor Group Deferral Plan, of
which 206,210 were fully vested.
11. Subsequent Events
As of February 19, 2026, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued, the Company evaluated
events or transactions that may have occurred after the statement of financial condition date for potential recognition or
disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions requiring recognition of disclosure were identified.
About advisor compensation — Your financial advisor may recommend that you purchase or sell investments,
recommend that you enter into other financial transactions, or provide financial advice regarding financial
decisions. You have no obligation to follow any such recommendations or advice. If you implement any such
recommendations through Ameriprise Financial Services, then in addition to the AFPS fee described above, your
financial advisor will receive fees, commissions or other financial compensation as a result of the transaction
and/or advice, as described in the “How our financial advisors get paid” section elsewhere in this Brochure. Such
transactions may result in tax consequences for non-qualified accounts.
About your agreement — No assignment of the Agreement by Ameriprise Financial Services will be effective
without your consent.
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About your initial proposal and ongoing service — Your financial advisor’s initial recommendations may address
only the areas that you have identified as your most immediate needs and priorities.
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Terms and Conditions of Your AFPS Agreement
By signing the AFPS Agreement, you agree that the following terms and conditions are incorporated by reference
and, together, form the Agreement governing your AFPS engagement with Ameriprise Financial Services. The
Agreement will help ensure that you and your financial advisor receive the information required to begin your
financial planning relationship.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Notes to Statement of Financial Condition
(In thousands, except share amounts)
December 31, 2025
Entire agreement
interest rate from LIBOR plus 90 basis points to Daily Simple SOFR plus 100 basis points (SOFR + 1.00%) per annum. As
of December 31, 2025, there were no draws on these lines of credit.
The agreements remain in effect until the expiration date (October 19th of each year), which shall be automatically extended
without amendment of the agreements for one year, or any date annually thereafter. Either party may terminate the
agreements prior to the expiration date by providing written notice to the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration date. The agreements were in place for all of 2025 and were renewed for 2026.
The AFPS Agreement, together with any Fee Amendments signed by you and/or your financial advisor as required,
represents the entire Agreement between you and Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services
may amend the Agreement by providing written notice to you of the amendment. Unless you object to the
amendment after receiving written notice of the changes, the amendment will become a part of the Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase to the fee you pay for AFPS must be in writing and signed by you and
Ameriprise Financial Services.
Effective December 2014, the Company and the Parent entered a secured demand note collateral and subordinated loan
agreement for $200,000 at a stated interest rate of 0.10% due to mature on December 15, 2026, with the option to renew in
one-year increments in perpetuity. The secured demand note collateral and subordinated loan agreement was renewed for
2026.
The AFPS Agreement does not need to be re-signed to reflect changes except as noted below. A new
AFPS Agreement is required in these instances:
The Company paid dividends to the Parent of $1,365,000 in 2025.
• You and your financial advisor determine to restart the initial year of service.
• There is a change in owners or parties to the AFPS Agreement, except when there is a death of one of the
joint owners.
• There is a lapse of a prior AFPS Agreement (for example, if fees have not been paid for more than one year).
The Parent’s Incentive Compensation Plan primarily grants restricted stock awards and stock units that generally vest
ratably over three to four years to the Company’s employees. Vesting of restricted awards and units may be accelerated
based on age and length of service. Compensation expense for restricted stock awards is based on the market price of the
Parent’s stock on the date of grant and is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Quarterly dividends are
paid on restricted stock and stock units during the vesting period and are not subject to forfeiture.
A summary of the Company's restricted stock award and stock unit activity is presented below:
About estate or trust beneficiaries as AFPS clients — If you are an AFPS client and a beneficiary of an estate or
trust that is also an AFPS client serviced by your financial advisor, you understand, acknowledge and agree that
(1) there may be a conflict when your financial advisor is providing advice to you as the beneficiary of an estate or
trust, as the estate’s or trust’s interest may not be the same as your interest as beneficiary; and (2) when servicing
the estate or trust, your financial advisor cannot put your interest as beneficiary ahead of his or her obligation to
act in the best interests of the estate or trust.
About power of attorney appointments — If you are an Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to a Power of Attorney for the
client, you understand, acknowledge and agree that: (1) the financial planning services will be based on the
information provided to us by the client and/or you as attorney-in-fact regarding the client’s financial situation; (2)
you will provide us with complete and accurate information, to the best of your knowledge; and (3) with the service
the client or you as attorney-in-fact purchases the financial advisor is not obligated to make recommendations or
give financial advice that, in the sole judgment of the financial advisor, would be impracticable, unsuitable,
unattainable or undesirable for the client. We strongly recommend you seek advice from legal and tax counsel
before implementing suggested planning strategies that involve disposition of assets. We reserve the right to
decline business. When servicing the client’s account, the financial advisor cannot put your interests as attorney-in-
fact ahead of his or her obligations to act in the best interest of the client.
The Parent’s Advisor Group Deferral Plan, which was created in April 2009, allows for employee advisors to receive share-
based bonus awards which are subject to future service requirements and forfeitures. The Advisor Group Deferral Plan is an
unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Advisor Group
Deferral Plan also gives qualifying employee advisors the choice to defer a portion of their base salary or commissions.
This deferral can be in the form of share-based awards or other investment options. Deferrals are not subject to future
service requirements or forfeitures. Awards granted under the Advisor Group Deferral Plan may be settled in cash and/or
shares of the Parent's common stock according to the award's terms.
Disclosure of interest and capacity
As of December 31, 2025, there were approximately 877,000 shares outstanding under the Advisor Group Deferral Plan, of
which 206,210 were fully vested.
11. Subsequent Events
As of February 19, 2026, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued, the Company evaluated
events or transactions that may have occurred after the statement of financial condition date for potential recognition or
disclosure. No subsequent events or transactions requiring recognition of disclosure were identified.
About advisor compensation — Your financial advisor may recommend that you purchase or sell investments,
recommend that you enter into other financial transactions, or provide financial advice regarding financial
decisions. You have no obligation to follow any such recommendations or advice. If you implement any such
recommendations through Ameriprise Financial Services, then in addition to the AFPS fee described above, your
financial advisor will receive fees, commissions or other financial compensation as a result of the transaction
and/or advice, as described in the “How our financial advisors get paid” section elsewhere in this Brochure. Such
transactions may result in tax consequences for non-qualified accounts.
About your agreement — No assignment of the Agreement by Ameriprise Financial Services will be effective
without your consent.
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About your initial proposal and ongoing service — Your financial advisor’s initial recommendations may address
only the areas that you have identified as your most immediate needs and priorities.
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Your financial advisor is not obligated to make any recommendations or give any financial advice to you that, in the
sole judgment of the financial advisor, would be impracticable, unsuitable, unattainable or undesirable. Your
financial advisor provides financial services of the type contemplated in the Agreement, as well as other financial
services for a number of clients. Your financial advisor will review the fundamentals of your financial situation; this
may include an analysis of your insurance protection coverages. Ameriprise Financial Services does not provide
insurance consulting, tax advice, legal advice or document preparation as part of AFPS. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific investments. Neither your financial advisor
nor Ameriprise Financial Services shall have any liability for your failure to promptly inform your financial advisor of
material changes in your financial and economic situation, your investment objectives or results, and any
restrictions you wish to propose that may affect the development of your financial plan.
About retirement accounts — You agree that your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to
consider related to the allocation of your retirement assets and that such communications are offered solely as
education, marketing and examples for the purposes of discussion and for your independent consideration, and
should not be viewed, construed or relied upon, as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). You understand that such communications should not be (and are not
intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for your investment decisions with respect to your retirement assets.
Also, if we provide you with a sample or proposed asset allocation, including one that identifies specific securities or
other investments, such asset allocation is merely an example of, or a proposal for, the fiduciary advice and
recommendations that may potentially be available and should not be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice
or a recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. Also, to the extent an asset allocation service
identifies any specific investment alternative for your retirement assets, please note that other investment
alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics may be available to you.
Arbitration/Class Action Waiver
Any consumer dispute, controversy or claim arising out of the investment advisory services offered or delivered
pursuant to this Agreement (including any disputes, controversies or claims involving the employees, franchisees
or independent contractors of Ameriprise Financial Services, whether past or present) shall be resolved solely by
arbitration on an individual basis in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for
consumers disputes or the most applicable type of dispute, and the arbitrator(s) will decide all issues related to
any such controversy or claim, including whether any controversy or claim is subject to this arbitration agreement.
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The parties agree that venue and personal jurisdiction for such an action upon the arbitration award is proper in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unless otherwise agreed to by all of the parties to the arbitration (including without
limitation Ameriprise Financial Services and you), AAA shall be the sole venue for resolving claims arising out of or
relating to the investment advisory services, and all of the parties to the arbitration (including without limitation
Ameriprise Financial Services and you) irrevocably waive trial by jury or by judge in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim, whether at law or in equity.
About Sweep Programs — If you decide to implement the recommendations you receive through Ameriprise
Financial Services, you understand and agree that cash balances in your Managed Account(s) or Ameriprise
brokerage account(s), as applicable, will be held in the money settlement option made available to you by
Ameriprise Financial and that you agreed to in your Relationship Application for Managed Accounts or the
Brokerage Application for Ameriprise brokerage accounts, as applicable. These money settlement options are
further described in the Disclosure Brochure and include a free credit balance (Ameriprise Cash) held in your
account or a program that provides for the automatic deposit or “sweep” of uninvested cash balances in your
account (each, a “Sweep Program”). You understand we offer a Sweep Program as a short-term feature that is
intended to hold cash for the purposes described in the Disclosure Brochure. You agree that you will not maintain
a cash balance in your Ameriprise account(s) solely for the purpose of receiving interest or obtaining FDIC
insurance or SIPC coverage. You understand that Ameriprise Financial offers other investments products that
offer capital preservation with a higher rate of return than a Sweep Program and are a more appropriate place to
invest cash than maintaining a significant cash balance in your account for an extended period. You understand
and acknowledge that if your Sweep Program consists of money market mutual funds then your Sweep Program
will have its own expenses. You further understand and acknowledge that the banks that participate in the FDIC
insured interest-bearing bank deposit Sweep Programs offered by our affiliated clearing firm, AEIS, compensate
AEIS for deposits placed at the bank(s) or reimburse AEIS for expenses it incurs in providing the Sweep Program,
and that our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank, FSB, is a participant in these programs. AEIS receives marketing support
payments from the underlying money market mutual funds, if eligible, used as the Sweep Program for your
account. The availability of each Sweep Program depends on your account type and ownership. You acknowledge
that you have received and have had the opportunity to review the (i) Sweep Program and Expenses section of the
Disclosure Brochure; (ii) Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement, and
(iii) Other Important Brokerage Disclosures document, which fully describe our insured bank deposit programs.
You can always obtain the current version of the Disclosure Brochure, Brokerage Client Agreement and the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures by visiting our website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or by calling our service
line at 800.862.7919.
Federal and state statutes of limitation, repose, and/or other rules, laws, or regulations impose time limits for
bringing claims in federal and state court actions and proceedings, and the parties agree that such time limits shall
apply to any arbitration proceeding filed pursuant to this provision. The parties agree that the time limits applicable
to the arbitration will be the time limits that would be applied by the courts in the state in which the arbitration
hearing will be held. However, if you do not reside in the United States, the statutes of limitation, repose, and/or
other rules, laws or regulations imposing time limits applicable to the arbitration will be those that would be
applied in the state where the Ameriprise Financial Services office servicing your account(s) is located. Any
disputes related to these time limits will be determined by the arbitrator(s). This paragraph does not constitute a
waiver of any right of private claim or cause of action provided by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended.
All parties to this Agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including any right to trial by jury.
Arbitration of a claim under this Paragraph shall be only on an individual basis. There shall be no right or authority
for any claims to be arbitrated or litigated on a class action basis or bases involving claims brought in a purported
representative capacity on behalf of the general public, clients or other persons similarly situated. The arbitrator’s
authority to resolve claims is limited to claims between the parties to the arbitration (including you and Ameriprise
Financial Services) alone, and the arbitrator’s authority to make awards is limited to the parties to the arbitration
(including to you and Ameriprise Financial Services) alone. Furthermore, claims brought by you against Ameriprise
Financial Services, its employees, franchisees, or independent contractors, or by Ameriprise Financial Services
against you, may not be joined or consolidated in arbitration or in a court action with claims brought by or against
someone other than you, unless agreed to in writing by both you and Ameriprise Financial Services. The parties
agree that this predispute arbitration provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
About insurance and annuity products — You understand and acknowledge that with the sale of life, disability
income and long-term care insurance and annuity products, Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
from whom you purchase the product are the appointed agents of the insurer and receive compensation from the
insurer for the sale and servicing of that product. This compensation is separate from and in addition to the AFPS
fee you pay for AFPS and may vary depending on the type or size of the insurance or annuity product that you
purchase, the insurer that issues the product, the total number of life, disability income and long-term care
insurance and annuity products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and/or your financial advisor for that insurer,
and other factors. This compensation typically will increase based on the size of the product that you purchase, or
as the total payments that you make on that product increase. Generally, the compensation that Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor will receive depends on a relative compensation formula. That is,
compensation received from the sale of life, disability income and long-term care insurance and annuity products
is often greater than from the sale of other financial products such as mutual funds. As a result, Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor typically will have a financial incentive to recommend that you
purchase a life, disability income or long-term care insurance product or annuity product instead of another
financial product such as a mutual fund. You are not obligated to purchase an insurance product from Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor.
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Your financial advisor is not obligated to make any recommendations or give any financial advice to you that, in the
sole judgment of the financial advisor, would be impracticable, unsuitable, unattainable or undesirable. Your
financial advisor provides financial services of the type contemplated in the Agreement, as well as other financial
services for a number of clients. Your financial advisor will review the fundamentals of your financial situation; this
may include an analysis of your insurance protection coverages. Ameriprise Financial Services does not provide
insurance consulting, tax advice, legal advice or document preparation as part of AFPS. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific investments. Neither your financial advisor
nor Ameriprise Financial Services shall have any liability for your failure to promptly inform your financial advisor of
material changes in your financial and economic situation, your investment objectives or results, and any
restrictions you wish to propose that may affect the development of your financial plan.
About retirement accounts — You agree that your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to
consider related to the allocation of your retirement assets and that such communications are offered solely as
education, marketing and examples for the purposes of discussion and for your independent consideration, and
should not be viewed, construed or relied upon, as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). You understand that such communications should not be (and are not
intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for your investment decisions with respect to your retirement assets.
Also, if we provide you with a sample or proposed asset allocation, including one that identifies specific securities or
other investments, such asset allocation is merely an example of, or a proposal for, the fiduciary advice and
recommendations that may potentially be available and should not be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice
or a recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. Also, to the extent an asset allocation service
identifies any specific investment alternative for your retirement assets, please note that other investment
alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics may be available to you.
Arbitration/Class Action Waiver
Any consumer dispute, controversy or claim arising out of the investment advisory services offered or delivered
pursuant to this Agreement (including any disputes, controversies or claims involving the employees, franchisees
or independent contractors of Ameriprise Financial Services, whether past or present) shall be resolved solely by
arbitration on an individual basis in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) for
consumers disputes or the most applicable type of dispute, and the arbitrator(s) will decide all issues related to
any such controversy or claim, including whether any controversy or claim is subject to this arbitration agreement.
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The parties agree that venue and personal jurisdiction for such an action upon the arbitration award is proper in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. Unless otherwise agreed to by all of the parties to the arbitration (including without
limitation Ameriprise Financial Services and you), AAA shall be the sole venue for resolving claims arising out of or
relating to the investment advisory services, and all of the parties to the arbitration (including without limitation
Ameriprise Financial Services and you) irrevocably waive trial by jury or by judge in any action, proceeding or
counterclaim, whether at law or in equity.
About Sweep Programs — If you decide to implement the recommendations you receive through Ameriprise
Financial Services, you understand and agree that cash balances in your Managed Account(s) or Ameriprise
brokerage account(s), as applicable, will be held in the money settlement option made available to you by
Ameriprise Financial and that you agreed to in your Relationship Application for Managed Accounts or the
Brokerage Application for Ameriprise brokerage accounts, as applicable. These money settlement options are
further described in the Disclosure Brochure and include a free credit balance (Ameriprise Cash) held in your
account or a program that provides for the automatic deposit or “sweep” of uninvested cash balances in your
account (each, a “Sweep Program”). You understand we offer a Sweep Program as a short-term feature that is
intended to hold cash for the purposes described in the Disclosure Brochure. You agree that you will not maintain
a cash balance in your Ameriprise account(s) solely for the purpose of receiving interest or obtaining FDIC
insurance or SIPC coverage. You understand that Ameriprise Financial offers other investments products that
offer capital preservation with a higher rate of return than a Sweep Program and are a more appropriate place to
invest cash than maintaining a significant cash balance in your account for an extended period. You understand
and acknowledge that if your Sweep Program consists of money market mutual funds then your Sweep Program
will have its own expenses. You further understand and acknowledge that the banks that participate in the FDIC
insured interest-bearing bank deposit Sweep Programs offered by our affiliated clearing firm, AEIS, compensate
AEIS for deposits placed at the bank(s) or reimburse AEIS for expenses it incurs in providing the Sweep Program,
and that our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank, FSB, is a participant in these programs. AEIS receives marketing support
payments from the underlying money market mutual funds, if eligible, used as the Sweep Program for your
account. The availability of each Sweep Program depends on your account type and ownership. You acknowledge
that you have received and have had the opportunity to review the (i) Sweep Program and Expenses section of the
Disclosure Brochure; (ii) Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement, and
(iii) Other Important Brokerage Disclosures document, which fully describe our insured bank deposit programs.
You can always obtain the current version of the Disclosure Brochure, Brokerage Client Agreement and the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures by visiting our website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or by calling our service
line at 800.862.7919.
Federal and state statutes of limitation, repose, and/or other rules, laws, or regulations impose time limits for
bringing claims in federal and state court actions and proceedings, and the parties agree that such time limits shall
apply to any arbitration proceeding filed pursuant to this provision. The parties agree that the time limits applicable
to the arbitration will be the time limits that would be applied by the courts in the state in which the arbitration
hearing will be held. However, if you do not reside in the United States, the statutes of limitation, repose, and/or
other rules, laws or regulations imposing time limits applicable to the arbitration will be those that would be
applied in the state where the Ameriprise Financial Services office servicing your account(s) is located. Any
disputes related to these time limits will be determined by the arbitrator(s). This paragraph does not constitute a
waiver of any right of private claim or cause of action provided by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as
amended.
All parties to this Agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including any right to trial by jury.
Arbitration of a claim under this Paragraph shall be only on an individual basis. There shall be no right or authority
for any claims to be arbitrated or litigated on a class action basis or bases involving claims brought in a purported
representative capacity on behalf of the general public, clients or other persons similarly situated. The arbitrator’s
authority to resolve claims is limited to claims between the parties to the arbitration (including you and Ameriprise
Financial Services) alone, and the arbitrator’s authority to make awards is limited to the parties to the arbitration
(including to you and Ameriprise Financial Services) alone. Furthermore, claims brought by you against Ameriprise
Financial Services, its employees, franchisees, or independent contractors, or by Ameriprise Financial Services
against you, may not be joined or consolidated in arbitration or in a court action with claims brought by or against
someone other than you, unless agreed to in writing by both you and Ameriprise Financial Services. The parties
agree that this predispute arbitration provision is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
About insurance and annuity products — You understand and acknowledge that with the sale of life, disability
income and long-term care insurance and annuity products, Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
from whom you purchase the product are the appointed agents of the insurer and receive compensation from the
insurer for the sale and servicing of that product. This compensation is separate from and in addition to the AFPS
fee you pay for AFPS and may vary depending on the type or size of the insurance or annuity product that you
purchase, the insurer that issues the product, the total number of life, disability income and long-term care
insurance and annuity products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and/or your financial advisor for that insurer,
and other factors. This compensation typically will increase based on the size of the product that you purchase, or
as the total payments that you make on that product increase. Generally, the compensation that Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor will receive depends on a relative compensation formula. That is,
compensation received from the sale of life, disability income and long-term care insurance and annuity products
is often greater than from the sale of other financial products such as mutual funds. As a result, Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor typically will have a financial incentive to recommend that you
purchase a life, disability income or long-term care insurance product or annuity product instead of another
financial product such as a mutual fund. You are not obligated to purchase an insurance product from Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor.
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Privacy Notices
“ABISA” means Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account.
Glossary
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Protecting your privacy is a top priority. Visit our Privacy, Security & Fraud Center at Ameriprise.com to
understand our notices for how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information as well as to get
answers to privacy-related questions.
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“Account” or “Managed Account” means an Ameriprise investment advisory account for which you pay
an ongoing Asset-based Fee.
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
•
Married person as AFPS individual client: If you are married and participating in an AFPS engagement as an
individual, your spouse is not a party to the Agreement. Your analysis and recommendations will be based on
information that you provide regarding your financial goals, needs, and priorities.
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“Advisory Shares” means advisory, institutional or other share classes that do not have a sales load, do
not have a sales load and do not assess 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
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“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
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“AFPS” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service.
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“AFPS Agreement” means the applicable financial planning service agreement, as it may be amended
from time to time, that includes the specific terms under which the client will receive those services.
“AFPS fee” means the financial planning fee you pay for AFPS.
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“AIMMA” means Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account, an interest-bearing product sweeping cash
into FDIC-insured depository institutions.
“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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“Ameriprise Financial Services,” “Ameriprise Financial,” “AFSI,” “we,” “us” or “our” means
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
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“Available for Sale Firms” are firms that sponsor or manage mutual fund options to whom IRG will proceed
to look for if a suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the
Full Participation Firms’ offerings.
“Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
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“Brochure” or “Disclosure Brochure” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service Client
Disclosure Brochure.
“CD” means a Certificate of Deposit.
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“CFP®” means Certified Financial Planner™ professional.
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“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC.
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“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies,
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
“CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
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“Effective Date” means the effective date of the AFPS Agreement.
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“Engagement Period” means a new twelve-month period for the financial planning service.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“ABISA” means Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account.
Glossary
•
Protecting your privacy is a top priority. Visit our Privacy, Security & Fraud Center at Ameriprise.com to
understand our notices for how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information as well as to get
answers to privacy-related questions.
•
“Account” or “Managed Account” means an Ameriprise investment advisory account for which you pay
an ongoing Asset-based Fee.
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
•
Married person as AFPS individual client: If you are married and participating in an AFPS engagement as an
individual, your spouse is not a party to the Agreement. Your analysis and recommendations will be based on
information that you provide regarding your financial goals, needs, and priorities.
•
“Advisory Shares” means advisory, institutional or other share classes that do not have a sales load, do
not have a sales load and do not assess 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
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“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
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“AFPS” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service.
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“AFPS Agreement” means the applicable financial planning service agreement, as it may be amended
from time to time, that includes the specific terms under which the client will receive those services.
“AFPS fee” means the financial planning fee you pay for AFPS.
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“AIMMA” means Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account, an interest-bearing product sweeping cash
into FDIC-insured depository institutions.
“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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“Ameriprise Financial Services,” “Ameriprise Financial,” “AFSI,” “we,” “us” or “our” means
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
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“Available for Sale Firms” are firms that sponsor or manage mutual fund options to whom IRG will proceed
to look for if a suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the
Full Participation Firms’ offerings.
“Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
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“Brochure” or “Disclosure Brochure” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service Client
Disclosure Brochure.
“CD” means a Certificate of Deposit.
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“CFP®” means Certified Financial Planner™ professional.
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“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC.
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“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies,
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
“CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
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“Effective Date” means the effective date of the AFPS Agreement.
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“Engagement Period” means a new twelve-month period for the financial planning service.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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“Full Participation Firms” are mutual fund firms that fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program.
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“Health Savings Account” refers to a participant-directed tax-advantaged savings account used to
pay eligible health care costs.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
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“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
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“Mutual Fund Program” means Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program, the structure formed by the
payment of the mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments that are received from
certain mutual fund firms.
“NFA” means National Futures Association.
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“Non-Advisory Shares” refer to mutual fund share classes that do not match the Advisory Share class
offered by Sponsor for a particular mutual fund.
“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
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“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets held outside of Ameriprise
Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan.
“Program” means each investment advisory program offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
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“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance
Co. of New York.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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“Solicitor” means individual professional, professional firm, and select corporate, institutional or
membership organization to whom compensation is paid for referral of clients or members to
Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services.
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“Sponsor” refers to Ameriprise Financial Services when acting as sponsor of an Investment
Advisory Program in connection with a Managed Account.
“Starting Point List” means mutual funds and ETF recommended list developed by IRG.
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“Sweep Program” means money settlement feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that is
intended to hold cash.
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“Third Party Financial Institutions” means third-party financial institutions such as community banks, credit
unions, credit union service organizations and Farm Credit Services with whom Ameriprise Financial
Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer
financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and services,
to retail customers/members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
•
“Third Party Payments” means the portion of investment costs paid to AEIS by third parties who
manage, sponsor or distribute investment products held in your Managed Account.
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“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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“Full Participation Firms” are mutual fund firms that fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program.
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“Health Savings Account” refers to a participant-directed tax-advantaged savings account used to
pay eligible health care costs.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
•
“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
•
“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
•
•
“Mutual Fund Program” means Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program, the structure formed by the
payment of the mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments that are received from
certain mutual fund firms.
“NFA” means National Futures Association.
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“Non-Advisory Shares” refer to mutual fund share classes that do not match the Advisory Share class
offered by Sponsor for a particular mutual fund.
“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
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“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets held outside of Ameriprise
Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan.
“Program” means each investment advisory program offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
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“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance
Co. of New York.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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“Solicitor” means individual professional, professional firm, and select corporate, institutional or
membership organization to whom compensation is paid for referral of clients or members to
Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services.
•
“Sponsor” refers to Ameriprise Financial Services when acting as sponsor of an Investment
Advisory Program in connection with a Managed Account.
“Starting Point List” means mutual funds and ETF recommended list developed by IRG.
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•
“Sweep Program” means money settlement feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that is
intended to hold cash.
•
“Third Party Financial Institutions” means third-party financial institutions such as community banks, credit
unions, credit union service organizations and Farm Credit Services with whom Ameriprise Financial
Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer
financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and services,
to retail customers/members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
•
“Third Party Payments” means the portion of investment costs paid to AEIS by third parties who
manage, sponsor or distribute investment products held in your Managed Account.
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About Ameriprise
A tradition of commitment since 1894. A legacy of putting clients first.
For more than 130 years, Ameriprise has been committed to putting our clients' needs first. Our advisors
develop ongoing one-to-one relationships and take time to understand what's truly important to clients
and their families.
We offer a comprehensive approach to financial planning that helps our clients feel confident, connected
and in control of their financial life.
Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service
Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A)
March 2026
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please consult with your
financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information in
this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
or by any state securities authority. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s California insurance license
number is 0684538.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
ameriprise.com
Financial Planning | Retirement | Investments | Insurance | Banking
Ameriprise Financial
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC and the Ameriprise Financial Planning Service. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure,
please consult with your financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or by any state securities authority.
Investment advisory services and products are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, a registered
investment adviser. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Member FINRA and SIPC.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov.
© 2026 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved
94003 AM (03/26)
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Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES - FLEXIBLE SERVICE SUPPLEMENT (2026-03-27)
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Flexible Service Supplement to Ameriprise®
Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure
Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A) Dated March 2026
Update Dated March 2026
The Flexible Service Program is offered in addition to those services described in the
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure (Form ADV Part 2A). All
information contained in the Brochure remains the same with exception of the language noted
below. To help you better understand this information, headings and subheadings in this update
generally coincide with those in the Brochure. If there is any conflict between this update and the
Brochure, the update supersedes the Brochure.
Under the heading “AFPS planning goals”
(On page 2, add the following language to the end of the last paragraph.)
Certain Flexible Services (defined below) that you receive may not require your financial advisor to
review the financial fundamentals.
Under the heading “Additional financial planning areas”
(On page 2, add the following language)
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a flexible services program (“Program” or “Flexible Services”)
tailored to high-net-worth individuals and other individuals with complex needs; businesses; and
nonprofit organizations. These customized, flexible services are provided by a select number of
financial advisors who meet certain eligibility and suitability standards, and who are authorized to
participate in the Program.
Not all Ameriprise financial advisors are approved to offer Flexible Services.
The breadth and nature of the Flexible Services provided will depend on your specific needs as
discussed and agreed to with you. Flexible Services for high-net-worth individuals and other
individuals with complex needs include services such as outsourcing lifestyle management,
expense management, administrative accounting, bookkeeping and other personal (non-
investment advisory) services.
Flexible Services for businesses and nonprofit organizations may include services such as:
Business Operations Planning – Analyzing go-to market strategies for start-up businesses;
identifying business-client service models; assessing staffing and technology needs; and
helping to develop business plans and marketing strategies.
Consulting Services – Consulting Services may be one-time or project-based business consulting
and financial planning services and may include engaging other professionals to provide additional
services you may require.
Under the heading “Initial Recommendations”
(On page 3, replace the first sentence of the first paragraph with the following language)
In the first year following the effective date of the Agreement, described below, your financial
advisor will work with you to identify and prioritize your objectives, and gather and analyze
information. Throughout the year, you and your financial advisor may focus on tracking progress
to goals, addressing other financial planning topics, and beginning to act on recommendations as
appropriate.
(On page 3, add the following sentence to the end of the second paragraph)
For Flexible Services, the scope of the services you receive will be agreed upon by you and your
financial advisor and reflected in an engagement letter you receive from your advisor. Depending
on the arrangement, the services you receive may not include the entire financial planning
process, such as written recommendations or address the fundamentals of your financial
situation.
Under the heading “Ongoing relationship”
(On page 4, add the following language)
Some Flexible Services, such as Consulting Services, are not ongoing. You and your advisor
should terminate the Agreement upon final consultation or at the conclusion of a specified project.
Under the heading “Changing your planning goals”
(On page 4, add the following language)
Your financial advisor may provide additional Flexible Services over time, depending on your needs
and circumstances.
Under the heading “Implementation of your financial planning
recommendations”
(On page 4, add the following language)
The Flexible Services you receive may include engaging other professionals and service
providers. In certain situations, this may require you to enter a separate agreement with the
professional or service provider.
Under the heading “Fees and Compensation”
(On page 8, replace the second paragraph with the following language)
Typically, the minimum annual fee for each Agreement Engagement Period for Flexible Services
is $10,000. The minimum annual fee may vary depending on several factors, including the
complexity of your needs and services. Your fee for Consulting Services may be a one-time
charge based on the project.
Depending on the nature of the Flexible Service, the fee may cover investment advisory and non-
investment advisory services. You may also pay fees to other professionals or service providers
with whom you have a separate arrangement.
(On page 9, add the following language to the end of the first paragraph)
The Flexible Services program is not available as part of a consolidated advisory fee relationship
offered in the Combined Disclosure Brochure.
Under the heading “Types of Clients”
(On page 13, add the following paragraph)
The Flexible Services Program is designed for high-net-worth and other individuals who have
complex needs, businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Please keep this Supplement with your copy of the Brochure, service agreement and amendments.
© 2026 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.
94003-Flex (03/26)
Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE MANAGED ACCOUNTS (2026-03-27)
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Ameriprise ® Managed Accounts
Client Disclosure Brochure (Wrap Fee Program)
(Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV)
This Wrap Fee Program Client Disclosure Brochure provides
clients with information about the qualifications and business
practices of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and
Ameriprise® Managed Accounts services. If you have any
questions about the contents of this Disclosure Brochure,
please contact us at 800.862.7919. The information in this
Disclosure Brochure has not been approved or verified by the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any
state securities authority.
Registration with the SEC or any state securities authority does
not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
is available on the SEC website at www.advisorinfo.sec.gov.
March 2026
Sponsor:
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
ameriprise.com
SEC Registration No. 801-28543
413021 AY (03/26)
Material Changes
This Brochure dated March 2026 is filed as the annual update to the Form ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1 and includes
material changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our Brochure in March 2025. Following is
a summary of the material changes:
June 2025
• The “Fee Information for Managed Account Programs” sub-section of the “Fees and Compensation” section
has been updated to include that effective August 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services began charging a Platform
Fee on SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor and Active Portfolios® Programs.
September 2025
• The “Types of Advisory Service Providers” sub-section of the “Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts”
section has been updated to add the following definition:
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Investment Providers (effective December 2025). Investment Providers for the Active Portfolios® Program
construct the recommended holdings for a model investment portfolio according to their specific investment
strategy and may include their proprietary mutual funds and/or ETFs in the model investment portfolios. Our
affiliate CMIA also participates in the Active Portfolios® Program as an Investment Provider. Each Investment
Provider’s disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV) is available to you at ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
The Investment Providers provide non- discretionary investment and asset allocation recommendations to the
Investment Manager. Investment Providers do not have any investment discretion or trading authority to purchase
or sell securities in your Account. The Investment Manager exercises investment discretion for the Active
Portfolios® Accounts. Different Investment Providers may arrive at different investment and asset allocation
recommendations regarding investments in a certain sector, market capitalization, or other category of
investments, depending on the model portfolio’s investment objective. Oversight of the discretionary Investment
Manager, Investment Provider and the model portfolio’s investment strategy is provided by the Oversight
Committee, as described above.
•
The “Signature Wealth” sub-section of the “Managed Account Programs and Services” section has been
updated to reflect that SMA model investment portfolios will become available in the Program effective on or
around December 1, 2025.
•
The “Signature Wealth” and “Select Separate Account” sub-sections of the “Managed Account Programs and
Services” section have each been updated to reflect that concurrent with the addition of SMA model investment
portfolios to the Signature Wealth Program in late 2025, certain SMA strategies that are currently available in the
Select Separate Account Program will become available in our Signature Wealth Program as our initial step to
transition such SMA strategies from the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature Wealth Program. The
full transition process will include the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will (i) first close the SMA
strategy in the Select Separate Account Program to new investments prior to offering the SMA strategy in the
Signature Wealth Program; (ii) generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA strategy to continue to be
processed in the Select Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently migrate existing accounts investing in the
SMA strategy from the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature Wealth Program.
During this transition, if you currently hold an impacted SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate Account the
Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for your Select Separate Account than it would be if you held the same SMA
strategy in the Signature Wealth Program. If your Select Separate SMA strategy will go through this transition,
Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you.
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee for Select
Separate Accounts than we receive for Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition period when the
same SMA strategy is held in both Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict through
a combination of disclosures and by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the transition process
described above. Additionally, the transition process does not impact the Manager Fee that compensates the
Advisory Service Provider and does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee received by your financial
advisor. However, the transition process will result, for a limited period of time, in Sponsor receiving a higher
Platform Fee from impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate Accounts than it would from the same
SMA strategy invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial
Services plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by migrating any Select Separate Account with an impacted
SMA strategy from the Select Separate Account Program to the Signature Wealth Program, in accordance with
the Relationship Agreement. As noted above, if your Select Separate Account SMA strategy is a part of this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you so that you may work with your financial advisor to transition
your Select Separate SMA Account to the Signature Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so that you can
benefit sooner from the reduced Platform Fee rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
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The “Active Portfolios®” sub-section of the “Managed Account Programs and Services” section has been updated
to reflect that effective on or around December 1, 2025, your current Investment Manager will begin providing
investment advisory services as a non-discretionary Investment Provider and will no longer have discretionary
authority. All discretionary investment management will be provided by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager,
a non-affiliated third-party Advisory Service Provider, which will also become the Investment Manager for all Active
Portfolios® Accounts. Investment Providers will provide asset allocation and investment selection recommendations
for their specific portfolio(s) to the new Investment Manager. The new Investment Manager will have the
discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities or make other investments for your Account, however, you
directly own the underlying securities in the portfolio. The new Investment Manager will invest your Account assets
into the portfolio you select with your financial advisor and will be responsible for the ongoing investment
management and trading of your Active Portfolios® Account, subject to any Reasonable Restrictions or other
instructions provided by you. Your financial advisor will continue to provide recommendations regarding which
portfolio to hold in your Active Portfolios® Account. The new Investment Manager, not your financial advisor or the
Investment Provider, will provide you with discretionary investment management services for your Active Portfolios®
Account according to your Account’s target asset allocation and the portfolio you select.
March 2026
•
The “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” section was updated to include the
following sub-section:
o Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth
Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment portfolios
offered within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up to 0.04%
per year on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment portfolios.
If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial
Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
•
The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial Advisor Compensation and
Benefits” and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability as well as the addition of the
following sub-section:
o
Information for certain clients investing in Manager Directed Programs. Your financial advisor must
make recommendations based on your best interests without regard to their compensation. The
portion of the Advisory Fee shared with your financial advisor is determined by several factors including
the total assets their clients (or clients within an advisor team) have invested in Managed Accounts.
Independent contractor franchisees (each a "Franchisee") and certain financial institution financial
advisors that contract with Ameriprise Financial Services on an independent contractor basis ("AFIG
Independent Contractors") will be allocated a larger portion of the Advisory Fee for the Manager
Directed Programs than for the SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor Programs. This difference in allocation
is a conflict of interest for Franchisee financial advisors, their associate financial advisors and AFIG
Independent Contractor financial advisors because there is a greater incentive to recommend the
Manager Directed Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services manages this conflict of interest through a
combination of policies, training, and disclosure and by supervising the suitability of recommendations
made by its financial advisors in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
You may request at any time a current copy of this Disclosure Brochure, and if applicable, Part 2A of your Investment
Manager’s Form ADV Brochure (as defined below in the Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts section of this
Disclosure Brochure) from your financial advisor. The current Brochure replaces any earlier version you receive.
You may also request copies of the Disclosure Brochure(s) by writing Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at 2661
Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.297.6663.
Please retain a copy of this Brochure for your records.
Table of Contents
Managed Accounts services, fees and compensation ................................................................................. 5-60
Appropriateness of a Managed Account for you ............................................................................................ 5-8
Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts ............................................................................................. 8-15
• Advisory Service Providers ...................................................................................................... 15-19
The Ameriprise Custom Advisory Relationship .......................................................................................... 19
Advisory Solution Programs and Services for Managed Accounts ........................................................... 19-38
• SPS Advantage ....................................................................................................................... 24-27
• SPS Advisor ........................................................................................................................... 27-29
• Signature Wealth .................................................................................................................... 29-33
• Active Portfolios® ................................................................................................................... 33-35
• Select Separate Account ......................................................................................................... 35-38
Managed Accounts offered with Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. ........................................................ 39-40
• Vista Separate Account ............................................................................................................... 39
•
Investor Unified Account ......................................................................................................... 39-40
• Access Account .......................................................................................................................... 40
Supplementary Managed Accounts Information ..................................................................................... 40-47
Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................................................... 47-55
• Sweep Program and Expenses ................................................................................................. 55-59
Account requirements and types of clients ............................................................................................. 59-60
• Establishing and maintaining Accounts .................................................................................... 59-60
•
Terminating a Relationship Agreement ......................................................................................... 60
Client Information provided to Advisory Service Providers ....................................................................... 60-61
Additional Information .............................................................................................................................. 61
• Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................. 61
• Other financial industry activities and affiliations ...................................................................... 61-64
How we get paid ................................................................................................................................... 64-73
• Cost Reimbursement Services and Third Party Payments ........................................................... 64-71
• Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Financial planning
and advisory service fees. ....................................................................................................... 71-72
• Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services .............................................................. 72-73
Financial Advisor Compensation and Benefits ......................................................................................... 73-81
• Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading ............................ 79-81
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................................... 81
• Referral arrangements and other economic benefits ..................................................................... 81
• Review of issuers of financial products .................................................................................... 81-82
• Revenue Sources for RiverSource ................................................................................................ 82
• Revenue Sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle ..................................................... 82
• Revenue Sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies .............................................. 82-83
• Custody ................................................................................................................................ 83-84
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Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 84
• Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 84
• Ameriprise Financial Services’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures .......................................... 84-85
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Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 85
Glossary ............................................................................................................................................... 86-89
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Ameriprise ® Managed
Accounts Services,
Fees and Compensation
Appropriateness of a Managed
Account for you
Advisory Solutions allow you to receive ongoing
investment advice and feature an asset-based fee
structure. The annual Asset-based Fee you pay for
your Managed Account is a percentage of the total
value of the assets in your Managed Account and as
a result, the total amount you pay will increase if the
asset value of your Managed Account increases, and
vice versa. The Asset-based Fee is assessed
monthly and deducted from your Managed Account in
advance. This allows you to implement your
investment strategy, generally without paying
individual trading costs for each trade placed within
the Managed Account. Many of the Programs under
our Advisory Solutions feature professional portfolio
management including asset allocation, risk
management, investment selection, tax- harvesting
and dynamic account rebalancing. Your financial
advisor will provide you with Managed Account
monitoring and ongoing advice to develop and
maintain your Managed Account(s) investment
portfolio, which will be designed to help you meet
your financial goals and investment objectives.
•
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise
Financial Services”, “Sponsor,” or “we”) sponsors a
wrap fee program (“Advisory Solutions”) offering a
variety of investment advisory programs (each a
“Program” and collectively the “Programs”). Each
Program available within Advisory Solutions has
different features and services, supporting a wide
array of investment strategies. When you decide upon
a Program, you may open an investment advisory
account, (“Managed Account”). You will pay an
ongoing asset-based fee (“Asset-based Fee"). The
Asset-based Fee is a wrap fee. Prior to establishing
an Ameriprise® Managed Account, you should carefully
review this Wrap Fee Client Disclosure Brochure
(“Disclosure Brochure”). If there is any conflict in the
description of the investment advisory services or the
details regarding fee information between the
Ameriprise® Custom Advisory Relationship Agreement
(“Relationship Agreement”) and this Disclosure
Brochure, the Disclosure Brochure will control.
Common terms used throughout this Disclosure
Brochure are defined in the “Glossary” section.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers the following
Programs:
Ameriprise brokerage accounts feature a
commission-based fee structure where investors
typically pay commissions, sales charges and/or
other fees on products purchased and sold in your
brokerage account. Brokerage accounts enable you
to invest in many different types of investments
including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange-
traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities
and alternative investments. Your financial advisor
may provide you with point-in-time recommendations
related to your investment portfolio and may review
your Ameriprise brokerage account; however, your
brokerage relationship does not include account
monitoring.
The performance of your Managed Account(s) will not be
monitored on a day-to-day basis. Past performance is no
guarantee of future performance. In addition, forecasting
of future performance of financial markets may prove to
be incorrect.
– Ameriprise® Strategic Portfolio
Service (SPS) Advantage
– Ameriprise® SPS Advisor
– Ameriprise® Signature Wealth
– Ameriprise® Active Portfolios®
– Ameriprise® Select Separate Account
– Ameriprise® Investor Unified Account
– Ameriprise® Vista Separate Account
– Ameriprise® Access Account
Information to help you evaluate the benefits, risks, and
costs of the investments and services we offer as part of
a brokerage relationship, as well as information about
material conflicts of interest associated with
recommendations we or our financial advisors make to
our retail brokerage clients may be found at
https://www.ameriprise.com/bestinterest. More detail
about the differences between Advisory Solutions and
brokerage accounts may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the sub-
heading “Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochures”
and then clicking on “Evaluating differences between
brokerage and managed accounts”.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. Selecting the account type(s)
that best meet your needs is an important decision.
There are circumstances where you may benefit from
both a Managed Account and a brokerage account for
different portions of your investment portfolio. When
evaluating the differences between an Ameriprise
brokerage account and an Advisory Solution, you
should consider the following key differences:
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for a Program and any Managed Account you open with
us can be found in the Managed Account application and
Relationship Agreement, the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement, the Other Important Disclosures Document,
Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure, and any other related disclosures and
documents, all of which are available from your financial
advisor. Please review all applicable information carefully
before you make an investment decision and contact
your financial advisor if you have any questions about the
types of fees and expenses that may be associated with
your Managed Account.
The costs associated with a Managed Account that you
should consider include:
The Asset-based Fee that you pay for a Managed
Account may be more or less than if you were to
purchase the investment products and investment
advisory services separately or in a transaction-fee
based brokerage account paying commissions and
sales-loads. Depending on your individual situation
and the frequency and volume of trading, a Managed
Account may cost more than a brokerage account,
but the reverse could be true as well. Generally,
Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates, and your
financial advisor will receive more revenue from a
Managed Account that generates an ongoing revenue
stream than a transaction fee-based brokerage
account. At the time of Managed Account opening
and throughout your relationship we seek to address
this conflict of interest through a combination of
disclosure and through our policies, procedures and
supervision related to the review and determination
that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based
on your financial and risk profile information and
investment objectives (“Client Information”) in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
The same or similar services provided to you under
the Asset-based Fee may be available to you at a
lower fee from another service provider.
• Asset-based Fee. This is the ongoing wrap fee you
pay for (i) investment advisory services provided by
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial
advisor; and (ii) investment management fees
charged by the Advisory Service Provider providing
advisory services to SMA strategies held in your
Managed Account, if applicable. The components of
the Asset-based Fee are separately itemized as an
Advisory Fee, a Platform Fee and a Manager Fee as
further described in the “Fees and Compensation”
section. Based on the Program you select, the
components of your Asset-based Fee will vary.
•
Before selecting a Managed Account, you should
consider, among other things, the costs and
expenses, your investment objectives, and the types
of investments you hold and intend to purchase.
Discuss with your financial advisor any accounts you
may hold elsewhere.
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and
Credit for SPS Advisor Accounts. In addition to your
Asset-based Fee, for SPS Advisor Accounts,
Ameriprise Financial Services assesses a quarterly
asset-based fee of 0.03% of the total advisory assets
in your Managed Account. Our affiliate AEIS credits to
clients all sub-transfer agency fees and networking
fees AEIS receives for SPS Advisor Accounts from
mutual fund firms, as further described in the “Fees
and Compensation” section. This Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit may be more or less
than the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
•
The total cost to you of a Managed Account will
include (1) the Asset-based Fee, a portion of which
you negotiate with your financial advisor, and which
includes any investment management fees charged
by Advisory Service Providers for SMA strategies;
(2) for SPS Advisor Accounts, the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee; (3) Investment Costs;
and (4) Additional Fees and Expenses which are any
additional transaction related fees that may be
incurred in connection with your Managed Account
based on the nature of your investments. These
costs are summarized below and are discussed in
more detail and in the “Fees and Compensation”
section.
Investment Costs. These are the underlying fees
related to investment products you purchase within
your Managed Account. These may include
investment management fees and distribution fees
charged by mutual fund firms and other fees that are
disclosed in the fund prospectus or other offering
document. These costs are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee that you pay directly from your Managed
Account. They are paid indirectly by you, for example,
as a shareholder in a mutual fund, through the
product. They are not a direct fee deducted from your
Managed Account. Investment Costs reduce the
value of your investment in the product and reduce
the investment performance of your Managed
Account.
Before opening a Managed Account or investing in
any Program or investment product, it is your
responsibility to understand and consider all fees,
expenses and other charges. Specific information
concerning the fees and other charges of each
investment product in which your Managed Account
invests is available in the product’s prospectus or
other offering document. Additional fee information
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the nature of your investments; for example, for
Select Separate Account and Managed Accounts
offered with Envestnet, if the Investment Manager for
the investment strategy you select engages in “step-
out trades” you will be assessed any Third Party
Execution Fees for these trades as defined and
described in the “Brokerage Practices” section;
these fees will be in addition to the Asset-Based Fee
that you pay to Ameriprise Financial Services and are
not compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services or
AEIS.
In determining whether a Managed Account is
appropriate for you at the time of opening the Managed
Account and throughout your relationship with Ameriprise
Financial Services, you should also consider:
•
Impact of the total costs of a Managed Account
described above on the overall value and net
performance of your Managed Account;
•
Investment Costs apply whether the investment
product is sponsored or managed by an unaffiliated
third party or by an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial
Services, such as CMIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Ameriprise Financial
Services’ parent company. When you invest in
investment products managed by CMIA, CMIA or its
affiliates will receive compensation for managing
those investments and for other services they provide
based on the amount you invest, just as they would if
you invested in CMIA investment products through
another service provider. Investment Costs received
by CMIA are not direct compensation to Ameriprise
Financial Services, however, Ameriprise Financial
Services, CMIA and their affiliates receive more
revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of affiliated
investment products offered by CMIA than from the
purchase of investment products offered by firms that
are not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and
therefore it is more profitable for Ameriprise Financial
Services’ parent company when you purchase or own
a CMIA investment product in your Managed Account.
Total cost of purchasing and holding any underlying
securities, products and services outside of a
Managed Account or at another firm, including the
anticipated amount of trading;
•
That you will typically not recover any front-end loads
previously paid on mutual funds that are transferred
into a Managed Account and you may be possibly
subject to contingent-deferred sales charges on
mutual funds that charge such a fee if sold or
exchanged after they are transferred into a Managed
Account. The cost basis on any mutual fund with
front-end loads will carry over to any mutual fund
positions converted in a tax-free exchange and will be
included in the tax calculation of gains and losses for
those converted positions held in non-qualified
Managed Accounts;
• A Managed Account may not be appropriate for you if
you prefer a long-term buy-and-hold investment
strategy or otherwise purchase mutual funds and other
securities infrequently.
• Your preferences to be involved in individual
investment decisions and your comfort with granting
discretion to your financial advisor or other
investment managers for investment decisions.
• Custodial services provided.
• Amount of Assets in your Managed Account.
• Third Party Payments. A portion of Investment
Costs that you pay indirectly to third parties are
subsequently received by our affiliated clearing
agent, American Enterprise Investment Services
Inc. (“AEIS”), from those third parties as certain
cost reimbursement payments and other servicing
and account maintenance fees (e.g., sub-transfer
agent or networking fees) related to your Managed
Account. AEIS also receives marketing support
and distribution support payments. For qualified
SPS Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified
SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust has
inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as
trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed
retirement plans in Select Separate Accounts
AEIS either does not collect Third Party Payments
or credits them back to client Accounts as
described in the “Fees and Compensation”
section. Third Party Payments and cost
reimbursement services and payments are further
described in the “Mutual Fund Share Classes in
Managed Accounts”, “Fees and Compensation”,
and “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-
Party Payments” sections. These payments are
generally funded directly, or indirectly, from
Investment Costs.
• Your ability to independently select and retain
professional asset management services.
• You should consider this total compensation
•
Terms and conditions of the Relationship Agreement.
•
received by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS
when evaluating the reasonableness of our fees.
The type of investment products (including mutual
fund share classes) that are available for purchase in
each Advisory Solutions Program.
• Additional Fees and Expenses are any additional
transaction related fees that may be incurred in
connection with your Managed Account based on
• How much of your assets you expect to be allocated
to cash. Because cash is included in the Asset-
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(v) for settling transactions in your Managed Account.
Available money settlement options include either a
free credit balance held in your Managed Account
covered by SIPC, or a program that provides for the
automatic movement or “sweep” of uninvested cash
balances in your Managed Account into the money
settlement program (each, a “Sweep Program”).
A Sweep Program is not an investment strategy and
is not intended as an investment option for you to
maintain a significant cash balance for an extended
period of time. As noted above, Ameriprise Financial
Services offers investment products that offer capital
preservation that generally have a higher rate of return
for the cash component of your asset allocation than
a Sweep Program. The terms of our cash sweep
programs can be found in the “Other Important
Brokerage Disclosures” document you received when
you set up your Managed Account or Relationship, as
applicable. For a copy of this document, visit our
website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our
service line at 800.862.7919.
•
In addition, it is important that you review any
applicable mutual fund or ETF prospectus and/or
other product offering documents prior to investing to
learn about fund expenses, investment minimums,
availability of sales charge breakpoints or rights of
accumulation and other benefits and costs when
purchased outside of a Managed Account. You
should consider whether you will be eligible for the
sales charge breakpoints, rights of accumulation and
other benefits before purchasing or transferring
mutual funds into a Managed Account.
Overview of Ameriprise® Managed
Accounts
based Fee for your Managed Account, it will cost
you more and Ameriprise Financial Services and
our financial advisors will receive more revenue
when you hold cash in a Managed Account rather
than an Ameriprise brokerage account. It is not
recommended to hold large amounts of cash
and/or positional money market funds in a
Managed Account for extended periods of time.
Prior to establishing a Managed Account or as
you consider remaining in a Managed Account,
and particularly for the SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Programs, consider whether you have a
short-term investment horizon, or whether you are
holding cash for asset safety purposes (such as
during periods of volatile or uncertain market
conditions). In those cases, you should consider
and discuss with your financial advisor other
investment products within an Ameriprise
brokerage account or other commission-based
account that may offer capital preservation with a
higher rate of return for the cash component of
your asset allocation. These investment products
include Ameriprise Certificates, brokered
certificates of deposit, treasuries and positional
money market mutual funds and are a more
appropriate choice for investing cash than
maintaining a significant cash balance in your
Managed Account for an extended period. Not all
of these investment products are available or
appropriate to hold in large amounts within
Managed Accounts. Your financial advisor can
provide you with information about the cash
management products available to you, including
whether it may be appropriate to allocate assets
between your Managed Account and an
Ameriprise brokerage account. We offer tools on
our client website that permit you to transfer
cash between your Managed Account and certain
other brokerage accounts you maintain at
Ameriprise. This may help you avoid the ongoing
Asset-based Fee.
All Programs, except SPS Advantage, are discretionary
investment advisory Programs. Advisory Service Providers
with investment selection discretion and SPS Discretionary
Advisors (“Discretionary Managers”) have discretionary
authority granted by you to (i) select investments for your
Managed Account; and (ii) purchase or sell securities or
make other investments for your Managed Account
without your prior authorization.
• You should also review the available money
settlement option available to you in your
Managed Account. A money settlement option is
a feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services
that is primarily intended to hold cash (i) pending
investment into your Managed Account; (ii) to
cover your Asset-based Fee and if applicable,
SPS Advisor Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee; (iii) to cover systematic cash
withdrawals you have established for your
Managed Account(s); (iv) for certain pre-existing
non- qualified SPS Advantage Accounts check
writing or debit card activity and to make bill
payments (cash management activities); and
For the SPS Advisor Program, you authorize one or more
financial advisors to exercise discretion regarding the
investment selection and asset allocation strategy in
your SPS Advisor Account as an SPS Discretionary
Advisor. For all other discretionary Programs, specifically
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor
Unified Account and Access Account Programs (the
“Manager Directed Programs”) use the discretionary
investment advisory services of Advisory Service
Providers, as described below, which may or may not be
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Client Rights and Responsibilities
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services
depending upon the Program offered and selected.
•
•
You may impose reasonable security and mutual fund
restrictions on any discretionary Managed Account(s)
and reasonable sector restrictions (“Reasonable
Restrictions”) on Manager Directed Managed
Account(s) that you select by completing and signing
the appropriate documents and when accepted by
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
or the Investment Manager as described in each
Program description within this Disclosure Brochure.
•
You may not impose restrictions which apply to
underlying securities held in any mutual fund,
exchange traded fund (“ETF”), closed end fund
(“CEF”), unit investment trust (“UIT”) or other pooled
investment products.
•
You are responsible for promptly notifying Ameriprise
Financial Services in writing of any changes to these
Reasonable Restrictions.
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine
whether a Managed Account is appropriate for
you at the time you seek to open a Managed
Account based on information you provide then
and thereafter as described in this Disclosure
Brochure. Ameriprise Financial Services also
reserves the right to limit or close any Managed
Account that is used for excessive securities
trading. At both Account opening and on an
ongoing basis, Ameriprise Financial Services
conducts additional monitoring and supervision
regarding the appropriateness of a Managed
Account for you, including the internal transfer of
securities from an existing Ameriprise brokerage
account into the Account and the transfer of
securities from an external account into the
Account.
•
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You are responsible for providing Ameriprise
Financial Services with accurate Client Information
when you establish a Custom Advisory Relationship
(as described below) and open any Managed Account.
Your financial advisor will conduct an annual
review of Account appropriateness and document
at least annually whether each Managed Account
continues to be appropriate.
•
•
Periodically, you will be notified in writing to contact
Ameriprise Financial Services if there have been
any changes in your Client Information and/or
Reasonable Restrictions. It is your responsibility to
promptly notify Ameriprise Financial Services, in
writing or by contacting your financial advisor, of any
changes. Failure to do so could affect the services
provided to you.
If at any time we determine that your Managed
Account or a position(s) within your Managed
Account is no longer appropriate for you, your
Managed Account may be closed and/or
transferred into an Ameriprise brokerage
account with thirty (30) days prior notice. See
the “Terminating a Managed Account Client
Agreement” section for more detail and for
information regarding your right to terminate your
Managed Account(s).
•
• Review this Disclosure Brochure and, if applicable,
the Advisory Service Provider’s, as defined below,
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV) and the
investment strategy/portfolio fact sheets prior to
investing.
• Review available information about the trading
practices of the Investment Manager including the
average cost of step-out trades for the investment
strategy as defined and discussed in the “Brokerage
Practices” section.
•
In SPS Advantage Accounts, review any applicable
mutual fund or ETF prospectus, as well as any other
offering or disclosure document prior to investing.
Overview of Services and Fees
You will pay Asset-based Fees and certain other
fees and incur expenses and costs when you
select a Service, as summarized above. These
fees, expenses and costs are further detailed
and described in the Managed Accounts charts
later in this section and in the “Fees and
Compensation” and the “Brokerage Practices”
sections. Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates receive revenue as described in the
“How We Get Paid” section. Your Ameriprise
financial advisor receives compensation for
investment advisory services provided to you.
Importantly, the compensation we pay your
financial advisor does not vary depending upon
the investment(s) recommended to you within a
Managed Account. The sources of financial
advisor compensation are described in the
“Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section.
Ameriprise Financial Services is a registered investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
“Advisers Act”) and a broker-dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Investment
advisory services are provided by Ameriprise Financial
Services as an investment adviser and brokerage
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services are provided by Ameriprise Financial
Services as an introducing broker. Ameriprise
Financial Services and/or its affiliates provide the
following services:
For Managed Accounts invested in Signature Wealth,
providing portfolio construction recommendations
using a portfolio proposal that is designed to assist
with aligning the recommended portfolio to your Client
Information.
•
•
Acting as wrap program sponsor and introducing
broker-dealer for the Programs described in this
Disclosure Brochure;
Potentially serving as a liaison between you and any
Advisory Service Provider via Ameriprise Financial
Services;
•
•
Providing brokerage services through our affiliate,
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
(“AEIS”), in connection with your Managed
Account(s), as described in the Relationship
Agreement and the Ameriprise brokerage
agreement, Other Important Brokerage and
Schedule of Account & Service Fees Documents
(collectively referred to as the “Brokerage
Agreement”);
•
Training to and supervision of the Ameriprise
financial advisor authorized to use discretion in
SPS Advisor (“SPS Discretionary Advisor”);
Annually, reviewing your Client Information,
investment objectives and any applicable Reasonable
Restrictions with you to determine if, based on
information you provided, they are still accurate,
reviewing with you whether your Managed Account(s)
and the investment strategy are still suitable for you,
and reviewing with you whether the Asset-based Fee
is still appropriate based on the services provided. In
the event an Account has more than one owner, this
review may occur with one or more of the owners. If
applicable, your Attorney-in-Fact may also participate
in this review.
• Research and/or due diligence regarding the
•
Periodically reviewing and assessing your Managed
Account(s) to answer any questions that you may
have.
Advisory Service Providers (as defined below) you
select to provide discretionary investment
advisory services in Manager Directed Programs;
• Where requested and as part of your services,
• Due diligence of investment products or investment
strategies available through the Programs including
initial and ongoing analysis based on a quantitative
and qualitative process through Ameriprise
Financial Services or its affiliates;
•
The execution of brokerage transactions on an
agency or, in limited circumstances, principal
basis through Ameriprise Financial Services’
clearing agent, AEIS;
• Custodial services; custody of the securities and
other assets you hold within a Managed Account
and consolidated account reporting regarding
those assets;
• Regular reports to clients; and
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Year-end tax information reporting.
Your financial advisor performs certain services on
behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services in connection
with your Managed Account. A financial advisor will be
assigned to each Managed Account and will provide
services including:
• Assisting you by defining the parameters that will
form the basis for the management of your
Managed Account(s), including your Client
Information;
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For Managed Accounts invested in SPS Advantage
and SPS Advisor, providing advice in consideration
of an asset allocation strategy for the Account;
providing guidance relating to both your Managed
Account and your additional retirement plan assets
not included in the Managed Account and that are
held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a
participant-directed defined contribution plan
(e.g., 401(k) plans) (“Outside Workplace Retirement
Plan”). Any guidance provided to you is based on
information provided by you about your Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan and is limited to
investments offered through the core line up of funds
established by your retirement plan sponsor. Your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may include
investment options not available in our Programs or
for which your financial advisor may not have access
to detailed information. Neither Ameriprise Financial
Services nor your financial advisor is responsible for
the selection of the available investment options in
your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan. Your
financial advisor may not make recommendations
related to employer stock that may be available
within your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or
with respect to any current portfolio holdings or
investment options available through a self- directed
brokerage account associated with your Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan. You are responsible for
placing any transactions recommended by your
financial advisor. If you desire ongoing guidance on
your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan, it is
important that you provide your financial advisor with
updated information, including statements and a list
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they are not always the least expensive share class made
available by the mutual fund.
of funds available in your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan, on a regular basis. Your
investment objectives and risk tolerance for your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may differ
from those of your Managed Account, however
any guidance provided for your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan is provided in consideration of
the overall investment objectives and risk
tolerance of any Managed Accounts you hold.
Your financial advisor is instructed to inform
Ameriprise Financial Services if your personal and/or
financial information have changed.
Mutual Fund Share Classes in Managed Accounts
Many mutual funds offer institutional shares or other types
of shares for a mutual fund that are less expensive than
the Advisory Share or other share class we offer for that
particular fund in our Advisory Solutions Programs. All
share classes of a particular mutual fund represent the
same underlying investments, and you may be eligible to
purchase a less expensive share class of that mutual fund
outside of Ameriprise Financial Services. Because
Ameriprise Financial Services chooses to offer only one
share class per mutual fund in our Managed Accounts
Programs, we limit the availability of other share classes
of those mutual funds that you may otherwise be eligible
to purchase at a lower cost.
For SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor Accounts, you can
hold, but not purchase, share classes that are less
expensive than the Advisory or other share class we offer
for purchase in a particular mutual fund (each, an “Eligible
to Hold Share Class”). You may choose to reinvest,
or receive in cash, fund dividends and capital gains
distributions in such funds if available. An Eligible to Hold
Share Class is assessed the Asset-based Fee while held
in your Managed Account. Upon transfer into your
Managed Account, you can (i) transfer the Eligible to
Hold Share Class to an Ameriprise brokerage account;
(ii) liquidate the Eligible to Hold Share Class and purchase
an Eligible Investment; or (iii) continue to hold the Eligible
to Hold Share Class in your Managed Account.
When determining which share class to offer as the only
share class available for purchases in a particular mutual
fund, if a mutual fund offers multiple share classes that
do not have a sales-load and do not charge a 12b-1 fee,
Ameriprise Financial Services will choose to utilize the
share class that permits, pursuant to the fund’s
prospectus, the payment of Third Party Payments such
as cost reimbursement and other servicing and account
maintenance fees, even though certain clients may hold
an Eligible to Hold Share Class in a Managed Account
or our clients in general are currently eligible for a less
expensive share class or may become eligible in the
future, including when a mutual fund introduces a lower-
cost share class into an existing mutual fund.
None of the mutual funds currently offered in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts Programs impose a
front-end sales charge. For most mutual funds, a
share class that does not have a sales-load and does
not assess 12b-1 fees (collectively “Advisory Shares”)
is offered in all Programs within Advisory Solutions as
the only mutual fund share class available for
purchase, where available to us through a selling
agreement. If not available to us through a selling
agreement or if the mutual fund does not offer an
Advisory Share class, we offer Class A shares that
may pay a 12b-1 fee or a no-load share class that
does not have a sales-load but that may pay a 12b-1
fee. 12b-1 fees are paid by a mutual fund out of fund
assets to cover distribution expenses and sometimes
shareholder service expenses. The share class offered
for purchase by Ameriprise Financial Services for a
particular mutual fund is the only share class we allow
for additional purchase within your Managed Account.
As discussed below, any 12b-1 fees received by
Ameriprise Financial Services will be promptly rebated
to your Managed Account. The share class offered for
purchase by Ameriprise Financial Services for each
applicable fund is listed in our Mutual Fund Screener
Tool. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise
Secure Site account and navigating to “Trade &
Research” and then, “Screeners” followed by “Mutual
Fund”. From there, apply the Product Type filter and
choose either SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor to view
the funds and share classes available for purchase.
Specifically, we prefer to offer a share class that makes
Third Party Payments that will (i) reimburse our affiliate
AEIS for certain services it provides for the benefit of
clients such as record keeping, administration, shareholder
servicing, and client telephonic and other servicing; and
(ii) help increase profitability for the firm. As a result, in
almost all instances our affiliate earns higher revenues
from the share class available to purchase in Advisory
Solution Programs than from Eligible to Hold Share Class
positions.
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to make available
to client’s mutual funds, and share classes of those
mutual funds, that Ameriprise Financial Services
believes are suitable for investment. We take mutual
fund expenses into account in determining which
mutual funds to offer in our Programs, as further
discussed in the “Investment Product Due Diligence
Services” paragraphs of this section. Advisory Shares
are less expensive than share classes that charge
investors a 12b-1 fee or assess a sales charge, but
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marketplace for a given mutual fund, please refer to the
mutual fund’s prospectus or statement of additional
information.
Please review the mutual fund prospectus and contact
your financial advisor for information about any
limitations on share classes available for purchase
through a Managed Account. For more information on
fund families and mutual funds offered in our Advisory
Solution Programs, including the applicable Advisory
Share class or other share class utilized, please refer to
our Mutual Fund Screener Tool available by logging into
your Ameriprise Secure Site account and selecting Trade
& Research and then Screeners and select the
“Availability” tab. Please refer to the mutual fund’s
prospectus(es) or website to determine whether your
investment would qualify for an institutional or other
share class outside a managed account service, with
corresponding lower expenses and fees.
Class A share and Class C share positions, as well as
other share classes that pay a 12b-1 fee and that do not
match the Advisory Share class or other share class
offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for a particular
mutual fund (“Non-Matching Shares”) are processed as
follows:
Our determination of which share class to offer as
the only share class available for purchase in a
particular mutual fund presents a conflict of interest
for Ameriprise Financial Services due to a financial
incentive to place you in the higher-cost share class
that pays AEIS for cost reimbursement services as
described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third Party Payments” section. Ameriprise Financial
Services addresses this conflict of interest through a
combination of disclosure and policies, procedures
and related controls designed to ensure that the fees
we charge to clients are fair and reasonable. We also
permit clients to hold Eligible to Hold Share Class
positions at a lower cost to you and, in almost all
instances, we do not receive Third Party Payments for
such positions. Another way we address this conflict
is by not sharing Third Party Payments with your
financial advisor in connection with the investment
products recommended for your Managed Account,
which eliminates any personal financial incentive for
your financial advisor to make recommendations
based on whether Third Party Payments are received.
Your financial advisor may receive compensation
based on the profitability of the firm, as further
described in the “Financial Advisor Compensation
and Benefits” section. Before selecting a Managed
Account Program, you should consider, among other
things, that the total compensation received by
Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliate in the
aggregate includes Third Party Payments received for
cost reimbursement services as discussed in the
“Appropriateness of a Managed Account for you”
section.
• Where Non-Matching Share classes that pay a 12b- 1
fee are held in or transferred into your Managed
Account, we will convert such shares to an Advisory
Share class where one is available to us through a
selling agreement provided the mutual fund company
allows the conversion to be processed on a tax-free
exchange basis for non-qualified account holdings.
We will not assess transaction fees or other charges
in connection with conversions to Advisory Shares.
For Manager Directed Programs the conversion to the
Advisory Share class of the same mutual fund may
occur on a non-exchange basis. Such transactions
generally result in tax consequences in non- qualified
Accounts. You authorize Ameriprise Financial
Services to convert applicable Non-Matching Shares
to an Advisory Share class of the same mutual fund
by establishing a new Relationship or by continuing
to accept the services in the Program after we notify
you of an upcoming conversion.
Our decision to offer a particular share class that
may not be the least expensive share class and a
financial advisor’s recommendation that you
participate in a Program will cause you to pay higher
internal expenses for certain mutual funds than you
would otherwise pay (i) if participating in another
provider’s managed account service which uses a
lower-cost share class; (ii) if holding a lower-cost
share class as an Eligible to Hold Share Class; or
(iii) by buying the mutual funds directly from the
distributor outside of a managed account service,
if possible. This difference in internal expenses
between share classes of a particular mutual fund
will also affect the investment performance of your
Managed Account by reducing returns over time.
Your participation in a Program that does not offer or
allow additional purchases of the least expensive
share class may still be an appropriate choice
depending on the facts and circumstances of your
individual situation and in light of the features and
benefits of the particular Program. For a listing of all
share classes that may be available in the
• Non-Matching Share classes that pay a 12b-1 fee in
SPS Advantage Accounts and SPS Advisor Accounts
will not be converted to the corresponding Advisory
Share if Ameriprise Financial Services is not able to
complete the exchange (e.g., the mutual fund
company does not allow it or a corresponding
Advisory Share class is not offered), the exchange
cannot be processed on a tax-free basis,
or if Ameriprise Financial Services determines they
are subject to a short- term redemption fee or
deferred sales charge. Instead, to the extent
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identified by Ameriprise Financial Services, those
Non-Matching Shares will generally be transferred
to an Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance
with the Relationship Agreement. Similarly, Class
C share positions that Ameriprise Financial
Services is unable to convert to Advisory Shares
for any reason will be transferred to an Ameriprise
brokerage account. Any such positions pending
transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account will
be subject to the Asset-based Fee.
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the entire 12b-1 fee rebate will be considered
miscellaneous income if the originating Account is a non-
qualified Account. Account holders receiving aggregate
miscellaneous income of $600 or more annually will
receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous
Information, from AEIS. Account holders receiving
miscellaneous income amounts under $600 annually
generally will not receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC from
AEIS but will be responsible for reporting the income to the
IRS. Holders of IRAs and qualified retirement plan
Accounts will not experience a taxable event as a result of
a rebate and will instead be taxed only on amounts when
they are distributed from the Account. SPS Advantage and
SPS Advisor Accounts are more likely to hold Class A
shares or no-load share class mutual fund positions.
Investment Product Due Diligence Services and
Investment Availability for Purchases.
Prior to initially offering any mutual fund, ETF, exchange
traded note (“ETN”), CEF or UIT in the Programs and on
at least an annual basis thereafter the Ameriprise
Investment Research Group (“IRG”) manager research
and due diligence team conducts research and
quantitative analysis, and may also conduct qualitative
analysis, of investment products. For the Signature
Wealth Program, Ameriprise Financial Services further
defines the mutual funds and ETFs available for use in
the Program.
As with full Account transfers to an Ameriprise
brokerage account, if you do not have an
Ameriprise brokerage account with the same
account registration, beneficiaries and other
account level attributes as your Managed
Account, a new brokerage account will be opened
for you with the same attributes. The Brokerage
Agreement will govern your Ameriprise brokerage
account relationship including fees charged in
connection with maintaining a brokerage account,
transaction fees and applicable terms and
conditions such as mandatory pre-dispute
arbitration. Advisory Shares and certain other
share classes used as the only share class
available for a particular mutual fund are not
available for purchase in an Ameriprise
brokerage account. Such share classes can be
held in an Ameriprise brokerage account subject
to any restrictions or conversion requests
received from the mutual fund company.
12b-1 Fee Rebates
This process, depending on the type of investment,
may include evaluation of the historical performance or
tracking difference, amount of assets with Ameriprise
Financial Services, expenses, premium, offering
documents, financial statements, portfolio holdings and
other information requested from the product manufacturer.
Investments Available for Purchase.
Advisory Shares typically do not pay 12b-1 fees. As
described above, where Ameriprise Financial Services
does not offer an Advisory Share class for a particular
mutual fund, we offer either a Class A share or a no-
load share class that may pay a 12b-1 fee. To the
extent that Ameriprise receives 12b-1 fees for share
classes held in any Managed Accounts, they will be
rebated to clients. Rebates are generally deposited
into the applicable client Accounts within a week
after we receive the 12b-1 fees.
Investment products (i) that meet Ameriprise Financial
Services’ due diligence standards; and (ii) for which we
have a selling or distribution agreement in place are
offered and are available for purchase in SPS Advantage
Accounts, SPS Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth
Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts and Investor Unified
Accounts (“Eligible Investments”).
In circumstances where the aggregate value of these
rebates exceeds the Asset-based Fees paid from your
non-qualified account, the excess will be considered
miscellaneous income for tax reporting purposes. For
Accounts with alternative fee billing arrangements,
Signature Wealth Accounts may only hold Eligible
Investments. Eligible to Hold Share Classes, Eligible to
Hold Investments and Ineligible Investments are not
permitted.
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Investments Eligible to Hold but Not Purchase.
The types of investments that can be held, but not
purchased, in SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor
Accounts are summarized in the chart below and
further described below and in the “Mutual Fund
Share Classes in Managed Accounts” paragraphs
of this section.
Type of Investment
SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Account Activity
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) financial
advisors may transfer Eligible to Hold Investments and
Ineligible Investments from an Ameriprise brokerage
account into your Managed Account at account opening
and for initial transition purposes only. After the initial
transition is complete such assets may no longer be
transferred from an Ameriprise brokerage account to a
Managed Account. Any Ineligible Investments that are
either transferred into your Managed Account from non-
Ameriprise accounts or reclassified as an Ineligible
Investment may be either sold or transferred to an
Ameriprise brokerage account, however if no action is
taken with respect to Ineligible Investments held in your
Managed Accounts by 180 days after transfer, or 180
days after the position was reclassified, as applicable,
the position(s) will be automatically transferred into an
Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement. This process may be delayed for
certain position(s) where Ameriprise Financial Services
requires coordination with the applicable mutual fund
firm for the orderly processing of the transfer to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and hold
these investments.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and hold
these investments.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
Occasionally, Ineligible Investments may be reclassified
as Eligible to Hold Investments, for example when an
investment product meets our due diligence standards
but is otherwise unavailable for purchase in Advisory
Solution Programs. In this case, you will be permitted
to continue to hold such investments in eligible
Programs.
Eligible to Hold Share
Class Share class that is
less expensive than the
advisory or other share
class offered for
purchase in a given
mutual fund in our
Programs.
Eligible to Hold
Investments
Investment products for
which our due diligence
standards are met but
either: (i) we do not have a
selling or distribution
agreement in place; or
(ii) the investment is not
otherwise available for
purchase in Managed
Accounts.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and
hold these investments
for up to 180 days.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
Ineligible Investments
Investment products
(i) that do not meet our
due diligence standards;
(ii) where due diligence
has not been completed;
or
(iii) that are not otherwise
eligible to be held more
than 180 days in
Managed Accounts.
Your financial advisor may recommend that you sell, or
may sell in an SPS Advisor Account, any Ineligible
Investments within your Managed Account to purchase
Eligible Investments. Such transactions generally result
in tax consequences in non-qualified Accounts. While
such recommendation or sale and subsequent purchase
in an SPS Advisor Account must be suitable and
appropriate for your Managed Account, your financial
advisor will generally receive more revenue from a
Managed Account that generates ongoing revenue
streams than in an Ameriprise brokerage account.
Therefore, your financial advisor has a financial incentive
to reposition any Ineligible Investments within your
Managed Account into positions that are available for
purchase. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to
address the conflict of interest through its policies,
procedures and supervision of the suitability of
recommendations related to your Managed Account
based on your Client Information and in accordance with
all applicable regulatory requirements.
You may hold these types of investments as
described above; however, your Managed Account will
be subject to our ongoing determination that the
Account is appropriate for you, including our belief
that an SPS Advantage Account is appropriate if you
primarily seek and act on the asset allocation and
investment advice of your financial advisor.
Investments Not Eligible to Hold or Purchase
Non-advisory assets are not allowed to be purchased
or held beyond initial transitional and administrative
processing upon transfer from an external account
You may not transfer Eligible to Hold Share Classes,
Eligible to Hold Investments, or Ineligible Investments
from an Ameriprise brokerage account into your
Managed Account. In certain instances, clients of
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to either a SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor Account.
These positions are not billable during processing.
Managed Accounts Program Oversight Committee and
Due Diligence Services.
The Managed Accounts Program Oversight Committee
(“Oversight Committee”) of Ameriprise Financial Services
is responsible for the oversight of such Advisory Service
Providers. The Oversight Committee provides oversight of
the advisory services provided to the applicable
Program(s) such as investment strategies, model
portfolios and asset allocation models, as applicable.
The Oversight Committee, acting on behalf of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is the Investment Manager of Select
ETF Portfolios, a variety of portfolios that invest in non-
proprietary ETF investments in partnership with Portfolio
Strategists or Asset Allocation Strategists.
Non-advisory assets include investments such as
non-traded exchange funds, 1031 exchange
offerings, Class C, Class B or any other mutual fund
share class with a contingent deferred sales charge,
leveraged and inverse ETFs and mutual funds, and
other illiquid securities. Any non-advisory assets
that are (i) transferred into your SPS Advantage
Account or SPS Advisor Account, or (ii) that are
subsequently reclassified such that they are no
longer allowed to be held in your Managed Account
will be promptly transferred into an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement.
Each of the Portfolio Strategists and Asset Allocation
Strategists for Select ETF Portfolios, as applicable,
develops asset allocation models, conducts qualitative
and/or quantitative research on mutual funds and ETFs,
and constructs model portfolio or asset allocation
recommendations, as applicable. The Oversight
Committee reviews and approves these recommendations
as part of its ongoing oversight. The Oversight Committee
may remove a Portfolio Strategist or an Asset Allocation
Strategist from the Select ETF Portfolios Service and/or
adjust an asset allocation or model portfolio as
appropriate.
In addition, trustee-directed retirement plans are not
allowed to hold affiliated mutual funds and
investment products advised or sub-advised by CMIA
or their affiliates in qualified SPS Advantage Accounts
and eligible qualified Select Separate Accounts.
Similarly, these affiliated mutual funds and
investment products are not allowed to be held in
qualified SPS Advisor Accounts and Tax-Sheltered
Custodial Accounts (“TSCAs”) invested in SPS Advisor
and will be promptly transferred into an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement.
The IRG conducts initial and ongoing research and due
diligence on Advisory Service Providers, their applicable
investment strategies and the investment advisory
services available or utilized in the Programs and provides
recommendations to the Oversight Committee on matters
including the addition or termination of an Advisory
Service Provider, benchmark allocations, and security
trading. The Oversight Committee determines which
Advisory Service Providers are available within Programs.
For all transfers of non-advisory assets or affiliated
mutual funds and investment products, as with full
Account transfers to an Ameriprise brokerage account,
if you do not have an Ameriprise brokerage account
with the same account registration, beneficiaries and
other account level attributes as your Managed
Account, a new brokerage account will be opened for
you with the same attributes. Solely the Brokerage
Agreement will govern your Ameriprise brokerage
account relationship including fees charged in
connection with maintaining a brokerage account,
transaction fees and applicable terms and conditions
such as mandatory pre-dispute arbitration.
The IRG also conducts due diligence and provides ETF
recommendations to the Oversight Committee for all
Select ETF Portfolios investments where an Asset
Allocation Strategist provides solely asset allocation
services.
Advisory Service Providers
More detail on how Ameriprise Financial Services selects
and reviews Advisory Service Providers for each Program
are described in the “Advisory Solution Programs and
services” sub-sections for Signature Wealth, Active
Portfolios®, Select Separate Account and Managed
Accounts Offered with Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
Types of Advisory Service Providers.
The types of Advisory Service Providers that may provide
services to your Managed Account include:
Ameriprise Financial Services uses the services of
affiliated and third party investment advisory firms
(collectively, “Advisory Service Providers”) to provide
discretionary and non-discretionary investment
advisory services that include investment
management, asset allocation and/or rebalancing, or
providing investment models, as applicable, for the
following Manager Directed Programs: Signature
Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select Separate Account,
Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and
Access Account.
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•
more information about its investment advisory
business.
Due Diligence of Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Investment Managers. Investment Managers are
Discretionary Managers with discretionary
authority to purchase or sell securities or make
other investments for your Managed Account.
Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
Investment Managers include (i) the Oversight
Committee acting on behalf of Ameriprise
Financial Services, and (ii) affiliated and non-
affiliated third-party investment advisers. The
Oversight Committee is the Investment Manager
of Select ETF Portfolios.
•
Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Ameriprise Financial Services selected a non-
affiliated third-party registered investment adviser
as the discretionary Investment Manager for the
Signature Wealth and Active Portfolios® Programs
(“Signature Wealth Investment Manager”). The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager:
The IRG conducts an annual review of the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager. This review is based on applicable
information gathered from various sources, including
information from the Signature Wealth Investment Manager,
disclosure documents, historical performance and assets
under management. As a result of these reviews, Ameriprise
Financial Services may identify actual or potential concerns
regarding the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and
may request them to take corrective action to address such
concerns. This review may result in the removal of the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager. If the Signature
Wealth Investment Manager is removed, you and your
financial advisor will receive notice and direction on what
actions you will need to take. If no action is taken, your
Managed Account will be closed and moved in-kind to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
•
Investment Providers.
o Receives asset allocation and investment
selection recommendations from the
Signature Wealth Model Providers.
o Has with discretionary authority to purchase or
sell securities or make other investments for
your Account without your prior approval,
except for mutual funds and ETFs you work
with your financial advisor to select for your
client directed model.
o For the portion of your Account that is not
Investment Providers for the Signature Wealth and
Active Portfolios® Programs construct the
recommended holdings in each model investment
portfolio according to their specific investment
strategy and may include their proprietary mutual
funds and/or ETFs in the model investment
portfolios. Each Investment Providers’ disclosure
documents (Part 2A of Form ADV) are available to you
at ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
invested in model investment portfolios and
consists of individual mutual funds/ETFs that
are recommended by your financial advisor
(the “client directed model”) has trading
authority only and is responsible for the
ongoing trading and rebalancing of your client
directed model.
o Provides administrative and/or trading
instruction to AEIS as the clearing / custody
broker-dealer.
o Provides rebalancing services to maintain to
your Account’s asset allocation.
Our affiliate, CMIA, participates in the Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios® Programs as an
Investment Provider. The Investment Providers make
non- discretionary investment and asset allocation
recommendations to the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager. For Signature Wealth Accounts with a client
directed model, you will select the investments
according to your personal portfolio, and the
discretionary Signature Wealth Investment Manager
will invest that portion of your overall Managed Account
according to your direction and will be responsible for
the ongoing trading and rebalancing of your Signature
Wealth Managed Account, subject to any Reasonable
Restrictions or other instructions provided by you.
o Selects replacement mutual funds and ETFs
for your client directed model in instances
where the investment is no longer eligible for
use in the Signature Wealth Program, as
applicable.
o Acts on any Reasonable Restrictions that you
may impose on the management of your
Account(s).
The Signature Wealth Investment Manager exercises
investment discretion for the Signature Wealth and
Active Portfolios® Managed Accounts. Investment
Providers do not have any investment discretion or
trading authority to purchase or sell securities in
your Managed Account. Different Investment
Providers may arrive at different investment and
asset allocation recommendations regarding
Review the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1, for
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investments in a certain sector, market
capitalization, or other category of investments,
depending on the model portfolio’s investment
objective. Oversight of the Investment Provider
and the model investment portfolio’s investment
strategy is provided by the Oversight Committee,
as described above.
offer a wide variety of SMAs and asset allocation
strategies (each, an “Envestnet Strategy”) with a
wide range of investment objectives and risk
tolerances. Envestnet Strategies are available in
the Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified
Account and Access Account Programs. Review
Envestnet’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1 for
more information about its investment advisory
business.
o Envestnet Advisory Services Include:
• Portfolio Strategists. Portfolio Strategists
provide asset allocation and investment
recommendations to the Oversight Committee
as Investment Manager. Portfolio Strategists
do not have discretionary authority or control to
purchase or sell securities or make other
investments for individual investors.
– Providing access to a variety of SMA
Investment Managers (“Envestnet
Managers”). Certain Envestnet Managers
have entered into a sub- management
agreement with Envestnet to provide
discretionary Investment Manager account
management services. Envestnet is the
discretionary Investment Manager where
the Envestnet Manager has entered
into a Model Provider sub-management
agreement.
• Asset Allocation Strategists. Asset Allocation
Strategists solely provide asset allocation
recommendations to the Oversight Committee
as Investment Manager. The Asset Allocation
Strategists do not have discretionary authority
or control to recommend, purchase or sell
securities or make other investments for
individual investors.
– Providing administrative and/or trading
services as directed by Envestnet and/or the
Envestnet Manager.
– Facilitating the asset allocation
• Select Separate Account Model Providers.
Model Providers construct a model portfolio
according to their specific investment strategy
and, in that capacity, make investment
selection decisions for the model portfolio
strategy, which Ameriprise Financial Services
implements, subject to any Reasonable
Restrictions or other instructions provided by
you.
• The Model Provider does not have any
recommendations and helping to identify
Envestnet Managers mutual funds and/or
ETFs for the Account(s), considering factors it
deems relevant, including, but not limited to,
your investment objective, risk tolerance and
investment time horizon.
– Rebalancing services to maintain your
Managed Account’s asset allocation.
– Acting on any Reasonable Restrictions that
you may impose on the management of your
Managed Account(s) including designation of
particular securities or types of security that
you do not want purchased for your Managed
Account(s). Envestnet and/or the Envestnet
Manager must accept any Reasonable
Restrictions before they will be binding on the
Account(s).
Review Envestnet’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1 for
more information about its investment advisory business.
investment discretion or trading authority to
purchase or sell securities in your Account.
Ameriprise Financial Services exercises
investment discretion for Managed Accounts
utilizing Model Providers and implements
securities transactions in your Account(s) in
accordance with the model portfolio provided
by the Model Provider. Different Model
Providers may arrive at different investment
selection decisions regarding investments in a
certain sector, market capitalization, or other
category of investments, depending on the
model portfolio’s investment objective.
Oversight of the Model Provider and the model
portfolio’s investment strategy is provided by
the Oversight Committee, as described above.
Due Diligence of Envestnet Managers.
• Envestnet Platform. Ameriprise Financial
The IRG conducts an annual review of the Envestnet
Strategies. This review is based on applicable
information gathered from various sources, including
information from Envestnet, disclosure documents,
Services offers certain advisory services that
are available through a web-based platform
offered by Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
(“Envestnet”). Envestnet is a non-affiliated
registered investment adviser and seeks to
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historical performance and assets under
management. In limited circumstances, the IRG
conducts initial and/or ongoing reviews to
supplement Envestnet’s reviews of an Envestnet
Strategy. As a result of these reviews, Ameriprise
Financial Services may identify actual or potential
concerns regarding Envestnet and/or an Envestnet
Strategy and may request that Envestnet and/or the
Envestnet Manager take corrective action to address
such concerns. These reviews may result in the
removal of an Envestnet Strategy from the applicable
Program. If an Envestnet Strategy is removed from
one or more of the Programs, you and your financial
advisor will receive notice to change to a new
investment. If no change is made, your Managed
Account will be closed and moved in-kind to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
Review of Envestnet Strategies by Envestnet.
reject: i) a prospective client and related Managed
Account for Vista Separate Account and Investor Unified
Account Programs, or ii) the transition of your related
account to Ameriprise Financial Services for Access
Account Program. Once your Managed Account is
accepted by Envestnet and/or the Envestnet Manager,
you will become an investment management client of
Envestnet and/or the Envestnet Manager. Envestnet
and/or Envestnet Manager will have full discretionary
authority to act on behalf of your Managed Account
purchases, sales and other transactions in SMA(s),
mutual funds and/or ETFs, without seeking your prior
approval, except for selecting which mutual funds and/or
ETFs are held in your Investor Unified Account. Envestnet
may delegate its discretionary authority for your entire
Account or a portion of your Managed Account, known as
an investment sleeve, to an Envestnet Manager. Neither
Envestnet nor the Envestnet Manager will have the ability
to withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior authorization.
Client Contact with Advisory Service Providers.
Ameriprise Financial Services relies in part upon
Envestnet for analysis, information and the selection
and monitoring of the various Envestnet Strategies. All
Envestnet Managers receive and are directed to return
a completed due diligence questionnaire each year.
Your financial advisor will be your primary source of
support in addressing any questions or concerns relating
to your Managed Account. Although Ameriprise Financial
Services imposes no limitations on the ability of clients
to consult with their Advisory Service Provider(s) directly,
you are encouraged to first contact your financial advisor
with any questions or concerns.
Information Relating to Your Household
The Envestnet Strategies are considered “Approved”
or “Available,” depending on the level of due diligence
performed by Envestnet. Envestnet reviews the
Envestnet Strategies and performance of a wide range
of Envestnet Managers and in its sole discretion
determines if an Envestnet Strategy is considered
“Approved” or “Available.” Envestnet personnel rely on
investment professionals of the Envestnet Managers
and a variety of data available from one or more
independent databases when determining if an
Envestnet Strategy is “Approved” or “Available”.
We use information concerning your primary household
group’s investment, insurance, annuity and certain bank
products to provide a consolidated statement. A primary
household group may consist of an individual client, his
or her spouse or domestic partner, and their unmarried
children under age 21 who reside at the same address.
Envestnet makes available information received from
industry databases, such as Morningstar, regarding
the Envestnet Strategies, to your financial advisor.
This information may help your financial advisor to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of each of the
Envestnet Strategies.
For certain products and services, the householding of
your Managed Accounts may help you qualify for
advantageous pricing or fees. See the “Householding of
Account Assets and Minimum Asset-based Fee” sub-
section of the “Fees and Compensation” section for
more detail about householding’s impact on the Asset-
based Fee. Please contact us at 800.862.7919 if you
prefer to receive a statement covering only accounts that
you own and not to participate in householding.
Your financial advisor will be responsible for
determining whether he or she has sufficient
information about the Envestnet Strategies in order to
recommend Envestnet and one or more of the
Envestnet Strategies to you.
Acceptance and Authority of Envestnet.
Your Client Information along with a copy of your
Statement of Investment Selection are provided to
Envestnet as Investment Manager for review.
Householding also permits us to deliver a single
copy of certain shareholder documents – such
as prospectuses, supplements, annual reports,
semiannual reports and proxies – to clients who own the
security and who reside at the same address.
To opt out of this service, call 866.273.7429 and
reference the client ID located in your statement.
Envestnet in its sole discretion may determine based
upon the applicable information whether to accept or
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Multiple mailings will resume within 30 days of opting
out. Tax documents are not eligible for householding.
The Ameriprise® Custom Advisory
Relationship
The Relationship Agreement and this Disclosure
Brochure, as amended, will apply to each Managed
Account in the available Advisory Solutions Programs you
are eligible to establish with us. Please retain these
documents for future reference as they contain important
information if you decide to add services or open new
Managed Accounts with Ameriprise Financial Services.
Advisory Solution Programs and
Services for Managed Accounts
The chart below provides an overview of the following
Programs: for SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments and Select
Separate Account, including offering terms. Not all
investment options listed for and SPS Advisor in the
“Investment Products” row below may be available for
new or additional purchases. Please refer to the
“Programs and Services” section for a description of
each Program and ask your financial advisor for more
information about the investment products available to
you. Fee information is included in the “Fees and
Compensation” section following the description of the
Programs. The charts also identify the primary mutual
fund share class offered in the Programs and each
Program’s corresponding minimum investment
requirements. Minimum withdrawal amounts and Account
minimums that may apply to the Program you select and
are noted in the charts.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers all new Managed
Accounts to clients through a single Custom Advisory
Relationship (“Relationship”). As used throughout
this document, the defined term Relationship refers
solely to an investment advisory relationship opened
through the Relationship Agreement. By entering into
a Relationship with us, you may establish Managed
Accounts for the Advisory Programs described in this
Disclosure Brochure, in many cases, without signing
additional documentation. When you establish a
Relationship, your initial signature will serve as your
agreement to the terms and conditions of all of the
Programs offered in this Disclosure Brochure and you
may generally establish Managed Accounts and make
many types of changes to your Managed Account by
contacting your financial advisor and providing verbal
instructions. We may ask you for written authorization
to add certain features to an Account such as
establishing margin or options trading, if available.
The Access Account Program is a hold and service
Program and, unlike the other Programs, requires you
to complete additional paperwork and authorize the
establishment of an Access Account by signature.
When establishing a Relationship, you will make
various elections that will be applied to your
Managed Accounts opened in the applicable Program
in the future. You can change some of these
elections at Managed Account opening or any time
for current Managed Accounts and/or Managed
Accounts to be opened in the future by working with
your financial advisor, although, changes to some
elections require your written authorization.
All Managed Accounts have a required (i) initial
investment minimum; and (ii) maintenance minimum that
varies by Program. For Signature Wealth Accounts, the
maintenance minimum varies based on the mix of model
investment portfolio(s) you select for your Managed
Account. If an Account falls below the ongoing
maintenance minimum, we will provide notice to you to
add funds to the Account to bring it back to the initial
investment minimum. If your Managed Account does not
reach the initial investment minimum after 45 days, we
will transfer the Account to an Ameriprise brokerage
account in accordance with the Relationship Agreement.
When reviewing the charts, please consider, among other
factors: 1) your ability to meet initial investment and
maintenance minimums for each Program using assets
held in custody at Ameriprise or assets held elsewhere
which might be aggregated; 2) whether the Program you
select provides your financial advisor, the Oversight
Committee or an Advisory Service Provider discretionary
authority; 3) the impact of underlying investment product
level fees on the overall performance of your portfolio; and
4) whether the rebate of any 12b-1 fees associated with
your Managed Account may be a taxable event for you.
Ameriprise Financial Services will send a confirmation
letter to you when a Relationship is established,
when a Managed Account is opened, or when your
Asset-based Fee is changed as described in the
“Fees and Compensation” section. You may make
other changes verbally and we will send a
confirmation letter reflecting such changes to you.
Each confirmation letter becomes part of your
Relationship Agreement unless you notify us that it is
incorrect so it is important that you review and verify
the information contained in it, such as your
Managed Account elections, to ensure accuracy and
notify your financial advisor immediately if you believe
any information should be updated.
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Programs
SPS Advantage
SPS Advisor
Active Portfolios®
Select Separate Account
Signature Wealth
Non-discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Investment
Advisory
Account
Asset
Structure
Allocation
Financial advisor
recommends
Financial advisor
determines
Financial advisor
Recommends
Investment Provider
recommends
Financial advisor recommends.
For Select Strategist UMA
Portfolios (“UMA Portfolios”),
the Asset Allocation is
determined by the Investment
Manager.
Investment
Selection
Financial advisor
recommends
Financial advisor
determines
Financial advisor
recommends
portfolios
Financial Advisor
recommends model
investment portfolios
and mutual funds1
and ETFs
Financial advisor recommends
portfolio/model. For UMA
Portfolios, the investment
selection of portfolios/models
is determined by the
Investment Manager.
Investment
Products
Mutual funds
and/or ETFs
Mutual Fund/ETF model
investment portfolios,
SMA model investment
portfolios, mutual funds
and ETFs held within a
single account
Equity, ETF, balanced and fixed
income separately managed
account strategies (“SMA”).
Some SMA managers may also
invest in ETFs and certain
mutual funds. UMA Portfolios
invest in SMAs, ETFs and
mutual funds.
Includes, but not
limited to: mutual
funds1; (which could
include fund of
funds); ETFs;
stocks; bonds;
publicly traded
REITs; options on
indices and
equities
Includes, but not limited
to: mutual funds1;
(which could include
fund of funds); ETFs;
stocks; bonds; publicly
traded real estate
investment trusts
(“REITs”); options on
indices and equities;
certain alternative
investments
(e.g., hedge funds,
managed futures funds,
non-traded REITs, non-
traded BDCs, non-
traded CEFs, real estate
private placements,
private equity offerings)
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Primary Share
Class Offered
for Purchase
SMA strategies generally do
not offer mutual funds.
Where mutual funds are
offered, Advisory Shares are
offered for purchase
$25,000 (for all
accounts within a
Household)
$100,000 (for all
accounts within a
Household)
Investment
and
Maintenance
Minimums
Initial investment
minimum is $2,000,
maintenance minimum
is $1,000.
Initial investment
minimum $25,000,
maintenance minimum
$15,000. For Active
Growth Builder
Portfolios, initial
investment minimum
$5,000, maintenance
minimum $4,000.
Ameriprise Financial
Services Initial
investment
minimum $2,000,
maintenance
minimum $1,000.
Initial investment minimum
$100,000 – $500,000
(depending on the SMA
investment strategy or UMA
portfolio). Ongoing minimums
vary depending on the SMA
investment strategy or UMA
portfolio. Select ETF Portfolios
have an initial investment
minimum of $50,000.
Each Signature Wealth
Account has its own initial
investment minimum and
maintenance minimum
and is determined by the
investments you select
within your personalized
investment account asset
allocation shown in the
Signature Wealth
Proposal.
Ameriprise Financial
Services may suspend
or waive these
amounts.
Ameriprise Financial
Services may
suspend or waive
these amounts.
Each mutual fund/ETF
portfolio investment model
has its own initial
investment minimum
ranging from $5,000 -
$50,000.
Clients must invest in one
or more model investment
portfolios.
Clients may also invest up
to 25% of their Account in
a client-directed model
that holds individual
mutual funds and/or ETFs.
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N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Margin
Trading
Must be approved by
Ameriprise Financial
Services
Cost Basis2,3 Open end mutual funds:
Open end mutual funds: HIFO5,
unless you select another
option.
Equities: HIFO5, unless you
select another option.
Average Cost2, unless
you select another
option.
Equities: FIFO2, unless
you select another
option.
Open end mutual funds:
Non Average Cost Basis3
unless you elect a
different option.
Equities: Loss/Gain
Utilization3 unless you
elect a different option.
Open end mutual
funds: Average Cost2,
unless you select
another option.
ETFs: HIFO5, unless
you select another
option.
Open end mutual
funds: Average
Cost4, unless you
select another
option.
Equities: FIFO4,
unless you select
another option.
1 Please contact your financial advisor or refer to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool for a current list of mutual funds offered in any of
these accounts. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and navigating to the “Trade & Research” and
then, “Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund”. From there, apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS Advantage or SPS
Advisor to view the funds and share classes available for purchase.
2 Below are the cost basis options available for SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor, Active Portfolios and Select Separate Account. You may
elect to sell specific shares outside of the cost basis option you have selected. If you elect to change from average cost to another
method after disposing of any mutual fund shares (i.e., sale, journal, transfer, etc.), the method change will apply only to covered
shares acquired after the date of the most recent disposition. If you transfer securities into a Managed Account the cost basis
method applied to the Managed Account receiving the securities will be applied to such securities. If you hold bonds in your Managed
Account, you have the option to make tax elections which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income.
These elections can be made by filing form 402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Equities:
• First In, First Out (FIFO): The first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Highest In, First Out (HIFO): The tax lots with the highest cost basis are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each
maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Last In, First Out (LIFO): The last tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Loss/Gain Utilization (SPS Advisor Accounts only): Evaluates losses and gains and strategically selects shares
to deplete based on the loss/gain in conjunction with the holding period. The loss/gain utilization method depletes
shares with losses before shares with gains, consistent with the objective of minimizing taxes. For share lots that yield a
loss, short-term share lots will be redeemed ahead of long-term share lots. For gains, long-term share lots will be redeemed
ahead of short-term share lots.
For SPS Advantage: If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of sale.
For SPS Advisor: Note, that your financial advisor has the discretion to override these methods and use another cost
basis method or specific identification. If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the
time of sale.
Cost Basis for Open End Mutual Funds:
• Average Cost Basis: Each mutual fund’s cost basis is the total amount invested averaged over the number of shares
purchased, giving each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average
cost of the shares is recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold.
Average cost is calculated separately for covered and non-covered shares.
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account. For SPS Advisor
Accounts, see footnote 4 (below).
For SPS Advantage: If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of sale, and with a
default lot relief election other than average cost made prior to sale.
For SPS Advisor: Note, that your financial advisor has the discretion to override these methods and use another cost basis
method or specific identification. If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of
sale, and with a default lot relief election other than average cost made prior to sale.
Cost Basis for Equities in Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRP), as available:
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
• Average Cost Basis: The cost basis for the shares is the total amount invested averaged over the shares purchased, giving
each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares is
recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated for
covered shares only.
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3 Below are the cost basis options available in the Signature Wealth Program. You may elect to sell specific shares outside of the cost
basis option you have selected. If you elect to change from average cost to another method after disposing of any mutual fund shares
(i.e., sale, journal, transfer, etc.), the method change will apply only to covered shares acquired after the date of the most recent
disposition. If you transfer securities into a Managed Account the cost basis method applied to the Managed Account receiving the
securities will be applied to such securities. If you hold bonds in your Managed Account, you have the option to make tax elections
which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income. These elections can be made by filing form
402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Mutual Funds
• Non Average Cost Basis: The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the same lot relief method elected for
equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account. If shares have been sold using average cost,
specific identification may be prospectively accounted.
Cost Basis for Equities
• Loss/Gain Utilization: Evaluates losses and gains and strategically selects shares to deplete based on the loss/gain in
conjunction with the holding period. The loss/gain utilization method depletes shares with losses before shares with gains,
consistent with the objective of minimizing taxes. For share lots that yield a loss, short-term share lots will be redeemed
ahead of long-term share lots. For gains, long-term share lots will be redeemed ahead of short-term share lots.
For Signature Wealth Accounts, if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that cost basis method. If you don’t indicate a
preference, the cost basis selected by Ameriprise Financial Services listed above will generally be used for the Program. Further, the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for tax-harvesting
purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
4 For SPS Advisor accounts, open end mutual funds generally use average cost, but may use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method (defined
above). Equities will generally use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method when your advisor is using certain trading systems. The FIFO
preference may be used for the trades that do not use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method. Note, that your financial advisor has the
discretion to override these methods and use another cost basis method or specific identification.
5 For discretionary Programs (other than SPS Advisor), if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that Cost Basis method. If you
don’t indicate a preference, the cost basis selected by Sponsor and listed above will generally be used for the Program. Further, for
Select Separate Accounts, the Advisory Service Provider with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for
tax-harvesting purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
Programs Offered With Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
The chart below provides an overview of the following Programs: Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and
Access Account, including offering terms. Please refer to the “Programs and Services” section for a description of
each Program and ask your financial advisor for more information about the investment products available to you. Fee
information is included in the “Fees and Compensation” section following the description of the Programs.
The charts also identify the primary mutual fund share class offered in the Programs and each Program’s
corresponding minimum investment requirements. Minimum withdrawal amounts and Account maintenance
minimums may apply to the Program you select and are available from your financial advisor. When reviewing the
charts, please consider, among other factors: 1) your ability to meet investment minimums for each Program using
assets held in custody at Ameriprise or assets held elsewhere which might be aggregated; 2) whether the Program
you select provides your financial advisor, the Oversight Committee or an Advisory Service Provider discretionary
authority; 3) the impact of underlying investment product level fees, on the overall performance of your portfolio; and 4)
whether the rebate of any 12b-1 fees associated with your Managed Account may be a taxable event for you.
Vista Separate Account
Investor Unified Account
Discretionary
Discretionary
Access Account2
Discretionary
Investment Advisory
Account Structure
Asset Allocation
Financial advisor recommends
Financial advisor recommends
Portfolio Strategist and/or
Investment Manager
determines
Investment Selection
Financial advisor recommends portfolio/model
Financial advisor recommends
portfolio/model and mutual
funds/ETFs
Financial advisor
recommends
portfolio/model
Investment Products
SMA strategies in multiple Accounts
SMA strategies, mutual funds
and ETFs within in a single
account
Mutual funds and/or ETF
portfolios in one or more
Accounts
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Primary Share Class
Offered for Purchase
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Program minimum –
Program minimum –
Generally $25,000 to
$250,000
Investment and
Maintenance
Minimums
Program minimum - $100,000
Each SMA strategy has its own initial minimum
and maintenance minimum. Client must invest in
at least one SMA.
Each SMA strategy has its own
initial minimum and maintenance
minimum.
$50,000 depending on
portfolio.
Each Access portfolio has its
own initial minimum and
maintenance minimum.
Client must invest in more than
one investment product (e.g., one
or more SMA, mutual fund or ETF,
or combination thereof).
Margin
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cost Basis3
Open end mutual funds: Average Cost, unless you
select another option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you select another
option.
Open end mutual funds:
Average Cost, unless you
select another option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you
select another option.
Open end mutual funds: Average
Cost, unless you select another
option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you
select another option.
1 In certain circumstances, your financial advisor may have discretion to select the asset allocation and investments for inclusion
in your Managed Account.
2 This program is accommodation only.
3 Below are the cost basis options available. If you hold bonds in your Managed Account, you have the option to make tax elections
which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income. These elections can be made by filing form
402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Equities:
• First In, First Out (FIFO): The first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each
maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Highest In, First Out (HIFO): The tax lots with the highest cost basis are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots
remaining each maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Last In, First Out (LIFO): The last tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
Cost Basis for Open End Mutual Funds:
• Average Cost Basis: Each mutual funds cost basis is the total amount invested averaged over the number of shares purchased,
giving each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares
is recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated
separately for covered and non-covered shares.
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
Cost Basis for Equities Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRP), as available:
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the account will be the same lot
relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
• Average Cost Basis: The cost basis for the shares is the total amount invested averaged over the shares purchased, giving
each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares is
recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated for
covered shares only.
4 For discretionary Programs (other than SPS Advisor), if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that Cost Basis method; if you
don’t indicate a preference, the cost basis selected by Ameriprise Financial Services and listed above will generally be used for the
Program. Further, the Advisory Service Provider with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for tax-
harvesting purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
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SPS Advantage
logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and
navigating to the “Trade & Research” and then,
“Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund”. From there,
apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share
classes available for purchase. See the “Revenue
Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC”
section regarding compensation for the sale of mutual
funds.
SPS Advantage is a non-discretionary Program which
enables your financial advisor to provide investment
advice relating to securities held in a single account,
with access to a wide spectrum of investment
choices. Advisory Shares are the primary share
class for mutual funds offered for purchase in
SPS Advantage Managed Accounts. SPS Advantage
may be appropriate for clients who seek and act
on the investment advice of their financial advisor.
Your financial advisor makes regular investment
recommendations in consideration of an asset
allocation. You review and approve each
recommendation. SPS Advantage is appropriate if you
primarily choose transactions your financial advisor
recommends to you (solicited). You may also choose
transactions on your own (unsolicited). However, an
SPS Advantage Account is not appropriate as a self-
directed account or for day trading, highly active
traders, or other excessive trading activity (solicited or
unsolicited), including trading mutual funds based on
market timing or if you plan to hold only a few mutual
fund or securities holdings in your Managed Account.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your SPS Advantage Account may
be reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you. The
reinvestment of equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or
UIT. dividends will generally result in the purchase of a
fractional share as further described in the “Fractional
Shares and Principal Transactions” sub- section of
the “Brokerage Practices” section and in your
Relationship Agreement. Where reinvestment is not
allowed or selected, your dividends and distributions
will be deposited in your (“Sweep Program”), which is a
vehicle for uninvested cash. Investment minimums
may also apply to mutual funds you purchase through
SPS Advantage. Review each applicable mutual fund’s
prospectus for further details.
Alternative Investments in SPS Advantage Accounts
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine whether
an SPS Advantage Account is appropriate upon
account opening and thereafter. Ameriprise Financial
Services, with thirty (30) days prior notice, also
reserves the right to limit or close any Account that
is used for excessive securities trading, or if it is
determined that the Account is no longer appropriate
for you.
See the “Terminating a Relationship Agreement”
section for more detail and for information regarding
your right to terminate your SPS Advantage Managed
Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services offers certain types of
alternative investments in SPS Advantage Accounts,
including but not limited to hedge funds, managed
futures funds, non-traded REITs, non- traded BDCs,
non-traded closed end funds, real estate private
placements, and private equity offerings. In order to be
considered for inclusion in an SPS Advantage Account,
the particular alternative investment must offer an
eligible fee structure that is designed for use with
advisory accounts and periodic redemptions.
As a courtesy, annuities and life insurance policies
may be displayed on your Managed Account statement.
Such annuities and life insurance policies are not held
in your Managed Account and any values provided by
third parties are not validated by us. You will not
receive recommendations or investment advice related
to such annuities and life insurance policies as part of
the SPS Advantage Program and the dollar value of
any such annuity or life insurance policy is excluded
from any portion of the Asset-based Fee calculation.
Alternative investments that meet Ameriprise Financial
Services’ due diligence standards are available for
purchase. On an ongoing basis the product sponsor of
the alternative investment determines the timing and
amounts of funds that are available for redemption
requests by investors. As a result, your investment in
an alternative investment is less liquid than an
investment in more common types of securities such
as an equity, bond, mutual fund or ETF. Your ability to
redeem all or a portion of your position will be
impacted by these factors. In the event redemptions
for a particular alternative investment are unavailable
to you or otherwise significantly restricted for an
extended period of time, or the alternative investment
no longer meets our due diligence criteria, Ameriprise
Financial Services will reclassify the investment as a
non-advisory asset and promptly transfer the position
into an Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance
with the Relationship Agreement.
Included among the available mutual funds for a SPS
Advantage Account, except for trustee-directed
retirement plans, are affiliated mutual funds and
investment products which are managed or sub-
advised by CMIA or their affiliates. For more
information on fund families and mutual funds offered
in our Managed Account services including the
applicable Advisory Share class or other share class
utilized, please contact your financial advisor or refer
to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by
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You should choose investments that are comprised of
an appropriate portfolio mix, based on a variety of
factors including your age, risk tolerance, objectives,
time horizon and historical performance of different
asset classes. Keep in mind, however, that asset
allocation analysis does not provide a comprehensive
financial analysis of your ability to reach your goals, nor
does it guarantee against losses in your portfolio.
The valuation of alternative investments reflects the
values as determined by and based on the records of
the product sponsors and administrators of a given
investment. While we apply reasonably designed due
diligence procedures on an initial and ongoing basis,
Ameriprise Financial Services does not guarantee the
accuracy of valuation information. Valuation at time of
redemption is based on various factors and therefore
the value shown on your consolidated statement is
not necessarily the value you will receive from the
product sponsor if you choose to sell your position in
an investment.
While financial advisors do not pay transaction
charges for trades they enter online, franchisee
financial advisors are generally assessed a transaction
charge for orders entered by phone. For employee
financial advisors, this transaction charge is assessed
to the employee’s branch. Payment of phone-in
transaction charges in SPS Advantage Accounts may
be a disincentive for a financial advisor to recommend
an SPS Advantage Account or to recommend such
trades in the Account(s).
Optional Automatic Rebalancing Feature
SPS Advantage has an optional feature that allows you
to enable automatic rebalancing (the “Feature”). You
may enroll in the Feature by completing the Ameriprise
SPS Advantage Automatic Rebalancing Agreement with
your financial advisor. Whether or not you enroll in the
Feature you can direct your financial advisor to
rebalance at any time.
For purposes of calculating the Asset-based Fee,
alternative investments will be valued as of the billing
date using the values provided to us from the product
sponsors and administrators of the investment.
Valuation for alternative investments is often delayed,
sometimes significantly, and is not guaranteed to be
provided to Ameriprise Financial Services in a timely
manner. As a result, the valuation used for purposes
of calculating the Asset-based Fee may not be current
with the actual value of your investments at the time
billing is processed and, depending on the
circumstances, can result in a higher Asset-based Fee.
You should carefully consider the impact of these
valuation delays on your Asset-based Fee when
evaluating whether to invest in an alternative
investment and when determining how much of your
portfolio is appropriate to invest in alternative
investments.
Methods of Analysis
After enrolling in the Feature, you can work with your
financial advisor to establish a pre-determined
allocation and frequency for Ameriprise Financial
Services to rebalance your assets to your pre-
determined allocation in accordance with your
instructions (“Security Target”). When you have an
active Security Target, Ameriprise Financial Services
will effect the scheduled securities transactions in
accordance with your instructions until your Security
Target is inactivated, modified, or your Managed
Account is terminated. Not all securities in your
Managed Account need to be included in the Security
Target (“Non-Target Securities”). Non-Target Securities
are not subject to automatic rebalancing.
Your financial advisor will review your financial and
investment needs, objectives and risk tolerance.
He or she may use asset value, current yield, yield
projections as well as other assumptions you provide,
as well as historical yield analysis, to provide you
with investment recommendations. Investment
recommendations will generally be made in
consideration of an asset allocation strategy. Asset
allocation is a strategy for diversifying investment
assets among various types of investments or asset
classes with the potential to move you toward your
financial goals while mitigating portfolio risk.
Diversification helps you spread risk throughout your
investment portfolio. Different asset classes have
different risk and potential return profiles, and they
perform differently in different market conditions.
Diversification will not guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss. Any estimated returns, estimated
asset values, and historical performance should not be
used to project the performance of specific assets you
currently own or may purchase. As with all investment
strategies, past performance is no guarantee of future
results. In addition, forecasts of future performance of
financial markets may prove to be incorrect.
You will be responsible for designating the securities
in your allocation, as well as setting the Security
Target percentage for each position. As part of
activating a Security Target, you will select a
rebalancing frequency interval (a “Frequency Interval”).
The Frequency Intervals are quarterly (91 days), semi-
annually (182 days), and annually (370 days). While
these frequency intervals are generally long enough
that you will not incur a short-term redemption fee from
a mutual fund, it is possible that you will incur such a
fee. When choosing the mutual funds to put in your
Security Target, you should consider this. When you
select a rebalancing Frequency Interval, the next
rebalancing date (the “Rebalancing Date”) will be on
or about the day following the end of the Frequency
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Interval you have chosen in your most recent Security
Target or the actual day that we were able to effect
the automatic rebalancing in your Managed Account,
whichever is later. The only permissible reason for a
delay is an operational delay as described below. If
you want to add to, delete, or otherwise modify your
Security Target, you will confirm the change with your
financial advisor. All Security Target modifications or
activations will not be implemented until a minimum of
a calendar quarter has elapsed. You will receive a
confirmation letter setting forth your newly activated,
modified, or inactivated Security Target. Notify your
financial advisor immediately if the instructions
confirmed to you are incorrect.
account is subject to a trade correction, technology
failures, operational failures, high trading volumes,
corporate reorganizations, unusual market conditions,
or any other condition which impedes our ability to
process your instructions accurately. If automatic
rebalancing has been delayed, generally it will take
place in the next market session, however, we will
attempt to rebalance your Managed Account on
successive days for up to five (5) business days. If we
have tried to rebalance your Managed Account five
successive times and each rebalance has failed, your
Security Target will be inactivated. Additionally, we will
automatically inactivate your Security Target if we
receive notice of death, divorce, or in the case where
we receive returned/undeliverable mail. In each case,
you will receive notice of your Security Target becoming
inactivated. We will report any trades executed in
connection with the Feature to you in your monthly
account statement for the month in which the
transaction took place.
Eligible Assets and Eligible Securities. Only certain
types of assets and securities are eligible for the
Feature. The security types eligible for the Feature
include mutual funds, ETFs, traded CEFs, and
individual equities. Assets held on margin are
ineligible for the Feature. Only securities already
owned in your Managed Account may be a part of your
Security Target.
A rebalancing will fail if: the account has a pending or
unprocessed trade correction, the Security Target
includes a security that is not held in the account, the
account becomes restricted from trading, a position is
held on margin, the Security Target includes a mutual
fund position that is not eligible for trading, or the
account becomes ineligible to purchase additional
shares of a mutual fund included in the Security Target.
You can deposit cash, transfer in securities, or make
additional purchases at any time while enrolled in the
Feature. Additional cash deposited into your Managed
Account may be invested at any time as you instruct.
Cash in your Managed Account that exceeds the
Security Target percentage will be automatically
invested in accordance with your Security Target the
next time your Managed Account rebalances.
Margin Balances Held in SPS Advantage Accounts.
The Rebalancing Process. Automatic rebalancing will
be accomplished by buying and selling eligible
securities. Overweighted securities will be sold and
underweighted securities will be purchased, provided
the transactions required to rebalance the Account
meet the minimum trade requirement of $100. When
rebalancing, the Feature will calculate whether the
eligible securities included in the Security Target are
over or underweight their target percentage relative to
each other when calculating the automatic rebalancing;
it will not take the value of Non-Target Securities into
account and Non-Target Securities will not be
rebalanced as a part of the Feature. Also, when you
choose a security to be included in your Security Target,
any purchases or transfers into your Managed Account
of that same security will be included in and subject to
your Security Target and rebalanced on the next
Rebalancing Date, if applicable.
Both pledge loans and margin are available in non-
qualified SPS Advantage Accounts; however, you may
not utilize both margin lending features and a pledge
line of credit in the same Account. This section covers
the specific benefits, costs and risks of using margin
in a non-qualified SPS Advantage Account. For details
regarding the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
conflicts of interest associated with both types of
products, see the “Securities-Based Lending
Solutions” section.
Automatic rebalancing will generally occur on or about
the day after the last day of the Frequency Interval from
the date your last Security Target instruction was
accepted or the last automatic Rebalancing Date,
whichever was later. The only permissible reason for a
delay is an operational delay as described below.
Such transactions generally result in tax consequences
in non-qualified SPS Advantage Accounts.
Investing on margin involves the extension of credit to
you and your financial exposure could exceed the
value of your securities. Ameriprise Financial Services,
in its sole discretion, may approve your Managed
Account for margin trading. Margin lending has specific
risks outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document;
review that document before opening a margin
account.
We may only delay processing your instructions under
circumstances related to operational issues associated
with the Security Target, and the delay may only persist
to the extent that these operational issues impede our
ability to process your instructions, including but not
limited to: a Rebalancing Date falling on a day other
than a business day, the Rebalancing Date falling on a
day your Asset-based Fee is being deducted, the
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Considerations Include:
•
margin activity in your SPS Advantage Account, the
incremental fees paid to Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates may be significantly higher than in
the absence of margin or than might otherwise be paid
pursuant to a standard margin arrangement with us or
another broker-dealer. The following is a hypothetical
illustration of the impact on the compensation
received by Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates. It compares an SPS Advantage Account that
does not engage in margin activity to an Account with
a margin arrangement with respect to 30% of the SPS
Advantage Account assets.
A decline in the value of securities that are
purchased on margin or are in a margin account
may require you to provide additional funds to
AEIS to maintain your position and/or to maintain
sufficient assets in the Sweep Program to meet
fee requirements. If you do not provide the
required additional funds or securities within the
prescribed time, we will determine which
securities to liquidate to address any margin call
and can liquidate all or a portion of your holdings.
You will be liable for any resulting deficit in your
Managed Account.
•
Without
buying on
Margin
With
buying
on
Margin
Account Value
$100,000 $100,000
You can lose more funds than you deposit in
the margin account. Margin trading can work
against you as well as for you, leading to, for
example, larger losses as well as the potential
for larger gains.
n/a
$130,000
• Margin may be approved only for non-qualified
SPS Advantage Accounts.
Revised Account value
including assets
purchased on margin
•
$2,000
$2,600
Annual Asset-based Fee
received by Ameriprise
Financial Services (based
on 2.0% Asset-based Fee)
Tax-qualified SPS Advantage accounts, such as
accounts established under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”), IRAs and Tax-Sheltered Custodial
Accounts (“TSCAs”) are not available for margin
accounts.
n/a
$1,800*
•
Margin interest received
by AEIS
$2,000
$4,400
Total Asset-based Fee
and margin interest
received by Ameriprise
Financial Services and
affiliates**
Only one account per ownership registration
(e.g., individual, joint) is allowed to establish
margin at Ameriprise. For example, if you have
already established margin borrowing in an
Ameriprise brokerage account in an individual
ownership, an SPS Advantage Account in the
same individual ownership will not be approved
for margin unless margin trading is removed from
the Ameriprise brokerage account.
•
* This Assumes average daily outstanding margin loan
balance of $30,000 over one-year period and 6% interest
rate. For current interest rates consult your financial advisor.
** This example does not include any product-level fees
that may be received by Ameriprise Financial Services on
the mutual fund portion of the SPS Advantage Account(s).
If these fees were included, total fees received by
Ameriprise Financial Services would be higher.
If you acquire/hold securities positions on
margin, any margin account balance in SPS
Advantage will be included in the calculation of
your Asset-based Fee for that period. Therefore,
if you engage in margin activity your Asset-based
Fee will be higher and Sweep Program
maintenance requirements will be impacted to
the extent of the margin exposure.
SPS Advisor
Fees and Compensation Associated with Margin
Activity.
If you purchase securities in your non-qualified SPS
Advantage Account using margin you will be subject
to interest charges for the extension of credit in the
margin account in addition to your Asset-based Fee
based on total assets under management. In
addition, your Asset- based Fee will increase as the
value of your Managed Account increases and the
compensation earned by your financial advisor will
similarly increase. In situations where you engage in
SPS Advisor is a discretionary Service that enables
your SPS Discretionary Advisor to direct the purchase or
sale of eligible securities and/or investment products
within a single account on your behalf. Advisory Shares
are the primary share class for mutual funds offered
for purchase in SPS Advisor Accounts. The term SPS
Discretionary Advisor refers to each individual that has
discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities in
your SPS Advisor Account without seeking your prior
approval for each trade. Your financial advisor may be
a part of a team. In this scenario, there may be more
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statement. Such annuities and life insurance policies
are not held in your Managed Account and any values
provided by third parties are not validated by us. You
will not receive recommendations or investment advice
related to such annuities and life insurance policies
as part of the SPS Advisor Service and the dollar
value of any such annuity or life insurance policy is
excluded from any portion of the Asset-based Fee
calculation.
than one SPS Discretionary Advisor authorized to use
discretion on your Managed Account. For example, in
the instance your SPS Discretionary Advisor(s)
becomes unavailable or incapacitated, your Managed
Account may temporarily be managed, and securities
purchased and sold, by a designated back-up
SPS Discretionary Advisor for the individual or team.
Your primary, or servicing financial advisor, will
recommend the Managed Account or AFPS, negotiate
the Advisory Fee with you, and oversee the analysis
and advice prepared for you. Your servicing financial
advisor may or may not be your SPS Discretionary
Advisor. In the instance that your servicing financial
advisor is not your SPS Discretionary Advisor, your SPS
Discretionary Advisor will oversee the analysis and
investment advice prepared for you.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your SPS Advisor Account may be
reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you. The
reinvestment of equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or
UIT dividends will generally result in the purchase of a
fractional share as further described in the “Fractional
Shares and Principal Transactions” sub-section of the
“Brokerage Practices” section and in the Relationship
Agreement. Where reinvestment is not allowed or
selected, your dividends and distributions will be
deposited in your Sweep Program.
Your SPS Discretionary Advisor will purchase and sell
securities in your Managed Account that are suitable
for you and consistent with your investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation, risk
tolerance and in consideration of each Account’s
asset allocation. You must promptly notify your
financial advisor if these factors change. SPS Advisor
Accounts are not appropriate for day trading, highly
active traders, or other excessive trading activity,
including trading mutual funds based on market
timing. Such short- term trading activity may result in a
short-term redemption fee from a mutual fund.
Included among the available mutual funds for a non-
qualified SPS Advisor Account are mutual funds which
are managed or sub-advised by our affiliate, CMIA. For
more information on fund families and mutual funds
offered in our Managed Account Services including the
applicable Advisory Share class or other share class
utilized, please contact your financial advisor or refer
to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by
logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and
navigating to the “Trade & Research” and then,
“Screeners” followed by Mutual Fund. From there,
apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share
classes available for purchase. See the “Revenue
Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC”
section regarding compensation for the sale of mutual
funds.
Your SPS Discretionary Advisor will not have the ability
to withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities
from your SPS Advisor Account without your prior
authorization. You may impose Reasonable Restrictions
on your SPS Advisor Account(s) by working with your
financial advisor to reflect your restriction request(s).
Although your SPS Discretionary Advisor will exercise
discretion in your Managed Account, the performance
of your Managed Account(s) will not be monitored on a
day-to-day basis.
Education and Business Standards
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine whether an
SPS Advisor Account is suitable upon account opening
and thereafter. Ameriprise Financial Services, with
thirty (30) days prior notice, also reserves the right to
limit or close any Account if it is determined that the
Program is no longer suitable for you.
See the “Terminating a Relationship Agreement”
section for more detail and for information regarding
your right to terminate your SPS Advisor Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services also reserves the right,
with thirty (30) days prior notice, to transfer your SPS
Advisor Account into an SPS Advantage Account as
further described in the Relationship Agreement,
which are available from your financial advisor and
online at www.ameriprise.com/disclosures.
As a courtesy, annuities and life insurance policies
may be displayed on your Managed Account
Financial advisors can choose whether or not to pursue
certification as an SPS Discretionary Advisor and
participate in the SPS Advisor Program. In order for a
financial advisor to become eligible to provide
discretionary investment management services to you in
the SPS Advisor Program, Ameriprise Financial Services
requires that financial advisors become certified as an
SPS Discretionary Advisor. A financial advisor can
become certified by meeting certain eligibility
requirements and completing required training. Eligibility
requirements include a minimum number of years of
relevant experience, a particular level of assets under
management, and industry certifications such as an
Accredited Portfolio Management AdvisorSM (“APMA®”)
program certificate or a Chartered Financial
Analyst®(“CFA®”) or Certified Investment Management
Analyst®(“CIMA®”) certification. Ameriprise Financial
Services reserves the right to deny and withdraw a
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Signature Wealth
financial advisor's ability to offer SPS Advisor Accounts
even though the financial advisor otherwise meets our
certification requirements.
SPS Discretionary Advisors are also subject to ongoing
reviews to maintain their eligibility to continue offering
discretionary investment management services to you
in the SPS Advisor Program. These reviews and the
eligibility requirements we impose may be a
disincentive for a financial advisor to participate in the
SPS Advisor Program and offer SPS Advisor Accounts.
Methods of Analysis
Your financial advisor will review your financial and
investment needs, objectives and risk tolerance. Your
SPS Discretionary Advisor may use asset value,
current yield, yield projections, historical yield
analysis, as well as other assumptions you provide, to
make investment decisions. Investment decisions will
generally be made in consideration of an asset
allocation strategy. Asset allocation is a strategy for
diversifying investment assets among various types of
investments or asset classes with the potential to
move you toward your financial goals while managing
your risk tolerance. Diversification helps you spread
risk throughout your investment portfolio. Different
asset classes have different risk and potential return
profiles, and they perform differently in different
market conditions.
The Signature Wealth Program, a flexible Unified
Managed Account, is a discretionary investment
advisory program, which offers clients the ability to
combine multiple investment types such as mutual
fund and ETF model investment portfolios, SMA model
investment portfolios, and individual mutual
funds/ETFs in an asset allocation within a single
Account. With the assistance of your financial advisor,
you will determine your investment objective, risk
tolerance, and time horizon that will form the basis of
your target asset allocation. From your Client
Information, your financial advisor will create a
personalized Signature Wealth Proposal and
recommend investments from a broad range of model
investment portfolios that are constructed by
Signature Wealth Investment Providers and eligible
mutual funds and ETFs to fulfill your Signature Wealth
Account target asset allocation. You can further
customize and round out the asset allocation in your
Managed Account with a client directed model, the
portion of your Managed Account that is not invested
in model investment portfolios and where you select
from individual eligible mutual funds and ETFs to hold
in your Managed Account in addition to the model
investment portfolio(s). A minimum of one model
investment portfolio must be selected to participate in
this Program. A client directed model is not required to
participate in this Program.
Advisory Shares are the primary share class for
mutuals funds offered for purchase in a Signature
Wealth Account. TSCA accounts are not eligible to
invest in Signature Wealth.
Diversification will not guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss. Neither estimated returns, estimated
asset values, nor historical performance should be used
to project the performance of specific assets you
currently own or may purchase. As with all strategies,
past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
In addition, forecasts of future performance of financial
markets may prove to be incorrect.
In addition, your SPS Discretionary Advisor will choose
investments that are comprised of an appropriate
portfolio mix, based on a variety of factors such as
your age, risk tolerance, objectives, time horizon and
historical performance of different asset classes.
Keep in mind, however, that asset allocation analysis
does not provide a comprehensive financial analysis
of your ability to reach your goals, nor does it
guarantee against losses in your portfolio.
While financial advisors do not pay transaction charges
for trades they enter online, franchisee financial
advisors are assessed a transaction charge if entering
an order by phone. For employee financial advisors,
this transaction charge is assessed to the employee’s
branch. Payment of phone-in transaction charges in
SPS Advisor accounts may be a disincentive for a
financial advisor to recommend an SPS Advisor
Account or to place such trades in the Account(s).
For Accounts in the Signature Wealth Program, all
discretionary investment management is provided
by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, a
third-party Advisory Service Provider. The Signature
Wealth Investment Manager has the discretionary
authority to purchase or sell securities or make
other investments for your Managed Account;
however, you directly own the underlying securities
in the portfolio. Your financial advisor provides
recommendations regarding which model
investment portfolios, mutual funds and ETFs to
hold in your Signature Wealth Account. The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager, not your
financial advisor, will provide you with investment
management services for your Signature Wealth
Account according to your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation and the model investment
portfolios, mutual funds and ETFs you select. The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager will manage
the assets in your Managed Account(s) according to
your Account’s target asset allocation, subject to
any Reasonable Restrictions or other instructions
provided by you.
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the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will
(i) first close the SMA strategy in the Select Separate
Account Program to new investments prior to offering
the SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program;
(ii) generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA
strategy to continue to be processed in the Select
Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently
migrate existing accounts investing in the SMA strategy
from the Select Separate Account Program into the
Signature Wealth Program.
If you have chosen to add a client directed model to
your portfolio, you will work with your financial
advisor to select the investments that make up
your client directed model. The Signature Wealth
Investment Manager has trading discretion over any
client directed model and will be responsible for all
trading and rebalancing of your client directed
model along with the model investment portfolios
you selected to maintain your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation. In instances where a
particular mutual fund or ETF is no longer eligible
for use in the Signature Wealth Program, the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager has limited
investment discretion to select a replacement
mutual fund or ETF for your client directed model.
During this transition phase, if you hold an impacted
SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate Account
the Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for your Select
Separate Account than it would be if you held the same
SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program. As your
Select Separate SMA strategy goes through this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you.
Your Signature Wealth Account will generally only
rebalance when (i) you make deposits into or
withdrawals from the Signature Wealth Account,
(ii) annually at least every 370 days, or (iii) when
requested.
However, if you make a change to your model
investment portfolios or asset allocation, your
Managed Account will be rebalanced to align with
the appropriate asset allocation in effect for your
investment objective and risk tolerance. Such
rebalancing transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts. Your annual
rebalance date will reset each time your Managed
Account rebalances. The Signature Wealth Investment
Manager will rebalance and reallocate your Signature
Wealth Account, across each model investment
portfolio and if applicable any client directed model.
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your
Managed Account(s) by working with your financial
advisor to complete and sign appropriate documents
to reflect your restriction request(s). The Signature
Wealth Investment Manager must accept any
Reasonable Restrictions before they will be binding on
the Account(s). If a Reasonable Restriction is
accepted any impacted position(s) will be removed
from the applicable model investment portfolio or
client directed model and the proceeds reallocated to
the remaining positions in any impacted model
investment portfolio or client directed model on a pro
rata basis.
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise
Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee
for Select Separate Accounts than we receive for
Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition
period when the same SMA strategy is held in both
Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses
this conflict through a combination of disclosures and
by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the
transition process described above. Additionally, the
transition process does not impact the Manager Fee
that compensates the Advisory Service Provider and
does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee
received by your financial advisor. However, the
transition process will result, for a limited period of
time, in Sponsor receiving a higher Platform Fee from
impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate
Accounts than it would from the same SMA strategy
invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in
the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial Services
plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by migrating
any Select Separate Account with an impacted SMA
strategy from the Select Separate Account Program to
the Signature Wealth Program, in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement. As noted above, when your
Select Separate Account SMA strategy is a part of this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you
so that you may work with your financial advisor to
transition your Select Separate SMA Account to the
Signature Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so
that you can benefit sooner from the reduced Platform
Fee rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your Signature Wealth Account
may be reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you.
Inclusion and Management of Advisory Service
Providers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Signature Wealth Program.
Certain SMA strategies that are currently available in
the Select Separate Account Program are / or will
become available in our Signature Wealth Program as
our initial step to transition such SMA strategies from
the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature
Wealth Program. The full transition process will include
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Review of Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services’ Contractual
Relationship with Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager and the available Signature Wealth
Investment Providers, as further described in the
“Advisory Service Providers” section.
The Signature Wealth Investment Manager and each of
the Signature Wealth Investment Providers have
entered into a master advisory agreement with
Ameriprise Financial Services, which governs the
relationship and responsibilities of the respective
parties. You may pay a Manager Fee for any of the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers, you will pay
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager a fee for
their services. See “Fees and Compensation” section
below for more information.
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to identify and
make available a range of model investment portfolios
within the Signature Wealth Program to provide clients
with a choice of investment styles and corresponding
risk levels. The evaluation process consists of
gathering information on the Signature Wealth
Investment Provider candidates from published
materials, questionnaires and interviews. Screening
factors are both quantitative and qualitative and
include (but are not limited to): (i) management style
and total assets under management; (ii) assets
managed in a particular investment style; (iii) number
of years the firm has managed assets; and (iv) the
number and qualifications of investment professionals
employed. Each evaluation factor may have a different
weighting in the decision- making process. Generally,
no one factor determines the outcome of any
selection.
Certain Signature Wealth Investment Providers may
employ one or more affiliates to perform certain
aspects of their portfolio construction, administrative
support, sales and marketing for one or more model
investment portfolios. In these situations, the affiliate
is subject to the same duties and obligations as the
Signature Wealth Investment Provider, including
adherence to the master advisory agreement with
Ameriprise Financial Services. In delegating
responsibilities to an affiliate, the Signature Wealth
Model Provider would not be relieved of any of its
duties or obligations and remains responsible for the
acts and omissions of the affiliate as if such acts and
omissions were its own.
Your Selection of Signature Wealth
Firms, including affiliates of Ameriprise Financial
Services, which pass the evaluation process are
subject to a structured due diligence review by IRG.
Ameriprise Financial Services may identify actual or
potential concerns regarding a particular Signature
Wealth Investment Provider as a result of the review
and may request that the Signature Wealth Investment
Provider take corrective action to address such
concerns. These reviews may also result in the
removal of a Signature Wealth Investment Provider
from the Program.
Education and Business Standards
The investment advisory personnel employed by
Advisory Service Providers participating in the
Signature Wealth Program must meet certain
educational, business and personnel requirements.
The minimum educational requirement for an
individual providing investment advice is a college
degree and completion of further financial service
industry certifications such as the CFA, FINRA Series
7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or comparable education
or work experience. Ameriprise Financial Services’
research personnel seek to identify, and encourage
participation by, Advisory Service Providers whose
personnel have additional professional qualifications,
including graduate degrees or a CFA designation. In
addition, suitable work experience in the financial
services industry is considered as part of an
individual’s overall qualifications.
Your financial advisor will discuss your financial
objectives and other factors such as your risk
tolerance, investment objectives, and important
information regarding the Signature Wealth Program,
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and the
available Signature Wealth Investment Providers.
Based on the Client Information you provided, you and
your financial advisor will work together to create a
Signature Wealth proposal which will provide you with
a target asset allocation for your Managed Account
along with recommendations for model investment
portfolios and as applicable, a client directed model of
individual mutual funds and / or ETFs to round out
your target asset allocation. Your financial advisor will
recommend and you may select one or more Signature
Wealth Investment Providers from the list of available
model investment portfolios. Included in the available
model investment portfolio list is Columbia
Management Capital Advisers, an operating division of
CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services.
When you select your investments and agree to
establish a Signature Wealth Account, you will be
giving discretion of your Signature Wealth Account to
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager. To assist
you in making your decision, you will be provided with
a copy of the Signature Wealth Investment Manager’s
disclosure brochure document (Part 2A of Form ADV)
and you will be provided with access to the Signature
Wealth Model Provider’s disclosure document (Part 2A
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withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior
authorization.
Limitations on Security Type
of Form ADV), which includes important information
regarding the Advisory Service Providers. Your financial
advisor will also provide you with Signature Wealth
Model Provider Fact Sheets for the model investment
portfolios you selected for your Signature Wealth
Account. Please note that past performance is not an
indication of future results. Composite performance
information included on the Signature Wealth Fact
Sheet has been provided by the Signature Wealth
Investment Provider. In general, these composites are
created quarterly on an asset and time-weighted basis
using month-end market values and returns. Your
financial advisor can provide you with the Signature
Wealth Fact Sheets for specific composite
performance information regarding each model
investment portfolio available.
Except as may be provided in connection with the
Sweep Program, in general, the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager may not directly invest your
assets in cash equivalent securities or instruments
such as money market securities, certificates of
deposit, time deposits, banker’s acceptances or
repurchase agreements; or options, futures or other
derivative instruments; however these types of
securities may be included in the underlying holdings
of the mutual funds and ETFs recommended by the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers and utilized by
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager. These
types of assets are also generally not accepted for
deposit in connection with establishing a new Account.
Prospectus Delivery to Signature Wealth Investment
Manager
Ameriprise Financial Services requires each Signature
Wealth Investment Provider to meet Ameriprise
Financial Services’ performance validation standards,
however Ameriprise Financial Services does not review
the appropriateness of the methodologies used by the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers to calculate the
underlying historical performance information presented
in the Signature Wealth Fact Sheet, nor does
Ameriprise Financial Services audit the mathematical
accuracy of the Signature Wealth Model Provider’s
performance information. Ameriprise Financial Services
does restate the performance after deducting the
highest annual Asset-based Fee when presenting the
performance on a net basis.
Prospectuses contain detailed information about the
fees and expenses charged by, and the past
performance of, the investments held in your Managed
Account(s). With your authorization and appointment
as your agent for delivery, the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager will receive prospectuses on your
behalf for the mutual funds and ETFs purchased in
your Signature Wealth Account investments within the
model investment portfolios. Information regarding
your Managed Account’s holdings of, and transactions
in, mutual funds and ETFs will be available on the
secure site at amerprise.com and in your Ameriprise
Financial statements.
Review the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and
as applicable, the Signature Wealth Model Provider’s
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV), this
Disclosure Brochure Supplement, the Disclosure
Brochure and the applicable Signature Wealth
Investment Providers Fact Sheet(s) prior to selecting a
Signature Wealth Account. Each Signature Wealth
Model Provider’s disclosure document is available to
you at ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
Acceptance of Your Signature Wealth Account
You retain the right to receive any prospectuses that
are delivered to the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager on request and at any time by requesting a
copy from your financial advisor or by contacting us at
800.862.7919. You may also access the prospectuses
for the mutual funds and ETFs held in your Signature
Wealth Account(s) via the fund family’s website.
If you prefer to receive the information that is
contained in prospectuses, please contact your
financial advisor or us at the number above and we will
provide them to you.
In this case, Ameriprise Financial Services will deliver
prospectuses for the investments held in your
Signature Wealth Account(s) directly to you in
accordance with your document delivery preference.
If you elect a client directed model, the prospectuses
related to the mutual funds and/or ETFs held will be
directed to you. You may not direct these prospectuses
to the Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine, on behalf
of the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, whether
to accept or reject a prospective client and related
Account based upon the Client Information. Once your
Managed Account is accepted, you will become an
investment management client of the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager. The Signature Wealth Investment
Manager will have discretionary authority as described
above to act on your behalf for purchases, sales and
other transactions in your Signature Wealth Account,
including sales with respect to securities transferred
in-kind to the account, without seeking your approval.
Such transactions generally result in tax consequences
in non-qualified accounts. Your Signature Wealth
Investment Manager will not have the ability to
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Methods of Analysis
changes to the selected investments within your
Managed Account, as well as other relevant
information to help them monitor these discretionary
Account(s).
Transferred Accounts
The following information applies generally to the
Investment Managers and Investment Providers
available in Managed Accounts Programs. Investment
Managers and Investment Providers may utilize
different techniques for buying and selling securities,
which are often unique to the investment strategies
they manage. Fundamental analysis is the most
common method used and typically involves the
development of a thorough understanding of
fundamental features of a business through analysis
and interpretation of company and industry data, such
as revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, management,
industry position and other factors, in order to evaluate
a security.
You may wish to transfer a model investment portfolio
that you hold at another investment advisory firm to
Ameriprise Financial Services. If this model investment
portfolio is offered in the Ameriprise Signature Wealth
Program, you may transfer the account to your
Signature Wealth Account. Upon receipt, the
investment will be rebalanced into your Managed
Account in accordance with your Signature Wealth
Account’s target asset allocation within your Signature
Wealth proposal, which may result in different
investment positions and/or allocation of such
positions than the model investment portfolio you
held at the prior advisory firm. If your current model
investment portfolio is not available in the Ameriprise
Signature Wealth Service, your financial advisor will
assist you with identifying other appropriate
alternatives.
Active Portfolios®
Certain Investment Managers and Investment
Providers may also use quantitative methods of
analysis, which is computer-based and uses
mathematical and statistical modeling to value
securities, markets or investment opportunities.
Technical analysis may also be used, involving the
analysis of market data. Investment Managers and
Investment Providers may employ one or more
methods of analysis, with varying degrees of focus
on certain attributes and techniques.
Review and Update of Client Information
Active Portfolios® is a discretionary Program that
enables you to invest in actively managed portfolios
comprised of mutual funds and/or ETFs. Advisory
Shares are the primary share class for mutual funds
offered for purchase in Active Portfolios® Accounts.
Your financial advisor will review your Client
Information and Signature Wealth Account’s
performance and compatibility with respect to your
Managed Account’s target asset allocation, risk
tolerance and time horizon with you.
All discretionary investment management is provided
by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, a
non-affiliated third-party Advisory Service Provider that
serves as the Investment Manager for all Active
Portfolios® Accounts. Investment Providers deliver asset
allocation and investment selection recommendations
for their specific portfolio(s) to the Investment Manager.
If there are changes to your Client Information, your
financial advisor will inform Ameriprise Financial
Services of any changes to your Client Information. Your
financial advisor may also provide research and
analysis regarding the target asset allocation and
select model investment portfolios to you and
recommend changes based on any changes to your
Client Information. If there have been changes to your
Client Information, your financial advisor may
recommend updates your Signature Wealth Account’s
target asset allocation and/or model investment
portfolios.
Your financial advisor will review the updated proposal
with you and based on your review and acceptance,
your financial advisor will then submit your updated
proposal to Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise
Financial Services will inform and provide the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager with your
updated information and requested changes.
The Investment Manager has discretionary authority to
purchase or sell securities or make other investments
for your Managed Account; however, you directly own
the underlying securities in the portfolio. The Investment
Manager invests your Managed Account assets in the
portfolio you select with your financial advisor and is
responsible for the ongoing investment management
and trading of your Active Portfolios® Account, subject
to any Reasonable Restrictions or other instructions you
provide. Your financial advisor provides
recommendations regarding which portfolio to hold in
your Active Portfolios® Account. The Investment
Manager—not your financial advisor or the Investment
Provider—provides discretionary investment
management services for your Active Portfolios®
Account in accordance with your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation and the portfolio you select.
Ameriprise provides the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager with ongoing updates of Client Information
and Account information, such as updates to your
Managed Account’s target asset allocation and
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a variety of Active
Portfolios® investments that are designed to help meet
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your investment growth and/or income needs. TSCA
Accounts are only eligible to invest in Active Diversified
Portfolios® investments.
You retain the right to receive any prospectuses that
are delivered to the Investment Manager on request
and at any time by requesting a copy from your financial
advisor or by contacting us at 800.862.7919. You
may also access the prospectuses for the mutual
funds and ETFs held in your Active Portfolios®
Account(s) via the fund family’s website.
CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, is
the Investment Provider of the following Active
Portfolios® investments Active Accumulation Portfolios®
(only available for non-qualified Accounts) and Active
Risk Portfolios®. Non-qualified Active Accumulation
Portfolios®, and Active Risk Portfolios® are designed to
primarily invest in, and therefore favor, Columbia
mutual funds managed by CMIA. The Columbia
Management Asset Allocation Team determines the
asset allocation at the portfolio level and selects the
investments to be included in the portfolios.
If you prefer to receive the information that is contained
in prospectuses, please contact your financial advisor
or us at the number above and we will provide them to
you. In this case, Ameriprise Financial Services will
deliver prospectuses for the investments held in your
Active Portfolios® Account(s) directly to you in
accordance with your document delivery preference.
Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates receive
greater revenue when you select a portfolio managed by
CMIA than if you select another Active Portfolios®
investment.
In the event our master investment advisory agreement
with your Investment Manager does not provide for the
receipt of certain or all prospectuses on behalf of
clients, you will receive such prospectuses directly.
Inclusion and Management of Active Portfolios®
Investment Managers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Active Portfolios® Program.
Investment Manager for Active Portfolios® investments
may select mutual funds and/or ETFs. In general, the
selected mutual funds are among the fund families
that fully participate in the Ameriprise Financial
Services mutual fund program. Program participants
pay cost reimbursement payments to AEIS, as
described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” section.
Review of Advisory Service Providers
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your Active
Portfolios® account(s) by completing and signing the
appropriate document reflecting your request. Ameriprise
Financial Services and the applicable Investment
Manager(s) must accept any Reasonable Restrictions
before they will be binding on the Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Investment Providers and their
applicable investment strategies and investment
advisory services available or utilized in Active
Portfolios® investments as further described in the
“Advisory Service Providers” section.
From time to time, the IRG personnel will conduct
searches to identify new Advisory Service Providers for
Active Portfolios®. These recommendations are
presented to the Oversight Committee for inclusion in
Active Portfolios®.
The Investment Manager will determine whether to
reinvest dividends, interest and distributions received
on the investments held in your Active Portfolios®
Account. Where reinvestment of dividends is not
allowed, dividends, interest and distributions will be
deposited into your Sweep Program.
Prospectus Delivery to Investment Managers
In addition, IRG conducts periodic reviews of the
Advisory Service Providers. These reviews are based on
applicable information gathered from various sources
including disclosure documents, questionnaires,
portfolio performance, assets under management,
personnel changes, portfolio turnover and other factors
as Ameriprise Financial Services deems appropriate.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically provides
information from these reviews to financial advisors
servicing Active Portfolios® investments.
From time to time, these reviews may also result in
Ameriprise Financial Services removing an Advisory
Service Provider.
Prospectuses contain detailed information about the
fees and expenses charged by, and the past
performance of, the investments held in your Managed
Account(s). With your authorization and appointment
as your agent for delivery, the Investment Manager for
Active Portfolios® investments will receive
prospectuses on your behalf for the mutual funds and
ETFs purchased in your Active Portfolios® Account(s).
Information regarding your Managed Account’s
holdings of, and transactions in, mutual funds and
ETFs will be available on the secure site at
amerprise.com and in your Ameriprise Financial
statements.
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Education and Business Standards
management client of the Investment Manager. Your
Investment Manager will have full discretionary
authority to act on your behalf for purchases, sales
and other transactions in your Active Portfolios®
Account, including sales with respect to securities
transferred in-kind to the account, without seeking your
approval. Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
Your Investment Manager will not have the ability to
withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior authorization.
For Active Portfolios® managed by CMIA or an
unaffiliated Investment Providers, review the
applicable Advisory Brochure (Part 2A of the Form ADV)
for additional information about the Investment
Manager’s advisory services and methods of analysis.
The investment advisory personnel employed by the
Investment Manager must meet certain educational,
business and personnel requirements. The minimum
educational requirement for an individual providing
investment advice is a college degree and completion
of further financial service industry certification such
as CFA®, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) Series 7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or
comparable education or work experience. Ameriprise
Financial Services’ due diligence personnel seek to
identify, and encourage participation by, Investment
Managers whose personnel have additional
professional qualifications, including graduate degrees
or a CFA designation. In addition, suitable work
experience in the financial services industry is
considered as part of an individual’s overall
qualifications.
Investment Manager Review of Active Portfolios®
Ameriprise Financial Services’ contractual
relationship with Advisory Service Provider
Ongoing updates of Active Portfolios® account
information, including holdings and transaction
information, as well as other relevant information are
made available to the Investment Manager to help
monitor the Active Portfolios® investments.
Each Advisory Service Provider has entered into a
master investment advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services, which governs the relationship and
responsibilities of the respective parties.
Select Separate Account
Your Active Portfolios® Selection
Select Separate Account is a discretionary Program in
which you may own a portfolio of individual securities,
SMAs, ETFs, and/or mutual funds managed by a
professional Advisory Service Provider in accordance
with a single investment strategy or a combination of
complementary strategies. Select Separate SMA
strategies generally do not offer mutual funds. Where
mutual funds are offered, Advisory Shares will be
offered for purchase. TSCA Accounts are not eligible to
invest in Select Separate Accounts.
Your financial advisor will assist you in selecting one
or more Active Portfolios® investments. Your financial
advisor will discuss your financial objectives and other
factors such as your risk tolerance, investment
objectives, and important information regarding the
Investment Manager. Your financial advisor will also
provide you with the applicable Active Portfolios®
investment fact sheet (“Active Portfolios® investment
Fact Sheet”). The Active Portfolios® investment Fact
Sheet includes biographical information about the
Investment Manager and investment philosophy and
style information, portfolio characteristics and
composite performance. Past performance is not an
indication of future results.
The Oversight Committee, acting on behalf of
Ameriprise Financial Services, is the Investment
Manager of the Select ETF Portfolios that invest in a
variety of non- proprietary ETF investments in
partnership with Portfolio Strategists or Asset
Allocation Strategists.
Composite performance information included in the
Active Portfolios® investment Fact Sheet is calculated
by Ameriprise Financial Services. This composite
performance information is shown both gross and net
of the highest annual Asset-based Fees. These
composites are created quarterly on an asset and
time-weighted basis using month-end net asset values
and returns.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers a series of
portfolios consisting of SMAs, mutual funds and ETFs
in a single account called Select Strategist UMA.
These portfolios are managed by a non-affiliated
Investment Manager with discretionary authority to
purchase or sell securities or make other investments
for your Managed Account.
Acceptance of your Active Portfolios® Account
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine, on behalf
of the Investment Manager, whether to accept or reject
a prospective client and related Account based upon
the Client Information. Once your Managed Account is
accepted, you will become an investment
Each of the Portfolio Strategists and Asset Allocation
Strategists for Select ETF Portfolios, as applicable,
develops asset allocation models, conducts qualitative
and/or quantitative research on mutual funds and ETFs,
and constructs model portfolio recommendations, as
applicable, to the Oversight Committee. The Oversight
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through this transition, Ameriprise Financial Services
will notify you.
Committee reviews and approves these
recommendations. The Oversight Committee may
remove an Advisory Service Provider from the Select
ETF Portfolios Service and/or adjust an asset
allocation or model portfolio as appropriate.
With the aid of your financial advisor, you select the
appropriate Advisory Service Provider(s) in accordance
with the Client Information you provide to your
financial advisor. The Advisory Service Provider, not
your financial advisor, will provide you with investment
management services according to the investment
strategy you select and the related investment
objectives. Advisory Service Providers in the service
will either serve as a discretionary Investment
Manager over the assets in your Managed Account(s)
or as a Model Provider.
Model Provider will construct a model portfolio
according to a specific investment strategy. The Model
Provider will be independently responsible for the
investment decisions it makes for the model portfolio
strategy. The Oversight Committee will have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Managed Account(s) to implement the Model
Provider’s trading instructions for the model portfolio.
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your
Managed Account(s) by working with your financial
advisor to complete and sign appropriate documents to
reflect your restriction request(s). Ameriprise Financial
Services and the applicable Investment Manager(s)
must accept any Reasonable Restrictions before they
will be binding on the Account(s).
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise
Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee for
Select Separate Accounts than we receive for
Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition
period when the same SMA strategy is held in both
Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses
this conflict through a combination of disclosures and
by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the
transition process described above. Additionally, the
transition process does not impact the Manager Fee
that compensates the Advisory Service Provider and
does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee
received by your financial advisor. However, the
transition process will result, for a limited period of
time, in Sponsor receiving a higher Platform Fee from
impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate
Accounts than it would from the same SMA strategy
invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in
the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial
Services plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by
migrating any Select Separate Account with an
impacted SMA strategy from the Select Separate
Account Program to the Signature Wealth Program, in
accordance with the Relationship Agreement. As
noted above, if your Select Separate Account SMA
strategy is a part of this transition, Ameriprise
Financial Services will notify you so that you may
work with your financial advisor to transition your
Select Separate SMA Account to the Signature
Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so that
you can benefit sooner from the reduced Platform Fee
rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
Inclusion and Management of Advisory Service
Providers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Select Separate Program.
Screening and Evaluation of Advisory Service Providers
Concurrent with the addition of SMA model investment
portfolios to the Signature Wealth Program in late
2025, certain SMA strategies that are currently
available in the Select Separate Account Program will
become available in our Signature Wealth Program as
our initial step to transition such SMA strategies from
the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature
Wealth Program. The full transition process will include
the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will (i)
first close the SMA strategy in the Select Separate
Account Program to new investments prior to offering
the SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program; (ii)
generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA
strategy to continue to be processed in the Select
Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently
migrate existing accounts investing in the SMA strategy
from the Select Separate Account Program into the
Signature Wealth Program.
During this transition, if you currently hold an
impacted SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate
Account, the Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for
your Select Separate Account than it would be if you
held the same SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth
Program. If your Select Separate SMA strategy will go
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to identify a
range of professional Advisory Service Providers to
participate in the Select Separate Account Service in
order to provide clients with a choice of investment
styles and corresponding risk levels. The evaluation
process consists of gathering information on the
Advisory Service Provider candidates from published
materials, questionnaires and interviews. Screening
factors are both quantitative and qualitative and
include (but are not limited to): (i) management style
and total assets under management; (ii) assets
managed in a particular investment style; (iii) number
of years the firm has managed assets; and (iv) the
number and qualifications of investment professionals
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Provider receives the Manager Fee component of the
Asset-based Fees paid by clients.
employed. Each evaluation factor may have a different
weighting in the decision-making process. Generally,
no one factor determines the outcome of any
selection.
Firms, including affiliates of Ameriprise Financial
Services, which pass the evaluation process are
subject to a structured due diligence review by IRG.
Review of Advisory Service Providers
Certain Advisory Service Providers may employ one or
more affiliates as sub-advisers for one or more
investment strategies. In these situations, the sub-
adviser is subject to the same duties and obligations
as the Advisory Service Provider, including adherence to
the master advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services, and any reasonable restrictions
imposed by clients. In delegating responsibilities to a
sub-adviser, an Advisory Service Provider would not be
relieved of any of its duties or obligations and remains
responsible for the acts and omissions of the sub-
adviser as if such acts and omissions were its own.
From time to time, an Advisory Service Provider’s
investment strategy that is currently available through
Envestnet in the Vista Separate Account Program may
become available in our Select Separate Account
Program. In this instance, Ameriprise Financial Services
will (i) close any duplicative investment strategies in the
Vista Separate Account Program to new clients prior to
offering such investment strategies in the Select
Separate Account Program; (ii) generally allow pending
Vista Separate Account Program Accounts for existing
clients, and in certain instances new clients, to
continue to be processed for transition purposes; and
(iii) subsequently migrate such Vista Separate Account
strategies into the same investment strategy in the
Select Separate Account Program.
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Investment Managers,
Investment Providers, Portfolio Strategists and Asset
Allocation Strategists and their applicable investment
strategies and investment advisory services available or
utilized in the Select Separate Program as further
described in the “Advisory Service Providers” section.
This review is based on applicable information gathered
from various sources, including disclosure documents,
annual questionnaires and other data and reports
received from Advisory Service Providers. The
information provided to Ameriprise Financial Services
includes composite performance, assets under
management, personnel changes, portfolio turnover,
trading practices and placement of client trade orders.
Ameriprise Financial Services may identify actual or
potential concerns regarding a particular Advisory
Service Provider as a result of the review and may
request that the Advisory Service Provider take
corrective action to address such concerns. These
reviews may also result in the removal of an Advisory
Service Provider from the Service.
Your Selection of an Advisory Service Provider
Education and Business Standards
The investment advisory personnel employed by
Advisory Service Providers participating in the Select
Separate Account Service must meet certain
educational, business and personnel requirements.
You may select one or more Advisory Service Providers
from the list of participating professional asset
managers. Included in the participating Advisory Service
Providers is Columbia Management Capital Advisers,
an operating division of CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services may
also act as an Investment Manager within the Select
Separate Account Service. If you select CMIA as an
Investment Manager, Ameriprise Financial Services may
receive greater revenues than if you select an
unaffiliated Advisory Service Provider. Contact your
financial advisor for a current list of Advisory Service
Providers participating in the Select Separate Account
Service.
The minimum educational requirement for an
individual providing investment advice is a college
degree and completion of further financial service
industry certifications such as the CFA, FINRA Series
7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or comparable education
or work experience. Ameriprise Financial Services’
research personnel seek to identify, and encourage
participation by, Advisory Service Providers whose
personnel have additional professional qualifications,
including graduate degrees or a CFA designation. In
addition, suitable work experience in the financial
services industry is considered as part of an
individual’s overall qualifications.
Ameriprise Financial Services’ Contractual
Relationship with Advisory Service Providers
Each Advisory Service Provider has entered into a
master investment advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services through which the Advisory Service
To assist you in making your decision regarding the
selection of an Advisory Service Provider, you will be
provided with a copy of the Advisory Service Provider’s
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV), which
includes important information regarding the Advisory
Service Provider. Your financial advisor will also provide
you with the Strategy Fact Sheet for the Advisory Service
Provider indicating whether it serves as Investment
Manager or Model Provider, and which also includes
biographical information, investment philosophy and
style, portfolio characteristics, composite performance
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an Investment Manager that does not invest in ETFs or
mutual funds.
Methods of Analysis
and may include information, if applicable, about the
Portfolio Strategist or Asset Allocation Strategist.
Please note that past performance is not an indication
of future results. Depending on the strategy, composite
performance information included on the Strategy Fact
Sheet may be calculated by the Ameriprise Financial
Services or the Advisory Service Provider. In nearly all
cases, these composites are created quarterly on an
asset and time-weighted basis using month-end market
values and returns. Your financial advisor can provide
you with the Strategy Fact Sheet for specific composite
performance information regarding each investment
strategy available.
The following information applies generally to
Investment Managers participating in the Select
Separate Account Service. For additional information
on Investment Managers, please refer to Part 2A of the
applicable Investment Manager’s Form ADV.
Investment Managers utilize different techniques for
buying and selling securities, which are often unique to
the strategies they manage. Fundamental analysis is
the most common method used and typically involves
the development of a thorough understanding of
fundamental features of a business through analysis
and interpretation of company and industry data, such
as revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities,
management, industry position and other factors, in
order to evaluate a security. Certain Investment
Managers and third-party providers of model portfolios
may also use quantitative methods of analysis, which
is computer-based and uses mathematical and
statistical modeling to value securities, markets or
investment opportunities. Technical analysis may also
be used, involving the analysis of market data.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires each Advisory
Service Provider to meet Ameriprise Financial Services’
performance validation standards, however Ameriprise
Financial Services does not review the appropriateness
of the methodologies used by Advisory Service
Providers to calculate the underlying historical
performance information presented in the Strategy Fact
Sheet, nor does Ameriprise Financial Services audit
the mathematical accuracy of the Advisory Service
Provider’s performance information. Ameriprise
Financial Services does restate the performance after
deducting the highest annual Asset-based Fee when
presenting the performance on a net basis.
Investment Managers may employ one or more
methods of analysis, with varying degrees of focus on
certain attributes and techniques.
Review and Update of Client Information
Review the Advisory Service Provider’s disclosure
document (Part 2A of Form ADV), this Disclosure
Brochure and the Strategy Fact Sheet prior to selecting
an Advisory Service Provider.
Limitations on Security Type
Your financial advisor reviews the Investment
Manager’s performance and compatibility with respect
to your Select Separate Account and may also provide
research and analysis regarding the Investment
Manager to you. Your financial advisor will then inform
Ameriprise Financial Services if any information
contained in the Client Information has changed or if
you wish to make any other changes with respect to the
Investment Manager(s) servicing.
Except as may be provided in connection with the
Sweep Program, in general, participating Investment
Managers may not directly invest your assets in cash
equivalent securities or instruments such as money
market securities, certificates of deposit, time
deposits, banker’s acceptances or repurchase
agreements; or options, futures or other derivative
instruments; however these types of securities may
be included in the underlying holdings of the mutual
funds and ETFs utilized by the Investment Manager.
These types of assets are also generally not accepted
for deposit in connection with establishing a new
Account.
Where Investment Manager has discretionary authority
over the assets in your Managed Account, Ameriprise
Financial Services provides Investment Managers
ongoing updates of Account information, including
holdings and transaction information, as well as other
relevant information to help them monitor these
discretionary Account(s).
Transferred Accounts
You may wish to transfer a separately managed account
(“SMA”) that you hold at another investment advisory
firm to Ameriprise Financial Services. This SMA
strategy may not be available in the Ameriprise Select
Separate Account Service. Contact your financial
advisor to discuss other appropriate alternatives.
Some participating Investment Managers may use
ETFs and mutual funds as a part of their investment
strategy that incur a separate and additional
Investment Cost for its management fee which is
assessed by the fund or ETF directly and is in addition
to the Asset-based Fee charged by Ameriprise
Financial Services. Due to Investment Costs, the use
of ETFs and mutual funds by an Investment Manager
may result in clients paying more than clients utilizing
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Managed Accounts Offered with Envestnet
Asset Management, Inc.
Vista Separate Account
The Vista Separate Account is a discretionary
investment advisory Program offered on the Envestnet
platform that gives you access to a selection of SMAs
in a single or multi-account investment portfolio.
Contact your financial advisor for a current list of
available SMAs offered in a Vista Separate Account.
Your financial advisor will help you customize a
portfolio that includes multiple investment styles,
such as domestic and international offerings.
Separate Account Program to new clients prior to
offering such investment strategies in the Select
Separate Account Program; (ii) generally allow pending
Vista Separate Account Program Accounts for existing
clients, and in certain instances new clients, to
continue to be processed for transition purposes; and
(iii) subsequently migrate such Vista Separate Account
strategies for all clients into the same investment
strategy in the Select Separate Account Program. If
you have a Vista multi-account portfolio, your Vista
Statement of Investment Selection will be updated to
remove the migrated strategy and reallocate its
designated allocation among the remaining strategies
on a pro rata basis.
Investor Unified Account
You will directly own individual securities when
investing in an SMA. Envestnet and/or the Envestnet
Manager will rebalance and reallocate the individual
securities within each SMA. If you invest in multiple
Vista Separate Accounts within your Vista Statement of
Investment Selection,
(a “Vista multi-account portfolio”) you will work with your
financial advisor to designate a percentage allocation
for each SMA included in your total Vista multi-account
portfolio. Your Vista multi-account portfolio will be
rebalanced to these designated allocations when you
make deposits or withdrawals. You may also request
a rebalance of your Vista multi-account portfolio at any
time. Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
The Investor Unified Account is a discretionary
investment advisory Program that offers clients the
ability to purchase SMAs, mutual funds and ETFs in an
asset allocation within a single account managed by
Envestnet. Advisory Shares are the primary share
class for mutual funds offered for purchase in Investor
Unified Accounts. Your financial advisor will help you to
select from a broad range of SMAs, eligible mutual
funds and ETFs in order to customize a portfolio for
you. You must select at least one SMA in order to
participate in this Program. In certain limited instances
an SMA that is also available for new purchases and
new contributions in the Access Account Program may
also be available for selection in your Investor Unified
Account.
Envestnet and Ameriprise Financial Services have
defined various risk-based asset allocation models
available in the Investor Unified Account service. With
the assistance of your financial advisor, you will
determine your investment objective, risk tolerance,
the appropriate asset allocation and then select the
specific underlying investment vehicles for the asset
allocation to meet your needs. You will receive an
asset allocation and a personalized proposal based on
your Client Information.
Envestnet provides overlay management services for
Investor Unified Accounts and you directly own the
underlying securities in the portfolio. Your Managed
Account will generally only rebalance when you make
deposits into or withdrawals from the Account, on the
Account’s anniversary date, or when requested.
However, if you make a change to your investment
vehicle selections or asset allocation model, your
Managed Account will be rebalanced to align with the
appropriate asset allocation model in effect for your
investment objective and risk tolerance.
From time to time, an Advisory Service Provider’s
investment strategy that is currently available through
Envestnet in the Vista Separate Account Program may
become available in our Select Separate Account
Program. For Select Separate Accounts each Advisory
Service Provider enters into a master investment
advisory agreement with Ameriprise Financial Services,
and we pay the Advisory Service Provider the Manager
Fee for its investment management services. For Vista
Separate Accounts that are available through
Envestnet, each Advisory Service Provider enters into a
sub-management agreement with Envestnet, and
Envestnet pays the Advisory Service Provider directly
for their investment management services. As a result,
the same Advisory Service Provider may earn more or
less in investment management fees from Envestnet
than from Ameriprise Financial Services for the same
investment strategy available in the Select Separate
Account Program. Ameriprise Financial Services
manages this conflict by migrating all applicable
existing client assets from the Vista Separate Account
Program into the Select Separate Account Program
and mitigates this potential conflict of interest by
disallowing any duplicative investment strategies in
the Vista Separate Account Program and the Select
Separate Account Program. In this instance,
Ameriprise Financial Services will (i) close any
duplicative investment strategies in the Vista
Such rebalancing transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts. Your annual
rebalance date will reset each time your Managed
Account rebalances. Envestnet will rebalance and
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record keeping, custody, and all clearing functions for
accounts introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services.
reallocate your Managed Account and each SMA that
you select within the Account. Under Envestnet’s
Appendix 1 of Form ADV Part 2A, the Investor Unified
Account is referred to as the Unified Managed
Account.
Access Account
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial
advisor and AEIS act as an agent when executing
transactions in your Managed Account. When
permissible by applicable law, and after complying with
regulatory requirements, we will execute some
transactions on your behalf, and in your Managed
Account(s) while acting as principal for our own account
(“Principal Transactions”).
Fractional Shares and Principal Transactions
The Access Account program is a discretionary
Program that accommodates a variety of actively
managed portfolios containing mutual funds and/or
ETFs transferred to Ameriprise from another firm.
These portfolios are managed by Envestnet and
Envestnet Managers and offered on the Envestnet
platform. If you currently hold an Access Account
portfolio, you may add new contributions to your
existing account(s). Access Account is generally a hold
and service Program. In certain limited instances you
may make both new purchases and new contributions
into Access Account portfolios that are not otherwise
available for sale.
Some or all of your portfolio may temporarily move to
a cash position in certain circumstances such as if
there is no selling agreement in place at the time of
transition to Ameriprise Financial Services. Such
transactions generally result in tax consequences in
non-qualified accounts.
Supplementary Managed Accounts
Information
Brokerage Practices
A fractional share is defined as less that one full share
of an equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or UIT.
Fractional shares are not eligible for purchase in your
Managed Account(s) however when you direct
Ameriprise Financial Services to reinvest dividends of
securities that transact in fractional shares into your
Managed Account(s), where allowed, you are also
directing us to purchase additional shares on your
behalf in an amount equal to the amount of the
dividend proceeds. This will generally result in us
purchasing a fractional share of the applicable
securities on your behalf. Fractional shares may be
held in your Managed Account(s), if appropriate, but
due to their nature may not be purchased or sold on an
agency basis through AEIS. The liquidation of fractional
shares requires us to purchase a full share and divide
the share while acting as principal for our inventory
account in order to pay you the proceeds of the value
of the fractional share you own. By entering into the
Relationship Agreement, you authorize Ameriprise
Financial Services to effect fractional share Principal
Transactions. AEIS and Ameriprise Financial mitigate
any potential conflicts of interest in effecting fractional
share Principal Transactions by acting in the best
interest of our clients and neither Ameriprise Financial
nor AEIS will receive any selling concession or other
compensation or benefits. You will not be charged a
markup or markdown in connection with fractional
share Principal Transactions.
Aggregated Trade Orders
Ameriprise Financial Services will act in the best
interest of its clients, including, but not limited to,
seeking best execution on all client transactions in
Managed Accounts Programs. Both AEIS and
Ameriprise Financial Services have implemented
various policies and procedures to address any
potential conflict of interest, including but not limited
to procedures regarding the suitability, supervision
and best execution of securities recommended to, or
purchased to or from, Ameriprise Financial Services
client accounts.
Brokerage services are made available through
Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services and AEIS have an agreement in which
Ameriprise Financial Services introduces customer
accounts to AEIS on a fully disclosed basis. AEIS
serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing
agent in providing clearing, custody and settlement
services for transactions that are executed for
customers of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Under certain circumstances, when Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor deems a
transaction to be in the best interests of you and other
clients, and to the extent permitted by applicable law
and regulation, Ameriprise Financial Services will
instruct AEIS to aggregate multiple client orders to
obtain what Ameriprise Financial Services believes will
be the most favorable price and/or lower execution
costs at the time of execution, as further described
below.
SPS Advantage Program—Fixed Income Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens
accounts and accepts securities order instructions
with respect to the accounts. In exchange for a fee
paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides
For fixed income securities in SPS Advantage Accounts,
when you provide your financial advisor with your
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trade order, which includes transaction costs when
AEIS executes transactions in your Managed Account.
consent to take time and price discretion for a given
trading session, your trade order will be combined with
orders for multiple clients of that financial advisor in
order to buy and sell the same securities in an
aggregated trade order for best execution purposes.
Ameriprise Financial Services will instruct AEIS to
aggregate the trade orders for the applicable securities
and to buy or sell the securities in one or more
aggregated trade orders. Your financial advisor will then
allocate the executed trades to each individual client
Account in a manner that is fair and equitable through a
trade rotation or random selection methodology,
including for any partially filled trade orders. When fixed
income securities are aggregated for execution in SPS
Advantage Accounts, you receive the average price for
the aggregated trade order, meaning you may receive a
higher or lower price for the applicable fixed income
securities than may otherwise have been obtained.
Client trade orders submitted for Accounts enrolled in
the optional automatic rebalancing feature do not
include fixed income securities and are not
aggregated for execution.
In connection the Manager Directed Programs, you will
grant discretionary trading authority to place trades for
securities bought or sold for your Managed Account, or
brokerage discretion, to an Investment Manager
(including the Signature Wealth Investment Manager or
an Envestnet Manager, for applicable Accounts) or to
Ameriprise Financial Services under the terms of your
Relationship Agreement. In such cases, the
Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial Services
is subject to an obligation to seek best execution,
which is a duty to place trades with the broker-dealer
or stock exchange (collectively referred to herein as
the “Executing Party”) that the manager reasonably
believes is capable of providing the best qualitative
execution of client trade orders under the
circumstances considering all relevant factors, such as
execution capabilities, efficiency and responsiveness
of the Executing Party, transaction costs for the trade,
familiarity with the type of security to be traded, the
value of any research or other services provided by the
Executing Party and other relevant factors.
SPS Advisor Program—Aggregate Orders
The Asset-based Fee associated with each Account
covers transaction costs when trades are executed by
the Ameriprise Financial Services on an agency basis
through AEIS; therefore, it is common for participating
Investment Managers to direct transactions for your
Managed Account to Ameriprise Financial Services for
execution in this manner.
For SPS Advisor Accounts, financial advisors generally
aggregate orders of the same security for multiple
clients of that financial advisor in one aggregated
trade order to seek best execution. When securities
are aggregated for execution, each client will receive
the average share price for the aggregated trade order.
As a result, the average share price you receive may
be higher or lower than the price you would have
received had the transaction been executed
independently from the aggregated transaction.
For Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments,
Select Strategist UMAs and Investment Providers in
the Select Separate Program and Envestnet Managers
that have entered into a Model Provider sub-
management agreement with Envestnet, Ameriprise
Financial Services will execute brokerage transactions
for your Managed Account on an agency basis through
our clearing agent, AEIS.
Your financial advisor will then allocate the executed
trades to each individual client Account in a manner
that is fair and equitable through a trade rotation or
random selection methodology, including for any
partially filled trade orders. Adjustments may also be
made to avoid a nominal allocation to client accounts.
However, for Select Separate Account, Vista Separate
Account and Investor Unified Account the Investment
Manager or Envestnet Manager, as applicable, that you
select has discretionary trading authority, or brokerage
discretion, and may allocate a purchase or sale
transaction for the Account to an Executing Party other
than AEIS, provided the allocation is consistent with the
manager’s obligation to seek best execution on the
particular transaction.
Financial advisors may choose not to aggregate
transactions in certain circumstances, for example,
client directed trading activity such as contributions,
withdrawals, asset allocation changes, or investment
strategy changes. Adjustments to trade aggregation
and allocations may also be made by your financial
advisor to take into consideration account specific
investment restrictions, undesirable position size,
account portfolio weightings, client tax status, client
cash positions and client preferences.
Manager Directed Programs
When an Investment Manager directs transactions for
execution with or through Executing Parties other than
AEIS, these trades are referred to as “step-out trades”
and the practice is referred to as “trading away.” Any
additional trading costs (“Third Party Execution Fees”)
incurred will be passed along to you, are included in
the purchase or sale price of the transacted security
and are in addition to the Asset-based Fee. Any Third-
Discretionary trading in Manager Directed Programs
generally requires aggregation of client trade orders for
the purchase or sale of securities within a Program
and clients receive the average share price for the
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Party Execution Fees incurred may impact and reduce
the investment performance of your Managed Account.
However, an Investment Manager’s election to place
step-out trades may allow the Investment Manager to
execute client trade orders at a better purchase or
sale price for the transacted security than would
otherwise be obtained through AEIS and any such
price improvement may contribute to the investment
performance of your Managed Account.
The Investment Manager’s trade rotation practices
may result in transactions placed on behalf of your
Managed Account receiving a more or less favorable
net price for the transaction as compared to the
Investment Manager’s other client accounts. Before
selecting an Investment Manager for your Managed
Account, you should carefully review all material
related to the Investment Manager and the SMA
strategy you select, including information in the
Investment Manager’s disclosure document (Part 2A
of Form ADV) regarding the Investment Manager’s best
execution, trade aggregation and trade allocation
practices, if any, as well as whether the Investment
Manager may select Executing Parties that provide the
Investment Manager credit toward the acquisition of
research or other transaction related products and
services.
When an Investment Manager places a step-out trade,
the transaction is generally traded from broker to broker
and may be executed without any Third-Party Execution
Fees. However, for many step-out trades, the
Executing Party will assess a commission or
transaction cost. These costs may be in excess of
what other Executing Parties may have charged,
including AEIS. Investment Managers that specialize in
certain SMA strategies, such as those investing in
fixed income, preferred, convertible or small-cap
securities, will be more likely to place step-out trades
due to factors the Investment Manager considers
relevant in meeting its best execution obligations.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not restrict an
Investment Manager’s ability to trade away in
SMA strategies for your Managed Account, as the
Investment Manager has brokerage discretion over its
client trade orders and must meet its best execution
obligations with respect to transactions placed on
behalf of your Managed Account. This may cause
certain Investment Managers to direct most, if not all,
of their trades to an Executing Party other than AEIS.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a party to step-out
trades, does not participate in Executing Party
selection for step-out trades and is not in a position to
negotiate the price or transaction related cost(s) with
the Executing Party selected by the Investment
Manager in these situations. Ameriprise Financial
Services has procedures in place to monitor the
services, including trading practices and placement of
client trade orders, provided by Investment Managers.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires that Investment
Managers place client trade orders in accordance with
the Investment Manager’s best execution and fair
trading policies and procedures as well as any trade
aggregation or trade allocation policies and
procedures utilized by the Investment Manager with
respect to your Managed Account.
In determining whether to place client trade orders
with AEIS or another Executing Party an Investment
Manager may consider not only the factors listed
above but also the fact that transaction costs related
to trades effected by Ameriprise Financial Services
through AEIS are included in the Asset-based Fee. The
Investment Manager may manage institutional or other
client accounts that are not a part of Ameriprise
Financial Services’ program. In the event the
Investment Manager purchases or sells a security for
all of its client accounts using a particular strategy
offered by the Investment Manager, the Investment
Manager may determine that it will receive more
favorable execution, including better pricing and
enhanced investment opportunities, if it aggregates all
such client transactions into a block trade that is
executed through one Executing Party.
Investment Managers for fixed income SMA strategies
will generally step-out all of their client trades. For other
types of SMA strategies, some Investment Managers
step-out most, if not all, of their client trades.
Additionally, due to operational and other
considerations specific to the Envestnet platform,
Envestnet Managers may be more likely to place step-
out trades for Accounts than Investment Managers for
Select Separate Accounts. SMA strategies of
Investment Managers that elect to place step-out trades
may, in certain circumstances, be more costly to clients
than SMA strategies of Investment Managers that elect
to trade exclusively or primarily through AEIS. As
discussed above, the Investment Manager’s decision to
place step-out trades may reduce or may contribute to
the investment performance of your Managed Account.
Please ask your financial advisor for more information
about the trading practices of each Investment
Manager, including the average Third Party Execution
Fees for step-out trades placed by the Investment
Manager, and consider the impact of those costs
before selecting an Investment Strategy for your Select
Separate Account or your Managed Account offered with
Envestnet.
Alternatively, the Investment Manager may utilize a
trade rotation process where one group of its client
accounts may have a transaction executed before or
after another group of the Investment Manager’s client
accounts.
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• Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer,
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research
products or services in exchange for commissions
generated by transactions in client Accounts, also
known as “soft dollars” or client commission practices.
guarantor or borrower becomes unable or
unwilling, or is perceived to be unable or unwilling,
to honor its financial obligations or otherwise
defaults.
• Reinvestment Risk. This is the risk of having to
reinvest future proceeds from investments,
whether scheduled or unscheduled, at potentially
lower prevailing rates.
•
Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated
with any event, circumstance, or characteristic of
an investment or market that negatively impacts
the ability to sell, or realize the proceeds from the
sale of, an investment at a desirable time or
price.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives and distributes
research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this
research is not provided in exchange for any type of
compensation to AEIS. Nor do we or our affiliates
receive client referrals from broker- dealers or
third parties that are considered in selecting or
recommending broker- dealers. See the “Broker-
dealer” subsection in the “Other Financial Industry
Activities and Affiliations” section of this Disclosure
Brochure for more information about the brokerage
business of Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates.
•
Investment and Market Risk
You should understand that:
•
All investments involve risk of loss and you should
be prepared to bear such a loss (the amount of
which may vary significantly),
•
Foreign Investments and Currency Risk.
Investments in or exposure to foreign investments
involve certain risks not associated with US
investments. Foreign investments are subject to
the risks including, but not limited to, political,
economic, market, regulatory and others within a
particular country or region, as well as currency
fluctuations and less stringent financial and
accounting standards. Risks are enhanced for
emerging market.
Investment performance in any products
referenced in this Disclosure Brochure can never
be predicted or guaranteed,
•
•
Tax Risk. This is the risk that the tax treatment
of certain investments and of the income and gain
therefrom is uncertain and can vary over time.
The market value of a Managed Account will
fluctuate due to market conditions and other
factors such as liquidity and volatility,
•
•
There is no guarantee that a mutual fund or
Managed Account will meet its objective,
Legal and Regulatory Risk. This is the risk that
new or revised laws or regulations may adversely
affect investments and programs.
•
Past performance does not predict future
performance with respect to any Managed Account
described in this Disclosure Brochure,
•
All trading in your Managed Account will be at
your risk.
• Operational Risk. Operational risks can include
risks of loss arising from operational failures
including but not limited to failures in internal
processes, people, or systems, or from external
events, including those resulting from the
mistakes of third parties.
• Business Disruption Risk. This is the risk of
The Risks of Investing in the Programs Include, but
are not Limited to the Following:
• Market Risk. Market risk refers to the possibility
that the market values of securities or other
investments will fall, sometimes rapidly or
unpredictably, or fail to rise, because of a variety of
actual or perceived factors affecting issuer,
industry or sector in which it operates or the
market as a whole.
•
business disruption of varying severity and scope
occurring. The types of disruption may include, but
not be limited to, firm-only disruption, disruption
that affects a single building, a disruption that
affects the entire city or business district, and
disruption that affects the entire region. Please
read more in Ameriprise Financials’ Business
Continuity Plan Disclosure and Ameriprise
Financial Client Relationship Guide.
Interest Rate Risk. The interest rate risk is the
risk that investment value is sensitive to changes
in interest rates. In general, a rise in interest rates
may result in a price decline of fixed-income
instruments. This risk may be heightened for
longer maturity and duration instruments.
• Cybersecurity Risk. With the use of technologies
such as internet to conduct business, businesses
are susceptible to cybersecurity breaches, please
read more at https://www.ameriprise.com/
privacy-security-fraud.
•
•
Technology Risk. Businesses must rely in part on
digital and network technologies to conduct
Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the uncertainty over
the future value of an investment due to inflation.
Investments may not keep pace with inflation,
which may result in losses.
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business, provide services and maintain business
operations. These technology systems may fail to
operate properly or become disabled as a result of
events or circumstances wholly or partly beyond
control. Technology failures, whether deliberate or
not, could have a material adverse effect and
could result in, among other things, financial loss,
reputational damage, regulatory penalties or the
inability to conduct business.
intended for all investors. Clients who choose to follow
high-risk strategies should know that there is the
possibility of significant losses up to and including the
possibility of the loss of all assets placed in the
strategies. Clients investing in high-risk strategies
should be prepared to bear this loss. It is strongly
recommended that you diversify your investments and
do not place all of your investments in high-risk
investment strategies.
• Business Risk. This risk is associated with a
particular industry or a particular company within
an industry.
• Management Risk. The risk refers to the risk of
the situation in which the company and
shareholders would have been better off without
the choices made by management.
• Concentration Risk. This risk refers to
Any firm, whether Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates or a non-affiliated Advisory Service Provider,
that has discretionary authority over client assets may
be limited in its investment activities due to ownership
restrictions imposed by an issuer (i.e., a legal entity
that sells common stock shares to the general public)
or a regulatory agency. These ownership restrictions
are based upon the level of beneficial ownership in a
security. For purposes of determining whether a
particular ownership limit has been reached, a firm may
be required to aggregate holdings across an entire
group of affiliated companies, meaning that all shares
held on a discretionary basis for the account of the
firm and its affiliates or for the benefit of their
respective clients are taken into account for purposes
of determining the maximum amount that may be held
under the ownership restrictions.
undiversified or concentrated investments. When
assets are invested in a small number of issuers,
specific asset type or overly exposed to particular
sectors, industries or geographic regions that may
create more vulnerability to unfavorable
developments in these issuers, asset type,
sectors, industries or geographic regions and
greater risk of loss than those that are invested
more broadly.
• Margin Risk. Margin borrowing has specific risks
outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document,
review that document for more information.
• Pledging Assets Risk. Pledging assets to secure
loan involves additional risks, please read more in
the Pledging Assets Section of Disclosure
Brochure.
•
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates, including
CMIA, are subject to the limitations referenced above.
As a result, you may be limited or prevented from
acquiring securities of an issuer that Ameriprise
Financial Services, CMIA or your financial advisor may
otherwise prefer to purchase in your Managed Account
if Ameriprise Financial Services or your financial advisor
has discretionary authority. These limitations apply to
certain Active Portfolios® investments, Select ETF
Portfolios and SPS Advisor Accounts.
Leverage Risk. Leverage occurs when assets
available for investment are increased by using
borrowings, short sales, derivatives, or similar
instruments or techniques. The use of leverage
allows for investment exposure in excess of net
assets, thereby magnifying volatility of returns and
risk of loss.
The risks described above should not be considered
to be an exhaustive list of all the risks which clients
should consider. For further information about various
risks, please refer to the applicable prospectus or
other investment product offering documents, as well
as the Advisory Service Provider’s disclosure document
(Part 2A of Form ADV) and the Strategy Fact Sheet, the
Ameriprise Financial Client Relationship Guide, and
any applicable risk acknowledgement forms.
It is possible that these ownership limitations could
cause performance dispersion among Accounts of
clients who have chosen the same investment
strategy. For example, if purchases in an issuer are
restricted due to ownership limits, Ameriprise Financial
Services or a financial advisor would not be able to
purchase that security for client accounts even though
an Advisory Service Provider may hold that security in
its investment strategy or model portfolio, as
applicable, and recommend it for purchase. Similarly,
certain Accounts may hold fewer shares of a certain
security than other Accounts following the same
investment strategy depending on when purchases of
that security were restricted.
Some strategies may be high-risk strategies and
usually have the potential for substantial returns;
however, there are correspondingly significant risks
involved in the strategies. Such strategies are not
In addition, purchases of certain securities may be
restricted from purchase by client Accounts of
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates for risk
management reasons.
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Sources of information
Although the information and data provided by third
party organizations is believed to be accurate,
Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors
do not independently verify third party information.
In general, Discretionary Managers conduct securities
analysis using the services of research analysts.
Among the various sources of information utilized by
these research analysts and other investment
management personnel may include:
•
information prepared by companies;
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial
advisors guarantee the accuracy, completeness or
timeliness of any such information nor do they imply any
warranty of any kind regarding the information provided.
• meetings with outside analysts;
•
informational interviews at corporations;
Third Party Research Provider Materials Not Approved
for Use with Clients
•
corporate rating services;
•
financial and industry trade publications;
•
•
research materials prepared by a wide variety of
financial services sources; and
economic reports and government services.
From time to time, financial advisors may access
research, models, investment tools or other material
from third party research providers that are not
approved for use with clients rather are for the
purposes of the financial advisor’s general education,
staying current on industry trends or developing
potential investment ideas. Financial advisors may
provide clients with general market commentary or non-
security information once the individual pieces have
been approved for use by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Death of a Managed Account Holder
In the Signature Wealth Program, the Signature Wealth
Investment Providers will utilize Sources of Information
made available to them from Ameriprise Financial
Services to assist them in the support of the
Signature Wealth Program. The source of the
information provided is Ameriprise Financial Services
and is specific to the administration and operational
support of the Signature Wealth Program. In addition,
Ameriprise Financial Services will make available
certain Signature Wealth Investment Provider
information to all Signature Wealth Investment
Providers. Except for the extent such information is
ultimately provided by Ameriprise Financial Services,
the information and data provided by the third-party
organizations is believed to be accurate, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its financial advisors do not
independently verify third party information.
In addition, for mutual funds, mutual fund analysts
may also use the following sources of information:
•
conferences with mutual fund advisors;
• mutual fund rating and performance services;
•
•
For Signature Wealth Accounts, when Ameriprise
Financial Services receives notice that the owner of an
individual Account has died, Ameriprise Financial
Services will freeze the Signature Wealth Account(s),
prorate the Asset-based Fee based on the period of
time during the billing period the Account was open and
rebate any unused portion of the Asset- based Fee, and
will then close the Signature Wealth Account and
transfer the Account, and transfer the positions in-kind
to a restricted SPS Advantage Account and await
instructions from the executor or designated
administrator of the deceased’s estate. If the
beneficiary wants to establish a new Signature Wealth
Account, Ameriprise Financial Services must receive the
necessary Account opening documents, including a
newly executed Relationship Agreement and related
documentation including a new Signature Wealth
Proposal.
•
•
asset allocation tools;
training and marketing materials;
prospectuses and annual reports for the
investment;
product materials (some of which are created by
Ameriprise Financial Services or affiliates); and
• market commentary (some of which may be
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services’
affiliates).
For all other Programs, when the Ameriprise Financial
Services receives notice that the account holder of an
individual Account has died, Ameriprise Financial
Services will freeze the Account(s), prorate the Asset-
based Fee based on the period of time during the
billing period the Account was open and rebate any
unused portion of the Asset- based Fee, and will await
instructions from the executor or designated
administrator of the deceased’s estate.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not responsible for
taking any action with respect to such Accounts prior to
its receipt of appropriate instructions, which means
that Ameriprise Financial Services will not take action
in response to market fluctuations or other factors that
may adversely impact the market value of any Account.
Your financial advisor may utilize research produced
by Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates, such
as material prepared by the IRG, or from third party
research providers that have been approved by
Ameriprise Financial Services when providing
investment advice within a Managed Account. Our
affiliates may have views and opinions, or may make
research available, that differs from that of the IRG or
your financial advisor.
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Upon receipt of appropriate instructions, an Account
will be created to hold each beneficiary’s portion. If
the beneficiary wants to maintain an active Account,
Ameriprise Financial Services must receive the
necessary Account opening documents, including a
newly executed Relationship Agreement and related
documentation.
the purchase is in a qualified Managed Account.
Gain/loss information may be available on your
Managed Account statements and/or by accessing
your Managed Account through ameriprise.com. Wash
sales may not always be reported as such in your
Managed Account statement, as reporting is required
only if the exchange is for the exact same security.
You should work with your tax advisor to determine the
appropriate tax treatment.
In the event that Ameriprise Financial Services receives
notice that an account holder of an Account held in
some form of joint ownership has died, additional
conditions will apply to continue the enrollment and any
related management of the Account.
Tax Consequences
For certain non-covered securities, you are encouraged
to provide your Ameriprise financial advisor with the
correct cost basis information for any assets that are
transferred into your Managed Account. Please contact
your financial advisor to determine whether you hold
any non-covered securities. You should discuss with
your financial advisor whether you want to initiate any
tax- related transactions, such as tax loss harvesting.
Payment of an Asset-based Fee may produce accounting,
bookkeeping and/or income tax results that are different
from those resulting from the payment of securities
transaction-based commissions or other charges on a
transaction-by transaction basis. The tax treatment of the
fee may differ if some, or all of the investment is in tax-
exempt municipal bonds or bond funds.
We will provide you with certain legally required tax
documents in connection with your Managed Account.
You may also receive other tax related information
from time to time. You should understand that neither
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
nor any Discretionary Manager provides tax advice.
Clients seeking tax advice are urged to seek the
advice of a professional tax advisor. You will be
responsible for any tax liabilities associated with your
Managed Account. We may be legally required to
withhold US tax from certain payments, for example,
if you fail to provide a certified taxpayer identification
number. Certain investment income, such as dividends
on foreign equities, may incur foreign withholding taxes
that may or may not be recoverable.
Special Considerations for Retirement Accounts
There may be tax consequences associated with
transactions, including rebalancing, in your non-
qualified Managed Account, such as capital gains or
losses. These transactions are generally reflected on
your Managed Account statements and include
activities such as you selling or redeeming securities
for the purpose of establishing a Managed Account or
your Discretionary Manager exercising investment
discretion within your discretionary Managed Account
to sell all or a portion of the securities. There may be
other taxable income, for example, dividends or
interest. Mutual funds and ETFs may make capital
gain distributions of net long- term gains in the fund.
Purchasing fund shares shortly before a dividend, also
known as “buying a dividend,” may raise tax costs as
you will effectively receive part of your dividend price
back as the distribution, resulting in inefficient tax
consequences. Unless you are a tax-exempt investor
or holding fund shares through a tax-advantaged
account (such as a 401(k) plan or IRA), you should
consider avoiding buying fund shares shortly before
the Fund makes a distribution. For IRAs and other tax-
qualified retirement accounts, transactions that occur
within the account generally do not generate taxable
income although the purchase, sale or holding of
certain investments such as master limited
partnerships can. See “Your Guide to IRAs” (available
on Ameriprise.com or from your financial advisor) for
possible tax consequence of IRA distributions.
Your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer
ideas for you to consider related to the allocation of
retirement assets among one or more Managed
Accounts. Such communications are offered as
education, marketing and examples of the potential
uses of these Managed Accounts for purposes of
discussion and for your independent consideration, and
should not be viewed, construed or relied upon,
as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
Code”). Additionally, if in connection with discussing,
presenting or offering particular Managed Accounts to
you, we provide you with a sample or proposed asset
allocation, including one that identifies specific
You should also be aware that you may need to make
estimated tax payments periodically during the year
due to income generated in the non-qualified account,
including: interest, dividends, and net capital gains
from securities sales. There is also the potential for
losses to be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules.
A wash sale typically occurs when you sell or trade a
stock or security at a loss, and within 30 days before
or after the sale, you: (i) buy substantially identical
stock or securities, (ii) acquire substantially identical
stock or securities in a fully taxable exchange, or
(iii) acquire a contract or option to buy substantially
identical stock or securities. The wash sale rules also
apply to sales in a non-qualified Managed Account and
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investments. Any fees you pay reduce the overall value
of and net performance of your Managed Account.
Fee Information for Each Advisory Solution Program
The Asset-based Fee is comprised of the total of (1) a
negotiable Advisory Fee of up to a maximum annual rate
of 2.0%; (2) a Platform Fee rate that varies by
Program; and (3) any applicable Manager Fee.
The Advisory Fee and the Platform Fee applies to each
Managed Account in a Program and the Manager Fee
applies to the Select Separate Account Program, Vista
Separate Account Program, Investor Unified Account
Program, the Access Account Program, and SMA
investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth
Program.
securities or other investments, such asset allocation
is merely an example of, or proposal for, the fiduciary
advice and recommendations that may potentially be
made available through the Managed Account once you
decide to enroll in the Managed Account and should not
be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice or a
recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue
Code. We are not acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or
the Internal Revenue Code when you decide to engage
us for a new service, including with respect to your
decision, or the decision of a plan participant, to roll
over assets to an Ameriprise IRA. Similarly, we are not
acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal
Revenue Code when you decide to move assets from
one type of account held at Ameriprise Financial
Services to another type of account (e.g., moving
assets from an Ameriprise brokerage account to a
Managed Account). Ameriprise Financial Services and
its financial advisors may be subject to limitations with
respect to the revenue they receive in connection with
Accounts of retirement or other tax-favored savings
plans.
In addition to your Asset-based Fee, for SPS Advisor
Accounts, Ameriprise Financial Services assesses a
quarterly asset-based Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee of 0.03% of the total advisory assets in
your Managed Account. Our affiliate AEIS credits to
clients all sub- transfer agency fees and networking
fees AEIS receives for SPS Advisor Accounts from
mutual fund firms. This Investments and Infrastructure
Support Credit may be more or less than the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
Annual Fee
Rate
Fee
Component
Applicable
Program(s)
2.0%
Retirement account clients are not permitted to open
or maintain a margin account with AEIS or any other
broker or dealer for the purposes of effecting Managed
Account transactions on margin. Retirement account
clients are also precluded from pledging assets held
in a Managed Account. For additional information
regarding special considerations that may apply to
retirement accounts, please refer to the Relationship
Agreement.
Maximum
Advisory Fee
All Managed
Accounts
Programs
Platform Fee
0.17%
Select
Separate
Account, Vista
Separate
Account,
Investor Unified
Account, and
Access Account
Programs
Covered family members of Ameriprise financial
advisors are able to purchase investment products in
their Ameriprise brokerage retirement accounts at a
lower commission rate and receive a rebate of the
applicable 12b-1 fees, as well as a waiver of any
transaction charges paid by your financial advisor.
Ameriprise financial advisors who provide advisory
services to covered family members will not receive
any portion of the Advisory Fees paid on these
Managed Account retirement accounts, unless the
Asset-based Fee is paid from a nonqualified account
via an alternative fee billing arrangement. Please
contact your financial advisor if you have questions as
to whether you’re a covered family member of an
Ameriprise financial advisor.
Fees and Compensation
SPS Advisor,
Signature
Wealth and
Active
Portfolios
Programs
Ranges from
0.02% - 0.05%
based on
advisory
household
assets under
management
(“AUM”).*
* Asset tier ranges and rates are set forth
in Section 9 of the Relationship Agreement.
0.02%
SPS Advantage
Program
The total cost to you of a Managed Account will include
(1) the Asset-based Fee, which includes any investment
management fees charged by Advisory Service
Providers for SMA strategies; (2) for SPS Advisor
Accounts, the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee;
(3) Investment Costs; and (4) Additional Fees and
Expenses which are any additional transaction related
fees that may be incurred in connection with your
Managed Account based on the nature of your
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Manager Fee
Generally
ranges
from
0.10% to
0.80%
Managed Account such as asset allocation,
portfolio construction, creation of model portfolios,
investment recommendations and selection
including applicable investment product due
diligence, execution of transactions through our
affiliated clearing agent, AEIS, custody of
securities, and tax and account reporting including
trade confirmations and client statements and
services provided by your financial advisor for your
Managed Account. The Advisory Fee you pay is
shared between Ameriprise Financial Services and
your financial advisor and discussed in further
detail in the Financial Advisor – Advisory Fee” sub-
section under the “Financial Advisors
Compensation & Benefits “ section.
o Ameriprise Financial Planning Service Fee.
Select
Separate
Account,
Vista
Separate
Account,
Investor
Unified
Account,
Access
Account
Program,
and SMA
investment
portfolios
within the
Signature
Wealth
Program.
SPS Advisor
Program
If you choose to pay for your Ameriprise Financial
Planning Service (“AFPS”) through the consolidated
advisory fee service a portion of your Asset-based
Fee is allocated to cover the financial planning
services you receive (“AFPS Fee”). The AFPS Fee
rate is negotiated with your financial advisor,
however the sum of the Advisory Fee and the AFPS
Fee cannot exceed 2%.
The level of the Advisory Fee you negotiate with your
financial advisor will depend upon a number of factors
including:
•
•
•
total assets in your Managed Account
the service level of your Managed Account
type of strategy employed
Investments
and
Infrastructure
Support Fee
and
Investments
and
Infrastructure
Support
Credit
0.03% AEIS
credits to
clients all
sub-transfer
agency fees and
networking fees
it receives for
SPS Advisor
fund firms. fees
and networking
fees it receives
for SPS Advisor
Accounts from
mutual fund
firms.
Because the Advisory Fee component of the Asset-
based Fee is negotiable, client Asset-based Fees may
vary. Accordingly, you may pay a higher or lower Asset
based Fee than a similarly situated client due to
factors such as account value, types of investment
products, investment strategy, trading activity and the
range of services received. For example, you may pay
more or less than another client invested in the same
particular investment strategy with a higher or lower
account value than your Managed Account. This means
you may pay more than a similarly- situated client with a
lower account balance who is receiving the same
services.
Based on the Program you select, the components of
your Asset-based Fee will vary. The fee components
will be displayed to you when open a new Managed
Account or make changes to an existing Managed
Account that result in a change to one or more
components of your Asset-based Fee. You may also
request current fee rates from your financial advisor.
Each possible component that may apply to you is
further described below.
• Advisory Fee. The Advisory Fee rate is an ongoing
asset-based fee negotiated between you and your
financial advisor. It is part of the overall Asset-
based Fee calculated for you on a monthly basis.
The Advisory Fee is based in part on the total
value of the assets in your Managed Account(s) at
Ameriprise Financial Services (“Advisory Tiers”).
There are minimum Advisory fee rates that vary
based on this total value. The Advisory Fee covers
services provided by your financial advisor for your
• Platform Fee. The Platform Fee rate is part of the
overall Asset-based Fee calculated for you on a
monthly basis. For Programs that charge a Platform
Fee rate within a range, the effective Platform Fee
is based on the advisory household AUM.
o For discretionary programs, e.g., SPS Advisor,
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account,
Investor Unified Account, and Access Account
Programs, the Platform Fee covers additional
costs associated with these Programs for
services provided by Ameriprise Financial
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In calculating the Blended Fee Rate, assets without a
Manager Fee (such as mutual funds, ETFs, uninvested
cash, and securities) are assigned a 0% rate, while
SMA assets use the applicable Manager Fee based on
their respective allocations.
Services such as advisory service provider due
diligence and oversight, investment selection
including initial and ongoing investment strategy
due diligence (Manager Directed Programs
only), investment product due diligence, overlay
management, additional trading costs,
enhanced proposal and trading tools (as
applicable by Program), reporting (e.g. manager
and portfolio reports), advisory training and
expert support, platform management (e.g.
ongoing product development and
administration) and additional operational and
support related functions.
o For non-discretionary programs, e.g., SPS
Advantage, the Platform Fee covers additional
costs associated with non-discretionary
program services provided by Ameriprise
Financial Services such as advisory training
and expert support, platform management (e.g.
ongoing product development and
administration) and additional operational and
support-related functions.
• Manager Fee. The Manager Fee represents
For Select Strategist UMA Managed Accounts, the
initial Blended Fee Rate will be calculated based on
the percentage of the Managed Account targeted to
each SMA on the date your Managed Account is
accepted. Thereafter, the Blended Fee Rate will be
calculated on the net asset value of the actual
allocation within each SMA on the last business day of
each month. Investor Unified Account Managed
Accounts calculate the Blended Fee Rate using the net
asset value of the allocation within each SMA. For
Signature Wealth Managed Accounts the initial and
first monthly Blended Fee Rate will be calculated
based on the percentage of the Managed Account
targeted to each model investment portfolio at the
time your Account is accepted. This is to allow the
Investment Manager adequate time to fully invest into
the model investment portfolios. Thereafter, the
Blended Fee Rate will be calculated based on the
actual asset value of each model investment portfolio,
on the last business day of each month.
investment management fees charged by Advisory
Service Providers for a specific SMA investment
strategy. The Manager Fee rate is variable by
Advisory Service Provider and specific investment
strategy and is charged to you as a component of
your Asset-based Fee. Manager Fee rates are
subject to change.
Because each SMA may be subject to different fees,
your Blended Fee Rate will change depending on a
variety of factors, including the value of the assets in
each sub- account, market movements, your
contributions and withdrawals, any changes to your
allocation or the selection of a new SMA strategy.
As a result, the Blended Fee Rate may be more or
less than the Blended Fee Rate originally shown in
the confirmation of your new Account.
Investments and Infrastructure Fee for SPS Advisor
Accounts.
The Manager Fee also applies to SMA investment
portfolios within Signature Wealth. Other Signature
Wealth Investment Providers generally earn
compensation through management fees, or
Investment Costs, associated with proprietary mutual
funds and ETFs used in the investment models
recommended.
The Asset-based Fees for Programs that offer SMA
strategies range higher than Programs that do not offer
SMA strategies in order to cover the fees paid to
Advisory Service Provider(s) for services provided to
your Managed Account. As of the date of this
Disclosure Brochure, the fee rates for SMA strategies
generally range from 0.10% to 0.80% per annum of the
market value of the assets invested in each SMA
strategy. More information regarding the investment
management fees charged by a particular Advisory
Service Provider for its SMA strategies is contained in
its disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV).
For SPS Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial
Services assesses an annual asset-based
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee of 0.03% of
the total advisory assets in your Managed Account.
The Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee is
assessed quarterly and calculated based on the
closing market value of your Managed Account as of
the last business day of the calendar quarter. If you do
not have an SPS Advisor Account balance as of the
last business day of the calendar quarter, you will not
be assessed the Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee. You will be charged an Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee for the entire calendar
quarter if you have an SPS Advisor Account balance on
the last business day of the calendar quarter (i.e., no
proration). The Investments and Infrastructure Support
Fee is in addition to your Asset-based Fee and helps
support the cost of maintaining and servicing the SPS
Advisor Program.
For Select Strategist UMA, Investor Unified Account,
and Signature Wealth Managed Accounts each
underlying SMA investment strategy may be subject to
a different Manager Fee rate. The Manager Fee rate
for these Managed Accounts is assessed as a
blended rate (the “Blended Fee Rate”), calculated
using the full billable value of the Managed Account.
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considered miscellaneous income for tax reporting
purposes. For Accounts with alternative fee billing
arrangements, the entire Investments and Infrastructure
Support Credit will be considered miscellaneous income if
the originating Account is a non-qualified Account.
Account holders receiving aggregate miscellaneous
income of $600 or more annually will receive an IRS
Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, from AEIS.
Account holders receiving miscellaneous income
amounts under $600 annually generally will not
receive an IRS Form 1099- MISC from AEIS, but will be
responsible for reporting the income to the IRS. Holders
of IRAs and qualified retirement plan Accounts will not
experience a taxable event as a result of a rebate and
will instead be taxed only on amounts when they are
distributed from the Account.
Householding of Account Assets and Minimum Asset-
based Fee.
For SPS Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial
Services causes its affiliate, AEIS, to credit to clients
all sub- transfer agency fees and networking fees AEIS
receives from mutual funds firms. This Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit is calculated on a
proportionate basis based on the revenues earned
over the course of the applicable calendar quarter,
divided by SPS Advisor Account assets as of the
closing market value of each client’s SPS Advisor
Account(s) as of the last business day of the calendar
quarter. Clients who do not have an Account balance
as of the last business day of the calendar quarter will
not be eligible to receive the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit. Clients who open an
Account during the calendar quarter will receive a full
credit (i.e., no proration) if they have an SPS Advisor
Managed Account balance on the last business day of
the calendar quarter. The Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit will be allocated without
regard to the value of mutual fund positions held in
any particular client’s SPS Advisor Account. Although
Ameriprise Financial Services intends to credit these
sub-transfer agency fees and networking fees back to
clients, AEIS reserves the right, in its discretion, to
cease to collect these sub-transfer agency fees and
networking fees at any time and, accordingly, cease
crediting client Accounts.
The Asset-based Fee provides householding benefits
across all Programs and Managed Accounts (“Advisory
Fee Householding”). By default, a primary household
will consist of a client, their spouse or domestic
partner, unmarried children under the age of 21, and
accounts owned by these people, which are displayed
under one Group ID on your client statement. If you
have more than one Group ID, you may be able to link
the Group ID associated with your primary household
group to the Group ID associated with an additional
household group with which you have an eligible
affiliation, such as the grantor of an irrevocable trust or
owner of a corporation.
Household minimums are assessed across all
Managed Accounts within a household and the
minimum Asset-based Fee for a household is $100.
Households charged the minimum annual Asset-based
Fee amount may exceed the maximum Asset-based
Fee percentage otherwise applicable to your Managed
Account(s). Households with less than a $3,333
balance will be charged an effective Asset-based Fee
in excess of 3%. If your effective Asset- based Fee
exceeds 3%, Managed Accounts may not be the most
cost-effective investment vehicle for you; similar
products and services may be available at a lower
overall fee through another investment program. A pro-
rata portion of this minimum fee is assessed each
billing period.
The Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and
Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit apply at
the same rate for each SPS Advisor Managed Account
regardless of how many mutual fund positions, if any,
are held in the Managed Account. Ameriprise Financial
Services intends to fund, in whole or in part, the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit from sub-
transfer agency fees and networking fees its affiliate
collects from mutual fund companies for the mutual fund
accounting, recordkeeping, tax reporting and other
shareholder services related to the mutual funds held in
all SPS Advisor Accounts. As a result, the Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit will generally offset the
cost of the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
However, changing circumstances, such as a shift at the
Program level away from investments in mutual funds
into individual securities, ETFs or other investment
products, could cause the credit to be less than the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and may
impact the costs associated with your SPS Advisor
Account. The Investments and Infrastructure Support
Credit may also be more than the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee.
Each quarterly fee and credit is displayed on your
statement for the following month. For example,
December’s fee and credit will appear on your January
statement. In circumstances where the Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit exceeds the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fees paid
from your nonqualified account, the excess will be
Where eligible, Advisory Fee Householding allows you to
combine Managed Account assets across multiple
household groups, which may help you qualify for a
lower minimum Advisory Fee rate, or, if applicable, to
qualify for the household minimum Asset-based Fee
across all Managed Accounts in the linked households.
Generally, pension and group retirement plans are not
eligible to be linked for Advisory Fee Householding.
Due to the timing of Account processing, when a new
Account is created, funded and billed on the last
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business day of the billing period, such new Account
may not be included in your household assets for that
billing period. In addition to your client statement, you
can also find your Group ID online if you’re
registered on the secure site at ameriprise.com.
Contact your financial advisor to review whether your
Group IDs are eligible to be linked for Advisory Fee
Householding benefits. You may also call
800.862.7919 to review your Group IDs and
householding eligibility.
any such changes, with the exceptions of (i) changes
to your Platform Fee rate for SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios Accounts which varies
over time based on your household advisory AUM; and
(ii) changes to your Blended Fee Rate for the Manager
Fee charged to Select Strategist UMA Managed
Accounts and Investor Unified Managed Accounts. You
authorize Ameriprise Financial Services to apply future
changes to the fee components by continuing to
accept the Service.
Billing Methodology
Your Asset-based Fee is deducted directly from your
Managed Account and paid from cash available in your
Sweep Program unless your Asset-based Fee is paid
via an alternate fee billing arrangement.
The Advisory Fee that you negotiate with your financial
advisor for a specific Account will increase if your total
advisory assets fall below the minimum for your
Advisory Tier and remain as such through any applicable
grace period (a “Passive Advisory Fee Change”). If you
have a Passive Advisory Fee Change, we will provide you
with prior notice that your Advisory Fee rate will be
increased unless you take some action. If you do not
take any action, we will confirm the new Advisory Fee
rate once it is effective. Passive Advisory Fee Changes
do not require your signature. The maximum change is
0.25% and your Advisory Fee will not exceed 2%. If you
are in a consolidated advisory fee service, and the
Passive Advisory Fee Change causes the sum of the
new Advisory Fee rate and the AFPS Fee rate to exceed
2%, your AFPS Fee rate will be reduced until the sum of
the Advisory Fee rate and AFPS Fee rate totals 2%.
The initial Asset-based Fee is based on the market
value of the Account on the opening date, except for
the Platform Fee portion of SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios Accounts which is based
on advisory household AUM, adjusted proportionately to
reflect the number of days remaining in the initial
monthly billing period. Thereafter, billing will be
calculated based on the market value of the assets in
the Account or advisory household AUM, as applicable,
as of the last business day of the preceding monthly
billing period and deducted on the 14th of each month,
or if the 14th is a weekend or holiday, the fee deducts
the following business day. In the event a Managed
Account is terminated, Ameriprise Financial Services
will prorate the Asset- based Fee based on the period
of time during the billing period the Account was open
and rebate any unused portion of the Asset-based Fee.
When you establish your Relationship, you negotiate the
highest Advisory Fee that you agree could apply to an
Account opened under the Relationship without
obtaining an additional signature (the “Negotiated
Advisory Fee”). If you are engaged in a consolidated
advisory fee service, the Negotiated Advisory Fee
includes your AFPS Fee. You may choose a Negotiated
Advisory Fee rate for each specific Program offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services or you may negotiate
one rate that will apply at the Relationship level and
consistently across all Programs offered. Your
Negotiated Advisory Fee rate(s) may be lower than or up
to 2% but may not exceed 2% for any individual Account
at any time. Your signature is required for any increase
to your Negotiated Advisory Fee rate(s).
For SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active Portfolios
Accounts, the initial Platform Fee rate applied to your
Managed Account at new Account set up will be
determined by the anticipated advisory household AUM
selected on your Managed Account opening paperwork.
The ongoing Platform Fee rate will then be adjusted on
a monthly basis based on your actual advisory
household AUM. As a result, your total Asset-based Fee
for each SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active
Portfolios Account will increase and decrease over time
within the range specified in the chart above, based on
the market value of your advisory AUM. Deposits into
and withdrawals from your Managed Accounts will
cause your advisory AUM to increase and decrease. Any
such increase or decrease that changes your applicable
advisory household asset tier will be effective
immediately and charged as of the next applicable
billing period.
Changes to Fee Components
The Negotiated Advisory Fee you’ve agreed to may not
be the same as the (i) Advisory Fee, or (ii) sum of the
Advisory Fee and AFPS Fee, if applicable, that you
agree to be applied to and charged on a specific
Managed Account (within the remainder of this
section, the “Assessed Advisory Fee”). When
establishing a Managed Account, you may agree to an
Assessed Advisory Fee up to the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee without a signature. Your
signature will be required if you agree to an Assessed
Advisory Fee that is higher than the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee.
Fee components are subject to change in the
circumstances set forth below. Any change to an
underlying fee component will change your total Asset-
based Fee. We will provide you written confirmation of
For an existing Managed Account, you may renegotiate
the Assessed Advisory Fee with your financial advisor at
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any time. Your financial advisor will complete the
appropriate documents reflecting the new Assessed
Advisory Fee. Your signature will be required if the
Assessed Advisory Fee, including an APFS Fee if
applicable, is higher than the applicable Negotiated
Advisory Fee. Your financial advisor or Ameriprise
Financial Services may, without obtaining your signature:
(i) for Managed Accounts that are part of a
negotiate the Advisory Fee rate with your financial
advisor, move to another Program, add the
consolidated advisory fee service to that Managed
Account, or when processing certain ownership
changes. Clients with a Grandfathered Advisory Fee
will not be subject to a Passive Advisory Fee Change.
Ask your financial advisor whether you have a
Grandfathered Advisory Fee rate and consider this rate
before re-negotiating your Advisory Fee rate or moving
to another strategy.
Relationship: reduce or increase your Assessed
Advisory Fee up to the Negotiated Advisory Fee; or,
Allocation of Asset-based Fees
The Asset-based Fee paid in connection with each
Managed Account you establish will be allocated to
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
and if applicable, the Advisory Service Providers as
follows.
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(ii) for all Accounts where the Assessed Advisory Fee
includes an AFPS Fee: reduce, increase, reallocate
or remove the AFPS Fee associated with your
Managed Account providing that the new sum of
your Assessed Advisory Fee does not exceed the
higher of your Managed Account’s current
Assessed Advisory Fee or the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee, if the Account is part of a
Relationship.
The Advisory Fee compensates Ameriprise
Financial Services. A portion of the Advisory Fee
and, if applicable, the AFPS Fee, is shared with
your financial advisor.
•
The Platform Fee compensates Ameriprise
Financial Services. The Platform Fee is not shared
with your financial advisor. For Signature Wealth
Accounts, a portion of the Platform Fee is shared
with the Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
The Assessed Advisory Fee change will become
effective at the start of the next billing period, following
the period in which the request is received and
accepted by Sponsor. For each instance of a
Negotiated Advisory Fee or Assessed Advisory Fee
change, we will send you a confirmation, regardless of
whether your signature was required.
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The Manager Fee compensates the Advisory
Service Provider and is not shared with Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor. As of
the date of this Disclosure Brochure, Manager Fee
rates generally range from 0.10% to 0.80% per
annum of the market value of the assets invested
in each SMA strategy. More information regarding
the investment management fees charged by a
particular Advisory Service Provider for its SMA
strategies is contained in its disclosure document
(Part 2A of Form ADV).
Manager Fee rates are subject to change. The Manager
Fee may change if (i) your Managed Account changes
Advisory Service Providers, (ii) you make changes to your
investment strategy, (iii) one of your current Advisory
Service Providers change their fee, or (iv) your
investment strategy moves to another Program as a part
of a Program reorganization. Any increase or decrease in
the Manager Fee is passed along to you. For UMA
accounts, the Blended Fee Rate will generally change as
the allocation between the underlying SMAs changes.
•
Changes to the Manager Fee, including the Blended
Fee Rate, do not require your signature.
The SPS Advisor Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee compensates Ameriprise Financial
Services and is not shared with your financial
advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services retains the portion of the Advisory Fee not
allocated to your financial advisor. Our portion of the
Advisory Fee may be higher or lower than the portion of
the Advisory Fee allocated to your financial advisor.
Advisory Service Providers. Important considerations
for the Manager Fee paid to Advisory Service
Provider(s) you select include:
Platform Fee rates are subject to change. Platform Fee
rate changes do not require your signature. Platform
Fee rates for SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active
Portfolios Accounts are subject to change within the
current applicable ranges based on your advisory
household AUM, as described above, and can vary over
the course of your Relationship. The Platform Fee
rate or the overall range(s) applicable to your
Managed Account(s) may increase or decrease with
notice to you.
• Manager Fee rates are negotiated separately with
each Advisory Service Provider.
•
Grandfathered Advisory Fee Rates. If you have
received notice that you have a Grandfathered
Advisory Fee rate, which is an Advisory Fee rate that is
lower than the minimum fee rate allowed for the
applicable Advisory Tier (the “Grandfathered Advisory
Fee rate”), you will retain that fee rate until you re-
Participating Advisory Service Providers may
reimburse AEIS and AEIS may subsequently
reimburse financial advisors for the costs arising
from, or make payments to AEIS for participation
in, client meetings or educational and training
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meetings held with financial advisors and other
personnel.
pay additional fees and expenses associated with your
specific Sweep Program. This section discusses each
of these costs.
Investment Costs of Mutual Funds. There are
underlying mutual fund expenses charged to all mutual
fund shareholders. Some mutual fund companies and
their service providers pay AEIS a portion of the fees it
receives for underlying mutual fund expenses in the
form of Third-Party Payments. Any mutual fund fees or
expenses you pay reduce the overall value of and net
performance of your Managed Account. Important
considerations:
In addition to the fees described above, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates retain the
revenues each receives related to the investment
products held in your Managed Account such as (i)
Third Party Payments; and (ii) any management fees,
distribution fees or compensation earned related to
administrative or transfer agency fees related to
affiliated mutual funds held in your Managed Account
that are included in the Investment Costs paid
indirectly by you and are received by our affiliates, such
as CMIA.
•
Additional Costs Associated with a Managed
Account
The underlying fees related to investment products you
purchase within your Managed Account are referred to
as Investment Costs and are more fully described
below. These costs are in addition to the Asset-based
Fee that you pay directly from your Managed Account
and may include Third Party Payments that are
compensation to AEIS, as discussed above. They are
paid by you indirectly as part of the cost of the
investment and they reduce the value of your
investment in the product. They are not a direct fee
deducted from your Managed Account.
These fees and expenses include management
fees, distribution and other expenses. A mutual
fund may also charge shareholder service (“12b-
1”) fees. These fees and expenses could increase
the total cost of your investment in the mutual
fund by 1.00% to 2.00% or more. For example, if
the Asset-based Fee for your Managed Account is
1.00%, and the mutual funds in which you invest
have average fees of 1.50%, the total fees will be
2.50%. As noted above, all Managed Accounts
offer Advisory Shares that typically do not assess
12b-1 fees as the primary share class. To the
extent that Ameriprise Financial Services receives
12b-1 fees from mutual fund companies for
applicable mutual fund classes utilized in any
Managed Accounts, it rebates these fees to
clients. Rebates are generally deposited into the
applicable client Accounts within a week after we
receive the 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
• Charges imposed by the underlying mutual funds
held in your Managed Account may include short-
term redemption fees and small position fees.
Investment Costs apply whether the investment product
is sponsored or managed by a third party or an affiliate
of Ameriprise Financial Services, such as Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA”), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
Ameriprise Financial Services’ parent company. When
you invest in investment products managed by CMIA,
CMIA or its affiliates will receive compensation for
managing those investments and for other services they
provide based on the amount you invest, just as they
would if you invested in CMIA investment products
through another service provider.
• Ameriprise Financial Services and/or one or more
of its affiliates may serve as the fund’s distributor,
transfer agent, shareholder servicing agent,
custodian and/or investment adviser. In these
situations, Ameriprise Financial Services and/or
its affiliates will receive payments for such
services that may vary depending on the assets
invested in such mutual fund.
• Other mutual funds, such as fund-of-funds, also
have additional management, advisory and other
internal fees and expenses which are assessed by
the fund directly and are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee.
Investment Costs received by CMIA are not
compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services,
however, Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA and
their affiliates receive more revenue, in aggregate,
from the purchase of affiliated mutual funds or
investment products offered by CMIA or their affiliates
than from the purchase of investment products
offered by firms that are not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
It is your responsibility to understand all fees and
charges prior to making investment decisions. Review
each applicable mutual fund prospectus for details on
all fund fees.
In addition to your Asset-based Fee and Investment
Costs, you may pay Third Party Execution Fees
associated with “step-out trades” placed by an
Investment Manager in an investment strategy you
select in Select Separate Account or a Managed
Account offered with Envestnet, as described in the
“Brokerage Practices” section; and you may pay any
additional fees and expenses to the extent incurred in
connection with your Managed Account. You may also
Third Party Payments. A portion of Investment Costs
are paid to AEIS by third parties who manage,
Ameriprise Financial Services or distribute investment
products held in your Managed Account. This
compensation helps fund the cost of providing service,
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maintaining accounts and offering an investment
platform for our clients. These payments are generally
funded directly, or indirectly, from Investment Costs, as
more fully discussed above.
Cost reimbursement services and Third-Party Payments
related to your Managed Account are further described
in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party
Payments” section, including marketing and sales
support payments are received from certain mutual fund
firms that participate in the Full Participation Program
Ameriprise Financial Services offers.
AEIS will receive the following types of payments from
product companies with respect to the investment
model portfolios and other investment products we
recommend, and you select for the investment of your
Managed Account assets. For qualified SPS Advisor
Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts where a trust has inherited the IRA and
Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust and
eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in Select
Separate Accounts AEIS either does not collect
Third Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts.
Third Party Payments do not include any management
fees, distribution fees or compensation earned related
to administrative, or transfer agency fees related to
affiliated mutual funds held in your Managed Account
and managed by one of our affiliates, such as CMIA.
These fees are included in the Investment Costs paid
indirectly by you and are received by our affiliates but
are not compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services
or AEIS, however they are an economic benefit to
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates as
further discussed in the “Economic benefits of
affiliates’ products and services” section.
• Mutual funds – AEIS will receive cost- reimbursement
payments (e.g., reimbursement for marketing
support) from non-affiliated mutual fund firms for
investments you make as a result of our
recommendations.
• Certain other investment products – AEIS will
receive cost-reimbursement payments from third
party investment firms whose products Ameriprise
Financial Services recommends.
Additional Fees and Sources of Compensation. Under
certain circumstances, you may be assessed
transaction related fees or charges depending on the
nature of the investment products held in your Managed
Account. You may also be charged fees for
transactions initiated by you such as costs associated
with pledge loans and interest charges when investing
on margin.
Any such fees and charges incurred in connection with
your Managed Account are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee charged to your Managed Account(s). Any
additional fees you pay reduce the overall value of and
net performance of your Managed Account.
Examples of the types of additional fees and charges
that you would pay, to the extent they are incurred in
connection with your Managed Account, include:
• Brokerage commissions resulting from
• Other servicing and account maintenance fees –
AEIS will also receive sub-transfer agency fees or
networking fees with respect to investments you
make in mutual funds except for inherited IRAs in
qualified SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust
has inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as
trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed
retirement plans in Select Separate Accounts, as
noted above. As further described above, for SPS
Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial Services
will rebate to clients all sub- transfer agency fees
or networking fees and other servicing and account
maintenance fees its affiliate, AEIS, receives from
mutual funds firms.
transactions effected through or with a broker-
dealer other than AEIS;
• AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs
•
Transaction fees relating to any foreign securities
other than American Depositary Receipts;
•
of the cost reimbursement services provided. These
revenues include marketing support and distribution
support payments, and such payments increase the
gross revenues and net earnings of AEIS.
• AEIS is responsible for delivering to clients or their
The entire public offering price, including
underwriting commissions or discounts, on
securities purchased from an underwriter or dealer
involved in a distribution of securities;
•
Fees related to the sale of Initial Public Offerings;
and
• Other costs or charges imposed by third parties,
including American Depositary Receipts issuance
fees and annual depository fees, voluntary
reorganization fees, odd-lot differentials, transfer
fees exchange fees, and other fees or taxes
required by law.
agent all shareholder materials (e.g. annual
reports and proxies) received from the issuers of
securities. It does this through a vendor. The
vendor charges each issuer based on rates
determined by the New York Stock Exchange. AEIS
earns rebates from its vendor based on the
difference between the rate charged to the issuer
and the cost to the vendor to deliver the
shareholder materials. The rebates are generally
higher for customers who consent to utilizing
electronic delivery.
Review the Relationship Agreement and Ameriprise
brokerage materials for a summary of the service fees
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ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our service line at
800.862.7919.
Sweep Programs Offered in Managed Accounts:
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Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account
(“AIMMA”) is the Sweep Program offered for SPS
Advantage Accounts, except for trustee-directed
401(a) Accounts; and for non-qualified Accounts in
the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor
Accounts, Signature Wealth Accounts, Active
Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts,
Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified
Accounts, and Access Accounts.
that may be charged in connection with your Managed
Account(s). You should also refer to the disclosure
document(s) for a description of the fees and
expenses associated with any product or service that
is made available in connection with the Managed
Account. It is your responsibility to understand all
fees, expenses and other charges prior to investing or
participating in any product or service. All Investment
Costs and additional fees are subject to change.
Contact your financial advisor if you have any
questions about the types of additional fees and
expenses that may be associated with your Managed
Account.
•
Sweep Program and Expenses
Your Managed Account(s) will from time to time receive
and disburse cash. Cash received can be in the form of
deposits you make to your Managed Account, the
proceeds from investments you sell, and the receipt of
dividend and interest payments from investments you
own.
Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account (“ABISA”)
is the Sweep Program offered for SPS Advantage
trustee-directed 401(a) Accounts and qualified
Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS
Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth, Active
Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts,
Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified
Accounts, and Access Accounts.
• Either Dreyfus Government Cash Management –
Institutional Shares or the Dreyfus Government
Cash Management – Wealth Shares are the
Sweep Program offered for TSCA/403(b) Managed
Accounts and personal trust services Managed
Accounts opened by Ameriprise Bank as trustee
and certain other non-qualified Managed Accounts
that are ineligible for an insured deposit Sweep
Program. An investment in a money market fund is
not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Cash is disbursed from your Managed Account to pay
for new investment products you buy, to cover check
writing, debit card, ACH or bill pay activity, and to pay
the Asset-based Fee and other fees you may incur.
Any portion of your Managed Account balance that is
held in cash will be included in the Asset-based Fee
calculation. On a daily basis, Ameriprise Financial
Services will move all uninvested cash into the Sweep
Program applied to your Managed Account(s). The
Sweep Programs may pay interest or dividends. By
authorizing Ameriprise Financial Services to open a
Managed Account, you expressly authorize Ameriprise
Financial Services to move such cash balances.
Rates and yields vary across the different Sweep
Programs and maybe be higher or lower depending on
the particular money market fund or interest-bearing
bank deposit product, and on the cash balance you
maintain in your Managed Account.
Regardless of the Sweep Program made available to
you, you can also buy and sell positional money market
mutual funds, brokered certificates of deposit,
treasury bills, and other similar cash-equivalent
products to manage cash in your non-discretionary
Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage
accounts, and such investment products may be
available for you to buy and sell in certain
discretionary Managed Accounts. These options for
the investment of cash balances are generally
expected to offer higher returns than the Sweep
Program we make available for your Managed Account.
Some types of investment products may not be
available to you under the terms of your specific
Account.
If you decline the Sweep Program offered for your
Managed Account(s), or if you subsequently revoke
your acceptance, you may at any time direct
Ameriprise Financial Services to (i) hold your Sweep
Program balance as a free credit balance in your
Managed Account(s);
(ii) return the proceeds to your Managed Account(s) for
investment in a cash equivalent investment product; or
(iii) have us remit the cash to you. Cash held as a free
credit balance is eligible for coverage by SIPC, up to
$250,000 per capacity as determined by SIPC. Cash
held as a free credit balance is not eligible for FDIC
coverage. For Managed Accounts, we may earn
interest or other revenue on the balance but are not
obligated to pay interest on cash held as a credit
balance in your Managed Account(s).
More detail regarding Sweep Programs offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services is available in the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures document and the
Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise
Brokerage Client Agreement. For a copy of the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures or the Ameriprise
Brokerage Client Agreement, visit our website at
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AIMMA
Program Banks pay on the deposits held through
AIMMA. This difference is known as “spread.” Like the
unaffiliated Program Banks participating in AIMMA,
Ameriprise Bank earns spread revenue when it
participates in AIMMA as a Program Bank.
AEIS receives and retains compensation from Program
Banks for its services related to AIMMA for Advisory
Solutions, based on the cash deposits held at each
Program Bank. This compensation is either negotiated
between each Program Bank and AEIS, or between the
Program Bank and our vendor, IntraFi, and is either a
fixed rate or is based on a benchmark interest rate,
such as the Federal Funds Rate, plus or minus a
spread. You can find up-to-date information on the
revenue AEIS receives from unaffiliated Program Banks
participating in AIMMA at ameriprise.com/products/
investments/brokerage-sweep-options.
AIMMA is an interest-bearing multi-bank deposit
product made available by Ameriprise Financial and
held in an omnibus account(s) at one or more FDIC
member banks (collectively, the “Program Banks”).
Our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank, FSB (“Ameriprise
Bank”) is a Program Bank and participates in AIMMA.
The Program Banks may serve individually as
custodians for all or a portion of the cash balance held
within your Managed Account that are swept to
AIMMA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage
Disclosures document. Multibank deposit products are
FDIC insured up to $250,000 per depositor
($500,000 for joint ownerships) per Program Bank,
including deposits held at Ameriprise Bank. AEIS will
use reasonable efforts to place deposits across
multiple Program Banks to enable clients to receive up
to $2.5 million per depositor ($5 million for joint
ownerships) across all Program Banks combined.
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its
sweep services provided or for the cash deposits held
at Ameriprise Bank, but reimburses AEIS for its direct
out of pocket expenses related to AIMMA. Your
financial advisor does not receive any of (i) the
compensation paid by the Program Banks; or (ii) the
reimbursements paid by Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
ABISA
For any amount above the applicable limit that is
deposited in a single Program Bank, including any
other FDIC insured product you may own through that
Program Bank, the amount above the limit will not be
eligible for FDIC deposit insurance. Ameriprise Bank
may restrict AIMMA deposits based on certain account
ownership types. Deposit products are not covered by
the SIPC.
If your Managed Account uses AIMMA as its Sweep
Program, you agree to accept the proprietary algorithm
applied by IntraFi LLC (“IntraFi”), which determines the
Program Banks into which your deposits are placed.
You also understand and agree that IntraFi will
periodically change the order of the Program Banks to
optimize the amount of FDIC insurance available in the
AIMMA Sweep Program. Under ordinary business
conditions, changes to the Program Bank List will be
published at least five business days prior to the
effective date, and current interest rates for each
interest rate tier will be published three to five
business days prior to their effective date. The
Program Banks are identified on the Program Bank
List and interest rate information is available at
Ameriprise.com/cashrates.
ABISA is an interest-bearing single bank deposit
product made available by Ameriprise Financial
Services. Deposits into ABISA are held in an omnibus
account(s) at Ameriprise Bank, Member FDIC, an
affiliate of Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Bank
serves as custodian for the cash balances held within
Managed Accounts that are swept to ABISA, as
described in the Other Important Brokerage
Disclosures. Single bank deposit products are FDIC
insured up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for
joint accounts), per FDIC rules. For any amount above
the applicable limit, the amount above the limit will not
be eligible for FDIC deposit insurance. Deposit
products are not covered by SIPC. If your Managed
Account uses ABISA as its Sweep Program, Ameriprise
Bank earns spread revenue, the difference between
what it pays in interest and what it earns on its
investments. Ameriprise Bank does not compensate
AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash
deposits held at Ameriprise Bank, but reimburses AEIS
for its direct out of pocket expenses related to ABISA.
Your financial advisor does not receive any of (i) the
compensation earned by Ameriprise Bank; or (ii) the
reimbursements paid by Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
Money Market Fund
Any cash in your Managed Account(s) that is swept to
AIMMA is aggregated with cash held by other
Ameriprise clients that utilize AIMMA and is held in an
omnibus account at one or more Program Banks.
Omnibus accounts, by virtue of their ability to raise
significant balances for the Program Banks, are
generally able to earn higher interest rates than those
you would be able to earn if you deposited cash
individually at a bank. The Program Banks participating
in AIMMA earn income by lending or investing the
deposits they receive and charging a higher interest
rate to borrowers, or earning a higher yield, than the
If your Managed Account’s Sweep Program uses a
money market mutual fund, our affiliate AEIS may
receive marketing support payments of up to 0.37% of
the amount held in that money market mutual fund
Sweep Program. Please refer to the applicable
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prospectus or the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” sub-section for further specific
details regarding mutual fund marketing and sales
support payments received by AEIS. An investment in
a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not
insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
Affiliate Compensation
reserves the right to, or may instruct the custodian to,
sell securities held in your Managed Account Sweep
Program to cover these fees. Ameriprise Financial
Services reserves the right to determine which mutual
funds or other securities will be sold. Because of
mutual fund redemption minimums and other
applicable minimums, Ameriprise Financial Services
may be required to sell more shares than is necessary
to cover this amount. The proceeds of such sales will
be held in your applicable Sweep Program pending
deduction of the applicable fee(s). As noted above, our
affiliate AEIS is compensated based on the balance
held in your Sweep Program.
Brokerage Accounts
Sweep Programs made available in Managed Accounts
are offered by Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a broker-dealer, and services are provided
by our affiliate AEIS as part of the overall brokerage
services provided to your Managed Account(s)
pursuant to the “Money Settlement Options” section
of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement. Your
financial advisor does not recommend the Sweep
Program offered to you for any particular Account(s)
and revenues received by our affiliates related to the
Sweep Programs are not shared with financial
advisors.
Generally, the combined revenue earned by our
affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank is expected to be
(i) the highest when your Managed Account sweeps
cash into ABISA or AIMMA where Ameriprise Bank is
utilized as a Program Bank; (ii) the second highest
when your Managed Account sweeps cash into AIMMA
where unaffiliated Program Banks are utilized; and
(iii) the lowest when your Managed Account sweeps
cash into an eligible money market mutual fund.
Retail brokerage services are also available through
Ameriprise Financial Services. If you choose to open an
Ameriprise brokerage account separate from your
Managed Account to purchase and sell securities, you
will incur a sales commission or pay a mark-up or mark-
down in connection with each transaction in that
account. These transaction charges are paid to
compensate Ameriprise Financial Services and your
financial advisor for the assistance they provide in
helping to execute those transactions. You may also
incur a variety of other fees in connection with
maintaining an Ameriprise brokerage account, including
fees and margin loan interest. Review the account
opening documents provided in connection with
establishing a brokerage account for additional
information.
Our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank use this
revenue to defray the cost of operating our Sweep
Programs and the expense of providing other services
to our clients, as well as for general operating
expenses and to provide net earnings to AEIS and
Ameriprise Bank. In the absence of this revenue
Ameriprise Financial Services would likely charge
higher fees or other charges to clients for the services
AEIS and Ameriprise Bank provide to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive
research or other products or services other than
execution from any unaffiliated broker-dealer or other
third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise
Financial Services receives and distributes research
authored by its affiliate AEIS however this research is
not provided for client securities transactions or for
any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates
receive client referrals from broker-dealers or third
parties that are considered in selecting or
recommending broker-dealers.
Other Investment Advisory Services
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict
of interest through a combination of disclosures and
policies and procedures regarding Sweep Program
availability and the free-credit balance, as well as
supervision and surveillance of cash balances held in
Managed Accounts.
Sweep Program Balance Requirements
Your financial advisor may offer ongoing financial
planning or other services that are not included in a
Managed Account for additional fees. A Managed
Account is not a financial planning service and clients
investing solely in a Managed Account will not receive
all material elements of the financial planning process.
Managed Account clients are required to maintain
sufficient cash balances in the Sweep Program or as a
free credit balance in your Managed Account(s) to
meet the applicable Asset-based Fee and, if
applicable, SPS Advisor Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee deductions.
If there is not sufficient cash in your Managed
Account(s) Sweep Program to cover these and other
applicable fees, Ameriprise Financial Services
In addition to the Advisory Solutions Programs
described in this Disclosure Brochure Ameriprise
Financial Services offers the following advisory
services for retail investors:
• Ameriprise Financial Planning Service
• Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income Service
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but also provides the ability to borrow money to
purchase securities. Both pledge loans and margin are
available on non-qualified SPS Advantage Accounts and
non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage accounts; however,
you may not utilize both margin lending features and a
pledge line of credit on the same Account.
You also have the option to engage in the
consolidated advisory fee service. The consolidated
advisory fee service is a combined investment advisory
service for which you will receive AFPS and at least
one Managed Account Service. The fee is based on
the assets in the Managed Account(s) with a portion
of the fee calculated for AFPS, as described in the
“Fees and Compensation” section. Any Managed
Account fees are separate from and in addition to any
advisory fees you pay for these additional services.
Margin is available in non-qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts and non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage
accounts and involves the extension of credit to you
and your financial exposure could exceed the value of
your securities. Ameriprise Financial Services, in its
sole discretion, may approve your Managed Account for
margin trading. Margin lending has specific risks
outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document which
you should review before opening a margin account.
A description of the advisory services listed above and
the fees, compensation and other policies associated
with each may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the
sub- heading “General Disclosures” for Ameriprise
Financial Planning Service and Ameriprise Premier
Retirement Income Service and “Managed Account
Client Disclosure Brochures” for consolidated advisory
fee service.
You should consider the aggregate costs and
expenses of investment advisory services and
products as a whole. Your financial advisor may not
offer all investment advisory services or accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers Ameriprise®
Retirement Plan Consulting Services to employers and
trustees and is designed to assist in their role as a
plan fiduciary.
Other Products, Services and Features
Ameriprise Financial Services may allow you to pledge
certain non-qualified Managed Account(s) and non-
qualified Ameriprise brokerage account assets as
collateral for an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
offered jointly and separately by Ameriprise Bank and
Goldman Sachs Bank USA (collectively, “Lender”), or a
pledge line of credit program from a third-party financial
institution. To the extent that you pledge non- qualified
assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services as
collateral for a pledge loan to a third-party financial
institution, you will be required to execute, and arrange for
the completion and execution of, certain required
documentation. Among other things, this will result in
the financial institution being required to complete
Ameriprise Financial Services’ form of collateralization
agreement. The interest rate you may secure from a
third-party financial institution may be higher or lower
than the interest rate offered for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit.
Certain pre-existing non-qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts have access to check writing, bill pay and
debit card features of the Ameriprise ONE® Financial
Account. Other products, services and features may
be included or made available in connection with a
Managed Account.
When you apply for a pledge loan for your Brokerage
Account(s) or Managed Account(s) you agree that such
assets will be pledged to the lender as security for
that line of credit. Once your Managed Account(s) are
pledged, the securities and cash will serve as
collateral for the line of credit. If the market value of
the securities in your pledged Account(s) drops below
certain levels, you may be required by the lender to
pay down the loan, sell securities in the Account(s),
and/or pledge additional securities.
These products, services and features may have their
own terms, conditions, disclosure documents, fees
and expenses. Review applicable materials, and
consider fees related to a particular product, service
or feature prior to deciding to participate or invest in,
or as you consider remaining in, that product, service
or feature. Talk to your financial advisor about the
applicability of any product, service or feature of a
Managed Account.
Securities-based Lending Solutions
It is important that you understand the actions the
Lender has the right to take against any account(s)
that you pledge as security for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit, as well as risks and
restrictions associated with pledging your Managed
Accounts. If the Lender feels that the security for its
line of credit to you is at risk, it may take actions
regarding your pledged assets Account(s) that may
be disruptive to your investment objectives for your
Managed Account(s) or to the existing target asset
allocation such as restricting trading or reinvestment
in the Account while instructions from the Lender are
Each of the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit,
Ameriprise Preferred Loan and margin loans are
securities-based lending solutions made available to
clients of Ameriprise Financial Services. While a
pledge line of credit or loan, such as the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise Preferred Loan,
is credit extended by a financial institution such lines
of credit or loans are principally used for liquidity
purposes only. Margin lending is credit extended
directly by AEIS and may be used for liquidity purposes
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processed; and the Lender may impose conditions
that prevent you from maintaining your existing
Managed Account(s). You may need to work with
your financial advisor to take other steps to maintain
your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit.
Ameriprise Financial Services reserves the right to
decline your request to pledge your assets.
Compensation Received by Ameriprise Financial
Services and Its Affiliates
When Ameriprise Bank as co-lenders receive revenue
related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
Ameriprise Preferred Loan, each of Ameriprise Bank
and Goldman Sachs Bank USA receives a pro-rata
portion of the revenue generated. As a result, on a
comparable amount of credit extended, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates generally earn
higher revenues for the use of margin, and it is
therefore more profitable when clients utilize margin
than when using an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
or and Ameriprise Preferred Loan. Ameriprise Financial
manages this conflict of interest by keeping the cost to
you for either a negotiated rate margin loan or an
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Ameriprise
Preferred Loan in line with each other as described
below.
A margin loan is the only securities-based lending
solution offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that
allows you to borrow money to purchase securities.
Either of the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or a
margin loan allows you to borrow money for liquidity
purposes. Non-qualified Brokerage Accounts and non-
qualified SPS Advantage Managed Accounts offer both
of these securities-based lending solutions.
Conflicts of Interest Related to Financial Advisors’
Recommendations
Margin
When used to purchase securities, any margin
account balance in your non-qualified SPS Advantage
Account will be included in the calculation of your
Asset-based Fee for that period and is shared with your
financial advisor. Our affiliate AEIS earns interest on
your margin balance whether you use the money to
purchase securities or for liquidity purposes.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
Your financial advisor does not receive compensation
on your margin account balance when you borrow
money for liquidity purposes but does receive ongoing
compensation based on the outstanding balance of
the credit line extended to you for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise Preferred Loan.
This compensation creates a financial incentive for
your financial advisor to recommend the use of the
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise
Preferred Loan over margin.
Ameriprise Financial manages this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures, compensating
financial advisors for the Ameriprise Preferred Line of
Credit and Ameriprise Preferred Loan within a
reasonable range that is non-negotiable and capped,
keeping client costs for either negotiated rate margin
loans, an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or an
Ameriprise Preferred Loan comparable and in line with
each other by monitoring interest rates, and policies,
procedures, training and additional resources designed
to delineate the features of each product to assist
financial advisors in providing recommendations that
are in a client’s best interest and consider reasonably
available alternatives.
Account Requirements and Types of
Clients
Establishing and Maintaining Accounts
Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the
outstanding balance amount of the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and the interest rate on the
loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB of 0.25% of
the outstanding balance on the credit line on an
annualized basis. This amount is shared with your
financial advisor based on how your advisor is
affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which your
financial advisor qualifies. This compensation is
separate from the compensation your financial advisor
receives for servicing your Managed Account. These
affiliations and compensation structures are described
in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section below. Ameriprise Financial and your financial
advisors will continue to receive the Asset- based Fee
on any pledged assets held in your Managed
Account(s). Ameriprise Bank does not compensate
AEIS, but reimburses AEIS for its direct out of pocket
expenses related to its Ameriprise Preferred Line of
Credit support.
To establish an Account in one or more of the services,
you will be asked to:
Conflicts of Interest Related to Securities-Based
Lending Solutions
• Review this Disclosure Brochure; and other
applicable Advisory Service Provider Form
ADV Part 2A;
• Provide accurate and complete information to your
Conflicts of Interest Related to our Affiliated Products
and Services
When AEIS charges you interest on your margin
balance it retains the full amount of such revenue.
financial advisor to complete the Client
Information and the applicable Managed Accounts
application;
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• Read and sign the application which includes the
Relationship Agreement;
• Read and sign the Brokerage Agreement to
establish and maintain a brokerage account as
part of a Managed Account; and
• Select a Sweep Program as described in the
Brokerage Agreement.
Coverdell Savings Accounts and 529 plan accounts are
not available in a Managed Account.
In the event a Managed Account is terminated,
Ameriprise Financial Services will prorate the Asset-
based Fee and rebate any unused portion. You have
the right to request that your assets be distributed in
the form of cash or securities. This transaction may
have tax implications. Because you will be responsible
for any associated tax liabilities, you should discuss
the potential implications with your tax advisor.
Additional fees may apply to distributions in the form
of securities as outlined in the “Sweep Program and
Expenses” section. In these situations, the anticipated
timing of distributions would be the same as outlined
for each Managed Account Service description in the
“Services, Fees and Compensation” section.
Termination of Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services may, in its sole
discretion and at any time, terminate an Advisory
Service Provider’s (including an Envestnet Manager’s)
participation in a Managed Account, or discontinue the
Advisory Service Provider’s services with respect to a
particular investment strategy in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement and with thirty (30) days prior
written notice to you. As a result, Ameriprise Financial
Services may transfer the Account assets to an
Ameriprise brokerage account, and the Brokerage
Agreement will govern any assets transferred including
fees charged in connection with maintaining an
Ameriprise brokerage account and transaction fees.
Managed Accounts are available for individual
investors, corporate entities, certain nonprofit
organizations and tax-qualified accounts. The types of
tax-qualified accounts that may be available include
traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simplified Employee
Pension (“SEP”) IRAs, Savings Incentive Match Plan for
Employees (“SIMPLE”) and defined contribution plans
as defined in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code (e.g., Profit Sharing, Money Purchase). Ameriprise
Financial Services, in its own discretion, may offer
certain account types to certain clients. Tax-Sheltered
Custodial Account (“TSCA”) may be available for TSCA
participants to invest in SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor,
Active Diversified Portfolios® investments and Access
Separate Accounts, but may not invest in other
Managed Accounts. Trustee-directed retirement plans
may not invest in the Active Portfolios®, SPS Advisor,
certain Select Separate Account investment strategies,
Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account or
Access Account Programs. Nonprofit organizations
operating as a donor advised fund are eligible to invest
in certain investment strategies in most Manager
Directed Programs. Programs and Managed Accounts
are made available based on the ownership type
associated with your Relationship, and not all Programs
may be available to you. Nonresidents of the United
States for U.S. tax purposes are not eligible to open
Managed Accounts in all Programs.
Terminating a Relationship Agreement
If you terminate your Advisory Service Provider, or if
Ameriprise Financial Services or Advisory Service
Provider terminates or discontinues the service
provided to you, you may reinvest with another Advisory
Service Provider. Reinvesting with another Advisory
Service Provider may result in portfolio turnover and tax
implications (for non-qualified accounts) based on the
holdings of the successor Advisory Service Provider’s
portfolio. Because you will be responsible for any
associated tax liabilities, you should discuss the
potential implications for non-qualified accounts with
your tax professional.
Client Information Provided to
Advisory Service Providers
A description of the Client Information shared with an
Advisory Service Provider for your Managed Account is
included in the following sub-sections in this
Disclosure Brochure:
•
“Acceptance of your Signature Wealth Account”
subsection in the Signature Wealth section.
•
•
The Relationship Agreement may be terminated by you
or Ameriprise Financial Services by providing
appropriate notice. If Ameriprise Financial Services
decides to terminate your Managed Account(s), the
Ameriprise Financial Services will provide you no less
than 30 days prior notice. This notice will advise you of
options, if any, that may be available to you. If
Ameriprise Financial Services decides to terminate your
Managed Account(s), Ameriprise Financial Services may
transfer the Account assets to an Ameriprise brokerage
account, and the Brokerage Agreement will govern your
relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. If
Ameriprise Financial Services terminates your SPS
Advisor Account, Ameriprise Financial Services may
transfer the Account assets to an Ameriprise brokerage
account as outlined above or to an SPS Advantage
Account as set forth in the Relationship Agreement.
“Investment Manager Review of Active
Portfolios®” subsection in the Active Portfolios®
section.
"Review and Update of Client Information”
subsection in the Select Separate Account section
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•
“Acceptance and Authority of Envestnet”
in the Advisory Service Providers section.
Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal
settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial
Services during the last ten years:
Regulatory Proceedings
allegations that from December 2010 through
October 2013, the firm negligently relied on
misrepresentations made by F- Squared Investments,
Inc. regarding certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a
result, the firm made false statements about the
portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC also
alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and
implement written compliance policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent the alleged violations.
The firm agreed to pay a disgorgement amount of $6.3
million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000 and a
civil penalty amount of $1.75 million.
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the
regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or
denying the allegations.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
FINRA Actions
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations
that between October 2011 and September 2013 the
firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire
transfers, of more than $370,000 from five of its
customers by one of its registered representatives.
The customers were family members of the registered
representative. FINRA also alleged this went
undetected because the firm failed to establish,
maintain, and enforce a supervisory system that was
reasonably designed to review and monitor the
transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to
third parties, including those controlled by registered
representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution
and a fine of $850,000.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with
its industry- wide review of firms’ recordkeeping
practices regarding business-related electronic
communications sent or received by firm personnel
using non-approved channels or methods (“off-channel
communications”). The settlement resolved
allegations that, from at least June 2019, the firm did
not maintain or preserve a substantial majority of off-
channel communications that were records required to
be maintained under federal securities laws and
therefore failed to “reasonably supervise” its
personnel. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty
amount of $50 million. Prior to the settlement, the
firm retained a compliance consultant to address
certain undertakings outlined in the settlement and
took steps to enhance its policies and procedures and
increase training concerning the use of approved
communications methods.
Ameriprise Financial Services is a subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities
directly and through its affiliates. These activities may
be material to its investment advisory business or its
investment advisory clients. These affiliates include
companies under common control with Ameriprise
Financial Services by virtue of their status as direct or
indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The
information below provides you an overview of the
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These
companies work together to offer you financial products
and services designed to help you reach your financial
goals.
Broker-Dealer
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered
investment adviser and broker-dealer with the SEC and
is authorized to engage in the securities business in
all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ameriprise
Financial Services is also a member of FINRA and the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).
In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC regarding
allegations that from 2011 through 2014 the firm
failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures
reasonably designed to safeguard retail investor
assets against misappropriation and failed to
reasonably supervise five representatives with a view
to preventing and detecting violations of certain
federal securities laws by these representatives. The
firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5
million. The firm further reimbursed all impacted
clients for the losses they incurred due to the
misconduct. The firm also took steps to enhance
policies, procedures and controls related to the
safeguarding of client assets against theft or
misappropriation by its associated persons and
voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess
and confirm the reasonableness of these policies,
procedures and controls.
Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a
commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained
membership with the National Futures Association
(“NFA”) in connection with such CFTC registration.
In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC regarding
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with respect to the accounts. AEIS serves as
Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent providing
clearing and settlement services for transactions that
are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial
Services. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise
Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody,
record keeping and all clearing functions for certain
advice-based accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting
securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank
trust accounts.
In its capacity as a broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial
Services distributes or receives compensation from
selling various products including but not limited to
equities and fixed income products. Offerings include
corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual fund
shares, ETFs, 529 plans, face-amount certificates,
closed-end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed-
end funds, hedge fund offerings, structured products,
real estate private placements, exchange funds,
private equity offerings, 1031 exchange offerings,
fixed and variable annuities, and fixed and variable
insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services also sells
managed futures funds that engage in trading
commodity interests, including futures.
AMPF Holding Corporation, an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding
company for Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the
distributor of the publicly offered face-amount
certificates issued by Ameriprise Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an
underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings, including those issued by affiliates.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors,
Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment
Distributors”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer
serving as principal underwriter and distributor of
registered mutual funds and other funds advised by
affiliated companies, CMIA and Columbia Wanger
Asset Management, LLC (“Columbia Wanger Asset
Management”) (collectively, “Columbia Management”
or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively referred to
as the “Columbia Funds.”
Investment Company
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with
Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell
its face-amount certificates and selling arrangements
with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to
distribute the Columbia Funds.
Investment Advisory Firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
(“CMIA”), is registered as an investment adviser with
the SEC. CMIA provides investment management
services to:
• Columbia Funds, as well as the Columbia ETFs,
closed-end funds and private funds
•
Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds
Retail brokerage services are made available through
Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an
agreement with American Enterprise Investment
Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered broker-dealer and
an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree
in their Relationship Agreement that their account(s)
are introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services to
AEIS on a fully- disclosed basis, and that securities
purchase and sale transactions in their account(s)
shall be directed through AEIS, except when an
Investment Manager places “step-out trades” as
described in the “Brokerage Practices” sub-section.
You should consider that not all investment advisory
firms require clients to direct execution of
transactions through a specific broker- dealer.
Brokerage accounts are carried by, and brokerage
transactions are cleared and settled through, AEIS,
subject to AEIS policies to assure that the resultant
price to the client is as favorable as possible under
the prevailing market conditions. See the Working in
Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure for more information about potential
conflicts of interest relating to brokerage transactions.
underlying certain variable contracts issued by
RiverSource
•
Various wrap program sponsors including
Ameriprise Financial Services
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
For purposes of Form ADV Part 2, certain Ameriprise
Financial Services management persons are
registered representatives of Ameriprise Financial
Services in its capacity as a broker-dealer, registered
representatives of American Enterprise Investment
Services Inc., and are associated persons of
Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a
commodity trading advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens
accounts and accepts securities order instructions
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that
are registered as investment advisers with the SEC,
including, Threadneedle International Limited and
Lionstone Partners, LLC. These subsidiaries are
registered as investment advisers and may provide
advice to domestic and foreign institutional clients, the
Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end
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Trust Company
funds, private funds and other fiduciary clients. These
entities provide services independent from Ameriprise
Financial Services. Columbia Management and its
affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (U.K.
based), Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.)
Limited (Singapore based), and Columbia
Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited (Dubai based)
operate under a combined global asset management
brand, Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesota-
chartered trust company, provides custodial,
investment management and collective trust fund
services for employer-sponsored retirement plans,
including pension, profit sharing, 401(k) and other
qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans.
ATC also serves as custodian for IRAs, 403(b)s and
some retirement plans qualified under section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as well as the
Ameriprise Certificate Company. ATC is not a deposit
bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance Company
CMIA has entered into sub-advisory agreements,
delegation agreements, intercompany agreements and
“participating affiliate” arrangements with certain of
our Non-U.S. Advisory Affiliates, including
Threadneedle International Ltd. (“TINTL”),
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”),
Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A.
(“TMLSA”), Threadneedle Investments Singapore
(Pte.) Limited (“TIS”), Threadneedle Investments
Services Limited (“TISL”), Columbia Threadneedle
Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia
Threadneedle Fund Management Limited (“CTFML”),
Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited
(“CTIBL”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V.
(“CTNL”), Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford.”) and
Thames River Capital LLP (“Thames”), each of which,
like us, is a direct or indirect wholly-owned investment
advisory subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial. Each of
TINTL, TAML, TMLSA, TIS, TISL, CTML, CTFML, CTIBL,
CTNL, Pyrford and Thames is registered with the
appropriate respective regulators in their home
jurisdictions. In addition, Pyrford is also currently
registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
Banking Institution
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise
Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued
by RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource
Life”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified
to do business as an insurance company in the District
of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except
New York; and in New York only, issued by RiverSource
Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of
NY”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to
do business as an insurance company in New York. The
products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY
(together, “RiverSource”) include fixed and variable
annuities, structured annuities (RiverSource Life only)
and fixed and variable life insurance, disability income
insurance and life insurance with long-term care
benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other
third parties through an arrangement with Ameriprise
Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage
Services, Inc., LTCI Partners and Disability Resource
Group, which act as co-general agents.
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource
Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer, serving as
principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource
variable life insurance and annuities on behalf of
RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling
arrangements with RiverSource and RiverSource
Distributors to distribute these products.
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is a federal savings bank. In
addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA
Sweep Programs, Ameriprise Bank currently makes
available a core set of banking products, including
mortgage financing, co-branded credit cards with an
associated rewards program, savings, certificates of
deposits (“CDs”) and checking accounts and pledged
asset loans. Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust
services to clients, including trustee and investment
management services for asset trust, and investment
management and custodial agency services for
individual, individual trustee, association and non-
profit organization accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) is a
business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services
that specializes in delivering investment products and
services to clients of financial institutions, such as
banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services
enters into networking arrangement with each financial
institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one
or more of our investment advisory services, brokerage
services and insurance products to clients of the
financial institution and other persons or entities that
may be introduced or referred to us by the financial
institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial
accounts and accepts securities order instructions for
trust accounts at Ameriprise Bank. In addition,
Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment
advice and research support to Ameriprise Bank and
its clients for these trust accounts.
The financial institution provides AFIG financial
advisors joint marketing access to a distinct client
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fees and commissions with the financial institution,
including Asset-based Fees charged for investment
advisory services. Non- registered employees of the
financial institution may also receive compensation
for referring you to Ameriprise Financial Services.
How We Get Paid
This section should be read in connection with the
“Services, Fees and Compensation” and/or the
“Client Referrals and Other Compensation” sections
in this Disclosure Brochure.
segment and may provide office space in the building
where it conducts its business. As a part of the
contractual arrangement with the financial institution,
Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial
institution a portion of up to 94% of fees and
commissions, including Asset-based Fees charged for
investment advisory services, generated by AFIG
financial advisors that are attributable to our
operations under the joint marketing agreement with
the financial institution. A portion of these fees may be
paid to financial advisors who are employees of the
financial institution, as described below.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive
revenue from several different sources on the products
and services you purchase. These sources include the
fees and charges you pay, other arrangements we
have in place with product companies, and investment
and interest income. The revenue generated or
received supports, in part, the development of new
products, maintenance of our infrastructure, and
retention of employees and financial advisors. Further
in this Disclosure Brochure you will find information on
how our financial advisors are paid.
Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party
Payments
Payments from Product Companies
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered
through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise
Financial Services has exclusive control over the
activities conducted on our behalf under the
agreement with the financial institution and is
responsible for the supervision of certain activities of
AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial advisors are
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services in one of
three ways: independent contractors and their
personnel, Ameriprise employee financial advisors and
financial institution employee financial advisors.
Financial advisors employed by the financial institution
are compensated by the financial institution from the
portion of fees and commissions it receives from
Ameriprise Financial Services. In such cases the
financial institution serves as paying agent on our
behalf in accordance with applicable law. The level of
compensation received by financial advisors employed
by the financial institution is based on their
employment agreement with the financial institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any
compensation to any non-registered employee or agent
of the financial institution for referrals. Any referral fee
paid by the financial institution to an employee or
agent is a one- time, per-customer fee of a nominal,
fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products
and services you purchase.
AEIS will receive the following types of payments with
respect to the investment products we recommend,
and you select for the investment of your applicable
Managed Account assets. This compensation is used
in part to fund the cost of providing the services,
maintaining Managed Accounts and offering an
investment platform for our clients as well as providing
revenue and net earnings to AEIS. For qualified SPS
Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS
Advantage Accounts where a trust has inherited the
IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust
and eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in Select
Separate Accounts, AEIS either does not collect Third
Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts as described in the “Fees and
Compensation” section.
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a
financial institution that does not have a Trust
Department can offer trust services through other
providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the AFIG financial
advisor may serve as a finder relating to trust services
and may receive a referral fee for business referred to
unaffiliated trust providers.
AEIS performs certain services for the benefit of
Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors
and clients, including but not limited to record
keeping, administration and shareholder servicing
support, applicable platform level eligibility and
investment product due diligence, investment
research, training and education, client telephonic and
other servicing, and other support related functions
such as trading systems, technology updates, asset
allocation and performance reporting tools, websites
and mobile applications (collectively “cost
reimbursement services”). Any cost reimbursement
payments received by AEIS that are paid by product
sponsors out of assets of the investment, such as a
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit
union. Any services or products you purchase
through an AFIG financial advisor are not guaranteed
or insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the
financial institution. The financial institution is not a
party to your Relationship Agreement with us.
Ameriprise Financial Services and each financial
institution have entered into a networking
agreement under which we have agreed to share
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mutual fund or unit investment trust, reduce the
investor return on their investment.
compensation that Ameriprise Financial Services and
its affiliates receive including payments for cost
reimbursement services described in this section and
other cost reimbursement and marketing support
payments received by us and our other affiliates,
as described in the “How we get paid” and the
“Revenue Sources for other Ameriprise Financial,
Inc. companies” sections of this Disclosure Brochure
as applicable.
AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs of
the cost reimbursement services provided. These
revenues include cost reimbursement and marketing
support payments (as described below under the
heading “Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement
and noncash compensation”) and such payments
increase the gross revenues and net earnings of AEIS.
Mutual Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales
Support Payments.
Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support
payments are received from certain mutual fund firms.
These payments form a structure referred to here as
the Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program (“Mutual
Fund Program”) with approximately 140 mutual fund
families offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
The goal at Ameriprise Financial Services is to offer a
wide range of mutual funds using the following criteria:
•
Product breadth and strong-performing funds
•
Financial strength of the firm
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive
for its affiliate to continue to maintain these cost
reimbursement arrangements, including arrangements
with Full Participation Firms, and for AEIS to continue
to receive revenue. Because not all investments
provide for cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise
Financial Services has an incentive to recommend or
select investment products that make such payments
within the Managed Accounts Programs. Ameriprise
Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest
by applying objective due diligence standards and
requiring all mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, CEFs, UITs and
alternative investments offered in the Programs to
meet these standards.
• Marketing and sales support payments paid to our
affiliate AEIS to support cost reimbursement
services
•
Ability to provide product support and training to
our financial advisors
•
Tax benefits offered by individual states
• Overall quality of the 529 plan (specific to 529
plans)
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer, and clients are
free to choose mutual funds from the approximately
140 fund families available. However, certain aspects
of the Mutual Fund Program create a conflict of
interest or incentive if Ameriprise Financial Services
promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors
recommend, the mutual funds offered by a firm
participating in the Mutual
AEIS receives a variety of payments for cost
reimbursement services from affiliated products
sponsored or managed by affiliated investment
advisers (e.g., Columbia Management) and by non-
affiliated investment product companies which
reimburse the costs of beneficial client services
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
The most significant of these payments are
reimbursement for marketing support received from
the product companies. AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from product companies for
the following products: mutual funds, 529 plans,
actively managed ETFs, UITs, non-traded REITs, real
estate private placements, tax-deferred real estate
exchanges, non-traded BDCs, fixed annuities, variable
annuities, structured annuities, fixed insurance,
variable insurance, structured products, managed
futures funds, private equity offerings, non-traded
closed end funds and hedge fund offerings.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives cost
reimbursement payments on our affiliated and
unaffiliated annuity and insurance products which are
not eligible investments for Managed Accounts. These
payments are discussed in the remaining paragraphs
of this section.
Fund Program versus mutual funds offered by
nonparticipating firms. As further described below,
these conflicts and incentives arise from the cost
reimbursement related to Education, Training, Seminar
Reimbursement and noncash compensation, provided
to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments
AEIS receives from, firms participating in the Mutual
Fund Program and with other relationships with firms,
including Columbia Management; see the section titled
“Columbia Funds” below.
If AEIS and its affiliates did not receive this
compensation, Ameriprise Financial Services would
likely charge higher fees or other charges to clients for
the services provided. When evaluating the
reasonableness of the fees and expenses incurred in a
Managed Account, you should consider not just the
Asset-based Fee, but also the fund-level fees and other
To be included in the Mutual Fund Program, firms have
agreed to pay AEIS a portion of the revenue generated
from the sale and/or management of mutual fund
shares. Full Participation Firms make cost
reimbursement payments at a higher level than do firms
that have arrangements discussed in the “Other
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These arrangements vary between firms and may be
subject to change or renegotiation at any time. If a firm
ceases to make cost reimbursement payments,
Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the
distribution relationship with the mutual fund firm.
Financial Relationships” section. For each year a client
holds shares of a particular mutual fund, the mutual
fund’s advisor or distributor may pay AEIS an amount
based on the value of the collective mutual fund shares
held in clients’ accounts (asset- based payment). AEIS
receives an asset-based payment (up to 0.20% per year
for mutual funds and 0.18% per year for 529 plans) on
some or all of Ameriprise Financial Services clients’
assets managed by the participating firms. In instances
where a new Full Participation Firm relationship is
established, in certain instances, to offset AEIS
expenses for providing cost reimbursement services,
the cost reimbursement payments will initially be
structured in the form of an annual flat fee in addition
to 0.20% of assets invested, with the total dollar
amount of such payment not to exceed $1,250,000.
Full Participation. Thirty firms fully participate in the
Mutual Fund Program. These fund firms include
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Allspring Funds ,
American Century Investments, Amundi, BlackRock
Funds, BNY Mellon, Delaware Investments, DWS
Investments, Eaton Vance, Eventide Funds, Federated
Hermes, Fidelity, First Eagle Funds, Franklin
Templeton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management,
Hartford Mutual Funds, Invesco, Janus Henderson
Investors, John Hancock Investments, JP Morgan
Asset Management, Lord Abbett, MainStay Funds,
MFS, Natixis Funds, Neuberger Berman, Nuveen,
Principal, PGIM Investments, Virtus and Voya Funds.
These firms are referred to as “Full Participation Firms.”
We offer 529 plans from nineteen firms. Of those
firms, fifteen are Full Participation Firms. These fund
firms include American Century, BlackRock, Columbia
Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity, Franklin
Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Hartford, Invesco, John
Hancock, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Nuveen, Principal, Virtus
and Voya. Each of these firms is referred to as a “Full
Participation Firm.”
The most current Mutual Fund Program information,
as well as the previous calendar year’s totals of
cost reimbursement payments received from Full
Participation firms, in addition to distribution
support amounts, may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An
Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual Funds and
529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial”.
Certain Full Participation Firms pay our affiliate AEIS
more marketing support for certain types of mutual
funds. In general, Full Participation Firms offer actively
managed mutual funds that permit cost
reimbursement payments to be included in the
Investment Costs charged by the mutual fund. The
Investment Costs of actively managed mutual funds
are generally higher than those of (i) passively
managed ETFs which do not make cost
reimbursement payments; and (ii) actively managed
ETFs which do make such payments. Ameriprise
Financia Services has a financial incentive to offer
actively managed mutual funds and ETFs that make
cost reimbursement payments to our affiliate. As a
result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have an
indirect incentive to sell such mutual funds and ETFs.
We address this incentive by offering a full range of
investment product options, including actively managed
mutual funds and both actively and passively managed
ETFs. In addition, we do not offer actively managed
ETFs that are clones of an actively managed mutual
fund from the same firm.
A similar actively managed ETF may have a lower or
comparable management fee as an actively managed
mutual fund. Ameriprise further addresses this conflict
of interest by calculating the compensation paid to our
financial advisors for all assets without regard to the
amount of cost reimbursement payments we or our
affiliates receive in connection with client investments
in mutual funds and other investment products.
Additionally, Ameriprise Financial Services does not
share with our financial advisors the cost
reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive.
Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement and
Noncash Compensation. Full Participation Firms
provide to Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some
cases, to their clients, education, training, and support
services relating to the investment products they offer.
These firms may reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services, and Ameriprise Financial Services may
subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors,
for client/prospect education events and financial
advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events,
consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors
may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time
to time. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may
have greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell
investment products of Full Participation Firms.
If your Managed Account’s Sweep Program uses a
money market mutual fund, AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments of up to 0.37% of the
amount held in that money market fund Sweep
Program. The amount that AEIS receives may be
reduced based on fee waivers that are imposed by the
money market fund firm.
Firms sponsoring alternative investments may also
provide Ameriprise financial advisors (and, in some
cases, their clients), education, training, and support
services relating to the investment products they offer.
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Payments for Product Implementation and Trading
Technology Expenses.
Certain 529 plans may pay AEIS a fee of up to 1% of
assets for NAV rollovers.
The mutual fund’s distributor or affiliate may also make
payments to AEIS for networking and/or omnibus
support and other client services and account
maintenance activities. AEIS will also receive sub-
transfer agency fees with respect to investments you
make in affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds.
For most investment products, AEIS will receive
payments of up to $25,000 per investment product per
expense from third-party firms to reimburse expenses
associated with each of (i) conducting due diligence on
the investment product; and (ii) the implementation of
certain technology platforms or capabilities related to
the distribution of the investment product.
For most model investment portfolios in Signature
Wealth and certain SMA strategies in Select Separate
Account, AFS will receive payments of (i) up to $25,000
per investment product per expense; or (ii)
reimbursement of actual costs incurred to reimburse
expenses associated with the implementation of
certain technology platforms or capabilities related to
the distribution of the investment product.
These fees vary depending on the mutual fund family and
on whether the mutual fund keeps a separate record for
each account (i.e., networked accounts) or relies on
AEIS’s recordkeeping (i.e., omnibus accounts).
Compensation for sub-transfer agency services range up
to $12 per position annually for networked accounts, and
up to $19 per position annually for omnibus accounts or,
if paid on an asset basis, from 0.10% to 0.15% annually
of any amounts you have invested in such mutual funds.
In the case of certain no-load fund families for which AEIS
has a direct relationship, the compensation for sub-
accounting, administrative and distribution support
services may be bundled into one asset-based fee of up
to 0.35% (which may include a service fee up to a 0.25%)
annually of the value of such shares held in an Account.
Payments from Investment Providers Offering SMA
Investment Portfolios Within the Signature Wealth
Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments
for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered
within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives
an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year on
Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested
in the SMA investment portfolios. If an Investment
Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement
payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely
cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
Other Financial Relationships
AEIS and its affiliates may have other relationships with
firms whose mutual funds Ameriprise Financial
Services offers. These relationships may include
affiliates of firms acting as a sub-adviser to CMIA,
CMIA acting as a sub-adviser to a third-party firm, or
affiliates of a firm managing an investment portfolio
within another Ameriprise Financial Services or
affiliated product, such as a RiverSource variable
annuity. Firms may use CMIA to manage an underlying
investment option in products offered through the
Mutual Fund Program.
AEIS has a cost reimbursement agreement with
BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to mutual fund
positions held by Ameriprise Financial Services
customers. BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 5%
of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
stock. Our affiliate CMIA has a sub-transfer agent
agreement with Vanguard Group, Inc. with respect to
the distribution of its investment products. Vanguard
Group, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Distribution Support Relationships. AEIS also has cost
reimbursement arrangements with firms for distribution
support services. These “Available for Sale Firms”
make payments to AEIS for distribution support but do
not provide marketing and sales support, such as those
provided by Full Participation Firms, and make
payments at a lower percentage rate than Full
Participation Firms. These firms make cost
reimbursement payments to AEIS of up to 0.10% on
assets for these services, which support the
distribution of the fund’s shares and 529 plans by
making them available on one or more of Ameriprise
Financial Services platforms. In addition, certain mutual
funds’ distributors pay a fee to AEIS of up to 0.10% for
cost reimbursement services provided for the mutual
fund shares purchased during a given period (sales-
based payment). These mutual fund firms do not
provide marketing and sales support such as those
provided by Full Participation Firms to Ameriprise
financial advisors, thus they do not have the same
access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms.
Ameriprise Financial Services sells 529 plans from
seven firms that do not make cost reimbursement
payments to AEIS. Moreover, 529 plans offered by
these firms are available for sale to in-state residents
only. Those firms are: American Funds, Ascensus,
Invesco, MFS, Orion, Union Bank & Trust and Virtus.
Columbia Funds. AEIS and other affiliates of
Ameriprise Financial Services provide certain
administrative and transfer agent services to the
Columbia Funds whose shares are owned by
Ameriprise Financial Services clients. Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates generally receive
more revenue from sales of affiliated mutual funds
than from sales of other mutual funds. Employee
compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. Certain
employees may receive higher compensation and
other benefits based, in part, on assets invested in
affiliated mutual funds.
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a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have
greater familiarity with and an indirect incentive to
sell ETFs participating in the ETF Program. Ameriprise
Financial Services addresses this incentive as
described above in the “Mutual Fund and 529 Plan
Marketing and Sales Support Payments” sub-section.
Participate
in ETF
Program
Yes
Access to
Ameriprise
financial
advisors
Yes
Make cost
reimburse-
ment
payments
Yes
Actively
managed
ETFs offered
for purchase
No
No
No
American Funds. For both affiliated an unaffiliated
mutual funds we offer, AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from mutual fund firms of
up to 0.20% of assets invested in those funds. With
most mutual fund firms, these payments are paid on
an ongoing basis and determined solely based on
total assets invested in the funds of a particular fund
family held in clients’ accounts. Rather than
determining the amount of the payment solely on an
asset-based basis, American Funds pays AEIS an
annual negotiated platform fee based on a number of
factors, including prior year assets, in accordance with
their prospectus governing each mutual fund. This
platform fee will not exceed 0.20% of assets and will
also not exceed the limits set forth in the prospectus
governing each fund. You can find the total dollar
amounts we receive annually from American Funds, as
of the previous calendar year, by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An
Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529
Plans at Ameriprise Financial.”
Actively
managed
ETFs that are
classified as
Eligible to
Hold
Investments
or Ineligible
Investments
No
No
No
American Funds are generally no longer available for
new purchases in Ameriprise brokerage accounts
(other than add-on purchases into existing positions,
which may continue), and thus new investments of
American Funds can generally only be executed in
Advisory Solution Programs.
Passively
managed
ETFs
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan AEIS
receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB for
its Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan support
services.
Payments from Alternative Investments Sponsors.
AEIS, in consideration for its cost reimbursement
services, may receive ongoing investor service and
support fee payments from product sponsors of
alternative investments available in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts. Depending on the product
sponsor, AEIS will receive payments of up to 0.25% of
the assets invested in these products.
Payments from UIT Sponsors. Certain UIT sponsors
with which AEIS has agreements may pay AEIS cost
reimbursement payments to help promote and support
the offer, sale and servicing of UITs. These UIT
sponsors are granted full access to Ameriprise
Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide
direct financial advisor education or sales support to
promote their products. UIT sponsors without such
agreements do not provide direct financial advisor
education or sales support, thus they do not have the
same access to financial advisors as full access firms.
Such marketing and sales support may create a
conflict of interest if Ameriprise Financial Services
promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend,
the UITs from UIT sponsors that have been granted full
access versus UITs offered by nonparticipating firms.
These conflicts may arise from the marketing and
sales support provided to our financial advisors by, as
well as the payments AEIS receives from, firms that
have entered into such agreements. AEIS will receive
both a fixed dollar amount of cost reimbursement
Payments from Other Non-Affiliated Product
Companies
Payments from Actively Managed ETF Sponsors. For
certain actively managed ETFs offered for purchase in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts, AEIS receives from
the ETF manager or distributor both (i) ongoing asset-
based cost reimbursement payments of up to 0.18%
of the assets invested in these products; and (ii) an
annual flat program fee of up to $400,000 per
manager or distributor. AEIS receives these
payments to help promote and support the offer,
sale and servicing of actively managed ETFs. These
payments form a structure referred to as the
Ameriprise Financial ETF Program (“ETF Program”)
and compensate AEIS for the costs of maintaining
the ETF Program. Firms participating in the ETF
Program are granted full access to Ameriprise
Financial Services and our financial advisors to
provide direct financial advisor education or sales
support to promote their products. Passively
managed ETFs and actively managed ETFs that are
classified as Eligible to Hold Investments or Ineligible
Investments do not participate in the ETF Program,
do not have access to financial advisors for
education or sales support and do not make cost
reimbursement payments, as summarized below. As
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payments, based in part on projected UIT sales, as well
as sales-based volume concessions. The total amount
of these payments will not exceed 0.20% of total UIT
sales.
for a fixed annual fee of up to $250,000, which when
combined with the payments described above for
these types of investment products may exceed the
ranges noted.
Payments from Insurance Companies. Cost
reimbursement payments are received by Ameriprise
Financial Services and/or its affiliate, AEIS, from
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies.
Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and
insurance products to its clients manufactured by its
affiliate, RiverSource, as well as from select
unaffiliated insurance companies.
RiverSource and potentially other unaffiliated insurance
companies may be permitted to reimburse Ameriprise
Financial Services or AEIS, and these entities may
subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors,
for client/ prospect educational events and financial
advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events
consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS
policies, as applicable.
These companies may also provide support to the
Ameriprise Financial Services internal sales desk,
which in turn provides support to financial advisors. As
a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource insurance and
annuity products and the unaffiliated insurance
companies who provide added educational support.
Generally, unaffiliated insurance companies that issue
annuities and life and disability income insurance
policies do not provide direct client or financial advisor
education or sales support, other than product training
materials, product sales literature and addressing
client service issues. However, in some instances
direct financial advisor product education may occur.
As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource products.
From unaffiliated long-term care insurance product
manufacturers, AEIS receives payments up to 27.5% of
the commissionable premium. AEIS receives varying
payments from unaffiliated life, disability and other
insurance product manufacturers.
Mutual Funds & ETFs Available to Investment
Managers. Investment Managers that construct
investment strategies utilizing mutual funds and ETFs
may utilize any mutual fund or ETF available for sale in
our Programs provided the fund selected meets
operational and other requirements designed to
facilitate transaction execution and ensure timely order
processing. Ameriprise Financial Services does not
require Investment Managers to limit the mutual funds
and ETFs utilized to only those that a financial advisor
may recommend to a client in an SPS Advantage or
SPS Advisor account or for a nondiscretionary mutual
fund or ETF transaction in an Investor Unified Account
or Vista Separate Account. Mutual funds and ETFs
available for financial advisor recommendations are
subject to initial and ongoing due diligence by the IRG
based on a quantitative and qualitative process.
Investment Managers are responsible for conducting
their own independent due diligence and research on
the mutual funds and ETFs utilized in constructing an
SMA investment strategy or model portfolio available
through the Programs. This may result in an
Investment Manager reaching a different opinion for a
particular mutual fund or ETF than the opinion of the
IRG on that same investment. The IRG conducts initial
and ongoing due diligence on Investment Managers
available through the Programs and provides
recommendations to the Oversight Committee on
matters including due diligence findings that could
result in a recommendation for termination. Mutual
funds meeting the operational and other requirements
noted above primarily consist of mutual funds from
“Full Participation Firms.” AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from the fund family when
Investment Managers select mutual funds from “Full
Participation Firms” for an investment strategy. The
amount of any cost reimbursement payments AEIS
receives from mutual fund firms is not considered in
determining which funds are available to Investment
Managers. Investment Managers do not have access
to specific information on which mutual funds are
offered by “Full Participation Firms” or the rate of
reimbursement a “Full Participation Firm” pays AEIS
for cost reimbursement services.
Payments from Structured Products Sponsors. AEIS
receives cost reimbursement for the sale of structured
products. Depending on the structured product, AEIS
will receive payments between 0.25% and 0.60% of
the amount you invest, multiplied by the product’s
term up to a maximum of 1.6%. For example, a
structured note with a three-year term and a 0.40%
payout could have an upfront payment of 1.2% (three
years x 0.40%).
Payments for Financial Advisor Support. Separately,
for alternative investment products, AEIS will receive
marketing and sales support payments in the form of
an optional subscription for financial advisor support
Mutual Fund & ETF Recommended List (“Starting
Point List”) Ameriprise financial advisors may make
mutual fund recommendations based on a group of
funds that appear on the Starting Point List. Financial
advisors are not required to use the Starting Point List
as their source for mutual fund and ETF
recommendations, and mutual funds contained on the
Starting Point List may not be equally available across
both Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage
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be included in the Mutual Fund Program and be
eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List, each Full
Participation Firm must meet a number of criteria that
consider product breadth and strong-performing funds,
financial strength of the firm and the ability to provide
education and training to Ameriprise financial advisors,
including marketing and sales support services
relating to the funds they offer. Full Participation Firms
have also agreed to pay our affiliate, AEIS, a portion of
the revenue generated from the sale and/or
management of fund shares as further described
above.
accounts. All ETFs and mutual funds offered by Full
Participation Firms or Available for Sale Firms, as
further discussed below, must meet Ameriprise
Financial Services’ due diligence standards to be
eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. In
developing the Starting Point List, the IRG applies a
quantitative and qualitative evaluation process that
includes an analysis of a fund’s returns, risk and
expenses; the tenure and quality of the investment
team; the soundness of the process and consistent
implementation; and the overarching health of the
organization. Certain mutual funds and ETFs that
would have otherwise been included on Starting Point
were excluded due to their high investment minimums.
Client suitability must be considered when trading
mutual funds and ETFs, including breakpoint discount
eligibility and NAV transfer ability. The funds on the
Starting Point List are subject to change periodically,
however changes to the Starting Point List should not
be the sole reason to prompt trading.
The universe of mutual funds eligible for purchase in
Signature Wealth generally represents a sub-set of the
funds that appear on the Starting Point List or are
otherwise sponsored or managed by Full Participation
Firms that make cost reimbursement payments to
AEIS. The list of eligible funds for Signature Wealth is
therefore designed to primarily include, and therefore
favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms.
The Starting Point List is developed by the IRG based
on eligibility criteria established by Ameriprise
Financial Services. The universe of ETFs includes
funds sponsored or managed by firms in the ETF
Program and ETFs available for sale at Ameriprise.
Approximately 2,100 mutual funds are eligible for
inclusion on the Starting Point List. The primary
universe of mutual funds includes only mutual funds
sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms in
the Mutual Fund Program. If a suitable mutual fund
recommendation for a particular asset class cannot
be found within the Full Participation Firms’ offerings,
the IRG will proceed to look for mutual fund options
sponsored or managed by Available for Sale Firms.
While the Starting Point List is developed by
evaluating the performance characteristics of each
fund’s Class A shares, the analysis is ultimately
intended to apply at the mutual fund level. Mutual
funds included on the Starting Point List may or may
not offer an Advisory Share class or other share
class that is available in our Managed Accounts
Programs. As a result, Managed Account clients may
be unable to purchase a fund on the Starting Point
List. Similarly, Ameriprise brokerage account clients
may be unable to purchase a mutual fund on the
Starting Point List if that fund does not offer a share
class available in Ameriprise brokerage accounts. In
addition, some mutual funds included on the Starting
Point List may offer lower-cost share classes than the
Advisory Share class or other share class available in
Advisory Solutions. You should consider whether you
may be eligible to purchase these lower- cost share
classes outside the Programs.
These eligibility criteria are designed by Ameriprise
Financial Services to primarily include, and therefore
favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms. To
Available for Sale Firms make payments at a lower
percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. They do
not have the same wholesaling access to financial
advisors as Full Participation Firms. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater
familiarity with and an incentive to sell funds of Full
Participation Firms. The payments made to AEIS by Full
Participation Firms and Available for Sale Firms
reimburse the costs of client beneficial services
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS to
financial advisors and clients, including but not limited
to distribution, marketing, administration and
shareholder servicing support, due diligence, training
and education, and other support related functions
(e.g., cost reimbursement services) and increase the
revenues and profitability of AEIS. The most significant
of these payments are reimbursement for marketing
support received from Full Participation Firms and
other product companies. Full Participation Firms make
cost reimbursement payments at a higher percentage
rate than do Available for Sale Firms. This presents a
conflict of interest as Full Participation Firms pay AEIS
more revenue than Available for Sale Firms, and thus
AEIS earns more revenue from the purchase of mutual
funds offered by Full Participation Firms than from the
purchase of mutual funds offered by Available for Sale
Firms. Clients may choose to follow the
recommendations provided by their Ameriprise
financial advisor or they may select from any of the
other funds offered through Ameriprise Financial
Services regardless of whether that fund appears on
the Starting Point List. More information on the Full
Participation Firms that participate in the Program,
specific arrangements we have with them, and
conflicts of interest or incentives that exist for
Ameriprise Financial Services to promote (and for
Ameriprise financial advisors to recommend) one fund
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over another fund is provided on our website at
ameriprise.com/funds and click “Purchasing Mutual
Funds Through Ameriprise.”
is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and
compensation structures are described in the
“Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section of this Disclosure Brochure.
Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC Financial Planning and Advisory Service Fees
These are fees you pay for financial planning and fee-
based investment advisory account services,
respectively.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation
from Ameriprise Bank of 0.05% of the average monthly
balance, on an annualized basis. This amount is
shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on
how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout
rate for which your financial advisor qualifies. These
affiliations and compensation structures are described
in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section of this Disclosure Brochure.
Ameriprise Brokerage Account Sales Charges.
Sales charges, commissions and/or selling
concessions are paid when you buy or sell equities or
fixed income products including corporate bonds and
municipal securities, mutual funds, ETFs, 529 plans,
closed- end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed-end
funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private
equity offerings, managed futures funds, real estate
private placement offerings and structured products. In
addition, you may pay a markup or markdown in bond
transactions executed in a principal capacity with
AEIS. These charges vary by product and product type.
Payments for Referrals to Structured Settlements
Annuity Brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
a fee, shared with financial advisors, for referrals to
non- affiliated structured settlement professionals for
both client and non-client referrals. The amount and
basis for the referral fee varies by relationship
multiplied by the notional sales amount of the product.
Underwriters’ Compensation. Ameriprise Financial
Services receives a fee comprised of a selling
concession, management fee, underwriting fee, and in
some cases, a structuring fee for the sale of initial
public offerings (“IPOs”) such as closed-end funds and
preferred securities. The specific amounts vary by
individual offering, and are disclosed in the prospectus
of each offering.
For example, with respect to mutual funds, the sales
charge for a stock mutual fund is typically greater than
that for a bond mutual fund. For other product types
such as non-traded REITs, the sales charge you pay
may also include a portion of the distribution,
organization and offering fees and expenses. See the
Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure for more information about costs,
compensation and potential conflicts of interest
relating to brokerage products and services.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial
fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and
order handling fees), and a portion of the fees
associated with certain banking products and services
(i.e., personal trust services).
Transaction Charges. Ameriprise Financial Services
does not assess online transactions charges in
Managed Accounts to financial advisors. Franchisee
financial advisors are assessed a transaction charge if
entering an order by phone for SPS Advantage or SPS
Advisor accounts. For employee financial advisors, this
transaction charge is assessed to the employee’s
branch, and not paid by the advisor. Direct payment by
the financial advisor of phone-in transaction charges
may be a disincentive for a franchisee financial advisor
to recommend an SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor
account or to recommend trades in the account(s).
Periodic Expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from
product assets, such as 12b-1 shareholder servicing
fees paid from mutual fund assets (including 12b-1
fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying
investment options for 529 plan assets) and
distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate
Company assets. 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees
assessed in Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be
used to pay for marketing, distribution and
shareholder service expenses. Any 12b-1 shareholder
servicing fees received for the share class utilized in
Managed Accounts will be rebated to clients.
For Managed Accounts, Ameriprise financial advisors
pay the same mutual fund transaction rate for orders
entered by phone for all mutual fund firms. Not all
mutual fund families are available for purchase in a
Managed Account. For more information about
payments and potential conflicts of interest, please
see the applicable prospectus, term sheet, application
or other client disclosure forms.
Distribution Access Fees
As described above, Ameriprise Financial Services
directs securities purchase and sale transactions
through our affiliate, AEIS, on a fully disclosed basis. In
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Ameriprise
Preferred Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
compensation from Ameriprise Bank of 0.25% of the
outstanding balance on the credit line or loan on an
annualized basis. This amount is shared with your
Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor
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exchange, Ameriprise Financial Services receives
reimbursements from AEIS for our non-distribution
related expenses.
Financial Interest in Products
amount invested, and share class purchased.
Financial advisors receive compensation only from
12b-1 fees for mutual funds held in brokerage
accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services and financial
advisors receive more compensation for sales of
certain types of products, such as insurance, rather
than others.
Economic Benefits of Affiliates’ Products and Services
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest
in the sales of proprietary products that are
manufactured by its affiliates. Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from
the sale of some financial products and services,
particularly those products and services sold under
the Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
and RiverSource brands, than for the sale of other
products and services.
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our
revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the
firm. The revenue and compensation we receive helps
us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these
products and services. Employee and financial advisor
compensation and operating goals at all levels of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are tied to the success of its
businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts
of interest may exist for Ameriprise Financial Services,
our affiliates and our financial advisors if you purchase
certain products or services recommended by your
financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial
Services and our affiliates will receive:
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more
revenue for securities or products sold in a fee-based
account than for those sold with only a sales charge
or commission. Higher revenue generally results in
greater profitability for Ameriprise Financial Services.
Employee compensation (including management and
field leader compensation) and operating goals at all
levels of the company are tied to the company’s
success.
Management, sales leaders and other employees
generally spend more of their time and resources
promoting Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products and
services.
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of
products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise,
Columbia Management and RiverSource
(“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of
products sponsored or managed by firms that
aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
(“nonproprietary products”). Ameriprise Financial
Services actively promotes the products of our
affiliates through advertising, direct mail, and
product support and training events.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and
services than from Asset-based Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit balance
increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of
products, such as insurance and annuity products
and direct investments.
Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial
Services for mutual funds held in any Managed
Accounts will be rebated to clients, and financial
advisors do not receive compensation from 12b-1 fees
assessed on mutual funds held in Managed Accounts.
For brokerage accounts, both Ameriprise Financial
Services and individual financial advisors are
compensated when clients buy mutual funds through
Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally, financial
advisors receive a portion of the sales charge and
12b-1 fees paid to the firm in connection with mutual
fund purchases for as long as clients own the mutual
fund shares. Sales charges and 12b-1 fees vary from
mutual fund to mutual fund and from share class to
share class. Ameriprise Financial Services and the
financial advisor receive more compensation on fund
or share classes that pay higher fees.
• More revenue from products and services that
generate ongoing revenue streams, such as
mutual funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an
investment advisory account service, and
insurance and annuity products with mortality and
expense charges.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of
Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
generally receive less compensation when the sales
charge and/or 12b-1 fee is reduced, waived completely,
or where there is no sales charge or 12b-1 fee.
Therefore, for brokerage accounts there is an incentive
for our financial advisors to sell a fund that pays a load
or a fund that pays a 12b-1 fee over funds that do not.
mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation
Firms than from firms with other distribution
support relationships, as described in the
“Cost Reimbursement Services and Third
Party Payments” section of this Disclosure
Brochure.
• More revenue when you purchase investment
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial
advisors are paid in different ways for helping you
choose mutual funds, depending on the type of fund,
products for which we receive cost reimbursement
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payments or have similar financial arrangements,
as described in the “Cost Reimbursement
Services and Third Party Payments” and
“Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC” sections of this Disclosure
Brochure.
•
Less revenue when a sales charge or commission
is reduced or waived completely, or where there is
no sales charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including
retirement plan accounts) from another institution
to Ameriprise Financial Services or RiverSource or
into a product managed by Columbia Management
or another affiliate.
Financial advisors are required to take training on
complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates and non-affiliated product
manufacturers, prior to soliciting certain insurance
and annuity products and a targeted subset of
nonproprietary products.
Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would
send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and
at the same time AEIS would execute the opposite
order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made
for Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts in which
Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons
have a position or interest. Although Ameriprise
Financial Services and its related persons may own
securities suitable for or held by clients, in no case will
holdings of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries or
their employees or directors be directly sold to or
purchased from Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS,
an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, may buy or
sell for its own account securities that Ameriprise
Financial Services may recommend for Ameriprise
Bank’s trust accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services
does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise
because we have adopted policies and procedures
prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related
persons from engaging in trading activity that creates a
conflict of interest with our clients, as discussed in the
“Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
Financial Advisors Compensation &
Benefits
The compensation programs for our financial advisors
may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise
Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo
or team), and whether the financial advisor was
formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
Additional general product training is available and
specific product training is required for a number of
complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products. It is
likely that a product recommendation from your
financial advisor will be drawn from the universe of
products on which they were trained. Ameriprise
Financial Services may enter into strategic alliances
with companies that offer products or services that
Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial
advisors do not sell. As part of those alliances,
Ameriprise financial advisors may receive gifts or non-
cash compensation from the other companies, which
are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well as
Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance
policies.
Some, but not all, of the financial planning software
tools available for use by your financial advisor were
developed by Ameriprise Financial Services or by
unaffiliated third parties and may make it more
convenient for your financial advisor to select
proprietary products.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every
investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial
advisors have a wide range of business and
educational backgrounds. They are required to have
appropriate licenses and registrations to transact
business, including Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority (“FINRA”) registration, required state
securities and insurance licenses and carrier
appointments, and, where required, a state investment
adviser representative registration.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed
agents of RiverSource Life and, in New York only,
RiverSource Life of New York, affiliates of Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic
degrees and/or professional designations, including
Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In
addition, ongoing training is available to financial
advisors. For additional important information about
an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at
www.finra.org/brokercheck or call 800.289.9999.
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource
access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides
RiverSource with limited information related to
Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource
products and to assist financial advisors in
understanding the features and benefits of those
products. Ameriprise Financial Services does not grant
this access to other non- affiliated companies offering
similar products, thus they do not have the same
access to financial advisors as RiverSource.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you
with financial advice and product recommendations to
suit your goals. To understand how your financial
advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are
four ways Ameriprise financial advisors can be
affiliated with us.
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•
Independent Contractor Franchisees. These
financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise
Financial Services and they do not receive a salary
from us.
• Employee Financial Advisors. These financial
advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial
Services.
• Associate Financial Advisors. These financial
advisors are employed by or contract with the
independent contractor franchisees and they do
not receive a salary or other compensation from
Ameriprise Financial Services.
A portion of the Advisory Fee including the AFPS Fee,
if applicable is paid to your financial advisor for their
role that supports your participation in a Program,
including introducing you to the service, gathering the
information necessary to prepare your service, helping
you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial
advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services.
The remaining portion of the Advisory Fee goes to
Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory,
technical, administrative, and other support that is
provided to all financial advisors, as further discussed
in the “Fees and Compensation” section.
• Financial Institution Employee Financial
The actual portion of the Advisory Fee paid to your
financial advisor depends on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of
Advisory Fees you pay.
•
Advisors. These financial advisors are employed
by the financial institution where they provide
services and are compensated by the financial
institution from the portion of fees and
commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial
Services. The financial institution serves as paying
agent for such compensation on our behalf in
accordance with applicable law. Financial
institution employee financial advisors’
compensation is based on their employment
agreement with the financial institution.
Independent contractor franchisees generally
receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial
advisors generally receive 0% to 46%, of the
Advisory Fee (the “advisor payout rate”). In
addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a
bonus which could increase the effective advisor
payout rate up to 91% for independent contractor
franchisees and 57% for employee financial
advisors, respectively.
•
Financial institution employee financial advisors
generally receive 0% to 91% of the Advisory Fee
based on their employment agreement with the
financial institution.
All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed
registered representatives. Depending on the
affiliation, our financial advisors are compensated
differently. Financial advisors may choose to change
how they are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial
Services over time.
•
Salary and Bonus
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth
Group, your employee financial advisor does not
receive a portion of the Advisory Fee but may
receive compensation in the form of a bonus
based in part on revenue generated through your
Advisory Fee.
•
In addition to the fees described below, employee
financial advisors may receive a salary or wage from
Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial
advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee from
the independent contractor franchisee for whom they
work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee.
In general, Advisory Fees generated by an
associate financial advisor are paid to the
employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or
contracting independent contractor franchisee, the
associate financial advisor may receive financial
advisory or referral fees.
Financial advisors may also have the potential to
receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the
employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee, the associate financial advisor may
receive a bonus.
Advisory Fees and Compensation
Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not
vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended
to you within a Managed Account. However, the
amount of this compensation may be more or less
than what your financial advisor would receive if you
paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and
other transaction-based services. Therefore, your
financial advisor may have a financial incentive to
recommend a Program over a transaction-based
brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services
seeks to address this conflict of interest through a
combination of disclosures and through our policies,
procedures and supervision, related to the review and
The Advisory Fee is the only component of the Asset-
based Fee you pay that is shared between Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor. Both
independent contractor franchisee financial advisors
and employee financial advisors receive advisor is
paid a portion of the Advisory Fee and, if applicable, a
portion of the AFPS Fee as compensation for your
participation in a Program. Independent contractor
franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a
higher portion, or payout rate.
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determination that a Managed Account is appropriate
for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives (“Client
Information”) in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements.
financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor
the products he or she offers and the compensation
your financial advisor receives, as some investment
product companies and issuers, including RiverSource,
may pay higher compensation than others.
The portion of the Advisory Fee allocated to your
financial advisor is impacted by factors including:
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor
may earn:
•
The type of affiliation that your financial advisor
has with Ameriprise Financial Services;
• More depending on how your financial advisor is
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as
described above
• Whether your financial advisor was assisted by
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability
another person (which may be a financial advisor or
another individual who makes a referral) in
providing services to you;
•
The total and average assets his or her clients
have invested in Managed Accounts;
insurance products because of special
compensation programs that provide increasing
levels of compensation the more a financial
advisor sells of these products from each
individual insurance company.
•
• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance
The specific level of Managed Account assets
within a given client’s household; and
•
In which Program your Managed Account is held.
products and direct investments, because they are
more complex than other products and take more
time to service.
Information for Certain Clients investing in Manager
Directed Programs
• More revenue from products and services that
generate ongoing revenue streams, such as
mutual funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an
investment advisory account service, and
insurance and annuity products with mortality and
expense charges.
• More from certain sales incentive programs to
increase overall assets under management.
•
Less on individual purchases within a transaction-
based brokerage account because of the higher
transaction charges your financial advisor pays on
these accounts compared to a fee-based
investment advisory account.
•
Less when a sales charge or commission is
reduced or waived completely, or where there is no
sales charge.
•
Typically, less when you exchange an existing
annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for
certain like or similar products from the same
company, unless you have held the existing product
for a certain period of time.
Your financial advisor must make recommendations
based on your best interests without regard to their
compensation. The portion of the Advisory Fee shared
with your financial advisor is determined by several
factors including the total assets their clients (or
clients within an advisor’s team) have invested in
Managed Accounts. Franchisees and certain financial
institution financial advisors that contract with
Ameriprise Financial Services on an independent
contractor basis (“AFIG Independent Contractors”)
receive a greater portion of the Advisory Fee for than
for the SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor Programs. This
difference in allocation creates is a conflict of interest
for Franchisee financial advisors, their associate
financial advisors and AFIG Independent Contractor
financial advisors because there is a greater incentive
to recommend the Manager Directed Programs.
Ameriprise Financial Services manages this conflict of
interest through a combination of policies, training,
and disclosure and by supervising the suitability of
recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory
requirements.
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin
that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash
account.
• A higher payout rate based on the level of product
sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and
on higher face value and/or death benefit amount
for certain insurance products.
Depending on these factors, your financial advisor
may retain a larger portion of the Advisory Fee and, in
those instances, may earn more than Ameriprise
Financial Services’ portion, however your financial
advisor must make recommendations based on your
best interests and without regard to how much
compensation will be received.
• More when you move accounts (including
Other Compensation Available to Financial Advisors
retirement plan accounts) from another institution
to Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA or
RiverSource.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of
investment solutions to clients. Some products and
services may be offered only by certain Ameriprise
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•
make on the life insurance or annuity product
increases.
If your financial advisor is a shareholder of
Ameriprise Financial through our deferred
compensation program, more compensation the
more profitable the firm is.
• Compensation for servicing trust accounts held
with Ameriprise Bank.
Generally, the compensation that the financial advisor
will receive is calculated by a formula. Compensation
may also increase as the financial advisor sells
increasing amounts of life and disability income
insurance products issued by that insurer.
• Compensation for performing certain activities
associated with your mortgage if that loan is
purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
In instances where a customer already owns a
financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services,
the amount of a financial advisor’s compensation may
vary in connection with the sale of an additional or
replacement product, due to formulas relating to the
cancellation of a product that is already owned.
• Compensation for providing services related to your
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an
annualized fixed percentage of the client’s
average daily outstanding balance.
• Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings
Account and CD balances based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average monthly
balance.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to you
As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction
may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of
additional or replacement insurance or annuity
products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend
that you not purchase additional or replacement
insurance or annuity products, depending on the
relevant compensation formula.
opening a co-branded credit card account provided
you activate the card and meet the initial spend
requirements.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Credit Products &
Insurance Referral
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your
opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account
provided you meet the initial funding and other
balance duration requirements.
• Compensation for the sale or renewal of
Your financial advisor receives compensation for the
marketing that leads to your opening of a co-branded
credit card account provided you activate the card and
meet initial spend requirements.
Ameriprise Certificates.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Insurance and
Annuity Products
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for
providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred
Line of Credit based on an annualized fixed percentage
of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for
performing certain activities associated with your
mortgage if that loan is purchased and serviced by
Ameriprise Bank.
Our financial advisors primarily offer life and disability
insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and
certain pre-approved, but unaffiliated, insurance
companies. However, in some situations where the
client’s needs may be met more effectively by another
company’s product, and RiverSource and other pre-
approved providers do not offer such a product,
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer insurance
products issued by unaffiliated insurance
companies.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you
purchase and maintain American Family Insurance,
insurance products under a long-term distribution
agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services,
American Family Insurance Group and American Family
Insurance (formerly Ameriprise Auto & Home). American
Family Insurance is not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial Services and is owned by the American Family
Insurance Group.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a
referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial
Services will receive a referral fee from Ameriprise
Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your
financial advisor. The referral fee is paid by Ameriprise
Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not
an additional cost to the trust account. Your financial
advisor also receives a referral fee for referrals to non-
affiliated structured settlement professionals for both
client and non-client referrals.
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the
financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer
and receives, directly or indirectly, compensation from
the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that
product. The compensation for these nonproprietary
products and RiverSource products is separate from,
and in addition to, any fee you pay for investment
advisory services and may vary depending on the type
and size of the life insurance or annuity product that
you purchase, the insurer that issues the product, the
total number of life insurance and annuity products
sold by the financial advisor for that insurer, and other
factors. This compensation typically will increase as
the size of the insurance policy or annuity contract
increases, or the amount of the payments that you
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Financial Advisors Compensation - Incentives,
Training and Education
recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Please review your financial advisor’s Form ADV
brochure supplement or ask your advisor if you have
questions about whether these transition
arrangements apply to them.
From time-to-time, Ameriprise Financial Services also
provides compensation to financial advisors in
connection with the sale of all or a portion of their
client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of
this compensation may be dependent on a certain
percentage of the client base remaining as clients of
Ameriprise Financial Services for a certain period of
time. It is also determined based on valuations of the
financial advisor’s practice, or book of business.
Product companies with which we have agreements
work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our
financial advisors to promote their products. They may
pay for training and education events or due diligence
meetings; and may reimburse expenses for
prospecting events such as seminars for employees,
financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For
employees and financial advisors, these events may
be held at off-site locations, and the travel, meals and
accommodations may be paid for by the product
company. Additionally, product companies may
occasionally provide business or recreational
entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees
and financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may,
from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs
to individual financial advisors or groups of financial
advisors in particular areas. These contests and
programs are limited to such targets as new client
acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets
under management and financial advisor recruiting.
The practice valuation formula results in higher
compensation for revenues received from Managed
Accounts versus Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a
result, your financial advisor has an incentive to
recommend the opening of new Managed Accounts or
the investment of additional assets into existing
Managed Accounts or, conversely, an incentive to
recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage
account or invest additional assets into a brokerage
account. In addition, if your financial advisor is selling
all or a portion of their practice to another Ameriprise
financial advisor, this program could incentivize your
financial advisor to recommend that you remain a
client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or
Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Equity Programs
Single product or product categories are not eligible for
sales contests or incentive programs with the
exception of fixed life and disability income insurance.
These programs and incentives and the receipt of
other cash/noncash compensation could affect your
financial advisor’s recommendations of products
and/or services to you. These programs and
incentives and other cash and/or noncash
compensation are subject to SEC and FINRA
regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’
internal compliance policies.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Recruitment
We encourage our financial advisors to take an
ownership stake in our future by holding stock in our
parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:
AMP). To make this possible for financial advisors, we
have created equity compensation programs for them.
Employee financial advisors and independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to receive an
annual stock bonus. In addition, independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a
certain percentage of their compensation each year.
They may choose to invest all or portion of this
deferral into a notional account that tracks the
performance of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor
franchisees may build equity in their practices and may
receive payments if they sell all or a part of their
practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
Loan Programs
Clients may have access to information about lending
products and services through marketing and/or
lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with third-
party financial institutions.
Ameriprise Financial Services from time-to-time
recruits financial advisors from other firms to join
Ameriprise Financial Services. In connection with
these recruiting efforts, Ameriprise Financial Services
may enter into arrangements with financial advisors for
the payment of compensation and/or loans based
upon the value of eligible assets or accumulated
production of the recruited financial advisor at a pre-
determined measurement date. The funds may be
payable immediately, over time, as a bonus, or as a
loan. These arrangements may be structured to
include a provision requiring that payment of transition
compensation and/or loans will be dependent upon
the advisor meeting certain agreed-upon production
and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial
incentives associated with these transition
arrangements could influence the type and amount of
product and/or service recommended by your financial
advisor. Ameriprise Financial Services manages this
conflict of interest by supervising the suitability of
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Ameriprise Financial Services-required training, to sell
the investment advisory service, franchise consultants
or registered principals, as described below.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC
(NMLS #3030) that offers mortgage lending products
and services. Ameriprise Financial Services and
Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any
mortgage loan applications or offer or negotiate terms
of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn
compensation related to the origination or referral of
mortgage lending products offered and originated by
such third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some
loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise
Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors
may receive compensation for assisting clients with
mortgages serviced by Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage,
LLC. Ameriprise Bank does not guarantee products or
services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are
assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the
Advisory Fee. Your servicing financial advisor will
present the Managed Account or AFPS, set the
Advisory Fee, and oversee the analysis and advice
prepared for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not
be the financial advisor authorized to use discretion to
purchase and sell securities in your Managed Account
(e.g., your SPS Discretionary Advisor). In the instance
that your servicing advisor is not authorized to use
discretion, the financial advisor authorized to use
discretion will oversee the analysis and advice
prepared for you. Only the financial advisor authorized
to use discretion will purchase and sell securities in
your Managed Account.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial
Services in offering Ameriprise co-branded credit cards.
Your financial advisor receives compensation for
marketing efforts that lead to your opening of a co-
branded credit card account provided you activate the
card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to
make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
and Loan. Ameriprise financial advisors will earn
compensation for providing services related to your
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on
an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average
daily outstanding balance. Apart from margin lending,
offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor
nor Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote,
suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan
proceeds to purchase securities or other investment
products.
Advisor-to-Advisor Training Programs
Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial
advisor who has completed the required training for a
particular investment advisory service or product. A
financial advisor who has not completed the required
training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has
completed the required training for the service or
product. The financial advisor who has completed the
required training may pay a fee to the financial advisor
who has not completed the required training for that
referral. The financial advisor who has not completed
the required training may provide investment advisory
services for services and products that do not require
training, however, only the financial advisor who has
completed the required training required for a particular
service or product will provide the analysis and advice
prepared for you with respect to a service or product
that requires the training. The financial advisor who has
not completed the required training may receive a share
of the commission from any services or products sold
to you by your financial advisor who has completed the
required training.
Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also
pay its financial advisors for training other financial
advisors on specific products and services that we
offer. A portion of this payment may be based on
incremental sales of these products and services sold
by the financial advisor receiving the training.
Shared Compensation
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise
consultant. In those situations, the franchise
consultant, who is registered with Ameriprise Financial
Services, may receive compensation based on
services and products that you purchase, and for the
training and leadership of your financial advisor. The
cost of the product or service you purchase is not
affected.
Financial advisors may also choose to work together
as a team to share fees and commissions generated
from products and services you purchase. The cost of
the product or service you purchase is not affected by
the fact that your financial advisor is a member of a
team or by the fact that the fee or commission may be
split.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with
other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with
creating your financial planning recommendations. This
may include leveraging services in geographic locations
outside of your financial advisor’s location, including
international locations.
Services provided may include entering data into
financial planning software, providing initial calculation
Your financial advisor may be allowed to share a
portion of the Advisory Fee he or she receives with one
or more other Ameriprise financial advisor(s), including
financial advisors who have not completed the
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and assistance in creating solutions. Your financial
advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For
these services, your financial advisor may pay a fee or
salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share
compensation with their registered support assistants
or recommend bonuses for their non-registered
support staff.
We will continue to collect and retain the full amount
of any Asset-based Fees paid to us in connection with
your Managed Account, less any Manager Fees paid to
an applicable Advisory Service Provider, until the
Managed Account is designated for potential transfer
to an Ameriprise brokerage account or terminated.
This includes the portion of the Advisory Fee that
would have been paid to a financial advisor if one was
assigned to your Managed Account(s). The fees
retained are used in part to pay other employees and
for the technology that supports the services
Ameriprise Financial Services provides to you.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may
receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale
of certain products and services for up to five years
after leaving the securities industry.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account
(BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors
may create a voluntary BDA in a predetermined
amount and use this account for business-related
expenses above and beyond what the company
provides.
Managed Accounts Without a Financial Advisor
Management Compensation and Bonus Programs
Employee compensation and operating goals at all
levels of the company are tied to the company’s
success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may
receive higher compensation and other benefits when
the investment products of certain providers,
particularly affiliates, are purchased. Management,
sales leaders and other employees spend more of
their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource
branded products and services.
In the event that you request Ameriprise Financial
Services to remove your current financial advisor from
your Managed Account or your financial advisor
resigns from Ameriprise Financial Services or your
Managed Account, is terminated, or, for the SPS
Advisor Program, your financial advisor is no longer
able to act as your SPS Discretionary Advisor for any
reason, the applicable Managed Account(s) will no
longer have a financial advisor assigned to the
Accounts. Generally, investment products in Managed
Accounts can only be purchased through an
Ameriprise financial advisor.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are
responsible for an operating budget for expenses.
Bonus programs for Ameriprise Financial Services field
leaders are designed to include an amount based on
the aggregate sales of all products sold by financial
advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions
of the country those leaders are responsible for
overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs
present a potential conflict because they are based in
part on sales of these products.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
Ameriprise Financial Services may reassign your
Managed Account to another financial advisor and
notify you of the change. If your Managed Account is
reassigned to another financial advisor prior to its
termination, your Managed Account(s) will continue to
be billed but the Asset-based Fee rate may change
based on the Advisory Fee rate you negotiate with your
new assigned financial advisor.
We will attempt to notify you if your Managed Account is
no longer assigned to a financial advisor. If you would
like to retain your Managed Account, contact us within
the timeframe set out in the notification to have a
financial advisor assigned. If the Managed Account
remains unassigned after the designated timeframe, it
will transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account in
accordance with the Relationship Agreement.
As part of an overall internal compliance program,
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies
and procedures imposing certain conditions and
restrictions on transactions for the account of
Ameriprise Financial Services and the accounts of our
employees. Such policies and procedures are
designed to prevent, among other things, any improper
or abusive conduct when potential conflicts of interest
may exist with respect to a customer or client. In
addition, from time to time, restrictions are imposed to
address the potential for self-dealing and conflict of
interest which may arise in connection with the
business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker-
dealer. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted
various procedures to guard against insider trading.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
If your Managed Account does not have a financial
advisor assigned to it and certain client directed
trades are permitted, you may contact our Service
Center at 1.800.862.7919 for assistance with a
transaction.
From time-to-time Ameriprise Financial Services and/or
its affiliates and related persons may invest in the
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same or related securities that Ameriprise Financial
Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients.
Such transactions may occur at or at about the same
time that such securities are bought or sold for client
accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted
policies and procedures imposing certain conditions
and restrictions on transactions in these securities,
such as trading blackout periods and preclearance
requirements.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in
the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC” section in this Disclosure Brochure for
more information about our financial interest in the sale
of certain products and services.
client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial
Services or its related persons come into possession
of material nonpublic information with respect to any
company, they may be prohibited from communicating
such information to, or using such information for the
benefit of, their respective clients, and have no
obligation or responsibility to disclose such
information to, nor responsibility to use such
information for the benefit of, their clients when
following policies and procedures designed to comply
with law. Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in
accordance with Section 204A of the Advisers Act that
establishes procedures to prevent the misuse of
material nonpublic information by Ameriprise Financial
Services and its associated persons.
Personal Trading Rules and Procedures
Review of Accounts
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal
trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise
Financial Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy.
These rules are designed to list standards of business
conduct and to mitigate potential conflicts of interest
for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when
they engage in personal securities transactions. You
may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code
of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy from your
financial advisor or by contacting us at
800.290.6663.
Certain supervisory functions are performed by
Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office
personnel. Corporate registered principals review a
sampling of financial advisor’s financial planning
relationships, including written financial planning
recommendations periodically based on certain key
factors. At the time your Managed Account(s) is
opened, our corporate registered principals will review
your Managed Account(s) to confirm it is appropriate
based on your stated investment goals, time horizon,
risk tolerance, and investment objectives.
The standards of business conduct include
compliance with applicable laws and regulations and
with policies and procedures such as those contained
in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the
personal trading rules, persons are required to report
their personal securities holdings and transactions,
including transactions in certain mutual funds; must
pre-clear certain investments; are restricted with
respect to the timing of certain investments; and are
prohibited from making certain investments. In
addition, the Personal Trading Policy requires (i)
Ameriprise employee financial advisors and their
employees, (ii) its independent contractor franchisee
financial advisors and their employees, and (iii) its
affiliated investment advisers to conduct most
personal trades through one of three designated
broker-dealers unless an exception has been granted
and report any changes in their selected broker- dealer.
Insider Trading Policy
Additionally, we periodically evaluate your Managed
Account(s) to help ensure the investments are within
applicable Program rules. For SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Programs, the evaluation might include a
review of concentrated securities positions and low or
excessive trading. If any of your Managed Accounts in
the SPS Advantage Program are subject to a
concentrated position review, we will allow the grouping
of eligible advisory assets in related Managed
Accounts that you (i) own individually and (ii) own
jointly with a member of your household for the
purpose of such evaluation, provided that the
particular SPS Advantage Managed Account under
review continues to remain appropriate based on your
stated investment goals, time horizon, risk tolerance,
and investment objectives. You and your financial
advisor may be required to take action to satisfy
Program guidelines and requirements, or to retain your
Managed Account.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals
may also decide to call you directly to discuss your
understanding of the Account(s), including the fees and
expenses you will be paying. Our Compliance
department also conducts routine surveillance of
financial advisor activities.
If you are in a financial planning relationship, including
the consolidated advisory fee arrangement, you will
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons
may, from time to time, come into possession of
material nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might
affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a
security. Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial
Services and its related persons are prohibited from
improperly disclosing or using such information for
their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other
person, regardless of whether such other person is a
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receive written reports relating to your financial
planning goals from your financial advisor at least
annually.
An important part of an advisory relationship involves
providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic
reviews with your financial advisor or a designated
member of the team servicing your Managed Account.
In these reviews, you and your financial advisor should
discuss any changes to your individual circumstances,
financial situations, investment objectives and/or risk
tolerance, and whether you would like to impose any
reasonable restrictions on your Managed Account(s).
Brochure) to retail customers or members of the Third
Party Financial Institutions. Under the terms of these
networking arrangements, financial advisors may not
be able to offer to retail customers or members of the
Third-Party Financial Institutions certain products that
are otherwise available through Ameriprise Financial
Services or its affiliates. Also, because of these
networking arrangements, Third Party Financial
Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking
payment, a portion of Asset-based Fees and securities
and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors
for sales to retail customers or members of the Third-
Party Financial Institutions.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for
your continued review and monitoring of your Managed
Account(s). You should review your Managed Account
statements, trade confirmations, and other
information we send to you. If you have any questions,
please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Client Referrals and Other
Compensation
Referral Arrangements and Other Economic Benefits
Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in
partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Inc. (“RCF”) for the referral of clients or prospects that
have indicated an interest in establishing and
maintaining a donor advised fund made available
through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to
Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors
however donor advised funds established by RCF
because of the referral generally invest in eligible
Programs that are advised and serviced by the
referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor
advised fund solution may be more or less than if you
were to purchase the donor advised fund services from
RCF or another non-profit organization. Any fees
charged by RCF for the administration of the donor
advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial
Services or financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor
will receive Asset-based Fee revenue from a donor
advised fund established by RCF and invested in a
Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets
are invested with a third-party investment adviser,
whether through RCF or another non- profit
organization. We seek to address this conflict of
interest through a combination of disclosure and
through our policies, procedures and supervision
related to the determination that a referral to RCF is
appropriate for you based on your Client Information,
and by treating assets in Managed Accounts owned
and administered by RCF and assets in Managed
Accounts owned directly by you as separate and
distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all
applicable regulatory requirements.
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains investment
advisory referral arrangements, the terms of which are
disclosed to the client, with individual professionals,
professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or
membership organizations (“Promoters”). For each
such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays
the Promoter for referral of their clients or members to
Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory
services. The manner and amount of compensation to
be paid in connection with these agreements is subject
to negotiation between Ameriprise Financial Services
and the applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are
provided with applicable disclosures, including whether
the Promoter is a client, the material terms of
compensation (if any) and the material conflicts of
interest (if any), that results from the Promoter's
relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. The
most common compensation arrangements include a
flat fee at the time of the referral, a recurring flat fee, or
a sharing of a portion of any total Asset-based Fees.
You will not be charged an additional fee as a result of
any referral arrangements. Compensation may include
a one-time payment or ongoing payments for the
duration of the investment advisory relationship.
Review of Issuers of Financial Products
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have
policies and procedures in place to review the issuers
of financial products such as alternative investments,
structured notes, and annuity and insurance products
that Ameriprise Financial Services permits its financial
advisors to offer to some or all of its clients. This review
includes publicly available information and reports
Ameriprise Financial Services may form networking
arrangements with financial institutions such as
banks, credit unions, credit union service
organizations, Farm Credit Services, and trust service
providers (“Third Party Financial Institutions”) to allow
its financial advisors to offer investment advisory
services, financial planning services and certain other
non-deposit investment and insurance products and
services (described elsewhere in this Disclosure
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issued by third parties and may in some cases include
certain nonpublic information provided by the issuer.
plans); assets of the fund’s adviser, sub-adviser or an
affiliate of either; and assets of the fund’s distributor
or an affiliate. This compensation benefits
RiverSource.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically reassesses,
but does not continuously monitor, the
creditworthiness or financial solvency of third-party
issuers. These policies and procedures are reasonably
designed to mitigate our clients’ exposure to credit
and default risks resulting from an inability of the
issuer to repay the principal on a note or fulfill an
insurance obligation. However, you should be advised
that credit markets can be volatile, and the
creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly.
Ameriprise Financial Services, as a seller of these
products, is prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing
or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial
products will be able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to
any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Revenue Sources for RiverSource
RiverSource
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be
significant and may create potential conflicts of
interest for RiverSource. The greatest amount and
percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives
comes from assets allocated to subaccounts investing
in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia
Wanger Asset Management. In general, the revenue
directly related to assets under management that
RiverSource receives currently ranges up to 0.65% of
the average daily net assets invested in the underlying
funds through the variable annuity or variable life
insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This revenue
is in addition to revenues RiverSource receives from
the charges you pay when buying, owning or
surrendering your variable annuity contract or life
insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws,
regulations and the terms of the agreements under
which such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive
this compensation for various purposes including
financial advisor training and compensation, marketing
and distribution, customer servicing, transaction
processing, record keeping, and other administrative
services.
Revenue Sources for Columbia Management and
Threadneedle
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under
RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life
insurance policies. You may incur transaction costs or
fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay
a contingent deferred sales charge, or surrender
charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable
period.
Periodic Fees and Expenses. You pay certain fees
and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts,
life insurance policies and disability income insurance
policies, including (depending on the type of contract
or policy) mortality and expense, administrative,
policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or
charges, in addition to costs associated with certain
riders that may be available for both fixed and variable
products.
Periodic Fees and Expenses. Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited may receive
management fees and certificate advisory and
services fees for services, including, with respect to
Columbia Management, investment management
services for Active Portfolios® investments. These
revenues may be received from the Columbia Funds,
Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end funds,
Ameriprise certificates and from other affiliated and
nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia
Management and Threadneedle International Limited.
Revenue Sources for Other Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Companies
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets,
such as 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve
as underlying investment options for variable annuities
and variable life insurance. 12b-1 fees may be used to
pay for marketing, distribution and shareholder service
expenses.
There are several other Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
companies that will receive revenue from the charges
and fees you pay, including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives
Investment and Interest Income. Investment and
interest income from insurance company general
account assets derived, in part, from the amounts you
pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
investment spread income earned on, and any
early withdrawal penalty related to, Ameriprise
certificates.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
receives certain fees and expenses paid from the
Columbia Funds and Ameriprise certificates in
exchange for the transfer agent services it
provides.
Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance
Financial Arrangements. RiverSource selects the
funds available within your variable annuity contract or
variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource
may consider various objective and subjective factors.
These factors include compensation RiverSource may
receive from fund assets (for those funds with 12b-1
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• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial
interest in the sale of Columbia Funds, Ameriprise
certificates and RiverSource products and certain
other mutual funds.
•
compensated for its services through the
brokerage commission and other fees charged for
each brokerage transaction, which may include
transactions made in an Ameriprise Bank trust
account, or through the brokerage commission
which is included in the overall asset-based fee,
depending on the account option you select.
•
If the Sweep Program for your Managed Account is
AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the
Program Banks based on the cash balance in the
AIMMA program. If your Managed Account sweeps
uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise Bank
as a Program Bank in the AIMMA program,
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS but
reimburses AEIS for its direct out of pocket
expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of
Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and
insurance products manufactured by its
RiverSource affiliates, as well as products from
unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to
reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services for
client/prospect education events and advisor sales
meetings, seminars, and training events pertaining
to annuity and insurance products, consistent with
Ameriprise Financial Services policies and industry
regulation; Ameriprise Financial Services may also
receive nominal noncash benefits from time to
time. Unaffiliated annuity and insurance providers
may not provide some services, or the same level
of services, to Ameriprise financial advisors. As a
result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource annuity and
insurance products.
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Ameriprise Bank charges fees, depending on the
terms of trust documentation and applicable state
laws governing trust administration, for its
administrative trust services that are separate
from investment management fees charged by
financial advisors and are not shared with
Ameriprise Financial Services.
interest charged on your margin account balance,
as well as from order handling fees. In
transaction-based brokerage accounts, AEIS may
also engage in principal trading of certain types of
fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—
that is, it may buy and sell these securities for its
own account with the objective of making a profit
in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these
securities from you or sell these securities to you
on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a
markup or markdown on the transaction.
• AEIS performs, for the benefit of Ameriprise
Financial Services, its financial advisors and
clients, cost reimbursement and marketing support
services as described in the “Cost Reimbursement
and Marketing Support” section. In recognition of
the above, product sponsors will compensate AEIS
for these services performed by AEIS.
• When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the
AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Program,
Ameriprise Bank earns income by lending or
investing the deposits it receives and charging a
higher interest rate to borrowers, or earning a
higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held
through these sweep programs. The difference is
known as the “spread.”
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Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the
amount of credit extended and the interest rate on
the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Custody
The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular
transaction is disclosed on each transaction
confirmation you receive. AEIS is also
compensated for the shareholder services it
provides for certain mutual fund companies.
These services include but are not limited to
delivering shareholder communications such as
updated prospectuses and statements of
additional information, transaction confirmations
and annual tax reporting, and monitoring
compliance with share class, discounted sales
charge, market timing and other mutual fund
company policies.
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. receives fees paid from
Columbia and the Columbia Funds and Ameriprise
certificates in exchange for the administrative
services it provides.
In establishing a Managed Account, you establish and
maintain a Managed Account with Ameriprise Financial
Services. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, nor any
Advisory Service Provider will act as custodian for the
brokerage account or take possession of any assets in
the Managed Account. AEIS, one of our broker-dealer
affiliates, provides custody and safekeeping services for
Managed Account assets, and will ordinarily act as the
custodian for all assets held in Managed Account.
Because our affiliate maintains custody of our clients’
assets, we are required by SEC rules and regulations to
obtain from AEIS at least annually a written internal
control report (the “ICR”) prepared by a qualified
independent public accountant, and AEIS is required to
undergo an independent verification of the assets under
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors
receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds in
exchange for the distribution services it provides.
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Ameriprise Financial Services’ Proxy Voting Policies
and Procedures
its control. The ICR that we receive from AEIS is
intended to show that our affiliate has established
appropriate custodial controls with respect to client
assets under custody.
Retirement Accounts where ATC acts as custodian or
trustee, AEIS shall act as an agent or sub custodian
of ATC with respect to custody of assets.
When Ameriprise Financial Services has proxy voting
authority for applicable Select Separate Accounts,
Ameriprise Financial Services will apply the following
general principles to meet its proxy voting
responsibilities:
• Seek to ensure that proxies are voted in the best
Investment Discretion
economic interest of clients;
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Address material conflicts of interest that may
arise; and
• Comply with disclosure and other requirements as
required by law.
Your Ameriprise financial advisor does not manage
your securities or other investments on your behalf as
part of AFPS. However, your financial advisor may offer
a discretionary investment advisory service separately
as part of our SPS Advisor Program.
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services intends to vote all
proxies of which it becomes aware prior to the vote
deadline. However, in certain limited circumstances,
Ameriprise Financial Services may determine to refrain
from voting.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial
advisor do not take any action or give advice regarding
the voting of proxies solicited by or with respect to the
issuers of securities in which assets of your Managed
Account(s) may be invested, except for certain Select
Separate Accounts where you delegate proxy voting
authority to Ameriprise Financial Services. For all other
Advisory Solution Programs, Ameriprise Financial
Services and your financial advisor do not take any
action or give any advice regarding the voting of proxies
solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities
in which assets of your Managed Account(s) may be
invested. Ameriprise Financial Services will forward to
you or your designated agent, all proxy solicitations
and materials related to other corporate actions that
are received by Ameriprise Financial Services with
respect to assets in your Managed Account(s). You
are responsible for voting proxies and effectuating
other corporate actions relating to the securities held
in your respective Managed Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services will use an independent
third-party proxy service for its fundamental research on
proxy questions and subsequent recommendations and
has adopted the third-party provider’s proxy voting
guidelines covering certain types of proposals. The
guidelines indicate whether to vote for, against or
abstain from a particular proposal. In circumstances
where proposals are not covered by the guidelines or a
voting determination must be made on a case-by-case
basis, the Oversight Committee will make the voting
determination. The Oversight Committee may consider
the voting recommendations of analysts, Investment
Managers and information obtained from outside
resources. The Oversight Committee reserves the right
to consider each proxy vote, whether covered by the
guidelines or a third-party recommendation, based on
the facts and circumstances of the proposal
presented, and submit a vote that it believes is in the
best economic interest of its clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services has implemented
policies reasonably designed to identify potential
material conflicts of interest to help us vote proxies
without undue influence from individuals or groups
who may have an economic interest in the outcome of
a proxy vote. These policies include:
• Employing predetermined voting guidelines;
For Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select
Separate Account, including Select Strategist UMA,
Vista Separate Managed Account, Investor Unified
Accounts and Access Account Programs, you have the
right to vote proxies on the securities in which your
Managed Account assets may be invested from time
to time, or you may delegate the authority to vote
these proxies to the Investment Manager for your
Managed Account. You may alternatively delegate the
authority to vote proxies on your behalf to another
person.
• Causing proxies to be voted in accordance with
recommendations of an independent third party;
• Causing the proxies to be delegated to an
Independent third party, which may include
Ameriprise Financial Services’ proxy voting service
provider; or
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Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial
advisor nor any Advisory Service Provider are
responsible for any other corporate actions relating to
the assets in your Managed Account(s), including
administrative filings such as proofs of claims related
to bankruptcy or claims in class actions.
In unusual cases, with the client’s consent and
upon ample notice, forwarding the proxies to
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Ameriprise Financial Services’ clients so that they
may vote the proxies directly.
We are not required to include a balance sheet in this
Disclosure Brochure because we do not require or
solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client six months or more in advance.
We do not have any financial conditions that are
reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet our
contractual commitments to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services has not been the
subject of a bankruptcy petition during the past 10
years.
Each Investment Manager to which you delegate
voting authority will vote proxies according to its own
applicable voting policies and procedures. Where you
own both a Select Separate Managed Account and
another discretionary Managed Account and both
Managed Accounts invest in the same SMA strategy
managed by the same Investment Manager, this may
result in different voting determinations by Ameriprise
Financial Services and the Investment Manager for the
same particular proposal. We maintain proxy voting
records to meet our obligations under applicable law.
You may obtain a copy of our proxy voting policy, and
other information regarding how your proxies were
voted, upon request by writing to us at the address set
forth on the first page of this Disclosure Brochure or
calling the phone number that appears on that page.
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Glossary
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“ABISA” means Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account.
“Access Account” means Ameriprise® Access Account.
“Active Portfolios” means Ameriprise® Active Portfolios®.
“Active Portfolios® Investment Fact Sheet” means the applicable Active Portfolios® investment fact sheet that
includes biographical information about the Investment Manager and/or portfolio strategist, investment philosophy and
style information, portfolio characteristics and composite performance.
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“Additional Fees and Expenses” are any additional transaction related fees that may be incurred in connection with
your Managed Account based on the nature of your investments.
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“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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“Advisory Service Providers” refers, collectively, to affiliated and third-party investment advisory firms whose services
Ameriprise Financial Services uses to provide discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services that include
investment management, asset allocation and/or rebalancing, or providing investment models, as applicable, for
certain Manager Directed Programs.
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“Advisory Solutions” means the wrap fee program sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services offering a variety of
investment advisory programs.
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“Advisory Shares” means advisory, institutional or other share classes that do not have a sales-load, do not have a
sales-load and do not assess 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
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“AEFA” means American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.
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“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
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“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
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“AFPS” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service.
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“AFPS Agreement” means the applicable financial planning service agreement, as it may be amended from time to
time, that includes the specific terms under which the client will receive those services.
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“AIMMA” means Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account, an FDIC insured interest-bearing multi- bank deposit
product.
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“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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“Ameriprise Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
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“Ameriprise Financial Services”, “Ameriprise Financial”, “AFS”, “Sponsor” or “we”: means Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC.
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“Asset Allocation Strategist” means strategist who solely provides asset allocation recommendations to the
Investment Manager.
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“Asset-based Fee” means our component-based pricing framework in which the sub-components of the Asset- based
Fee (referred to as “fee components”) are separately itemized.
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“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
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“Available for Sale Firms” are firms that sponsor or manage mutual fund options to whom IRG will proceed to look for
if a suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the Full Participation
Firms’ offerings.
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“BDA” means Business Development Account.
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“BDC” means a business development company.
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“Brochure” or “Disclosure Brochure” means Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure.
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“Brokerage Agreement” means, collectively, the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement, as it may be amended from
time to time, along with the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures Document and Schedule of Account & Service
Fees.
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“CD” means a certificate of deposit.
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“CEF” means a close-end fund.
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“CFA” means Chartered Financial Analyst.
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“CFP®” means Certified Financial Planner™.
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“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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“Client Information” means client’s financial and risk profile information and investment objectives.
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“CMG” means Columbia Management Group, LLC.
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“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies, Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Management Investment Distributors” means Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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“Columbia Wanger Asset Management” means Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Committee” or “Oversight Committee” means Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s Managed Accounts Program
Oversight Committee.
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“Covered shares” or “Covered Securities” means shares or securities for which Ameriprise is required to track costs
basis, holding period, and certain other tax information, and report such information to the client and the IRS on Forms
1099-B (Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions).”CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
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“Discretionary Managers” refers, collectively, to Advisory Service Providers with investment selection discretion and
SPS Discretionary Advisors.
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“DRP” means a dividend reinvestment plan.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ETF” means an exchange-trade fund.
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“ETN” means an exchange-traded note.
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“Eligible Investments” means investment products (i) that meet Ameriprise Financial Services’ due diligence
standards; and (ii) for which we have a selling or distribution agreement in place are offered and are available for
purchase in SPS Advantage Accounts, SPS Advisor Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts and Investor Unified Accounts.
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“Eligible to Hold Investments” means investment products for which our due diligence standards are met but either:
(i) we do not have a selling or distribution agreement in place; or (ii) the investment is not otherwise available for
purchase in Managed Accounts.
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“Eligible to Hold Share Class” means a share class that is less expensive than the Advisory Share or other share class
Ameriprise Financial Services offers for purchases in a given mutual fund available in the Advisory Solutions Programs.
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“Envestnet” means Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
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“Envestnet Manager” means an SMA Investment Manager who entered into a sub-management agreement with
Envestnet to provide discretionary Investment Manager or Model Provider investment management services.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“Executing Party” refers, collectively, to the broker-dealer or stock exchange.
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“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“Feature” means the SPS Advantage automatic rebalancing feature.
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“FIFO” means first in first out.
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“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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“Frequency Interval” means the rebalancing frequency interval.
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“Full Participation Firms” are mutual fund firms that fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program.
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“HIFO” means highest in first out.
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“Household” is generally defined as an individual, his or her spouse or domestic partner, and the unmarried children
under age 21 who reside at the same address and is applied separately by each Program.
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“ICR” means an internal control report.
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“Ineligible Investments” are investment products (i) that do not meet our due diligence standards, (ii) where due diligence
has not been completed; or (iii) that are not otherwise eligible to be held more than 180 days in Managed Accounts.
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“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“IPO” means an initial public offering.
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“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
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“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
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“IntraFi” means IntraFi Network LLC.
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“Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit” is a credit to SPS Advisor Account clients for all sub- transfer
agency fees and networking fees that AEIS receives from mutual funds firms.
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“Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee” is a fee to support the cost of maintaining and serving the SPS
Advisor Program.
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“Investment Costs” are the underlying fees related to investment products client purchases within their Managed
Account.
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“Investment Manager” is a manager with discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities or make other
investments for client’s Account.
“Investor Unified Account” means Ameriprise® Investor Unified Account.
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“LIFO” means last in first out.
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“Managed Account” means an Ameriprise investment advisory account for which you pay an ongoing Asset-based Fee
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“Manager Directed Program” refers to the discretionary Programs, specifically Active Portfolios® investments, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs that use the
discretionary investment advisory services of Advisory Service Providers. Collectively we refer to these Programs as the
Manager Directed Programs throughout this Disclosure Brochure.
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“Mutual Fund Program” means Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program, the structure formed by the payment of the
mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments that are received from certain mutual fund firms.
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“NASD” means the National Association of Securities Dealers, a predecessor of FINRA.
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“NFA” means National Futures Association.
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“Non-covered” refers to securities that are not subject to mandatory tax reporting of cost basis and holding period. For
more information on “covered” and “non-covered” securities, see the Cost Basis Reporting FAQ on Ameriprise.com.
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“Non-Matching Shares” refer to mutual fund share classes that do not match the Advisory Share class or other share
class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services as the only share class available for a particular mutual fund.
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“Non-Target Securities” means securities that are purchased or transferred into the SPS Advantage
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Account that are not a part of your Target Allocation.
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“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange LLC.
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“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the NYSE.
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“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets not included in the Managed
Account and that are held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan.
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“Portfolio Strategist” means Portfolio Strategist who provides asset allocation and investment recommendations to
the Investment Manager.
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“Program” means each investment advisory program offered under Advisory Solutions.
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“Program Banks” means FDIC member banks that participate in AIMMA.
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“Program Bank List” means the list that identifies the Program Banks participating in AIMMA.
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“Promoter” means any individual professional, professional firm, or select corporate, institutional or membership
organization that provides testimonials or endorsements of Ameriprise Financial Services for its investment advisory
services.
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“Reasonable Restrictions” are client imposed reasonable stock or sector restrictions on the management of his/her
discretionary Account(s).
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“Rebalancing Date” means the next rebalancing date for rebalancing your eligible assets to the targeted allocation.
“Relationship” means an Ameriprise® Custom Advisory Relationship.
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“Relationship Agreement” means the investment advisory agreement made between Ameriprise Financial Services
and the client, as it may be amended from time to time.
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“REIT” means a real estate investment trust.
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“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of
New York.
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“RiverSource Distributors” means RiverSource Distributors, Inc.
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“RiverSource Life” means RiverSource Life Insurance Company.
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“RiverSource Life of NY” means RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York.
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“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Select Separate Account” means Ameriprise® Select Separate Account.
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“Select Separate Account Model Provider” is a Model Provider who constructs a model portfolio according to the
specific investment strategy.
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“SEP” means a Simplified Employee Pension.
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“Signature Wealth Investment Manager” means a non-affiliated third-party registered investment adviser as the
discretionary Investment Manager for the Signature Wealth Program. The Signature Wealth Investment Manager is also
the Active Portfolios® Investment Manager.
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“Programs Investment Provider” means non-discriminatory investment advisers who construct the recommended
model investment portfolios within the Signature and Active Portfolios® Programs.
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“SIMPLE” means a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees.
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“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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“SMA” means a separately managed account that follows an investment strategy offered by an Advisory Service
Provider in Select Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs.
SMAs typically invest in individual equity and bond securities.
“SPS Advantage” means Ameriprise® Strategic Portfolio Service Advantage.
“SPS Advisor” means Ameriprise® SPS Advisor.
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“SPS Discretionary Advisor” means Ameriprise financial advisor authorized to use discretion in SPS Advisor.
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“Sponsor” refers to Ameriprise Financial Services as the sponsor of the wrap fee program described in this Disclosure
Brochure.
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“Starting Point List” means mutual funds and ETF recommended list developed by IRG.
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“Sweep Program” means money settlement feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that is intended to hold
cash.
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“Target Allocation” means your predetermined allocation in accordance with your instruction for Ameriprise Financial
Services to rebalance your eligible assets.
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“Third Party Execution Fees” means additional costs incurred when an Investment Manager directs transactions for
execution with or through Executing Parties other than AEIS.
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“Third Party Financial Institutions” means third party financial institutions such as community banks, credit unions,
credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service providers with whom Ameriprise Financial
Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer investment
advisory services, financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and
services, to retail customers/members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
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“Third Party Payments” means the portion of Investment Costs paid to AEIS by third parties who manage, sponsor or
distribute investment products held in your Managed Account.
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“TSCA” means Tax-Sheltered Custodial Account.
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“UIT” means a unit investment trust.
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“UMA” means a managed account that enables you to own SMAs, mutual funds and/or eligible ETFs in a multi-
account investment portfolio.
“Vista Separate Accounts” means Ameriprise® Vista Separate Account.
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Ameriprise ® Managed Accounts and
Financial Planning Service
Client Combined Disclosure Brochure (Wrap Fee
Program) (Part 2A Appendix 1 of Form ADV)
This Wrap Fee Program Client Combined Disclosure Brochure provides
clients with information about the qualifications and business practices
of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Ameriprise® Managed
Accounts services. If you have any questions about the contents
of this Combined Disclosure Brochure, please contact us at 800.862.7919.
The information in this Combined Disclosure Brochure has not been approved
or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or
by any state securities authority.
Registration with the SEC or any state securities authority does
not imply a certain level of skill or training.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
is available on the SEC website at www.advisorinfo.sec.gov.
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Sponsor:
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
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Material Changes
This Combined Disclosure Brochure dated March 2026 is filed as an update to the Form ADV Part 2A,
Appendix 1 and includes material changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our Brochure in
March 2025. Following is a summary of the material changes:
June 2025
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The “Fee Information for Managed Account Programs” sub-section of the “Fees and Compensation”
section has been updated to include that effective August 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services began
charging a Platform Fee on SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor and Active Portfolios® Programs.
September 2025
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The “Types of Advisory Service Providers” sub-section of the “Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts”
section has been updated to add the following definition:
o
Investment Providers (effective December 2025). Investment Providers for the Active Portfolios® Program
construct the recommended holdings for a model investment portfolio according to their specific investment
strategy and may include their proprietary mutual funds and/or ETFs in the model investment portfolios.
Our affiliate CMIA also participates in the Active Portfolios® Program as an Investment Provider.
Each Investment Provider’s disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV) is available to you at
ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
The Investment Providers provide non- discretionary investment and asset allocation recommendations to the
Investment Manager. Investment Providers do not have any investment discretion or trading authority to
purchase or sell securities in your Account. The Investment Manager exercises investment discretion for the
Active Portfolios® Accounts. Different Investment Providers may arrive at different investment and asset
allocation recommendations regarding investments in a certain sector, market capitalization, or other category
of investments, depending on the model portfolio’s investment objective. Oversight of the discretionary
Investment Manager, Investment Provider and the model portfolio’s investment strategy is provided by the
Oversight Committee, as described above.
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The “Signature Wealth” sub-section of the “Managed Account Programs and Services” section has been
updated to reflect that SMA model investment portfolios will become available in the Program effective on or
around December 1, 2025.
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The “Signature Wealth” and “Select Separate Account” sub-sections of the “Managed Account Programs and
Services” section have each been updated to reflect that concurrent with the addition of SMA model investment
portfolios to the Signature Wealth Program in late 2025, certain SMA strategies that are currently available in the
Select Separate Account Program will become available in our Signature Wealth Program as our initial step to
transition such SMA strategies from the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature Wealth Program. The
full transition process will include the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will (i) first close the SMA
strategy in the Select Separate Account Program to new investments prior to offering the SMA strategy in the
Signature Wealth Program; (ii) generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA strategy to continue to be
processed in the Select Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently migrate existing accounts investing in the
SMA strategy from the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature Wealth Program.
During this transition, if you currently hold an impacted SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate Account the
Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for your Select Separate Account than it would be if you held the same SMA
strategy in the Signature Wealth Program. If your Select Separate SMA strategy will go through this transition,
Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you.
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee for Select
Separate Accounts than we receive for Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition period when the same
SMA strategy is held in both Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict through a
combination of disclosures and by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the transition process
described above. Additionally, the transition process does not impact the Manager Fee that compensates the
Advisory Service Provider and does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee received by your financial
advisor. However, the transition process will result, for a limited period of time, in Sponsor receiving a higher
Platform Fee from impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate Accounts than it would from the same
SMA strategy invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial
Services plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by migrating any Select Separate Account with an impacted
SMA strategy from the Select Separate Account Program to the Signature Wealth Program, in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement. As noted above, if your Select Separate Account SMA strategy is a part of this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you so that you may work with your financial advisor to transition
your Select Separate SMA Account to the Signature Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so that you can
benefit sooner from the reduced Platform Fee rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
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The “Active Portfolios” sub-section of the “Managed Account Programs and Services” section has been updated
to reflect that effective on or around December 1, 2025, your current Investment Manager will begin providing
investment advisory services as a non-discretionary Investment Provider and will no longer have discretionary
authority. All discretionary investment management will be provided by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager,
a non-affiliated third-party Advisory Service Provider, which will also become the Investment Manager for all Active
Portfolios® Accounts. Investment Providers will provide asset allocation and investment selection recommendations
for their specific portfolio(s) to the new Investment Manager. The new Investment Manager will have the
discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities or make other investments for your Account, however, you
directly own the underlying securities in the portfolio. The new Investment Manager will invest your Account assets
into the portfolio you select with your financial advisor and will be responsible for the ongoing investment
management and trading of your Active Portfolios® Account, subject to any Reasonable Restrictions or other
instructions provided by you. Your financial advisor will continue to provide recommendations regarding which
portfolio to hold in your Active Portfolios® Account. The new Investment Manager, not your financial advisor or the
Investment Provider, will provide you with discretionary investment management services for your Active Portfolios®
Account according to your Account’s target asset allocation and the portfolio you select.
March 2026
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The “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” section was updated to include the
following sub-section:
o Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth
Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered
within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year
on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment portfolios. If an
Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services
would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
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The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial Advisor Compensation and
Benefits” and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability as well as the addition of the following
sub-section:
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Information for certain clients investing in Manager Directed Programs. Your financial advisor
must make recommendations based on your best interests without regard to their compensation.
The portion of the Advisory Fee shared with your financial advisor is determined by several factors
including the total assets their clients (or clients within an advisor team) have invested in
Managed Accounts. Independent contractor franchisees (each a "Franchisee") and certain
financial institution financial advisors that contract with Ameriprise Financial Services on an
independent contractor basis ("AFIG Independent Contractors") will be allocated a larger portion of
the Advisory Fee for the Manager Directed Programs than for the SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor
Programs. This difference in allocation is a conflict of interest for Franchisee financial advisors,
their associate financial advisors and AFIG Independent Contractor financial advisors because
there is a greater incentive to recommend the Manager Directed Programs. Ameriprise Financial
Services manages this conflict of interest through a combination of policies, training, and
disclosure and by supervising the suitability of recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
You may request at any time a current copy of this Combined Disclosure Brochure, and if applicable, Part 2A of your
Investment Manager’s Form ADV Brochure (as defined below in the Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts section of
this Disclosure Brochure) from your financial advisor. The current Combined Disclosure Brochure replaces any earlier
version you receive.
You may also request copies of the Combined Disclosure Brochure(s) by writing Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at
2661 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.297.6663.
Please retain a copy of this Combined Disclosure Brochure for your records.
Table of Contents
Ameriprise ® Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Combined Disclosure Brochure ........................ 6
Ameriprise consolidated advisory fee service ................................................................................................. 6
Appropriateness of a consolidated advisory fee service for you ........................................................................ 6
Establishing and maintaining a consolidated advisory fee service .................................................................... 7
Asset-based fee for your consolidated advisory fee service ............................................................................. 7
Renegotiating Advisory Fees ......................................................................................................................... 7
Terminating your consolidated advisory fee service ......................................................................................... 7
Managed Accounts services, fees and compensation ................................................................................. 8-60
Appropriateness of a Managed Account for you .......................................................................................... 8-11
Overview of Ameriprise Managed Accounts ........................................................................................... 11-22
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Advisory Service Providers ...................................................................................................... 18-22
The Ameriprise Custom Advisory Relationship .......................................................................................... 22
Advisory Solution Programs and Services for Managed Accounts ........................................................... 22-26
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SPS Advantage ....................................................................................................................... 27-30
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SPS Advisor ........................................................................................................................... 30-32
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Signature Wealth .................................................................................................................... 32-36
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Active Portfolios® .................................................................................................................... 36-38
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Select Separate Account ......................................................................................................... 38-41
Managed Accounts offered with Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. ........................................................ 42-43
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Vista Separate Account ............................................................................................................... 42
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Investor Unified Account ......................................................................................................... 42-43
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Access Account .......................................................................................................................... 43
Supplementary Managed Accounts Information ..................................................................................... 43-50
Fees and Compensation ...................................................................................................................... 50-58
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Sweep Program and Expenses ................................................................................................. 58-62
Account requirements and types of clients ............................................................................................. 62-63
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Establishing and maintaining Accounts .................................................................................... 62-63
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Terminating a Relationship Agreement ......................................................................................... 63
Client Information provided to Advisory Service Providers ....................................................................... 63-64
Ameriprise Financial Planning Service .................................................................................................... 64-70
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AFPS planning goals ................................................................................................................... 65
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Financial fundamentals ............................................................................................................... 65
Additional financial planning areas .......................................................................................... 65-66
Initial recommendations .............................................................................................................. 66
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Ongoing relationship ................................................................................................................... 66
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Changing your planning goals ...................................................................................................... 66
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Implementation of your financial planning recommendations ..................................................... 66-68
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How to make the most of your financial planning relationship .................................................... 68-69
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Other advisory services ............................................................................................................... 69
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Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................... 69-71
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management .......................................................................................... 71
Types of Clients ...................................................................................................................................................... 71
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ............................................................................ 71-73
Disclosure of interest and capacity ........................................................................................................ 73-74
Privacy Notices ......................................................................................................................................... 75
Additional Information ............................................................................................................................... 75
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Disciplinary Information .............................................................................................................. 75
Other financial industry activities and affiliations ..................................................................... 75-78
How we get paid ................................................................................................................................... 78-87
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Cost Reimbursement Services and Third Party Payments ........................................................... 78-85
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Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Financial planning
and advisory service fees. ....................................................................................................... 85-86
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Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services .............................................................. 86-87
Financial Advisor Compensation and Benefits ......................................................................................... 87-95
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Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading ............................ 93-95
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ................................................................................................... 95
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Referral arrangements and other economic benefits ................................................................. 95-96
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Review of issuers of financial products ........................................................................................ 96
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Revenue Sources for RiverSource ................................................................................................ 96
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Revenue Sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle ..................................................... 96
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Revenue Sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies ................................................... 97
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Custody ..................................................................................................................................... 97
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Investment Discretion ................................................................................................................. 98
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Voting Client Securities ............................................................................................................... 98
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Ameriprise Financial Services’ Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures .......................................... 98-99
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Financial Information .................................................................................................................. 99
Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 100-103
If there is any conflict in the description of the
investment advisory services or the details regarding fee
information between the Ameriprise® Custom Advisory
Relationship Agreement (“Relationship Agreement”) and
the Combined Disclosure Brochure, the Combined
Disclosure Brochure will control.
Appropriateness of a Consolidated
Advisory Fee Service for You
Ameriprise ® Managed
Accounts and Financial
Planning Service Combined
Disclosure Brochure
This Combined Disclosure Brochure covers important
information that is divided into four key components
outlining information about the:
• consolidated advisory fee service;
• Ameriprise® Managed Accounts offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC;
Before selecting a consolidated advisory fee service, you
should consider, among other things, the costs and
potential benefits of a combined advisory service and
your investment objectives. The costs associated with a
consolidated advisory fee service that you should
consider include:
• Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service; and
• A consolidated advisory fee service may be
• important information about Ameriprise
Financial Services, LLC.
appropriate for you if you wish to receive AFPS and
pay for the service through one or more eligible
Managed Accounts.
• The cost of a consolidated advisory fee service will
be included in the Asset-based Fee for your
Managed Account(s) and a portion of the Asset-
based Fee will be allocated to cover AFPS (the
“AFPS Fee”), as further described in this Combined
Disclosure Brochure.
Each section of this Combined Disclosure Brochure
offers important information about engaging in a
consolidated advisory fee service that allows you to
have both Managed Account and financial planning
services for a single asset-based fee (“Asset-based
Fee”). The Asset-based Fee is a wrap fee.
Ameriprise Consolidated Advisory
Fee Service
• When you pay for AFPS separately, you are paying a
flat fee that you negotiate and agree upon with
your financial advisor. When you pay for AFPS as
part of a consolidated advisory fee service, you
agree to allocate a portion of the Advisory Fee to
cover your AFPS expenses. This portion will rise
and fall with your Managed Account balance, which
is impacted by the markets, deposits and
withdrawals. As such, you may pay more or less for
AFPS than you would if you did not elect to pay for
both AFPS and Managed Accounts with a single,
asset-based fee.
• In addition, you may pay more or less for AFPS in
the consolidated advisory fee service than other
AFPS clients with a comparable level of complexity.
Clients of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
(“Ameriprise Financial Services”, “Sponsor,” or “we”)
may elect to pay for the Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service (“AFPS”) and Managed Account
service either separately or through a consolidated
advisory fee service. Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC sponsors a wrap fee program offering a variety
of investment advisory accounts (collectively,
“Advisory Solutions”). Within Advisory Solutions,
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a number of
investment advisory programs (each a “Program” and
collectively the “Programs”) that have different
features and services, supporting a wide array of
investment strategies. When you decide upon a
Program, you may open an investment advisory
account (“Managed Account”).
Please review the information in this Combined
Disclosure Brochure carefully before you make a
decision and contact your financial advisor if you have
any questions about the types of fees and expenses that
may be associated with your consolidated advisory fee
service.
A consolidated advisory fee service charges an Asset-
based Fee, which combines the fees you pay for
advisory services you receive for an AFPS and at least
one Managed Account, both of which are described
more fully in this Combined Disclosure Brochure. For
these two services you will pay a single, Asset-based
Fee as described in the “Fees and Compensation”
sub- section of the “Ameriprise® Managed Accounts
services, fees and compensation” section.
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alternate non-qualified brokerage account or a non-
qualified Managed Account.
Establishing and Maintaining a
Consolidated Advisory Fee Service
To establish the consolidated advisory fee service,
you will be asked to:
• Review this Combined Disclosure Brochure, the
Relationship Agreement and documents that
you sign to establish your consolidated
advisory fee service; and ask your financial
advisor any questions;
You can renegotiate your Advisory Fee applicable to each
Account and your AFPS Fee, if applicable, with your
financial advisor at any time. Your financial advisor will
complete the appropriate documents reflecting the new
Advisory Fee and/or AFPS Fee. Your signature will not be
required if the new sum of your Advisory Fee and AFPS
Fee does not exceed the higher of your Account’s current
Assessed Advisory Fee or the applicable Negotiated
Advisory Fee, if the Account is part of a Relationship.
• Provide accurate and complete information to
your financial advisor to complete the relevant
consolidated advisory fee service documents;
• Establish and maintain at least one Managed
Account as part of the consolidated advisory
fee service; and
Your Negotiated Advisory Fee is the highest Advisory Fee
that you agree could apply to an Account opened under
the Relationship without obtaining an additional signature.
The Assessed Advisory Fee is the sum of the Advisory Fee
and AFPS Fee that you agreed to be applied to and
charged on a specific Account. The negotiated Advisory
Fee may be different than the Assessed Advisory Fee.
• Select a sweep option as described in the and
“Sweep Option and Expenses” section.
Asset-Based Fee for Your Consolidated
Advisory Fee Service
Your financial advisor can reduce, increase, re-allocate or
remove your AFPS Fee without requiring your signature,
provided unless the total of the Advisory Fee and AFPS
Fee increases and exceeds the higher of your Account’s
current Assessed Advisory Fee or the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee, as described in your
Relationship Agreement.
The portion of the annual Asset-based fee you pay
for your consolidated advisory fee service (referred to
as the “Advisory Fee”) is negotiated with your
financial advisor and you and is deducted from the
sweep option related to the Managed Account(s) that
you select. For a consolidated advisory fee service,
your Advisory Fee includes investment advisory
services provided (i) to your Managed Account(s);
and (ii) your AFPS, each as further described in this
Combined Disclosure Brochure.
The Asset-based Fee change will become effective at the
start of the next billing period, following the period in
which the request is received and accepted by Sponsor.
For each instance of a fee change, we will send you a
confirmation, regardless of whether your signature was
required.
Terminating Your Consolidated Advisory
Fee Service
You may terminate your entire consolidated advisory fee
service at any time either by telephone or in writing. In
addition, you may elect to terminate the AFPS component
of the consolidated advisory fee service.
The maximum total annual Advisory Fee you will pay
for a consolidated advisory fee relationship is 2.0%.
The Advisory Fee is based upon the level of assets in
your associated Managed Account(s) and includes
the AFPS Fee. When establishing a consolidated
advisory fee service, you and your financial advisor
will agree to the portion of the Advisory Fee that is
allocated to AFPS. This allocation will be in five basis
point increments.
You may not pay general financial planning fees from
your IRA or other qualified account; therefore, the
entire Advisory Fee for consolidated advisory fee
arrangements in IRA accounts must be paid from an
If you do so, your Managed Account will remain active.
If the Managed Account is terminated, the AFPS
component of the services will be terminated as well.
If the AFPS component is also attached to other
Managed Accounts, AFPS will continue under those
Accounts and your financial advisor may discuss Advisory
Fee changes in those Accounts with you. Termination
fees, as described elsewhere in this Combined
Disclosure Brochure, will apply.
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Ameriprise ® Managed
Accounts Services,
Fees and Compensation
Appropriateness of a Managed Account
for you
Advisory Solutions allow you to receive ongoing
investment advice and feature an asset-based fee
structure. The annual Asset-based Fee you pay for
your Managed Account is a percentage of the total
value of the assets in your Managed Account and as
a result, the total amount you pay will increase if the
asset value of your Managed Account increases, and
vice versa. The Asset-based Fee is assessed
monthly and deducted from your Managed Account in
advance. This allows you to implement your
investment strategy, generally without paying
individual trading costs for each trade placed within
the Managed Account. Many of the Programs under
our Advisory Solutions feature professional portfolio
management including asset allocation, risk
management, investment selection, tax- harvesting
and dynamic account rebalancing. Your financial
advisor will provide you with Managed Account
monitoring and ongoing advice to develop and
maintain your Managed Account(s) investment
portfolio, which will be designed to help you meet
your financial goals and investment objectives.
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Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise
Financial Services”, “Sponsor,” or “we”) sponsors a
wrap fee program (“Advisory Solutions”) offering a
variety of investment advisory programs (each a
“Program” and collectively the “Programs”). Each
Program available within Advisory Solutions has
different features and services, supporting a wide
array of investment strategies. When you decide upon
a Program, you may open an investment advisory
account, (“Managed Account”). You will pay an
ongoing asset-based fee (“Asset-based Fee"). The
Asset-based Fee is a wrap fee. Prior to establishing
an Ameriprise® Managed Account, you should carefully
review this Wrap Fee Client Disclosure Brochure
(“Disclosure Brochure”). If there is any conflict in the
description of the investment advisory services or the
details regarding fee information between the
Ameriprise® Custom Advisory Relationship Agreement
(“Relationship Agreement”) and this Disclosure
Brochure, the Disclosure Brochure will control.
Common terms used throughout this Disclosure
Brochure are defined in the “Glossary” section.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers the following
Programs:
Ameriprise brokerage accounts feature a
commission-based fee structure where investors
typically pay commissions, sales charges and/or
other fees on products purchased and sold in your
brokerage account. Brokerage accounts enable you
to invest in many different types of investments
including mutual funds, stocks, bonds, exchange-
traded products, unit investment trusts, annuities
and alternative investments. Your financial advisor
may provide you with point-in-time recommendations
related to your investment portfolio and may review
your Ameriprise brokerage account; however, your
brokerage relationship does not include account
monitoring.
The performance of your Managed Account(s) will not be
monitored on a day-to-day basis. Past performance is no
guarantee of future performance. In addition, forecasting
of future performance of financial markets may prove to
be incorrect.
– Ameriprise® Strategic Portfolio
Service (SPS) Advantage
– Ameriprise® SPS Advisor
– Ameriprise® Signature Wealth
– Ameriprise® Active Portfolios®
– Ameriprise® Select Separate Account
– Ameriprise® Investor Unified Account
– Ameriprise® Vista Separate Account
– Ameriprise® Access Account
Information to help you evaluate the benefits, risks, and
costs of the investments and services we offer as part of
a brokerage relationship, as well as information about
material conflicts of interest associated with
recommendations we or our financial advisors make to
our retail brokerage clients may be found at
https://www.ameriprise.com/bestinterest. More detail
about the differences between Advisory Solutions and
brokerage accounts may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the sub-
heading “Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochures”
and then clicking on “Evaluating differences between
brokerage and managed accounts”.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. Selecting the account type(s)
that best meet your needs is an important decision.
There are circumstances where you may benefit from
both a Managed Account and a brokerage account for
different portions of your investment portfolio. When
evaluating the differences between an Ameriprise
brokerage account and an Advisory Solution, you
should consider the following key differences:
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for a Program and any Managed Account you open with
us can be found in the Managed Account application and
Relationship Agreement, the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement, the Other Important Disclosures Document,
Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure, and any other related disclosures and
documents, all of which are available from your financial
advisor. Please review all applicable information carefully
before you make an investment decision and contact
your financial advisor if you have any questions about the
types of fees and expenses that may be associated with
your Managed Account.
The costs associated with a Managed Account that you
should consider include:
The Asset-based Fee that you pay for a Managed
Account may be more or less than if you were to
purchase the investment products and investment
advisory services separately or in a transaction-fee
based brokerage account paying commissions and
sales-loads. Depending on your individual situation
and the frequency and volume of trading, a Managed
Account may cost more than a brokerage account,
but the reverse could be true as well. Generally,
Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates, and your
financial advisor will receive more revenue from a
Managed Account that generates an ongoing revenue
stream than a transaction fee-based brokerage
account. At the time of Managed Account opening
and throughout your relationship we seek to address
this conflict of interest through a combination of
disclosure and through our policies, procedures and
supervision related to the review and determination
that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based
on your financial and risk profile information and
investment objectives (“Client Information”) in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
The same or similar services provided to you under
the Asset-based Fee may be available to you at a
lower fee from another service provider.
• Asset-based Fee. This is the ongoing wrap fee you
pay for (i) investment advisory services provided by
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial
advisor; and (ii) investment management fees
charged by the Advisory Service Provider providing
advisory services to SMA strategies held in your
Managed Account, if applicable. The components of
the Asset-based Fee are separately itemized as an
Advisory Fee, a Platform Fee and a Manager Fee as
further described in the “Fees and Compensation”
section. Based on the Program you select, the
components of your Asset-based Fee will vary.
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Before selecting a Managed Account, you should
consider, among other things, the costs and
expenses, your investment objectives, and the types
of investments you hold and intend to purchase.
Discuss with your financial advisor any accounts you
may hold elsewhere.
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and
Credit for SPS Advisor Accounts. In addition to your
Asset-based Fee, for SPS Advisor Accounts,
Ameriprise Financial Services assesses a quarterly
asset-based fee of 0.03% of the total advisory assets
in your Managed Account. Our affiliate AEIS credits to
clients all sub-transfer agency fees and networking
fees AEIS receives for SPS Advisor Accounts from
mutual fund firms, as further described in the “Fees
and Compensation” section. This Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit may be more or less
than the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
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The total cost to you of a Managed Account will
include (1) the Asset-based Fee, a portion of which
you negotiate with your financial advisor, and which
includes any investment management fees charged
by Advisory Service Providers for SMA strategies;
(2) for SPS Advisor Accounts, the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee; (3) Investment Costs;
and (4) Additional Fees and Expenses which are any
additional transaction related fees that may be
incurred in connection with your Managed Account
based on the nature of your investments. These
costs are summarized below and are discussed in
more detail and in the “Fees and Compensation”
section.
Investment Costs. These are the underlying fees
related to investment products you purchase within
your Managed Account. These may include
investment management fees and distribution fees
charged by mutual fund firms and other fees that are
disclosed in the fund prospectus or other offering
document. These costs are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee that you pay directly from your Managed
Account. They are paid indirectly by you, for example,
as a shareholder in a mutual fund, through the
product. They are not a direct fee deducted from your
Managed Account. Investment Costs reduce the
value of your investment in the product and reduce
the investment performance of your Managed
Account.
Before opening a Managed Account or investing in
any Program or investment product, it is your
responsibility to understand and consider all fees,
expenses and other charges. Specific information
concerning the fees and other charges of each
investment product in which your Managed Account
invests is available in the product’s prospectus or
other offering document. Additional fee information
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the nature of your investments; for example, for
Select Separate Account and Managed Accounts
offered with Envestnet, if the Investment Manager for
the investment strategy you select engages in “step-
out trades” you will be assessed any Third Party
Execution Fees for these trades as defined and
described in the “Brokerage Practices” section;
these fees will be in addition to the Asset-Based Fee
that you pay to Ameriprise Financial Services and are
not compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services or
AEIS.
In determining whether a Managed Account is
appropriate for you at the time of opening the Managed
Account and throughout your relationship with Ameriprise
Financial Services, you should also consider:
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Impact of the total costs of a Managed Account
described above on the overall value and net
performance of your Managed Account;
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Investment Costs apply whether the investment
product is sponsored or managed by an unaffiliated
third party or by an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial
Services, such as CMIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Ameriprise Financial
Services’ parent company. When you invest in
investment products managed by CMIA, CMIA or its
affiliates will receive compensation for managing
those investments and for other services they provide
based on the amount you invest, just as they would if
you invested in CMIA investment products through
another service provider. Investment Costs received
by CMIA are not direct compensation to Ameriprise
Financial Services, however, Ameriprise Financial
Services, CMIA and their affiliates receive more
revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of affiliated
investment products offered by CMIA than from the
purchase of investment products offered by firms that
are not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and
therefore it is more profitable for Ameriprise Financial
Services’ parent company when you purchase or own
a CMIA investment product in your Managed Account.
Total cost of purchasing and holding any underlying
securities, products and services outside of a
Managed Account or at another firm, including the
anticipated amount of trading;
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That you will typically not recover any front-end loads
previously paid on mutual funds that are transferred
into a Managed Account and you may be possibly
subject to contingent-deferred sales charges on
mutual funds that charge such a fee if sold or
exchanged after they are transferred into a Managed
Account. The cost basis on any mutual fund with
front-end loads will carry over to any mutual fund
positions converted in a tax-free exchange and will be
included in the tax calculation of gains and losses for
those converted positions held in non-qualified
Managed Accounts;
• A Managed Account may not be appropriate for you if
you prefer a long-term buy-and-hold investment
strategy or otherwise purchase mutual funds and other
securities infrequently.
• Your preferences to be involved in individual
investment decisions and your comfort with granting
discretion to your financial advisor or other
investment managers for investment decisions.
• Custodial services provided.
• Amount of Assets in your Managed Account.
• Third Party Payments. A portion of Investment
Costs that you pay indirectly to third parties are
subsequently received by our affiliated clearing
agent, American Enterprise Investment Services
Inc. (“AEIS”), from those third parties as certain
cost reimbursement payments and other servicing
and account maintenance fees (e.g., sub-transfer
agent or networking fees) related to your Managed
Account. AEIS also receives marketing support
and distribution support payments. For qualified
SPS Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified
SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust has
inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as
trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed
retirement plans in Select Separate Accounts
AEIS either does not collect Third Party Payments
or credits them back to client Accounts as
described in the “Fees and Compensation”
section. Third Party Payments and cost
reimbursement services and payments are further
described in the “Mutual Fund Share Classes in
Managed Accounts”, “Fees and Compensation”,
and “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-
Party Payments” sections. These payments are
generally funded directly, or indirectly, from
Investment Costs.
• Your ability to independently select and retain
professional asset management services.
• You should consider this total compensation
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Terms and conditions of the Relationship Agreement.
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received by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS
when evaluating the reasonableness of our fees.
The type of investment products (including mutual
fund share classes) that are available for purchase in
each Advisory Solutions Program.
• Additional Fees and Expenses are any additional
transaction related fees that may be incurred in
connection with your Managed Account based on
• How much of your assets you expect to be allocated
to cash. Because cash is included in the Asset-
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(v) for settling transactions in your Managed Account.
Available money settlement options include either a
free credit balance held in your Managed Account
covered by SIPC, or a program that provides for the
automatic movement or “sweep” of uninvested cash
balances in your Managed Account into the money
settlement program (each, a “Sweep Program”).
A Sweep Program is not an investment strategy and
is not intended as an investment option for you to
maintain a significant cash balance for an extended
period of time. As noted above, Ameriprise Financial
Services offers investment products that offer capital
preservation that generally have a higher rate of return
for the cash component of your asset allocation than
a Sweep Program. The terms of our cash sweep
programs can be found in the “Other Important
Brokerage Disclosures” document you received when
you set up your Managed Account or Relationship, as
applicable. For a copy of this document, visit our
website at ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our
service line at 800.862.7919.
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In addition, it is important that you review any
applicable mutual fund or ETF prospectus and/or
other product offering documents prior to investing to
learn about fund expenses, investment minimums,
availability of sales charge breakpoints or rights of
accumulation and other benefits and costs when
purchased outside of a Managed Account. You
should consider whether you will be eligible for the
sales charge breakpoints, rights of accumulation and
other benefits before purchasing or transferring
mutual funds into a Managed Account.
Overview of Ameriprise® Managed
Accounts
based Fee for your Managed Account, it will cost
you more and Ameriprise Financial Services and
our financial advisors will receive more revenue
when you hold cash in a Managed Account rather
than an Ameriprise brokerage account. It is not
recommended to hold large amounts of cash
and/or positional money market funds in a
Managed Account for extended periods of time.
Prior to establishing a Managed Account or as
you consider remaining in a Managed Account,
and particularly for the SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Programs, consider whether you have a
short-term investment horizon, or whether you are
holding cash for asset safety purposes (such as
during periods of volatile or uncertain market
conditions). In those cases, you should consider
and discuss with your financial advisor other
investment products within an Ameriprise
brokerage account or other commission-based
account that may offer capital preservation with a
higher rate of return for the cash component of
your asset allocation. These investment products
include Ameriprise Certificates, brokered
certificates of deposit, treasuries and positional
money market mutual funds and are a more
appropriate choice for investing cash than
maintaining a significant cash balance in your
Managed Account for an extended period. Not all
of these investment products are available or
appropriate to hold in large amounts within
Managed Accounts. Your financial advisor can
provide you with information about the cash
management products available to you, including
whether it may be appropriate to allocate assets
between your Managed Account and an
Ameriprise brokerage account. We offer tools on
our client website that permit you to transfer
cash between your Managed Account and certain
other brokerage accounts you maintain at
Ameriprise. This may help you avoid the ongoing
Asset-based Fee.
All Programs, except SPS Advantage, are discretionary
investment advisory Programs. Advisory Service Providers
with investment selection discretion and SPS Discretionary
Advisors (“Discretionary Managers”) have discretionary
authority granted by you to (i) select investments for your
Managed Account; and (ii) purchase or sell securities or
make other investments for your Managed Account
without your prior authorization.
• You should also review the available money
settlement option available to you in your
Managed Account. A money settlement option is
a feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services
that is primarily intended to hold cash (i) pending
investment into your Managed Account; (ii) to
cover your Asset-based Fee and if applicable,
SPS Advisor Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee; (iii) to cover systematic cash
withdrawals you have established for your
Managed Account(s); (iv) for certain pre-existing
non- qualified SPS Advantage Accounts check
writing or debit card activity and to make bill
payments (cash management activities); and
For the SPS Advisor Program, you authorize one or more
financial advisors to exercise discretion regarding the
investment selection and asset allocation strategy in
your SPS Advisor Account as an SPS Discretionary
Advisor. For all other discretionary Programs, specifically
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor
Unified Account and Access Account Programs (the
“Manager Directed Programs”) use the discretionary
investment advisory services of Advisory Service
Providers, as described below, which may or may not be
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Client Rights and Responsibilities
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services
depending upon the Program offered and selected.
•
•
You may impose reasonable security and mutual fund
restrictions on any discretionary Managed Account(s)
and reasonable sector restrictions (“Reasonable
Restrictions”) on Manager Directed Managed
Account(s) that you select by completing and signing
the appropriate documents and when accepted by
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
or the Investment Manager as described in each
Program description within this Disclosure Brochure.
•
You may not impose restrictions which apply to
underlying securities held in any mutual fund,
exchange traded fund (“ETF”), closed end fund
(“CEF”), unit investment trust (“UIT”) or other pooled
investment products.
•
You are responsible for promptly notifying Ameriprise
Financial Services in writing of any changes to these
Reasonable Restrictions.
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine
whether a Managed Account is appropriate for
you at the time you seek to open a Managed
Account based on information you provide then
and thereafter as described in this Disclosure
Brochure. Ameriprise Financial Services also
reserves the right to limit or close any Managed
Account that is used for excessive securities
trading. At both Account opening and on an
ongoing basis, Ameriprise Financial Services
conducts additional monitoring and supervision
regarding the appropriateness of a Managed
Account for you, including the internal transfer of
securities from an existing Ameriprise brokerage
account into the Account and the transfer of
securities from an external account into the
Account.
•
•
You are responsible for providing Ameriprise
Financial Services with accurate Client Information
when you establish a Custom Advisory Relationship
(as described below) and open any Managed Account.
Your financial advisor will conduct an annual
review of Account appropriateness and document
at least annually whether each Managed Account
continues to be appropriate.
•
•
Periodically, you will be notified in writing to contact
Ameriprise Financial Services if there have been
any changes in your Client Information and/or
Reasonable Restrictions. It is your responsibility to
promptly notify Ameriprise Financial Services, in
writing or by contacting your financial advisor, of any
changes. Failure to do so could affect the services
provided to you.
If at any time we determine that your Managed
Account or a position(s) within your Managed
Account is no longer appropriate for you, your
Managed Account may be closed and/or
transferred into an Ameriprise brokerage
account with thirty (30) days prior notice. See
the “Terminating a Managed Account Client
Agreement” section for more detail and for
information regarding your right to terminate your
Managed Account(s).
•
• Review this Disclosure Brochure and, if applicable,
the Advisory Service Provider’s, as defined below,
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV) and the
investment strategy/portfolio fact sheets prior to
investing.
• Review available information about the trading
practices of the Investment Manager including the
average cost of step-out trades for the investment
strategy as defined and discussed in the “Brokerage
Practices” section.
•
In SPS Advantage Accounts, review any applicable
mutual fund or ETF prospectus, as well as any other
offering or disclosure document prior to investing.
Overview of Services and Fees
You will pay Asset-based Fees and certain other
fees and incur expenses and costs when you
select a Service, as summarized above. These
fees, expenses and costs are further detailed
and described in the Managed Accounts charts
later in this section and in the “Fees and
Compensation” and the “Brokerage Practices”
sections. Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates receive revenue as described in the
“How We Get Paid” section. Your Ameriprise
financial advisor receives compensation for
investment advisory services provided to you.
Importantly, the compensation we pay your
financial advisor does not vary depending upon
the investment(s) recommended to you within a
Managed Account. The sources of financial
advisor compensation are described in the
“Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section.
Ameriprise Financial Services is a registered investment
adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the
“Advisers Act”) and a broker-dealer under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Investment
advisory services are provided by Ameriprise Financial
Services as an investment adviser and brokerage
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•
services are provided by Ameriprise Financial
Services as an introducing broker. Ameriprise
Financial Services and/or its affiliates provide the
following services:
For Managed Accounts invested in Signature Wealth,
providing portfolio construction recommendations
using a portfolio proposal that is designed to assist
with aligning the recommended portfolio to your Client
Information.
•
•
Acting as wrap program sponsor and introducing
broker-dealer for the Programs described in this
Disclosure Brochure;
Potentially serving as a liaison between you and any
Advisory Service Provider via Ameriprise Financial
Services;
•
•
Providing brokerage services through our affiliate,
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
(“AEIS”), in connection with your Managed
Account(s), as described in the Relationship
Agreement and the Ameriprise brokerage
agreement, Other Important Brokerage and
Schedule of Account & Service Fees Documents
(collectively referred to as the “Brokerage
Agreement”);
•
Training to and supervision of the Ameriprise
financial advisor authorized to use discretion in
SPS Advisor (“SPS Discretionary Advisor”);
Annually, reviewing your Client Information,
investment objectives and any applicable Reasonable
Restrictions with you to determine if, based on
information you provided, they are still accurate,
reviewing with you whether your Managed Account(s)
and the investment strategy are still suitable for you,
and reviewing with you whether the Asset-based Fee
is still appropriate based on the services provided. In
the event an Account has more than one owner, this
review may occur with one or more of the owners. If
applicable, your Attorney-in-Fact may also participate
in this review.
• Research and/or due diligence regarding the
•
Periodically reviewing and assessing your Managed
Account(s) to answer any questions that you may
have.
Advisory Service Providers (as defined below) you
select to provide discretionary investment
advisory services in Manager Directed Programs;
• Where requested and as part of your services,
• Due diligence of investment products or investment
strategies available through the Programs including
initial and ongoing analysis based on a quantitative
and qualitative process through Ameriprise
Financial Services or its affiliates;
•
The execution of brokerage transactions on an
agency or, in limited circumstances, principal
basis through Ameriprise Financial Services’
clearing agent, AEIS;
• Custodial services; custody of the securities and
other assets you hold within a Managed Account
and consolidated account reporting regarding
those assets;
• Regular reports to clients; and
•
Year-end tax information reporting.
Your financial advisor performs certain services on
behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services in connection
with your Managed Account. A financial advisor will be
assigned to each Managed Account and will provide
services including:
• Assisting you by defining the parameters that will
form the basis for the management of your
Managed Account(s), including your Client
Information;
•
For Managed Accounts invested in SPS Advantage
and SPS Advisor, providing advice in consideration
of an asset allocation strategy for the Account;
providing guidance relating to both your Managed
Account and your additional retirement plan assets
not included in the Managed Account and that are
held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a
participant-directed defined contribution plan
(e.g., 401(k) plans) (“Outside Workplace Retirement
Plan”). Any guidance provided to you is based on
information provided by you about your Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan and is limited to
investments offered through the core line up of funds
established by your retirement plan sponsor. Your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may include
investment options not available in our Programs or
for which your financial advisor may not have access
to detailed information. Neither Ameriprise Financial
Services nor your financial advisor is responsible for
the selection of the available investment options in
your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan. Your
financial advisor may not make recommendations
related to employer stock that may be available
within your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or
with respect to any current portfolio holdings or
investment options available through a self- directed
brokerage account associated with your Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan. You are responsible for
placing any transactions recommended by your
financial advisor. If you desire ongoing guidance on
your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan, it is
important that you provide your financial advisor with
updated information, including statements and a list
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they are not always the least expensive share class made
available by the mutual fund.
of funds available in your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan, on a regular basis. Your
investment objectives and risk tolerance for your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may differ
from those of your Managed Account, however
any guidance provided for your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan is provided in consideration of
the overall investment objectives and risk
tolerance of any Managed Accounts you hold.
Your financial advisor is instructed to inform
Ameriprise Financial Services if your personal and/or
financial information have changed.
Mutual Fund Share Classes in Managed Accounts
Many mutual funds offer institutional shares or other types
of shares for a mutual fund that are less expensive than
the Advisory Share or other share class we offer for that
particular fund in our Advisory Solutions Programs. All
share classes of a particular mutual fund represent the
same underlying investments, and you may be eligible to
purchase a less expensive share class of that mutual fund
outside of Ameriprise Financial Services. Because
Ameriprise Financial Services chooses to offer only one
share class per mutual fund in our Managed Accounts
Programs, we limit the availability of other share classes
of those mutual funds that you may otherwise be eligible
to purchase at a lower cost.
For SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor Accounts, you can
hold, but not purchase, share classes that are less
expensive than the Advisory or other share class we offer
for purchase in a particular mutual fund (each, an “Eligible
to Hold Share Class”). You may choose to reinvest,
or receive in cash, fund dividends and capital gains
distributions in such funds if available. An Eligible to Hold
Share Class is assessed the Asset-based Fee while held
in your Managed Account. Upon transfer into your
Managed Account, you can (i) transfer the Eligible to
Hold Share Class to an Ameriprise brokerage account;
(ii) liquidate the Eligible to Hold Share Class and purchase
an Eligible Investment; or (iii) continue to hold the Eligible
to Hold Share Class in your Managed Account.
When determining which share class to offer as the only
share class available for purchases in a particular mutual
fund, if a mutual fund offers multiple share classes that
do not have a sales-load and do not charge a 12b-1 fee,
Ameriprise Financial Services will choose to utilize the
share class that permits, pursuant to the fund’s
prospectus, the payment of Third Party Payments such
as cost reimbursement and other servicing and account
maintenance fees, even though certain clients may hold
an Eligible to Hold Share Class in a Managed Account
or our clients in general are currently eligible for a less
expensive share class or may become eligible in the
future, including when a mutual fund introduces a lower-
cost share class into an existing mutual fund.
None of the mutual funds currently offered in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts Programs impose a
front-end sales charge. For most mutual funds, a
share class that does not have a sales-load and does
not assess 12b-1 fees (collectively “Advisory Shares”)
is offered in all Programs within Advisory Solutions as
the only mutual fund share class available for
purchase, where available to us through a selling
agreement. If not available to us through a selling
agreement or if the mutual fund does not offer an
Advisory Share class, we offer Class A shares that
may pay a 12b-1 fee or a no-load share class that
does not have a sales-load but that may pay a 12b-1
fee. 12b-1 fees are paid by a mutual fund out of fund
assets to cover distribution expenses and sometimes
shareholder service expenses. The share class offered
for purchase by Ameriprise Financial Services for a
particular mutual fund is the only share class we allow
for additional purchase within your Managed Account.
As discussed below, any 12b-1 fees received by
Ameriprise Financial Services will be promptly rebated
to your Managed Account. The share class offered for
purchase by Ameriprise Financial Services for each
applicable fund is listed in our Mutual Fund Screener
Tool. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise
Secure Site account and navigating to “Trade &
Research” and then, “Screeners” followed by “Mutual
Fund”. From there, apply the Product Type filter and
choose either SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor to view
the funds and share classes available for purchase.
Specifically, we prefer to offer a share class that makes
Third Party Payments that will (i) reimburse our affiliate
AEIS for certain services it provides for the benefit of
clients such as record keeping, administration, shareholder
servicing, and client telephonic and other servicing; and
(ii) help increase profitability for the firm. As a result, in
almost all instances our affiliate earns higher revenues
from the share class available to purchase in Advisory
Solution Programs than from Eligible to Hold Share Class
positions.
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to make available
to client’s mutual funds, and share classes of those
mutual funds, that Ameriprise Financial Services
believes are suitable for investment. We take mutual
fund expenses into account in determining which
mutual funds to offer in our Programs, as further
discussed in the “Investment Product Due Diligence
Services” paragraphs of this section. Advisory Shares
are less expensive than share classes that charge
investors a 12b-1 fee or assess a sales charge, but
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marketplace for a given mutual fund, please refer to the
mutual fund’s prospectus or statement of additional
information.
Please review the mutual fund prospectus and contact
your financial advisor for information about any
limitations on share classes available for purchase
through a Managed Account. For more information on
fund families and mutual funds offered in our Advisory
Solution Programs, including the applicable Advisory
Share class or other share class utilized, please refer to
our Mutual Fund Screener Tool available by logging into
your Ameriprise Secure Site account and selecting Trade
& Research and then Screeners and select the
“Availability” tab. Please refer to the mutual fund’s
prospectus(es) or website to determine whether your
investment would qualify for an institutional or other
share class outside a managed account service, with
corresponding lower expenses and fees.
Class A share and Class C share positions, as well as
other share classes that pay a 12b-1 fee and that do not
match the Advisory Share class or other share class
offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for a particular
mutual fund (“Non-Matching Shares”) are processed as
follows:
Our determination of which share class to offer as
the only share class available for purchase in a
particular mutual fund presents a conflict of interest
for Ameriprise Financial Services due to a financial
incentive to place you in the higher-cost share class
that pays AEIS for cost reimbursement services as
described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third Party Payments” section. Ameriprise Financial
Services addresses this conflict of interest through a
combination of disclosure and policies, procedures
and related controls designed to ensure that the fees
we charge to clients are fair and reasonable. We also
permit clients to hold Eligible to Hold Share Class
positions at a lower cost to you and, in almost all
instances, we do not receive Third Party Payments for
such positions. Another way we address this conflict
is by not sharing Third Party Payments with your
financial advisor in connection with the investment
products recommended for your Managed Account,
which eliminates any personal financial incentive for
your financial advisor to make recommendations
based on whether Third Party Payments are received.
Your financial advisor may receive compensation
based on the profitability of the firm, as further
described in the “Financial Advisor Compensation
and Benefits” section. Before selecting a Managed
Account Program, you should consider, among other
things, that the total compensation received by
Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliate in the
aggregate includes Third Party Payments received for
cost reimbursement services as discussed in the
“Appropriateness of a Managed Account for you”
section.
• Where Non-Matching Share classes that pay a 12b- 1
fee are held in or transferred into your Managed
Account, we will convert such shares to an Advisory
Share class where one is available to us through a
selling agreement provided the mutual fund company
allows the conversion to be processed on a tax-free
exchange basis for non-qualified account holdings.
We will not assess transaction fees or other charges
in connection with conversions to Advisory Shares.
For Manager Directed Programs the conversion to the
Advisory Share class of the same mutual fund may
occur on a non-exchange basis. Such transactions
generally result in tax consequences in non- qualified
Accounts. You authorize Ameriprise Financial
Services to convert applicable Non-Matching Shares
to an Advisory Share class of the same mutual fund
by establishing a new Relationship or by continuing
to accept the services in the Program after we notify
you of an upcoming conversion.
Our decision to offer a particular share class that
may not be the least expensive share class and a
financial advisor’s recommendation that you
participate in a Program will cause you to pay higher
internal expenses for certain mutual funds than you
would otherwise pay (i) if participating in another
provider’s managed account service which uses a
lower-cost share class; (ii) if holding a lower-cost
share class as an Eligible to Hold Share Class; or
(iii) by buying the mutual funds directly from the
distributor outside of a managed account service,
if possible. This difference in internal expenses
between share classes of a particular mutual fund
will also affect the investment performance of your
Managed Account by reducing returns over time.
Your participation in a Program that does not offer or
allow additional purchases of the least expensive
share class may still be an appropriate choice
depending on the facts and circumstances of your
individual situation and in light of the features and
benefits of the particular Program. For a listing of all
share classes that may be available in the
• Non-Matching Share classes that pay a 12b-1 fee in
SPS Advantage Accounts and SPS Advisor Accounts
will not be converted to the corresponding Advisory
Share if Ameriprise Financial Services is not able to
complete the exchange (e.g., the mutual fund
company does not allow it or a corresponding
Advisory Share class is not offered), the exchange
cannot be processed on a tax-free basis,
or if Ameriprise Financial Services determines they
are subject to a short- term redemption fee or
deferred sales charge. Instead, to the extent
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identified by Ameriprise Financial Services, those
Non-Matching Shares will generally be transferred
to an Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance
with the Relationship Agreement. Similarly, Class
C share positions that Ameriprise Financial
Services is unable to convert to Advisory Shares
for any reason will be transferred to an Ameriprise
brokerage account. Any such positions pending
transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account will
be subject to the Asset-based Fee.
•
the entire 12b-1 fee rebate will be considered
miscellaneous income if the originating Account is a non-
qualified Account. Account holders receiving aggregate
miscellaneous income of $600 or more annually will
receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous
Information, from AEIS. Account holders receiving
miscellaneous income amounts under $600 annually
generally will not receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC from
AEIS but will be responsible for reporting the income to the
IRS. Holders of IRAs and qualified retirement plan
Accounts will not experience a taxable event as a result of
a rebate and will instead be taxed only on amounts when
they are distributed from the Account. SPS Advantage and
SPS Advisor Accounts are more likely to hold Class A
shares or no-load share class mutual fund positions.
Investment Product Due Diligence Services and
Investment Availability for Purchases.
Prior to initially offering any mutual fund, ETF, exchange
traded note (“ETN”), CEF or UIT in the Programs and on
at least an annual basis thereafter the Ameriprise
Investment Research Group (“IRG”) manager research
and due diligence team conducts research and
quantitative analysis, and may also conduct qualitative
analysis, of investment products. For the Signature
Wealth Program, Ameriprise Financial Services further
defines the mutual funds and ETFs available for use in
the Program.
As with full Account transfers to an Ameriprise
brokerage account, if you do not have an
Ameriprise brokerage account with the same
account registration, beneficiaries and other
account level attributes as your Managed
Account, a new brokerage account will be opened
for you with the same attributes. The Brokerage
Agreement will govern your Ameriprise brokerage
account relationship including fees charged in
connection with maintaining a brokerage account,
transaction fees and applicable terms and
conditions such as mandatory pre-dispute
arbitration. Advisory Shares and certain other
share classes used as the only share class
available for a particular mutual fund are not
available for purchase in an Ameriprise
brokerage account. Such share classes can be
held in an Ameriprise brokerage account subject
to any restrictions or conversion requests
received from the mutual fund company.
12b-1 Fee Rebates
This process, depending on the type of investment,
may include evaluation of the historical performance or
tracking difference, amount of assets with Ameriprise
Financial Services, expenses, premium, offering
documents, financial statements, portfolio holdings and
other information requested from the product manufacturer.
Investments Available for Purchase.
Advisory Shares typically do not pay 12b-1 fees. As
described above, where Ameriprise Financial Services
does not offer an Advisory Share class for a particular
mutual fund, we offer either a Class A share or a no-
load share class that may pay a 12b-1 fee. To the
extent that Ameriprise receives 12b-1 fees for share
classes held in any Managed Accounts, they will be
rebated to clients. Rebates are generally deposited
into the applicable client Accounts within a week
after we receive the 12b-1 fees.
Investment products (i) that meet Ameriprise Financial
Services’ due diligence standards; and (ii) for which we
have a selling or distribution agreement in place are
offered and are available for purchase in SPS Advantage
Accounts, SPS Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth
Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts and Investor Unified
Accounts (“Eligible Investments”).
In circumstances where the aggregate value of these
rebates exceeds the Asset-based Fees paid from your
non-qualified account, the excess will be considered
miscellaneous income for tax reporting purposes. For
Accounts with alternative fee billing arrangements,
Signature Wealth Accounts may only hold Eligible
Investments. Eligible to Hold Share Classes, Eligible to
Hold Investments and Ineligible Investments are not
permitted.
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Investments Eligible to Hold but Not Purchase.
The types of investments that can be held, but not
purchased, in SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor
Accounts are summarized in the chart below and
further described below and in the “Mutual Fund
Share Classes in Managed Accounts” paragraphs
of this section.
Type of Investment
SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Account Activity
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) financial
advisors may transfer Eligible to Hold Investments and
Ineligible Investments from an Ameriprise brokerage
account into your Managed Account at account opening
and for initial transition purposes only. After the initial
transition is complete such assets may no longer be
transferred from an Ameriprise brokerage account to a
Managed Account. Any Ineligible Investments that are
either transferred into your Managed Account from non-
Ameriprise accounts or reclassified as an Ineligible
Investment may be either sold or transferred to an
Ameriprise brokerage account, however if no action is
taken with respect to Ineligible Investments held in your
Managed Accounts by 180 days after transfer, or 180
days after the position was reclassified, as applicable,
the position(s) will be automatically transferred into an
Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement. This process may be delayed for
certain position(s) where Ameriprise Financial Services
requires coordination with the applicable mutual fund
firm for the orderly processing of the transfer to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and hold
these investments.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and hold
these investments.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
Occasionally, Ineligible Investments may be reclassified
as Eligible to Hold Investments, for example when an
investment product meets our due diligence standards
but is otherwise unavailable for purchase in Advisory
Solution Programs. In this case, you will be permitted
to continue to hold such investments in eligible
Programs.
Eligible to Hold Share
Class Share class that is
less expensive than the
advisory or other share
class offered for
purchase in a given
mutual fund in our
Programs.
Eligible to Hold
Investments
Investment products for
which our due diligence
standards are met but
either: (i) we do not have a
selling or distribution
agreement in place; or
(ii) the investment is not
otherwise available for
purchase in Managed
Accounts.
While not available for
purchase, you may only
transfer in from an
external account and
hold these investments
for up to 180 days.
Positions will be billable
while held in eligible
Programs.
Ineligible Investments
Investment products
(i) that do not meet our
due diligence standards;
(ii) where due diligence
has not been completed;
or
(iii) that are not otherwise
eligible to be held more
than 180 days in
Managed Accounts.
Your financial advisor may recommend that you sell, or
may sell in an SPS Advisor Account, any Ineligible
Investments within your Managed Account to purchase
Eligible Investments. Such transactions generally result
in tax consequences in non-qualified Accounts. While
such recommendation or sale and subsequent purchase
in an SPS Advisor Account must be suitable and
appropriate for your Managed Account, your financial
advisor will generally receive more revenue from a
Managed Account that generates ongoing revenue
streams than in an Ameriprise brokerage account.
Therefore, your financial advisor has a financial incentive
to reposition any Ineligible Investments within your
Managed Account into positions that are available for
purchase. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to
address the conflict of interest through its policies,
procedures and supervision of the suitability of
recommendations related to your Managed Account
based on your Client Information and in accordance with
all applicable regulatory requirements.
You may hold these types of investments as
described above; however, your Managed Account will
be subject to our ongoing determination that the
Account is appropriate for you, including our belief
that an SPS Advantage Account is appropriate if you
primarily seek and act on the asset allocation and
investment advice of your financial advisor.
Investments Not Eligible to Hold or Purchase
Non-advisory assets are not allowed to be purchased
or held beyond initial transitional and administrative
processing upon transfer from an external account
You may not transfer Eligible to Hold Share Classes,
Eligible to Hold Investments, or Ineligible Investments
from an Ameriprise brokerage account into your
Managed Account. In certain instances, clients of
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to either a SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor Account.
These positions are not billable during processing.
Managed Accounts Program Oversight Committee and
Due Diligence Services.
The Managed Accounts Program Oversight Committee
(“Oversight Committee”) of Ameriprise Financial Services
is responsible for the oversight of such Advisory Service
Providers. The Oversight Committee provides oversight of
the advisory services provided to the applicable
Program(s) such as investment strategies, model
portfolios and asset allocation models, as applicable.
The Oversight Committee, acting on behalf of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is the Investment Manager of Select
ETF Portfolios, a variety of portfolios that invest in non-
proprietary ETF investments in partnership with Portfolio
Strategists or Asset Allocation Strategists.
Non-advisory assets include investments such as
non-traded exchange funds, 1031 exchange
offerings, Class C, Class B or any other mutual fund
share class with a contingent deferred sales charge,
leveraged and inverse ETFs and mutual funds, and
other illiquid securities. Any non-advisory assets
that are (i) transferred into your SPS Advantage
Account or SPS Advisor Account, or (ii) that are
subsequently reclassified such that they are no
longer allowed to be held in your Managed Account
will be promptly transferred into an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement.
Each of the Portfolio Strategists and Asset Allocation
Strategists for Select ETF Portfolios, as applicable,
develops asset allocation models, conducts qualitative
and/or quantitative research on mutual funds and ETFs,
and constructs model portfolio or asset allocation
recommendations, as applicable. The Oversight
Committee reviews and approves these recommendations
as part of its ongoing oversight. The Oversight Committee
may remove a Portfolio Strategist or an Asset Allocation
Strategist from the Select ETF Portfolios Service and/or
adjust an asset allocation or model portfolio as
appropriate.
In addition, trustee-directed retirement plans are not
allowed to hold affiliated mutual funds and
investment products advised or sub-advised by CMIA
or their affiliates in qualified SPS Advantage Accounts
and eligible qualified Select Separate Accounts.
Similarly, these affiliated mutual funds and
investment products are not allowed to be held in
qualified SPS Advisor Accounts and Tax-Sheltered
Custodial Accounts (“TSCAs”) invested in SPS Advisor
and will be promptly transferred into an Ameriprise
brokerage account in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement.
The IRG conducts initial and ongoing research and due
diligence on Advisory Service Providers, their applicable
investment strategies and the investment advisory
services available or utilized in the Programs and provides
recommendations to the Oversight Committee on matters
including the addition or termination of an Advisory
Service Provider, benchmark allocations, and security
trading. The Oversight Committee determines which
Advisory Service Providers are available within Programs.
For all transfers of non-advisory assets or affiliated
mutual funds and investment products, as with full
Account transfers to an Ameriprise brokerage account,
if you do not have an Ameriprise brokerage account
with the same account registration, beneficiaries and
other account level attributes as your Managed
Account, a new brokerage account will be opened for
you with the same attributes. Solely the Brokerage
Agreement will govern your Ameriprise brokerage
account relationship including fees charged in
connection with maintaining a brokerage account,
transaction fees and applicable terms and conditions
such as mandatory pre-dispute arbitration.
The IRG also conducts due diligence and provides ETF
recommendations to the Oversight Committee for all
Select ETF Portfolios investments where an Asset
Allocation Strategist provides solely asset allocation
services.
Advisory Service Providers
More detail on how Ameriprise Financial Services selects
and reviews Advisory Service Providers for each Program
are described in the “Advisory Solution Programs and
services” sub-sections for Signature Wealth, Active
Portfolios®, Select Separate Account and Managed
Accounts Offered with Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
Types of Advisory Service Providers.
The types of Advisory Service Providers that may provide
services to your Managed Account include:
Ameriprise Financial Services uses the services of
affiliated and third party investment advisory firms
(collectively, “Advisory Service Providers”) to provide
discretionary and non-discretionary investment
advisory services that include investment
management, asset allocation and/or rebalancing, or
providing investment models, as applicable, for the
following Manager Directed Programs: Signature
Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select Separate Account,
Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and
Access Account.
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•
more information about its investment advisory
business.
Due Diligence of Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Investment Managers. Investment Managers are
Discretionary Managers with discretionary
authority to purchase or sell securities or make
other investments for your Managed Account.
Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
Investment Managers include (i) the Oversight
Committee acting on behalf of Ameriprise
Financial Services, and (ii) affiliated and non-
affiliated third-party investment advisers. The
Oversight Committee is the Investment Manager
of Select ETF Portfolios.
•
Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Ameriprise Financial Services selected a non-
affiliated third-party registered investment adviser
as the discretionary Investment Manager for the
Signature Wealth and Active Portfolios® Programs
(“Signature Wealth Investment Manager”). The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager:
The IRG conducts an annual review of the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager. This review is based on applicable
information gathered from various sources, including
information from the Signature Wealth Investment Manager,
disclosure documents, historical performance and assets
under management. As a result of these reviews, Ameriprise
Financial Services may identify actual or potential concerns
regarding the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and
may request them to take corrective action to address such
concerns. This review may result in the removal of the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager. If the Signature
Wealth Investment Manager is removed, you and your
financial advisor will receive notice and direction on what
actions you will need to take. If no action is taken, your
Managed Account will be closed and moved in-kind to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
•
Investment Providers.
o Receives asset allocation and investment
selection recommendations from the
Signature Wealth Model Providers.
o Has with discretionary authority to purchase or
sell securities or make other investments for
your Account without your prior approval,
except for mutual funds and ETFs you work
with your financial advisor to select for your
client directed model.
o For the portion of your Account that is not
Investment Providers for the Signature Wealth and
Active Portfolios® Programs construct the
recommended holdings in each model investment
portfolio according to their specific investment
strategy and may include their proprietary mutual
funds and/or ETFs in the model investment
portfolios. Each Investment Providers’ disclosure
documents (Part 2A of Form ADV) are available to you
at ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
invested in model investment portfolios and
consists of individual mutual funds/ETFs that
are recommended by your financial advisor
(the “client directed model”) has trading
authority only and is responsible for the
ongoing trading and rebalancing of your client
directed model.
o Provides administrative and/or trading
instruction to AEIS as the clearing / custody
broker-dealer.
o Provides rebalancing services to maintain to
your Account’s asset allocation.
Our affiliate, CMIA, participates in the Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios® Programs as an
Investment Provider. The Investment Providers make
non- discretionary investment and asset allocation
recommendations to the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager. For Signature Wealth Accounts with a client
directed model, you will select the investments
according to your personal portfolio, and the
discretionary Signature Wealth Investment Manager
will invest that portion of your overall Managed Account
according to your direction and will be responsible for
the ongoing trading and rebalancing of your Signature
Wealth Managed Account, subject to any Reasonable
Restrictions or other instructions provided by you.
o Selects replacement mutual funds and ETFs
for your client directed model in instances
where the investment is no longer eligible for
use in the Signature Wealth Program, as
applicable.
o Acts on any Reasonable Restrictions that you
may impose on the management of your
Account(s).
The Signature Wealth Investment Manager exercises
investment discretion for the Signature Wealth and
Active Portfolios® Managed Accounts. Investment
Providers do not have any investment discretion or
trading authority to purchase or sell securities in
your Managed Account. Different Investment
Providers may arrive at different investment and
asset allocation recommendations regarding
Review the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1, for
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investments in a certain sector, market
capitalization, or other category of investments,
depending on the model portfolio’s investment
objective. Oversight of the Investment Provider
and the model investment portfolio’s investment
strategy is provided by the Oversight Committee,
as described above.
offer a wide variety of SMAs and asset allocation
strategies (each, an “Envestnet Strategy”) with a
wide range of investment objectives and risk
tolerances. Envestnet Strategies are available in
the Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified
Account and Access Account Programs. Review
Envestnet’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1 for
more information about its investment advisory
business.
o Envestnet Advisory Services Include:
• Portfolio Strategists. Portfolio Strategists
provide asset allocation and investment
recommendations to the Oversight Committee
as Investment Manager. Portfolio Strategists
do not have discretionary authority or control to
purchase or sell securities or make other
investments for individual investors.
– Providing access to a variety of SMA
Investment Managers (“Envestnet
Managers”). Certain Envestnet Managers
have entered into a sub- management
agreement with Envestnet to provide
discretionary Investment Manager account
management services. Envestnet is the
discretionary Investment Manager where
the Envestnet Manager has entered
into a Model Provider sub-management
agreement.
• Asset Allocation Strategists. Asset Allocation
Strategists solely provide asset allocation
recommendations to the Oversight Committee
as Investment Manager. The Asset Allocation
Strategists do not have discretionary authority
or control to recommend, purchase or sell
securities or make other investments for
individual investors.
– Providing administrative and/or trading
services as directed by Envestnet and/or the
Envestnet Manager.
– Facilitating the asset allocation
• Select Separate Account Model Providers.
Model Providers construct a model portfolio
according to their specific investment strategy
and, in that capacity, make investment
selection decisions for the model portfolio
strategy, which Ameriprise Financial Services
implements, subject to any Reasonable
Restrictions or other instructions provided by
you.
• The Model Provider does not have any
recommendations and helping to identify
Envestnet Managers mutual funds and/or
ETFs for the Account(s), considering factors it
deems relevant, including, but not limited to,
your investment objective, risk tolerance and
investment time horizon.
– Rebalancing services to maintain your
Managed Account’s asset allocation.
– Acting on any Reasonable Restrictions that
you may impose on the management of your
Managed Account(s) including designation of
particular securities or types of security that
you do not want purchased for your Managed
Account(s). Envestnet and/or the Envestnet
Manager must accept any Reasonable
Restrictions before they will be binding on the
Account(s).
Review Envestnet’s Form ADV, Part 2A Appendix 1 for
more information about its investment advisory business.
investment discretion or trading authority to
purchase or sell securities in your Account.
Ameriprise Financial Services exercises
investment discretion for Managed Accounts
utilizing Model Providers and implements
securities transactions in your Account(s) in
accordance with the model portfolio provided
by the Model Provider. Different Model
Providers may arrive at different investment
selection decisions regarding investments in a
certain sector, market capitalization, or other
category of investments, depending on the
model portfolio’s investment objective.
Oversight of the Model Provider and the model
portfolio’s investment strategy is provided by
the Oversight Committee, as described above.
Due Diligence of Envestnet Managers.
• Envestnet Platform. Ameriprise Financial
The IRG conducts an annual review of the Envestnet
Strategies. This review is based on applicable
information gathered from various sources, including
information from Envestnet, disclosure documents,
Services offers certain advisory services that
are available through a web-based platform
offered by Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
(“Envestnet”). Envestnet is a non-affiliated
registered investment adviser and seeks to
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historical performance and assets under
management. In limited circumstances, the IRG
conducts initial and/or ongoing reviews to
supplement Envestnet’s reviews of an Envestnet
Strategy. As a result of these reviews, Ameriprise
Financial Services may identify actual or potential
concerns regarding Envestnet and/or an Envestnet
Strategy and may request that Envestnet and/or the
Envestnet Manager take corrective action to address
such concerns. These reviews may result in the
removal of an Envestnet Strategy from the applicable
Program. If an Envestnet Strategy is removed from
one or more of the Programs, you and your financial
advisor will receive notice to change to a new
investment. If no change is made, your Managed
Account will be closed and moved in-kind to an
Ameriprise brokerage account.
Review of Envestnet Strategies by Envestnet.
reject: i) a prospective client and related Managed
Account for Vista Separate Account and Investor Unified
Account Programs, or ii) the transition of your related
account to Ameriprise Financial Services for Access
Account Program. Once your Managed Account is
accepted by Envestnet and/or the Envestnet Manager,
you will become an investment management client of
Envestnet and/or the Envestnet Manager. Envestnet
and/or Envestnet Manager will have full discretionary
authority to act on behalf of your Managed Account
purchases, sales and other transactions in SMA(s),
mutual funds and/or ETFs, without seeking your prior
approval, except for selecting which mutual funds and/or
ETFs are held in your Investor Unified Account. Envestnet
may delegate its discretionary authority for your entire
Account or a portion of your Managed Account, known as
an investment sleeve, to an Envestnet Manager. Neither
Envestnet nor the Envestnet Manager will have the ability
to withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior authorization.
Client Contact with Advisory Service Providers.
Ameriprise Financial Services relies in part upon
Envestnet for analysis, information and the selection
and monitoring of the various Envestnet Strategies. All
Envestnet Managers receive and are directed to return
a completed due diligence questionnaire each year.
Your financial advisor will be your primary source of
support in addressing any questions or concerns relating
to your Managed Account. Although Ameriprise Financial
Services imposes no limitations on the ability of clients
to consult with their Advisory Service Provider(s) directly,
you are encouraged to first contact your financial advisor
with any questions or concerns.
Information Relating to Your Household
The Envestnet Strategies are considered “Approved”
or “Available,” depending on the level of due diligence
performed by Envestnet. Envestnet reviews the
Envestnet Strategies and performance of a wide range
of Envestnet Managers and in its sole discretion
determines if an Envestnet Strategy is considered
“Approved” or “Available.” Envestnet personnel rely on
investment professionals of the Envestnet Managers
and a variety of data available from one or more
independent databases when determining if an
Envestnet Strategy is “Approved” or “Available”.
We use information concerning your primary household
group’s investment, insurance, annuity and certain bank
products to provide a consolidated statement. A primary
household group may consist of an individual client, his
or her spouse or domestic partner, and their unmarried
children under age 21 who reside at the same address.
Envestnet makes available information received from
industry databases, such as Morningstar, regarding
the Envestnet Strategies, to your financial advisor.
This information may help your financial advisor to
identify the strengths and weaknesses of each of the
Envestnet Strategies.
For certain products and services, the householding of
your Managed Accounts may help you qualify for
advantageous pricing or fees. See the “Householding of
Account Assets and Minimum Asset-based Fee” sub-
section of the “Fees and Compensation” section for
more detail about householding’s impact on the Asset-
based Fee. Please contact us at 800.862.7919 if you
prefer to receive a statement covering only accounts that
you own and not to participate in householding.
Your financial advisor will be responsible for
determining whether he or she has sufficient
information about the Envestnet Strategies in order to
recommend Envestnet and one or more of the
Envestnet Strategies to you.
Acceptance and Authority of Envestnet.
Your Client Information along with a copy of your
Statement of Investment Selection are provided to
Envestnet as Investment Manager for review.
Householding also permits us to deliver a single
copy of certain shareholder documents – such
as prospectuses, supplements, annual reports,
semiannual reports and proxies – to clients who own the
security and who reside at the same address.
To opt out of this service, call 866.273.7429 and
reference the client ID located in your statement.
Envestnet in its sole discretion may determine based
upon the applicable information whether to accept or
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Multiple mailings will resume within 30 days of opting
out. Tax documents are not eligible for householding.
The Ameriprise® Custom Advisory
Relationship
The Relationship Agreement and this Disclosure
Brochure, as amended, will apply to each Managed
Account in the available Advisory Solutions Programs you
are eligible to establish with us. Please retain these
documents for future reference as they contain important
information if you decide to add services or open new
Managed Accounts with Ameriprise Financial Services.
Advisory Solution Programs and Services
for Managed Accounts
The chart below provides an overview of the following
Programs: for SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments and Select
Separate Account, including offering terms. Not all
investment options listed for and SPS Advisor in the
“Investment Products” row below may be available for
new or additional purchases. Please refer to the
“Programs and Services” section for a description of
each Program and ask your financial advisor for more
information about the investment products available to
you. Fee information is included in the “Fees and
Compensation” section following the description of the
Programs. The charts also identify the primary mutual
fund share class offered in the Programs and each
Program’s corresponding minimum investment
requirements. Minimum withdrawal amounts and Account
minimums that may apply to the Program you select and
are noted in the charts.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers all new Managed
Accounts to clients through a single Custom Advisory
Relationship (“Relationship”). As used throughout
this document, the defined term Relationship refers
solely to an investment advisory relationship opened
through the Relationship Agreement. By entering into
a Relationship with us, you may establish Managed
Accounts for the Advisory Programs described in this
Disclosure Brochure, in many cases, without signing
additional documentation. When you establish a
Relationship, your initial signature will serve as your
agreement to the terms and conditions of all of the
Programs offered in this Disclosure Brochure and you
may generally establish Managed Accounts and make
many types of changes to your Managed Account by
contacting your financial advisor and providing verbal
instructions. We may ask you for written authorization
to add certain features to an Account such as
establishing margin or options trading, if available.
The Access Account Program is a hold and service
Program and, unlike the other Programs, requires you
to complete additional paperwork and authorize the
establishment of an Access Account by signature.
When establishing a Relationship, you will make
various elections that will be applied to your
Managed Accounts opened in the applicable Program
in the future. You can change some of these
elections at Managed Account opening or any time
for current Managed Accounts and/or Managed
Accounts to be opened in the future by working with
your financial advisor, although, changes to some
elections require your written authorization.
All Managed Accounts have a required (i) initial
investment minimum; and (ii) maintenance minimum that
varies by Program. For Signature Wealth Accounts, the
maintenance minimum varies based on the mix of model
investment portfolio(s) you select for your Managed
Account. If an Account falls below the ongoing
maintenance minimum, we will provide notice to you to
add funds to the Account to bring it back to the initial
investment minimum. If your Managed Account does not
reach the initial investment minimum after 45 days, we
will transfer the Account to an Ameriprise brokerage
account in accordance with the Relationship Agreement.
When reviewing the charts, please consider, among other
factors: 1) your ability to meet initial investment and
maintenance minimums for each Program using assets
held in custody at Ameriprise or assets held elsewhere
which might be aggregated; 2) whether the Program you
select provides your financial advisor, the Oversight
Committee or an Advisory Service Provider discretionary
authority; 3) the impact of underlying investment product
level fees on the overall performance of your portfolio; and
4) whether the rebate of any 12b-1 fees associated with
your Managed Account may be a taxable event for you.
Ameriprise Financial Services will send a confirmation
letter to you when a Relationship is established,
when a Managed Account is opened, or when your
Asset-based Fee is changed as described in the
“Fees and Compensation” section. You may make
other changes verbally and we will send a
confirmation letter reflecting such changes to you.
Each confirmation letter becomes part of your
Relationship Agreement unless you notify us that it is
incorrect so it is important that you review and verify
the information contained in it, such as your
Managed Account elections, to ensure accuracy and
notify your financial advisor immediately if you believe
any information should be updated.
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Programs
SPS Advantage
SPS Advisor
Active Portfolios®
Select Separate Account
Signature Wealth
Non-discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Investment
Advisory
Account
Asset
Structure
Allocation
Financial advisor
recommends
Financial advisor
determines
Financial advisor
Recommends
Investment Provider
recommends
Financial advisor recommends.
For Select Strategist UMA
Portfolios (“UMA Portfolios”),
the Asset Allocation is
determined by the Investment
Manager.
Investment
Selection
Financial advisor
recommends
Financial advisor
determines
Financial advisor
recommends
portfolios
Financial Advisor
recommends model
investment portfolios
and mutual funds1
and ETFs
Financial advisor recommends
portfolio/model. For UMA
Portfolios, the investment
selection of portfolios/models
is determined by the
Investment Manager.
Investment
Products
Mutual funds
and/or ETFs
Mutual Fund/ETF model
investment portfolios,
SMA model investment
portfolios, mutual funds
and ETFs held within a
single account
Equity, ETF, balanced and fixed
income separately managed
account strategies (“SMA”).
Some SMA managers may also
invest in ETFs and certain
mutual funds. UMA Portfolios
invest in SMAs, ETFs and
mutual funds.
Includes, but not
limited to: mutual
funds1; (which could
include fund of
funds); ETFs;
stocks; bonds;
publicly traded
REITs; options on
indices and
equities
Includes, but not limited
to: mutual funds1;
(which could include
fund of funds); ETFs;
stocks; bonds; publicly
traded real estate
investment trusts
(“REITs”); options on
indices and equities;
certain alternative
investments
(e.g., hedge funds,
managed futures funds,
non-traded REITs, non-
traded BDCs, non-
traded CEFs, real estate
private placements,
private equity offerings)
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Primary Share
Class Offered
for Purchase
SMA strategies generally do
not offer mutual funds.
Where mutual funds are
offered, Advisory Shares are
offered for purchase
$25,000 (for all
accounts within a
Household)
$100,000 (for all
accounts within a
Household)
Investment
and
Maintenance
Minimums
Initial investment
minimum is $2,000,
maintenance minimum
is $1,000.
Initial investment
minimum $25,000,
maintenance minimum
$15,000. For Active
Growth Builder
Portfolios, initial
investment minimum
$5,000, maintenance
minimum $4,000.
Ameriprise Financial
Services Initial
investment
minimum $2,000,
maintenance
minimum $1,000.
Initial investment minimum
$100,000 – $500,000
(depending on the SMA
investment strategy or UMA
portfolio). Ongoing minimums
vary depending on the SMA
investment strategy or UMA
portfolio. Select ETF Portfolios
have an initial investment
minimum of $50,000.
Each Signature Wealth
Account has its own initial
investment minimum and
maintenance minimum
and is determined by the
investments you select
within your personalized
investment account asset
allocation shown in the
Signature Wealth
Proposal.
Ameriprise Financial
Services may suspend
or waive these
amounts.
Ameriprise Financial
Services may
suspend or waive
these amounts.
Each mutual fund/ETF
portfolio investment model
has its own initial
investment minimum
ranging from $5,000 -
$50,000.
Clients must invest in one
or more model investment
portfolios.
Clients may also invest up
to 25% of their Account in
a client-directed model
that holds individual
mutual funds and/or ETFs.
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N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Margin
Trading
Must be approved by
Ameriprise Financial
Services
Cost Basis2,3 Open end mutual funds:
Open end mutual funds: HIFO5,
unless you select another
option.
Equities: HIFO5, unless you
select another option.
Average Cost2, unless
you select another
option.
Equities: FIFO2, unless
you select another
option.
Open end mutual funds:
Non Average Cost Basis3
unless you elect a
different option.
Equities: Loss/Gain
Utilization3 unless you
elect a different option.
Open end mutual
funds: Average Cost2,
unless you select
another option.
ETFs: HIFO5, unless
you select another
option.
Open end mutual
funds: Average
Cost4, unless you
select another
option.
Equities: FIFO4,
unless you select
another option.
1 Please contact your financial advisor or refer to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool for a current list of mutual funds offered in any of
these accounts. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and navigating to the “Trade & Research” and
then, “Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund”. From there, apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS Advantage or SPS
Advisor to view the funds and share classes available for purchase.
2 Below are the cost basis options available for SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor, Active Portfolios and Select Separate Account. You may
elect to sell specific shares outside of the cost basis option you have selected. If you elect to change from average cost to another
method after disposing of any mutual fund shares (i.e., sale, journal, transfer, etc.), the method change will apply only to covered
shares acquired after the date of the most recent disposition. If you transfer securities into a Managed Account the cost basis
method applied to the Managed Account receiving the securities will be applied to such securities. If you hold bonds in your Managed
Account, you have the option to make tax elections which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income.
These elections can be made by filing form 402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Equities:
• First In, First Out (FIFO): The first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Highest In, First Out (HIFO): The tax lots with the highest cost basis are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each
maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Last In, First Out (LIFO): The last tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Loss/Gain Utilization (SPS Advisor Accounts only): Evaluates losses and gains and strategically selects shares
to deplete based on the loss/gain in conjunction with the holding period. The loss/gain utilization method depletes
shares with losses before shares with gains, consistent with the objective of minimizing taxes. For share lots that yield a
loss, short-term share lots will be redeemed ahead of long-term share lots. For gains, long-term share lots will be redeemed
ahead of short-term share lots.
For SPS Advantage: If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of sale.
For SPS Advisor: Note, that your financial advisor has the discretion to override these methods and use another cost
basis method or specific identification. If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the
time of sale.
Cost Basis for Open End Mutual Funds:
• Average Cost Basis: Each mutual fund’s cost basis is the total amount invested averaged over the number of shares
purchased, giving each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average
cost of the shares is recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold.
Average cost is calculated separately for covered and non-covered shares.
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account. For SPS Advisor
Accounts, see footnote 4 (below).
For SPS Advantage: If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of sale, and with a
default lot relief election other than average cost made prior to sale.
For SPS Advisor: Note, that your financial advisor has the discretion to override these methods and use another cost basis
method or specific identification. If lot-specific identification of securities sold is desired, that must be done at the time of
sale, and with a default lot relief election other than average cost made prior to sale.
Cost Basis for Equities in Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRP), as available:
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
• Average Cost Basis: The cost basis for the shares is the total amount invested averaged over the shares purchased, giving
each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares is
recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated for
covered shares only.
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3 Below are the cost basis options available in the Signature Wealth Program. You may elect to sell specific shares outside of the cost
basis option you have selected. If you elect to change from average cost to another method after disposing of any mutual fund shares
(i.e., sale, journal, transfer, etc.), the method change will apply only to covered shares acquired after the date of the most recent
disposition. If you transfer securities into a Managed Account the cost basis method applied to the Managed Account receiving the
securities will be applied to such securities. If you hold bonds in your Managed Account, you have the option to make tax elections
which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income. These elections can be made by filing form
402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Mutual Funds
• Non Average Cost Basis: The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the same lot relief method elected for
equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account. If shares have been sold using average cost,
specific identification may be prospectively accounted.
Cost Basis for Equities
• Loss/Gain Utilization: Evaluates losses and gains and strategically selects shares to deplete based on the loss/gain in
conjunction with the holding period. The loss/gain utilization method depletes shares with losses before shares with gains,
consistent with the objective of minimizing taxes. For share lots that yield a loss, short-term share lots will be redeemed
ahead of long-term share lots. For gains, long-term share lots will be redeemed ahead of short-term share lots.
For Signature Wealth Accounts, if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that cost basis method. If you don’t indicate a
preference, the cost basis selected by Ameriprise Financial Services listed above will generally be used for the Program. Further, the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for tax-harvesting
purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
4 For SPS Advisor accounts, open end mutual funds generally use average cost, but may use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method (defined
above). Equities will generally use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method when your advisor is using certain trading systems. The FIFO
preference may be used for the trades that do not use the Loss/Gain Utilization Method. Note, that your financial advisor has the
discretion to override these methods and use another cost basis method or specific identification.
5 For discretionary Programs (other than SPS Advisor), if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that Cost Basis method. If you
don’t indicate a preference, the cost basis selected by Sponsor and listed above will generally be used for the Program. Further, for
Select Separate Accounts, the Advisory Service Provider with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for
tax-harvesting purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
Programs Offered With Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
The chart below provides an overview of the following Programs: Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and
Access Account, including offering terms. Please refer to the “Programs and Services” section for a description of
each Program and ask your financial advisor for more information about the investment products available to you. Fee
information is included in the “Fees and Compensation” section following the description of the Programs.
The charts also identify the primary mutual fund share class offered in the Programs and each Program’s
corresponding minimum investment requirements. Minimum withdrawal amounts and Account maintenance
minimums may apply to the Program you select and are available from your financial advisor. When reviewing the
charts, please consider, among other factors: 1) your ability to meet investment minimums for each Program using
assets held in custody at Ameriprise or assets held elsewhere which might be aggregated; 2) whether the Program
you select provides your financial advisor, the Oversight Committee or an Advisory Service Provider discretionary
authority; 3) the impact of underlying investment product level fees, on the overall performance of your portfolio; and 4)
whether the rebate of any 12b-1 fees associated with your Managed Account may be a taxable event for you.
Vista Separate Account
Investor Unified Account
Discretionary
Discretionary
Access Account2
Discretionary
Investment Advisory
Account Structure
Asset Allocation
Financial advisor recommends
Financial advisor recommends
Portfolio Strategist and/or
Investment Manager
determines
Investment Selection
Financial advisor recommends portfolio/model
Financial advisor recommends
portfolio/model and mutual
funds/ETFs
Financial advisor
recommends
portfolio/model
Investment Products
SMA strategies in multiple Accounts
SMA strategies, mutual funds
and ETFs within in a single
account
Mutual funds and/or ETF
portfolios in one or more
Accounts
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Advisory Shares
Primary Share Class
Offered for Purchase
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Program minimum –
Program minimum –
Generally $25,000 to
$250,000
Investment and
Maintenance
Minimums
Program minimum - $100,000
Each SMA strategy has its own initial minimum
and maintenance minimum. Client must invest in
at least one SMA.
Each SMA strategy has its own
initial minimum and maintenance
minimum.
$50,000 depending on
portfolio.
Each Access portfolio has its
own initial minimum and
maintenance minimum.
Client must invest in more than
one investment product (e.g., one
or more SMA, mutual fund or ETF,
or combination thereof).
Margin
N/A
N/A
N/A
Cost Basis3
Open end mutual funds: Average Cost, unless you
select another option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you select another
option.
Open end mutual funds:
Average Cost, unless you
select another option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you
select another option.
Open end mutual funds: Average
Cost, unless you select another
option.
Equities: HIFO4, unless you
select another option.
1 In certain circumstances, your financial advisor may have discretion to select the asset allocation and investments for inclusion
in your Managed Account.
2 This program is accommodation only.
3 Below are the cost basis options available. If you hold bonds in your Managed Account, you have the option to make tax elections
which may affect the income on your bonds and the character of your bond income. These elections can be made by filing form
402459. Revoking certain bond elections may require IRS consent.
Cost Basis for Equities:
• First In, First Out (FIFO): The first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each
maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Highest In, First Out (HIFO): The tax lots with the highest cost basis are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots
remaining each maintain their individual tax lot cost and holding period.
• Last In, First Out (LIFO): The last tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. The tax lots remaining each maintain their
individual tax lot cost and holding period.
Cost Basis for Open End Mutual Funds:
• Average Cost Basis: Each mutual funds cost basis is the total amount invested averaged over the number of shares purchased,
giving each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares
is recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated
separately for covered and non-covered shares.
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the mutual fund account will be the
same lot relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
Cost Basis for Equities Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRP), as available:
• Use Lot Relief Method selected above (FIFO, HIFO, LIFO): The lot relief method for the account will be the same lot
relief method elected for equities on this account, even if there are no equities in the account.
• Average Cost Basis: The cost basis for the shares is the total amount invested averaged over the shares purchased, giving
each share the same basis. As new tax lots are purchased, or other adjustments are made, the average cost of the shares is
recalculated. For holding period purposes, the first tax lots purchased are the first tax lots sold. Average cost is calculated for
covered shares only.
4 For discretionary Programs (other than SPS Advisor), if you indicate a preference, trades generally use that Cost Basis method; if you
don’t indicate a preference, the cost basis selected by Ameriprise Financial Services and listed above will generally be used for the
Program. Further, the Advisory Service Provider with investment discretion may elect to sell specific investment products for tax-
harvesting purposes regardless of the cost basis option you have selected.
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SPS Advantage
logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and
navigating to the “Trade & Research” and then,
“Screeners” followed by “Mutual Fund”. From there,
apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share
classes available for purchase. See the “Revenue
Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC”
section regarding compensation for the sale of mutual
funds.
SPS Advantage is a non-discretionary Program which
enables your financial advisor to provide investment
advice relating to securities held in a single account,
with access to a wide spectrum of investment
choices. Advisory Shares are the primary share
class for mutual funds offered for purchase in
SPS Advantage Managed Accounts. SPS Advantage
may be appropriate for clients who seek and act
on the investment advice of their financial advisor.
Your financial advisor makes regular investment
recommendations in consideration of an asset
allocation. You review and approve each
recommendation. SPS Advantage is appropriate if you
primarily choose transactions your financial advisor
recommends to you (solicited). You may also choose
transactions on your own (unsolicited). However, an
SPS Advantage Account is not appropriate as a self-
directed account or for day trading, highly active
traders, or other excessive trading activity (solicited or
unsolicited), including trading mutual funds based on
market timing or if you plan to hold only a few mutual
fund or securities holdings in your Managed Account.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your SPS Advantage Account may
be reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you. The
reinvestment of equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or
UIT. dividends will generally result in the purchase of a
fractional share as further described in the “Fractional
Shares and Principal Transactions” sub- section of
the “Brokerage Practices” section and in your
Relationship Agreement. Where reinvestment is not
allowed or selected, your dividends and distributions
will be deposited in your (“Sweep Program”), which is a
vehicle for uninvested cash. Investment minimums
may also apply to mutual funds you purchase through
SPS Advantage. Review each applicable mutual fund’s
prospectus for further details.
Alternative Investments in SPS Advantage Accounts
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine whether
an SPS Advantage Account is appropriate upon
account opening and thereafter. Ameriprise Financial
Services, with thirty (30) days prior notice, also
reserves the right to limit or close any Account that
is used for excessive securities trading, or if it is
determined that the Account is no longer appropriate
for you.
See the “Terminating a Relationship Agreement”
section for more detail and for information regarding
your right to terminate your SPS Advantage Managed
Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services offers certain types of
alternative investments in SPS Advantage Accounts,
including but not limited to hedge funds, managed
futures funds, non-traded REITs, non- traded BDCs,
non-traded closed end funds, real estate private
placements, and private equity offerings. In order to be
considered for inclusion in an SPS Advantage Account,
the particular alternative investment must offer an
eligible fee structure that is designed for use with
advisory accounts and periodic redemptions.
As a courtesy, annuities and life insurance policies
may be displayed on your Managed Account statement.
Such annuities and life insurance policies are not held
in your Managed Account and any values provided by
third parties are not validated by us. You will not
receive recommendations or investment advice related
to such annuities and life insurance policies as part of
the SPS Advantage Program and the dollar value of
any such annuity or life insurance policy is excluded
from any portion of the Asset-based Fee calculation.
Alternative investments that meet Ameriprise Financial
Services’ due diligence standards are available for
purchase. On an ongoing basis the product sponsor of
the alternative investment determines the timing and
amounts of funds that are available for redemption
requests by investors. As a result, your investment in
an alternative investment is less liquid than an
investment in more common types of securities such
as an equity, bond, mutual fund or ETF. Your ability to
redeem all or a portion of your position will be
impacted by these factors. In the event redemptions
for a particular alternative investment are unavailable
to you or otherwise significantly restricted for an
extended period of time, or the alternative investment
no longer meets our due diligence criteria, Ameriprise
Financial Services will reclassify the investment as a
non-advisory asset and promptly transfer the position
into an Ameriprise brokerage account in accordance
with the Relationship Agreement.
Included among the available mutual funds for a SPS
Advantage Account, except for trustee-directed
retirement plans, are affiliated mutual funds and
investment products which are managed or sub-
advised by CMIA or their affiliates. For more
information on fund families and mutual funds offered
in our Managed Account services including the
applicable Advisory Share class or other share class
utilized, please contact your financial advisor or refer
to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by
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You should choose investments that are comprised of
an appropriate portfolio mix, based on a variety of
factors including your age, risk tolerance, objectives,
time horizon and historical performance of different
asset classes. Keep in mind, however, that asset
allocation analysis does not provide a comprehensive
financial analysis of your ability to reach your goals, nor
does it guarantee against losses in your portfolio.
The valuation of alternative investments reflects the
values as determined by and based on the records of
the product sponsors and administrators of a given
investment. While we apply reasonably designed due
diligence procedures on an initial and ongoing basis,
Ameriprise Financial Services does not guarantee the
accuracy of valuation information. Valuation at time of
redemption is based on various factors and therefore
the value shown on your consolidated statement is
not necessarily the value you will receive from the
product sponsor if you choose to sell your position in
an investment.
While financial advisors do not pay transaction
charges for trades they enter online, franchisee
financial advisors are generally assessed a transaction
charge for orders entered by phone. For employee
financial advisors, this transaction charge is assessed
to the employee’s branch. Payment of phone-in
transaction charges in SPS Advantage Accounts may
be a disincentive for a financial advisor to recommend
an SPS Advantage Account or to recommend such
trades in the Account(s).
Optional Automatic Rebalancing Feature
SPS Advantage has an optional feature that allows you
to enable automatic rebalancing (the “Feature”). You
may enroll in the Feature by completing the Ameriprise
SPS Advantage Automatic Rebalancing Agreement with
your financial advisor. Whether or not you enroll in the
Feature you can direct your financial advisor to
rebalance at any time.
For purposes of calculating the Asset-based Fee,
alternative investments will be valued as of the billing
date using the values provided to us from the product
sponsors and administrators of the investment.
Valuation for alternative investments is often delayed,
sometimes significantly, and is not guaranteed to be
provided to Ameriprise Financial Services in a timely
manner. As a result, the valuation used for purposes
of calculating the Asset-based Fee may not be current
with the actual value of your investments at the time
billing is processed and, depending on the
circumstances, can result in a higher Asset-based Fee.
You should carefully consider the impact of these
valuation delays on your Asset-based Fee when
evaluating whether to invest in an alternative
investment and when determining how much of your
portfolio is appropriate to invest in alternative
investments.
Methods of Analysis
After enrolling in the Feature, you can work with your
financial advisor to establish a pre-determined
allocation and frequency for Ameriprise Financial
Services to rebalance your assets to your pre-
determined allocation in accordance with your
instructions (“Security Target”). When you have an
active Security Target, Ameriprise Financial Services
will effect the scheduled securities transactions in
accordance with your instructions until your Security
Target is inactivated, modified, or your Managed
Account is terminated. Not all securities in your
Managed Account need to be included in the Security
Target (“Non-Target Securities”). Non-Target Securities
are not subject to automatic rebalancing.
Your financial advisor will review your financial and
investment needs, objectives and risk tolerance.
He or she may use asset value, current yield, yield
projections as well as other assumptions you provide,
as well as historical yield analysis, to provide you
with investment recommendations. Investment
recommendations will generally be made in
consideration of an asset allocation strategy. Asset
allocation is a strategy for diversifying investment
assets among various types of investments or asset
classes with the potential to move you toward your
financial goals while mitigating portfolio risk.
Diversification helps you spread risk throughout your
investment portfolio. Different asset classes have
different risk and potential return profiles, and they
perform differently in different market conditions.
Diversification will not guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss. Any estimated returns, estimated
asset values, and historical performance should not be
used to project the performance of specific assets you
currently own or may purchase. As with all investment
strategies, past performance is no guarantee of future
results. In addition, forecasts of future performance of
financial markets may prove to be incorrect.
You will be responsible for designating the securities
in your allocation, as well as setting the Security
Target percentage for each position. As part of
activating a Security Target, you will select a
rebalancing frequency interval (a “Frequency Interval”).
The Frequency Intervals are quarterly (91 days), semi-
annually (182 days), and annually (370 days). While
these frequency intervals are generally long enough
that you will not incur a short-term redemption fee from
a mutual fund, it is possible that you will incur such a
fee. When choosing the mutual funds to put in your
Security Target, you should consider this. When you
select a rebalancing Frequency Interval, the next
rebalancing date (the “Rebalancing Date”) will be on
or about the day following the end of the Frequency
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Interval you have chosen in your most recent Security
Target or the actual day that we were able to effect
the automatic rebalancing in your Managed Account,
whichever is later. The only permissible reason for a
delay is an operational delay as described below. If
you want to add to, delete, or otherwise modify your
Security Target, you will confirm the change with your
financial advisor. All Security Target modifications or
activations will not be implemented until a minimum of
a calendar quarter has elapsed. You will receive a
confirmation letter setting forth your newly activated,
modified, or inactivated Security Target. Notify your
financial advisor immediately if the instructions
confirmed to you are incorrect.
account is subject to a trade correction, technology
failures, operational failures, high trading volumes,
corporate reorganizations, unusual market conditions,
or any other condition which impedes our ability to
process your instructions accurately. If automatic
rebalancing has been delayed, generally it will take
place in the next market session, however, we will
attempt to rebalance your Managed Account on
successive days for up to five (5) business days. If we
have tried to rebalance your Managed Account five
successive times and each rebalance has failed, your
Security Target will be inactivated. Additionally, we will
automatically inactivate your Security Target if we
receive notice of death, divorce, or in the case where
we receive returned/undeliverable mail. In each case,
you will receive notice of your Security Target becoming
inactivated. We will report any trades executed in
connection with the Feature to you in your monthly
account statement for the month in which the
transaction took place.
Eligible Assets and Eligible Securities. Only certain
types of assets and securities are eligible for the
Feature. The security types eligible for the Feature
include mutual funds, ETFs, traded CEFs, and
individual equities. Assets held on margin are
ineligible for the Feature. Only securities already
owned in your Managed Account may be a part of your
Security Target.
A rebalancing will fail if: the account has a pending or
unprocessed trade correction, the Security Target
includes a security that is not held in the account, the
account becomes restricted from trading, a position is
held on margin, the Security Target includes a mutual
fund position that is not eligible for trading, or the
account becomes ineligible to purchase additional
shares of a mutual fund included in the Security Target.
You can deposit cash, transfer in securities, or make
additional purchases at any time while enrolled in the
Feature. Additional cash deposited into your Managed
Account may be invested at any time as you instruct.
Cash in your Managed Account that exceeds the
Security Target percentage will be automatically
invested in accordance with your Security Target the
next time your Managed Account rebalances.
Margin Balances Held in SPS Advantage Accounts.
The Rebalancing Process. Automatic rebalancing will
be accomplished by buying and selling eligible
securities. Overweighted securities will be sold and
underweighted securities will be purchased, provided
the transactions required to rebalance the Account
meet the minimum trade requirement of $100. When
rebalancing, the Feature will calculate whether the
eligible securities included in the Security Target are
over or underweight their target percentage relative to
each other when calculating the automatic rebalancing;
it will not take the value of Non-Target Securities into
account and Non-Target Securities will not be
rebalanced as a part of the Feature. Also, when you
choose a security to be included in your Security Target,
any purchases or transfers into your Managed Account
of that same security will be included in and subject to
your Security Target and rebalanced on the next
Rebalancing Date, if applicable.
Both pledge loans and margin are available in non-
qualified SPS Advantage Accounts; however, you may
not utilize both margin lending features and a pledge
line of credit in the same Account. This section covers
the specific benefits, costs and risks of using margin
in a non-qualified SPS Advantage Account. For details
regarding the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
conflicts of interest associated with both types of
products, see the “Securities-Based Lending
Solutions” section.
Automatic rebalancing will generally occur on or about
the day after the last day of the Frequency Interval from
the date your last Security Target instruction was
accepted or the last automatic Rebalancing Date,
whichever was later. The only permissible reason for a
delay is an operational delay as described below.
Such transactions generally result in tax consequences
in non-qualified SPS Advantage Accounts.
Investing on margin involves the extension of credit to
you and your financial exposure could exceed the
value of your securities. Ameriprise Financial Services,
in its sole discretion, may approve your Managed
Account for margin trading. Margin lending has specific
risks outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document;
review that document before opening a margin
account.
We may only delay processing your instructions under
circumstances related to operational issues associated
with the Security Target, and the delay may only persist
to the extent that these operational issues impede our
ability to process your instructions, including but not
limited to: a Rebalancing Date falling on a day other
than a business day, the Rebalancing Date falling on a
day your Asset-based Fee is being deducted, the
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Considerations Include:
•
margin activity in your SPS Advantage Account, the
incremental fees paid to Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates may be significantly higher than in
the absence of margin or than might otherwise be paid
pursuant to a standard margin arrangement with us or
another broker-dealer. The following is a hypothetical
illustration of the impact on the compensation
received by Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates. It compares an SPS Advantage Account that
does not engage in margin activity to an Account with
a margin arrangement with respect to 30% of the SPS
Advantage Account assets.
A decline in the value of securities that are
purchased on margin or are in a margin account
may require you to provide additional funds to
AEIS to maintain your position and/or to maintain
sufficient assets in the Sweep Program to meet
fee requirements. If you do not provide the
required additional funds or securities within the
prescribed time, we will determine which
securities to liquidate to address any margin call
and can liquidate all or a portion of your holdings.
You will be liable for any resulting deficit in your
Managed Account.
•
Without
buying on
Margin
With
buying
on
Margin
Account Value
$100,000 $100,000
You can lose more funds than you deposit in
the margin account. Margin trading can work
against you as well as for you, leading to, for
example, larger losses as well as the potential
for larger gains.
n/a
$130,000
• Margin may be approved only for non-qualified
SPS Advantage Accounts.
Revised Account value
including assets
purchased on margin
•
$2,000
$2,600
Annual Asset-based Fee
received by Ameriprise
Financial Services (based
on 2.0% Asset-based Fee)
Tax-qualified SPS Advantage accounts, such as
accounts established under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(“ERISA”), IRAs and Tax-Sheltered Custodial
Accounts (“TSCAs”) are not available for margin
accounts.
n/a
$1,800*
•
Margin interest received
by AEIS
$2,000
$4,400
Total Asset-based Fee
and margin interest
received by Ameriprise
Financial Services and
affiliates**
Only one account per ownership registration
(e.g., individual, joint) is allowed to establish
margin at Ameriprise. For example, if you have
already established margin borrowing in an
Ameriprise brokerage account in an individual
ownership, an SPS Advantage Account in the
same individual ownership will not be approved
for margin unless margin trading is removed from
the Ameriprise brokerage account.
•
* This Assumes average daily outstanding margin loan
balance of $30,000 over one-year period and 6% interest
rate. For current interest rates consult your financial advisor.
** This example does not include any product-level fees
that may be received by Ameriprise Financial Services on
the mutual fund portion of the SPS Advantage Account(s).
If these fees were included, total fees received by
Ameriprise Financial Services would be higher.
If you acquire/hold securities positions on
margin, any margin account balance in SPS
Advantage will be included in the calculation of
your Asset-based Fee for that period. Therefore,
if you engage in margin activity your Asset-based
Fee will be higher and Sweep Program
maintenance requirements will be impacted to
the extent of the margin exposure.
SPS Advisor
Fees and Compensation Associated with Margin
Activity.
If you purchase securities in your non-qualified SPS
Advantage Account using margin you will be subject
to interest charges for the extension of credit in the
margin account in addition to your Asset-based Fee
based on total assets under management. In
addition, your Asset- based Fee will increase as the
value of your Managed Account increases and the
compensation earned by your financial advisor will
similarly increase. In situations where you engage in
SPS Advisor is a discretionary Service that enables
your SPS Discretionary Advisor to direct the purchase or
sale of eligible securities and/or investment products
within a single account on your behalf. Advisory Shares
are the primary share class for mutual funds offered
for purchase in SPS Advisor Accounts. The term SPS
Discretionary Advisor refers to each individual that has
discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities in
your SPS Advisor Account without seeking your prior
approval for each trade. Your financial advisor may be
a part of a team. In this scenario, there may be more
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statement. Such annuities and life insurance policies
are not held in your Managed Account and any values
provided by third parties are not validated by us. You
will not receive recommendations or investment advice
related to such annuities and life insurance policies
as part of the SPS Advisor Service and the dollar
value of any such annuity or life insurance policy is
excluded from any portion of the Asset-based Fee
calculation.
than one SPS Discretionary Advisor authorized to use
discretion on your Managed Account. For example, in
the instance your SPS Discretionary Advisor(s)
becomes unavailable or incapacitated, your Managed
Account may temporarily be managed, and securities
purchased and sold, by a designated back-up
SPS Discretionary Advisor for the individual or team.
Your primary, or servicing financial advisor, will
recommend the Managed Account or AFPS, negotiate
the Advisory Fee with you, and oversee the analysis
and advice prepared for you. Your servicing financial
advisor may or may not be your SPS Discretionary
Advisor. In the instance that your servicing financial
advisor is not your SPS Discretionary Advisor, your SPS
Discretionary Advisor will oversee the analysis and
investment advice prepared for you.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your SPS Advisor Account may be
reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you. The
reinvestment of equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or
UIT dividends will generally result in the purchase of a
fractional share as further described in the “Fractional
Shares and Principal Transactions” sub-section of the
“Brokerage Practices” section and in the Relationship
Agreement. Where reinvestment is not allowed or
selected, your dividends and distributions will be
deposited in your Sweep Program.
Your SPS Discretionary Advisor will purchase and sell
securities in your Managed Account that are suitable
for you and consistent with your investment
objectives, time horizon, financial situation, risk
tolerance and in consideration of each Account’s
asset allocation. You must promptly notify your
financial advisor if these factors change. SPS Advisor
Accounts are not appropriate for day trading, highly
active traders, or other excessive trading activity,
including trading mutual funds based on market
timing. Such short- term trading activity may result in a
short-term redemption fee from a mutual fund.
Included among the available mutual funds for a non-
qualified SPS Advisor Account are mutual funds which
are managed or sub-advised by our affiliate, CMIA. For
more information on fund families and mutual funds
offered in our Managed Account Services including the
applicable Advisory Share class or other share class
utilized, please contact your financial advisor or refer
to our Mutual Fund Screener Tool. Access the tool by
logging into your Ameriprise Secure Site account and
navigating to the “Trade & Research” and then,
“Screeners” followed by Mutual Fund. From there,
apply the Product Type filter and choose either SPS
Advantage or SPS Advisor to view the funds and share
classes available for purchase. See the “Revenue
Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC”
section regarding compensation for the sale of mutual
funds.
Your SPS Discretionary Advisor will not have the ability
to withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities
from your SPS Advisor Account without your prior
authorization. You may impose Reasonable Restrictions
on your SPS Advisor Account(s) by working with your
financial advisor to reflect your restriction request(s).
Although your SPS Discretionary Advisor will exercise
discretion in your Managed Account, the performance
of your Managed Account(s) will not be monitored on a
day-to-day basis.
Education and Business Standards
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine whether an
SPS Advisor Account is suitable upon account opening
and thereafter. Ameriprise Financial Services, with
thirty (30) days prior notice, also reserves the right to
limit or close any Account if it is determined that the
Program is no longer suitable for you.
See the “Terminating a Relationship Agreement”
section for more detail and for information regarding
your right to terminate your SPS Advisor Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services also reserves the right,
with thirty (30) days prior notice, to transfer your SPS
Advisor Account into an SPS Advantage Account as
further described in the Relationship Agreement,
which are available from your financial advisor and
online at www.ameriprise.com/disclosures.
As a courtesy, annuities and life insurance policies
may be displayed on your Managed Account
Financial advisors can choose whether or not to pursue
certification as an SPS Discretionary Advisor and
participate in the SPS Advisor Program. In order for a
financial advisor to become eligible to provide
discretionary investment management services to you in
the SPS Advisor Program, Ameriprise Financial Services
requires that financial advisors become certified as an
SPS Discretionary Advisor. A financial advisor can
become certified by meeting certain eligibility
requirements and completing required training. Eligibility
requirements include a minimum number of years of
relevant experience, a particular level of assets under
management, and industry certifications such as an
Accredited Portfolio Management AdvisorSM (“APMA®”)
program certificate or a Chartered Financial
Analyst®(“CFA®”) or Certified Investment Management
Analyst®(“CIMA®”) certification. Ameriprise Financial
Services reserves the right to deny and withdraw a
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Signature Wealth
financial advisor's ability to offer SPS Advisor Accounts
even though the financial advisor otherwise meets our
certification requirements.
SPS Discretionary Advisors are also subject to ongoing
reviews to maintain their eligibility to continue offering
discretionary investment management services to you
in the SPS Advisor Program. These reviews and the
eligibility requirements we impose may be a
disincentive for a financial advisor to participate in the
SPS Advisor Program and offer SPS Advisor Accounts.
Methods of Analysis
Your financial advisor will review your financial and
investment needs, objectives and risk tolerance. Your
SPS Discretionary Advisor may use asset value,
current yield, yield projections, historical yield
analysis, as well as other assumptions you provide, to
make investment decisions. Investment decisions will
generally be made in consideration of an asset
allocation strategy. Asset allocation is a strategy for
diversifying investment assets among various types of
investments or asset classes with the potential to
move you toward your financial goals while managing
your risk tolerance. Diversification helps you spread
risk throughout your investment portfolio. Different
asset classes have different risk and potential return
profiles, and they perform differently in different
market conditions.
The Signature Wealth Program, a flexible Unified
Managed Account, is a discretionary investment
advisory program, which offers clients the ability to
combine multiple investment types such as mutual
fund and ETF model investment portfolios, SMA model
investment portfolios, and individual mutual
funds/ETFs in an asset allocation within a single
Account. With the assistance of your financial advisor,
you will determine your investment objective, risk
tolerance, and time horizon that will form the basis of
your target asset allocation. From your Client
Information, your financial advisor will create a
personalized Signature Wealth Proposal and
recommend investments from a broad range of model
investment portfolios that are constructed by
Signature Wealth Investment Providers and eligible
mutual funds and ETFs to fulfill your Signature Wealth
Account target asset allocation. You can further
customize and round out the asset allocation in your
Managed Account with a client directed model, the
portion of your Managed Account that is not invested
in model investment portfolios and where you select
from individual eligible mutual funds and ETFs to hold
in your Managed Account in addition to the model
investment portfolio(s). A minimum of one model
investment portfolio must be selected to participate in
this Program. A client directed model is not required to
participate in this Program.
Advisory Shares are the primary share class for
mutuals funds offered for purchase in a Signature
Wealth Account. TSCA accounts are not eligible to
invest in Signature Wealth.
Diversification will not guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss. Neither estimated returns, estimated
asset values, nor historical performance should be used
to project the performance of specific assets you
currently own or may purchase. As with all strategies,
past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
In addition, forecasts of future performance of financial
markets may prove to be incorrect.
In addition, your SPS Discretionary Advisor will choose
investments that are comprised of an appropriate
portfolio mix, based on a variety of factors such as
your age, risk tolerance, objectives, time horizon and
historical performance of different asset classes.
Keep in mind, however, that asset allocation analysis
does not provide a comprehensive financial analysis
of your ability to reach your goals, nor does it
guarantee against losses in your portfolio.
While financial advisors do not pay transaction charges
for trades they enter online, franchisee financial
advisors are assessed a transaction charge if entering
an order by phone. For employee financial advisors,
this transaction charge is assessed to the employee’s
branch. Payment of phone-in transaction charges in
SPS Advisor accounts may be a disincentive for a
financial advisor to recommend an SPS Advisor
Account or to place such trades in the Account(s).
For Accounts in the Signature Wealth Program, all
discretionary investment management is provided
by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, a
third-party Advisory Service Provider. The Signature
Wealth Investment Manager has the discretionary
authority to purchase or sell securities or make
other investments for your Managed Account;
however, you directly own the underlying securities
in the portfolio. Your financial advisor provides
recommendations regarding which model
investment portfolios, mutual funds and ETFs to
hold in your Signature Wealth Account. The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager, not your
financial advisor, will provide you with investment
management services for your Signature Wealth
Account according to your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation and the model investment
portfolios, mutual funds and ETFs you select. The
Signature Wealth Investment Manager will manage
the assets in your Managed Account(s) according to
your Account’s target asset allocation, subject to
any Reasonable Restrictions or other instructions
provided by you.
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the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will
(i) first close the SMA strategy in the Select Separate
Account Program to new investments prior to offering
the SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program;
(ii) generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA
strategy to continue to be processed in the Select
Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently
migrate existing accounts investing in the SMA strategy
from the Select Separate Account Program into the
Signature Wealth Program.
If you have chosen to add a client directed model to
your portfolio, you will work with your financial
advisor to select the investments that make up
your client directed model. The Signature Wealth
Investment Manager has trading discretion over any
client directed model and will be responsible for all
trading and rebalancing of your client directed
model along with the model investment portfolios
you selected to maintain your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation. In instances where a
particular mutual fund or ETF is no longer eligible
for use in the Signature Wealth Program, the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager has limited
investment discretion to select a replacement
mutual fund or ETF for your client directed model.
During this transition phase, if you hold an impacted
SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate Account
the Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for your Select
Separate Account than it would be if you held the same
SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program. As your
Select Separate SMA strategy goes through this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you.
Your Signature Wealth Account will generally only
rebalance when (i) you make deposits into or
withdrawals from the Signature Wealth Account,
(ii) annually at least every 370 days, or (iii) when
requested.
However, if you make a change to your model
investment portfolios or asset allocation, your
Managed Account will be rebalanced to align with
the appropriate asset allocation in effect for your
investment objective and risk tolerance. Such
rebalancing transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts. Your annual
rebalance date will reset each time your Managed
Account rebalances. The Signature Wealth Investment
Manager will rebalance and reallocate your Signature
Wealth Account, across each model investment
portfolio and if applicable any client directed model.
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your
Managed Account(s) by working with your financial
advisor to complete and sign appropriate documents
to reflect your restriction request(s). The Signature
Wealth Investment Manager must accept any
Reasonable Restrictions before they will be binding on
the Account(s). If a Reasonable Restriction is
accepted any impacted position(s) will be removed
from the applicable model investment portfolio or
client directed model and the proceeds reallocated to
the remaining positions in any impacted model
investment portfolio or client directed model on a pro
rata basis.
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise
Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee
for Select Separate Accounts than we receive for
Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition
period when the same SMA strategy is held in both
Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses
this conflict through a combination of disclosures and
by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the
transition process described above. Additionally, the
transition process does not impact the Manager Fee
that compensates the Advisory Service Provider and
does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee
received by your financial advisor. However, the
transition process will result, for a limited period of
time, in Sponsor receiving a higher Platform Fee from
impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate
Accounts than it would from the same SMA strategy
invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in
the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial Services
plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by migrating
any Select Separate Account with an impacted SMA
strategy from the Select Separate Account Program to
the Signature Wealth Program, in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement. As noted above, when your
Select Separate Account SMA strategy is a part of this
transition, Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you
so that you may work with your financial advisor to
transition your Select Separate SMA Account to the
Signature Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so
that you can benefit sooner from the reduced Platform
Fee rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
Dividends and distributions received on your
investments held in your Signature Wealth Account
may be reinvested, where allowed, if selected by you.
Inclusion and Management of Advisory Service
Providers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Signature Wealth Program.
Certain SMA strategies that are currently available in
the Select Separate Account Program are / or will
become available in our Signature Wealth Program as
our initial step to transition such SMA strategies from
the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature
Wealth Program. The full transition process will include
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Review of Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services’ Contractual
Relationship with Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager and the available Signature Wealth
Investment Providers, as further described in the
“Advisory Service Providers” section.
The Signature Wealth Investment Manager and each of
the Signature Wealth Investment Providers have
entered into a master advisory agreement with
Ameriprise Financial Services, which governs the
relationship and responsibilities of the respective
parties. You may pay a Manager Fee for any of the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers, you will pay
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager a fee for
their services. See “Fees and Compensation” section
below for more information.
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to identify and
make available a range of model investment portfolios
within the Signature Wealth Program to provide clients
with a choice of investment styles and corresponding
risk levels. The evaluation process consists of
gathering information on the Signature Wealth
Investment Provider candidates from published
materials, questionnaires and interviews. Screening
factors are both quantitative and qualitative and
include (but are not limited to): (i) management style
and total assets under management; (ii) assets
managed in a particular investment style; (iii) number
of years the firm has managed assets; and (iv) the
number and qualifications of investment professionals
employed. Each evaluation factor may have a different
weighting in the decision- making process. Generally,
no one factor determines the outcome of any
selection.
Certain Signature Wealth Investment Providers may
employ one or more affiliates to perform certain
aspects of their portfolio construction, administrative
support, sales and marketing for one or more model
investment portfolios. In these situations, the affiliate
is subject to the same duties and obligations as the
Signature Wealth Investment Provider, including
adherence to the master advisory agreement with
Ameriprise Financial Services. In delegating
responsibilities to an affiliate, the Signature Wealth
Model Provider would not be relieved of any of its
duties or obligations and remains responsible for the
acts and omissions of the affiliate as if such acts and
omissions were its own.
Your Selection of Signature Wealth
Firms, including affiliates of Ameriprise Financial
Services, which pass the evaluation process are
subject to a structured due diligence review by IRG.
Ameriprise Financial Services may identify actual or
potential concerns regarding a particular Signature
Wealth Investment Provider as a result of the review
and may request that the Signature Wealth Investment
Provider take corrective action to address such
concerns. These reviews may also result in the
removal of a Signature Wealth Investment Provider
from the Program.
Education and Business Standards
The investment advisory personnel employed by
Advisory Service Providers participating in the
Signature Wealth Program must meet certain
educational, business and personnel requirements.
The minimum educational requirement for an
individual providing investment advice is a college
degree and completion of further financial service
industry certifications such as the CFA, FINRA Series
7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or comparable education
or work experience. Ameriprise Financial Services’
research personnel seek to identify, and encourage
participation by, Advisory Service Providers whose
personnel have additional professional qualifications,
including graduate degrees or a CFA designation. In
addition, suitable work experience in the financial
services industry is considered as part of an
individual’s overall qualifications.
Your financial advisor will discuss your financial
objectives and other factors such as your risk
tolerance, investment objectives, and important
information regarding the Signature Wealth Program,
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and the
available Signature Wealth Investment Providers.
Based on the Client Information you provided, you and
your financial advisor will work together to create a
Signature Wealth proposal which will provide you with
a target asset allocation for your Managed Account
along with recommendations for model investment
portfolios and as applicable, a client directed model of
individual mutual funds and / or ETFs to round out
your target asset allocation. Your financial advisor will
recommend and you may select one or more Signature
Wealth Investment Providers from the list of available
model investment portfolios. Included in the available
model investment portfolio list is Columbia
Management Capital Advisers, an operating division of
CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services.
When you select your investments and agree to
establish a Signature Wealth Account, you will be
giving discretion of your Signature Wealth Account to
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager. To assist
you in making your decision, you will be provided with
a copy of the Signature Wealth Investment Manager’s
disclosure brochure document (Part 2A of Form ADV)
and you will be provided with access to the Signature
Wealth Model Provider’s disclosure document (Part 2A
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withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior
authorization.
Limitations on Security Type
of Form ADV), which includes important information
regarding the Advisory Service Providers. Your financial
advisor will also provide you with Signature Wealth
Model Provider Fact Sheets for the model investment
portfolios you selected for your Signature Wealth
Account. Please note that past performance is not an
indication of future results. Composite performance
information included on the Signature Wealth Fact
Sheet has been provided by the Signature Wealth
Investment Provider. In general, these composites are
created quarterly on an asset and time-weighted basis
using month-end market values and returns. Your
financial advisor can provide you with the Signature
Wealth Fact Sheets for specific composite
performance information regarding each model
investment portfolio available.
Except as may be provided in connection with the
Sweep Program, in general, the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager may not directly invest your
assets in cash equivalent securities or instruments
such as money market securities, certificates of
deposit, time deposits, banker’s acceptances or
repurchase agreements; or options, futures or other
derivative instruments; however these types of
securities may be included in the underlying holdings
of the mutual funds and ETFs recommended by the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers and utilized by
the Signature Wealth Investment Manager. These
types of assets are also generally not accepted for
deposit in connection with establishing a new Account.
Prospectus Delivery to Signature Wealth Investment
Manager
Ameriprise Financial Services requires each Signature
Wealth Investment Provider to meet Ameriprise
Financial Services’ performance validation standards,
however Ameriprise Financial Services does not review
the appropriateness of the methodologies used by the
Signature Wealth Investment Providers to calculate the
underlying historical performance information presented
in the Signature Wealth Fact Sheet, nor does
Ameriprise Financial Services audit the mathematical
accuracy of the Signature Wealth Model Provider’s
performance information. Ameriprise Financial Services
does restate the performance after deducting the
highest annual Asset-based Fee when presenting the
performance on a net basis.
Prospectuses contain detailed information about the
fees and expenses charged by, and the past
performance of, the investments held in your Managed
Account(s). With your authorization and appointment
as your agent for delivery, the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager will receive prospectuses on your
behalf for the mutual funds and ETFs purchased in
your Signature Wealth Account investments within the
model investment portfolios. Information regarding
your Managed Account’s holdings of, and transactions
in, mutual funds and ETFs will be available on the
secure site at amerprise.com and in your Ameriprise
Financial statements.
Review the Signature Wealth Investment Manager and
as applicable, the Signature Wealth Model Provider’s
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV), this
Disclosure Brochure Supplement, the Disclosure
Brochure and the applicable Signature Wealth
Investment Providers Fact Sheet(s) prior to selecting a
Signature Wealth Account. Each Signature Wealth
Model Provider’s disclosure document is available to
you at ameriprise.com/investmentproviders.
Acceptance of Your Signature Wealth Account
You retain the right to receive any prospectuses that
are delivered to the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager on request and at any time by requesting a
copy from your financial advisor or by contacting us at
800.862.7919. You may also access the prospectuses
for the mutual funds and ETFs held in your Signature
Wealth Account(s) via the fund family’s website.
If you prefer to receive the information that is
contained in prospectuses, please contact your
financial advisor or us at the number above and we will
provide them to you.
In this case, Ameriprise Financial Services will deliver
prospectuses for the investments held in your
Signature Wealth Account(s) directly to you in
accordance with your document delivery preference.
If you elect a client directed model, the prospectuses
related to the mutual funds and/or ETFs held will be
directed to you. You may not direct these prospectuses
to the Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine, on behalf
of the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, whether
to accept or reject a prospective client and related
Account based upon the Client Information. Once your
Managed Account is accepted, you will become an
investment management client of the Signature Wealth
Investment Manager. The Signature Wealth Investment
Manager will have discretionary authority as described
above to act on your behalf for purchases, sales and
other transactions in your Signature Wealth Account,
including sales with respect to securities transferred
in-kind to the account, without seeking your approval.
Such transactions generally result in tax consequences
in non-qualified accounts. Your Signature Wealth
Investment Manager will not have the ability to
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Methods of Analysis
changes to the selected investments within your
Managed Account, as well as other relevant
information to help them monitor these discretionary
Account(s).
Transferred Accounts
The following information applies generally to the
Investment Managers and Investment Providers
available in Managed Accounts Programs. Investment
Managers and Investment Providers may utilize
different techniques for buying and selling securities,
which are often unique to the investment strategies
they manage. Fundamental analysis is the most
common method used and typically involves the
development of a thorough understanding of
fundamental features of a business through analysis
and interpretation of company and industry data, such
as revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, management,
industry position and other factors, in order to evaluate
a security.
You may wish to transfer a model investment portfolio
that you hold at another investment advisory firm to
Ameriprise Financial Services. If this model investment
portfolio is offered in the Ameriprise Signature Wealth
Program, you may transfer the account to your
Signature Wealth Account. Upon receipt, the
investment will be rebalanced into your Managed
Account in accordance with your Signature Wealth
Account’s target asset allocation within your Signature
Wealth proposal, which may result in different
investment positions and/or allocation of such
positions than the model investment portfolio you
held at the prior advisory firm. If your current model
investment portfolio is not available in the Ameriprise
Signature Wealth Service, your financial advisor will
assist you with identifying other appropriate
alternatives.
Active Portfolios®
Certain Investment Managers and Investment
Providers may also use quantitative methods of
analysis, which is computer-based and uses
mathematical and statistical modeling to value
securities, markets or investment opportunities.
Technical analysis may also be used, involving the
analysis of market data. Investment Managers and
Investment Providers may employ one or more
methods of analysis, with varying degrees of focus
on certain attributes and techniques.
Review and Update of Client Information
Active Portfolios® is a discretionary Program that
enables you to invest in actively managed portfolios
comprised of mutual funds and/or ETFs. Advisory
Shares are the primary share class for mutual funds
offered for purchase in Active Portfolios® Accounts.
Your financial advisor will review your Client
Information and Signature Wealth Account’s
performance and compatibility with respect to your
Managed Account’s target asset allocation, risk
tolerance and time horizon with you.
All discretionary investment management is provided
by the Signature Wealth Investment Manager, a
non-affiliated third-party Advisory Service Provider that
serves as the Investment Manager for all Active
Portfolios® Accounts. Investment Providers deliver asset
allocation and investment selection recommendations
for their specific portfolio(s) to the Investment Manager.
If there are changes to your Client Information, your
financial advisor will inform Ameriprise Financial
Services of any changes to your Client Information. Your
financial advisor may also provide research and
analysis regarding the target asset allocation and
select model investment portfolios to you and
recommend changes based on any changes to your
Client Information. If there have been changes to your
Client Information, your financial advisor may
recommend updates your Signature Wealth Account’s
target asset allocation and/or model investment
portfolios.
Your financial advisor will review the updated proposal
with you and based on your review and acceptance,
your financial advisor will then submit your updated
proposal to Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise
Financial Services will inform and provide the
Signature Wealth Investment Manager with your
updated information and requested changes.
The Investment Manager has discretionary authority to
purchase or sell securities or make other investments
for your Managed Account; however, you directly own
the underlying securities in the portfolio. The Investment
Manager invests your Managed Account assets in the
portfolio you select with your financial advisor and is
responsible for the ongoing investment management
and trading of your Active Portfolios® Account, subject
to any Reasonable Restrictions or other instructions you
provide. Your financial advisor provides
recommendations regarding which portfolio to hold in
your Active Portfolios® Account. The Investment
Manager—not your financial advisor or the Investment
Provider—provides discretionary investment
management services for your Active Portfolios®
Account in accordance with your Managed Account’s
target asset allocation and the portfolio you select.
Ameriprise provides the Signature Wealth Investment
Manager with ongoing updates of Client Information
and Account information, such as updates to your
Managed Account’s target asset allocation and
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a variety of Active
Portfolios® investments that are designed to help meet
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your investment growth and/or income needs. TSCA
Accounts are only eligible to invest in Active Diversified
Portfolios® investments.
You retain the right to receive any prospectuses that
are delivered to the Investment Manager on request
and at any time by requesting a copy from your financial
advisor or by contacting us at 800.862.7919. You
may also access the prospectuses for the mutual
funds and ETFs held in your Active Portfolios®
Account(s) via the fund family’s website.
CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, is
the Investment Provider of the following Active
Portfolios® investments Active Accumulation Portfolios®
(only available for non-qualified Accounts) and Active
Risk Portfolios®. Non-qualified Active Accumulation
Portfolios®, and Active Risk Portfolios® are designed to
primarily invest in, and therefore favor, Columbia
mutual funds managed by CMIA. The Columbia
Management Asset Allocation Team determines the
asset allocation at the portfolio level and selects the
investments to be included in the portfolios.
If you prefer to receive the information that is contained
in prospectuses, please contact your financial advisor
or us at the number above and we will provide them to
you. In this case, Ameriprise Financial Services will
deliver prospectuses for the investments held in your
Active Portfolios® Account(s) directly to you in
accordance with your document delivery preference.
Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates receive
greater revenue when you select a portfolio managed by
CMIA than if you select another Active Portfolios®
investment.
In the event our master investment advisory agreement
with your Investment Manager does not provide for the
receipt of certain or all prospectuses on behalf of
clients, you will receive such prospectuses directly.
Inclusion and Management of Active Portfolios®
Investment Managers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Active Portfolios® Program.
Investment Manager for Active Portfolios® investments
may select mutual funds and/or ETFs. In general, the
selected mutual funds are among the fund families
that fully participate in the Ameriprise Financial
Services mutual fund program. Program participants
pay cost reimbursement payments to AEIS, as
described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” section.
Review of Advisory Service Providers
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your Active
Portfolios® account(s) by completing and signing the
appropriate document reflecting your request. Ameriprise
Financial Services and the applicable Investment
Manager(s) must accept any Reasonable Restrictions
before they will be binding on the Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Investment Providers and their
applicable investment strategies and investment
advisory services available or utilized in Active
Portfolios® investments as further described in the
“Advisory Service Providers” section.
From time to time, the IRG personnel will conduct
searches to identify new Advisory Service Providers for
Active Portfolios®. These recommendations are
presented to the Oversight Committee for inclusion in
Active Portfolios®.
The Investment Manager will determine whether to
reinvest dividends, interest and distributions received
on the investments held in your Active Portfolios®
Account. Where reinvestment of dividends is not
allowed, dividends, interest and distributions will be
deposited into your Sweep Program.
Prospectus Delivery to Investment Managers
In addition, IRG conducts periodic reviews of the
Advisory Service Providers. These reviews are based on
applicable information gathered from various sources
including disclosure documents, questionnaires,
portfolio performance, assets under management,
personnel changes, portfolio turnover and other factors
as Ameriprise Financial Services deems appropriate.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically provides
information from these reviews to financial advisors
servicing Active Portfolios® investments.
From time to time, these reviews may also result in
Ameriprise Financial Services removing an Advisory
Service Provider.
Prospectuses contain detailed information about the
fees and expenses charged by, and the past
performance of, the investments held in your Managed
Account(s). With your authorization and appointment
as your agent for delivery, the Investment Manager for
Active Portfolios® investments will receive
prospectuses on your behalf for the mutual funds and
ETFs purchased in your Active Portfolios® Account(s).
Information regarding your Managed Account’s
holdings of, and transactions in, mutual funds and
ETFs will be available on the secure site at
amerprise.com and in your Ameriprise Financial
statements.
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Education and Business Standards
management client of the Investment Manager. Your
Investment Manager will have full discretionary
authority to act on your behalf for purchases, sales
and other transactions in your Active Portfolios®
Account, including sales with respect to securities
transferred in-kind to the account, without seeking your
approval. Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
Your Investment Manager will not have the ability to
withdraw, disburse or transfer funds or securities from
your Managed Account without your prior authorization.
For Active Portfolios® managed by CMIA or an
unaffiliated Investment Providers, review the
applicable Advisory Brochure (Part 2A of the Form ADV)
for additional information about the Investment
Manager’s advisory services and methods of analysis.
The investment advisory personnel employed by the
Investment Manager must meet certain educational,
business and personnel requirements. The minimum
educational requirement for an individual providing
investment advice is a college degree and completion
of further financial service industry certification such
as CFA®, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) Series 7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or
comparable education or work experience. Ameriprise
Financial Services’ due diligence personnel seek to
identify, and encourage participation by, Investment
Managers whose personnel have additional
professional qualifications, including graduate degrees
or a CFA designation. In addition, suitable work
experience in the financial services industry is
considered as part of an individual’s overall
qualifications.
Investment Manager Review of Active Portfolios®
Ameriprise Financial Services’ contractual
relationship with Advisory Service Provider
Ongoing updates of Active Portfolios® account
information, including holdings and transaction
information, as well as other relevant information are
made available to the Investment Manager to help
monitor the Active Portfolios® investments.
Each Advisory Service Provider has entered into a
master investment advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services, which governs the relationship and
responsibilities of the respective parties.
Select Separate Account
Your Active Portfolios® Selection
Select Separate Account is a discretionary Program in
which you may own a portfolio of individual securities,
SMAs, ETFs, and/or mutual funds managed by a
professional Advisory Service Provider in accordance
with a single investment strategy or a combination of
complementary strategies. Select Separate SMA
strategies generally do not offer mutual funds. Where
mutual funds are offered, Advisory Shares will be
offered for purchase. TSCA Accounts are not eligible to
invest in Select Separate Accounts.
Your financial advisor will assist you in selecting one
or more Active Portfolios® investments. Your financial
advisor will discuss your financial objectives and other
factors such as your risk tolerance, investment
objectives, and important information regarding the
Investment Manager. Your financial advisor will also
provide you with the applicable Active Portfolios®
investment fact sheet (“Active Portfolios® investment
Fact Sheet”). The Active Portfolios® investment Fact
Sheet includes biographical information about the
Investment Manager and investment philosophy and
style information, portfolio characteristics and
composite performance. Past performance is not an
indication of future results.
The Oversight Committee, acting on behalf of
Ameriprise Financial Services, is the Investment
Manager of the Select ETF Portfolios that invest in a
variety of non- proprietary ETF investments in
partnership with Portfolio Strategists or Asset
Allocation Strategists.
Composite performance information included in the
Active Portfolios® investment Fact Sheet is calculated
by Ameriprise Financial Services. This composite
performance information is shown both gross and net
of the highest annual Asset-based Fees. These
composites are created quarterly on an asset and
time-weighted basis using month-end net asset values
and returns.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers a series of
portfolios consisting of SMAs, mutual funds and ETFs
in a single account called Select Strategist UMA.
These portfolios are managed by a non-affiliated
Investment Manager with discretionary authority to
purchase or sell securities or make other investments
for your Managed Account.
Acceptance of your Active Portfolios® Account
Ameriprise Financial Services will determine, on behalf
of the Investment Manager, whether to accept or reject
a prospective client and related Account based upon
the Client Information. Once your Managed Account is
accepted, you will become an investment
Each of the Portfolio Strategists and Asset Allocation
Strategists for Select ETF Portfolios, as applicable,
develops asset allocation models, conducts qualitative
and/or quantitative research on mutual funds and ETFs,
and constructs model portfolio recommendations, as
applicable, to the Oversight Committee. The Oversight
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through this transition, Ameriprise Financial Services
will notify you.
Committee reviews and approves these
recommendations. The Oversight Committee may
remove an Advisory Service Provider from the Select
ETF Portfolios Service and/or adjust an asset
allocation or model portfolio as appropriate.
With the aid of your financial advisor, you select the
appropriate Advisory Service Provider(s) in accordance
with the Client Information you provide to your
financial advisor. The Advisory Service Provider, not
your financial advisor, will provide you with investment
management services according to the investment
strategy you select and the related investment
objectives. Advisory Service Providers in the service
will either serve as a discretionary Investment
Manager over the assets in your Managed Account(s)
or as a Model Provider.
Model Provider will construct a model portfolio
according to a specific investment strategy. The Model
Provider will be independently responsible for the
investment decisions it makes for the model portfolio
strategy. The Oversight Committee will have
discretionary trading authority over the assets in your
Managed Account(s) to implement the Model
Provider’s trading instructions for the model portfolio.
You may request Reasonable Restrictions on your
Managed Account(s) by working with your financial
advisor to complete and sign appropriate documents to
reflect your restriction request(s). Ameriprise Financial
Services and the applicable Investment Manager(s)
must accept any Reasonable Restrictions before they
will be binding on the Account(s).
This creates a conflict of interest as Ameriprise
Financial Services receives a higher Platform Fee for
Select Separate Accounts than we receive for
Signature Wealth Accounts, including the transition
period when the same SMA strategy is held in both
Programs. Ameriprise Financial Services addresses
this conflict through a combination of disclosures and
by closing any duplicative SMA strategies through the
transition process described above. Additionally, the
transition process does not impact the Manager Fee
that compensates the Advisory Service Provider and
does not affect the portion of the Asset-based Fee
received by your financial advisor. However, the
transition process will result, for a limited period of
time, in Sponsor receiving a higher Platform Fee from
impacted SMA strategies held within Select Separate
Accounts than it would from the same SMA strategy
invested in Signature Wealth Accounts. Beginning in
the second half of 2026, Ameriprise Financial
Services plans to eliminate this conflict of interest by
migrating any Select Separate Account with an
impacted SMA strategy from the Select Separate
Account Program to the Signature Wealth Program, in
accordance with the Relationship Agreement. As
noted above, if your Select Separate Account SMA
strategy is a part of this transition, Ameriprise
Financial Services will notify you so that you may
work with your financial advisor to transition your
Select Separate SMA Account to the Signature
Wealth Program at a date of your choosing so that
you can benefit sooner from the reduced Platform Fee
rate the Signature Wealth Program provides.
Inclusion and Management of Advisory Service
Providers
The following summarizes Ameriprise Financial
Services’ research, due diligence and contractual
efforts in connection with the inclusion of Advisory
Service Providers in the Select Separate Program.
Screening and Evaluation of Advisory Service Providers
Concurrent with the addition of SMA model investment
portfolios to the Signature Wealth Program in late
2025, certain SMA strategies that are currently
available in the Select Separate Account Program will
become available in our Signature Wealth Program as
our initial step to transition such SMA strategies from
the Select Separate Account Program into the Signature
Wealth Program. The full transition process will include
the following steps: Ameriprise Financial Services will (i)
first close the SMA strategy in the Select Separate
Account Program to new investments prior to offering
the SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth Program; (ii)
generally allow pending new accounts for the SMA
strategy to continue to be processed in the Select
Separate Account Program; and (iii) subsequently
migrate existing accounts investing in the SMA strategy
from the Select Separate Account Program into the
Signature Wealth Program.
During this transition, if you currently hold an
impacted SMA strategy in an existing Select Separate
Account, the Platform Fee rate you pay is higher for
your Select Separate Account than it would be if you
held the same SMA strategy in the Signature Wealth
Program. If your Select Separate SMA strategy will go
Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to identify a
range of professional Advisory Service Providers to
participate in the Select Separate Account Service in
order to provide clients with a choice of investment
styles and corresponding risk levels. The evaluation
process consists of gathering information on the
Advisory Service Provider candidates from published
materials, questionnaires and interviews. Screening
factors are both quantitative and qualitative and
include (but are not limited to): (i) management style
and total assets under management; (ii) assets
managed in a particular investment style; (iii) number
of years the firm has managed assets; and (iv) the
number and qualifications of investment professionals
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Provider receives the Manager Fee component of the
Asset-based Fees paid by clients.
employed. Each evaluation factor may have a different
weighting in the decision-making process. Generally,
no one factor determines the outcome of any
selection.
Firms, including affiliates of Ameriprise Financial
Services, which pass the evaluation process are
subject to a structured due diligence review by IRG.
Review of Advisory Service Providers
Certain Advisory Service Providers may employ one or
more affiliates as sub-advisers for one or more
investment strategies. In these situations, the sub-
adviser is subject to the same duties and obligations
as the Advisory Service Provider, including adherence to
the master advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services, and any reasonable restrictions
imposed by clients. In delegating responsibilities to a
sub-adviser, an Advisory Service Provider would not be
relieved of any of its duties or obligations and remains
responsible for the acts and omissions of the sub-
adviser as if such acts and omissions were its own.
From time to time, an Advisory Service Provider’s
investment strategy that is currently available through
Envestnet in the Vista Separate Account Program may
become available in our Select Separate Account
Program. In this instance, Ameriprise Financial Services
will (i) close any duplicative investment strategies in the
Vista Separate Account Program to new clients prior to
offering such investment strategies in the Select
Separate Account Program; (ii) generally allow pending
Vista Separate Account Program Accounts for existing
clients, and in certain instances new clients, to
continue to be processed for transition purposes; and
(iii) subsequently migrate such Vista Separate Account
strategies into the same investment strategy in the
Select Separate Account Program.
Ameriprise Financial Services conducts initial and
ongoing reviews of the Investment Managers,
Investment Providers, Portfolio Strategists and Asset
Allocation Strategists and their applicable investment
strategies and investment advisory services available or
utilized in the Select Separate Program as further
described in the “Advisory Service Providers” section.
This review is based on applicable information gathered
from various sources, including disclosure documents,
annual questionnaires and other data and reports
received from Advisory Service Providers. The
information provided to Ameriprise Financial Services
includes composite performance, assets under
management, personnel changes, portfolio turnover,
trading practices and placement of client trade orders.
Ameriprise Financial Services may identify actual or
potential concerns regarding a particular Advisory
Service Provider as a result of the review and may
request that the Advisory Service Provider take
corrective action to address such concerns. These
reviews may also result in the removal of an Advisory
Service Provider from the Service.
Your Selection of an Advisory Service Provider
Education and Business Standards
The investment advisory personnel employed by
Advisory Service Providers participating in the Select
Separate Account Service must meet certain
educational, business and personnel requirements.
You may select one or more Advisory Service Providers
from the list of participating professional asset
managers. Included in the participating Advisory Service
Providers is Columbia Management Capital Advisers,
an operating division of CMIA, an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services may
also act as an Investment Manager within the Select
Separate Account Service. If you select CMIA as an
Investment Manager, Ameriprise Financial Services may
receive greater revenues than if you select an
unaffiliated Advisory Service Provider. Contact your
financial advisor for a current list of Advisory Service
Providers participating in the Select Separate Account
Service.
The minimum educational requirement for an
individual providing investment advice is a college
degree and completion of further financial service
industry certifications such as the CFA, FINRA Series
7, 63, 65 and 66 licenses, or comparable education
or work experience. Ameriprise Financial Services’
research personnel seek to identify, and encourage
participation by, Advisory Service Providers whose
personnel have additional professional qualifications,
including graduate degrees or a CFA designation. In
addition, suitable work experience in the financial
services industry is considered as part of an
individual’s overall qualifications.
Ameriprise Financial Services’ Contractual
Relationship with Advisory Service Providers
Each Advisory Service Provider has entered into a
master investment advisory agreement with Ameriprise
Financial Services through which the Advisory Service
To assist you in making your decision regarding the
selection of an Advisory Service Provider, you will be
provided with a copy of the Advisory Service Provider’s
disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV), which
includes important information regarding the Advisory
Service Provider. Your financial advisor will also provide
you with the Strategy Fact Sheet for the Advisory Service
Provider indicating whether it serves as Investment
Manager or Model Provider, and which also includes
biographical information, investment philosophy and
style, portfolio characteristics, composite performance
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an Investment Manager that does not invest in ETFs or
mutual funds.
Methods of Analysis
and may include information, if applicable, about the
Portfolio Strategist or Asset Allocation Strategist.
Please note that past performance is not an indication
of future results. Depending on the strategy, composite
performance information included on the Strategy Fact
Sheet may be calculated by the Ameriprise Financial
Services or the Advisory Service Provider. In nearly all
cases, these composites are created quarterly on an
asset and time-weighted basis using month-end market
values and returns. Your financial advisor can provide
you with the Strategy Fact Sheet for specific composite
performance information regarding each investment
strategy available.
The following information applies generally to
Investment Managers participating in the Select
Separate Account Service. For additional information
on Investment Managers, please refer to Part 2A of the
applicable Investment Manager’s Form ADV.
Investment Managers utilize different techniques for
buying and selling securities, which are often unique to
the strategies they manage. Fundamental analysis is
the most common method used and typically involves
the development of a thorough understanding of
fundamental features of a business through analysis
and interpretation of company and industry data, such
as revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities,
management, industry position and other factors, in
order to evaluate a security. Certain Investment
Managers and third-party providers of model portfolios
may also use quantitative methods of analysis, which
is computer-based and uses mathematical and
statistical modeling to value securities, markets or
investment opportunities. Technical analysis may also
be used, involving the analysis of market data.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires each Advisory
Service Provider to meet Ameriprise Financial Services’
performance validation standards, however Ameriprise
Financial Services does not review the appropriateness
of the methodologies used by Advisory Service
Providers to calculate the underlying historical
performance information presented in the Strategy Fact
Sheet, nor does Ameriprise Financial Services audit
the mathematical accuracy of the Advisory Service
Provider’s performance information. Ameriprise
Financial Services does restate the performance after
deducting the highest annual Asset-based Fee when
presenting the performance on a net basis.
Investment Managers may employ one or more
methods of analysis, with varying degrees of focus on
certain attributes and techniques.
Review and Update of Client Information
Review the Advisory Service Provider’s disclosure
document (Part 2A of Form ADV), this Disclosure
Brochure and the Strategy Fact Sheet prior to selecting
an Advisory Service Provider.
Limitations on Security Type
Your financial advisor reviews the Investment
Manager’s performance and compatibility with respect
to your Select Separate Account and may also provide
research and analysis regarding the Investment
Manager to you. Your financial advisor will then inform
Ameriprise Financial Services if any information
contained in the Client Information has changed or if
you wish to make any other changes with respect to the
Investment Manager(s) servicing.
Except as may be provided in connection with the
Sweep Program, in general, participating Investment
Managers may not directly invest your assets in cash
equivalent securities or instruments such as money
market securities, certificates of deposit, time
deposits, banker’s acceptances or repurchase
agreements; or options, futures or other derivative
instruments; however these types of securities may
be included in the underlying holdings of the mutual
funds and ETFs utilized by the Investment Manager.
These types of assets are also generally not accepted
for deposit in connection with establishing a new
Account.
Where Investment Manager has discretionary authority
over the assets in your Managed Account, Ameriprise
Financial Services provides Investment Managers
ongoing updates of Account information, including
holdings and transaction information, as well as other
relevant information to help them monitor these
discretionary Account(s).
Transferred Accounts
You may wish to transfer a separately managed account
(“SMA”) that you hold at another investment advisory
firm to Ameriprise Financial Services. This SMA
strategy may not be available in the Ameriprise Select
Separate Account Service. Contact your financial
advisor to discuss other appropriate alternatives.
Some participating Investment Managers may use
ETFs and mutual funds as a part of their investment
strategy that incur a separate and additional
Investment Cost for its management fee which is
assessed by the fund or ETF directly and is in addition
to the Asset-based Fee charged by Ameriprise
Financial Services. Due to Investment Costs, the use
of ETFs and mutual funds by an Investment Manager
may result in clients paying more than clients utilizing
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Managed Accounts Offered with Envestnet
Asset Management, Inc.
Vista Separate Account
The Vista Separate Account is a discretionary
investment advisory Program offered on the Envestnet
platform that gives you access to a selection of SMAs
in a single or multi-account investment portfolio.
Contact your financial advisor for a current list of
available SMAs offered in a Vista Separate Account.
Your financial advisor will help you customize a
portfolio that includes multiple investment styles,
such as domestic and international offerings.
Separate Account Program to new clients prior to
offering such investment strategies in the Select
Separate Account Program; (ii) generally allow pending
Vista Separate Account Program Accounts for existing
clients, and in certain instances new clients, to
continue to be processed for transition purposes; and
(iii) subsequently migrate such Vista Separate Account
strategies for all clients into the same investment
strategy in the Select Separate Account Program. If
you have a Vista multi-account portfolio, your Vista
Statement of Investment Selection will be updated to
remove the migrated strategy and reallocate its
designated allocation among the remaining strategies
on a pro rata basis.
Investor Unified Account
You will directly own individual securities when
investing in an SMA. Envestnet and/or the Envestnet
Manager will rebalance and reallocate the individual
securities within each SMA. If you invest in multiple
Vista Separate Accounts within your Vista Statement of
Investment Selection,
(a “Vista multi-account portfolio”) you will work with your
financial advisor to designate a percentage allocation
for each SMA included in your total Vista multi-account
portfolio. Your Vista multi-account portfolio will be
rebalanced to these designated allocations when you
make deposits or withdrawals. You may also request
a rebalance of your Vista multi-account portfolio at any
time. Such transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts.
The Investor Unified Account is a discretionary
investment advisory Program that offers clients the
ability to purchase SMAs, mutual funds and ETFs in an
asset allocation within a single account managed by
Envestnet. Advisory Shares are the primary share
class for mutual funds offered for purchase in Investor
Unified Accounts. Your financial advisor will help you to
select from a broad range of SMAs, eligible mutual
funds and ETFs in order to customize a portfolio for
you. You must select at least one SMA in order to
participate in this Program. In certain limited instances
an SMA that is also available for new purchases and
new contributions in the Access Account Program may
also be available for selection in your Investor Unified
Account.
Envestnet and Ameriprise Financial Services have
defined various risk-based asset allocation models
available in the Investor Unified Account service. With
the assistance of your financial advisor, you will
determine your investment objective, risk tolerance,
the appropriate asset allocation and then select the
specific underlying investment vehicles for the asset
allocation to meet your needs. You will receive an
asset allocation and a personalized proposal based on
your Client Information.
Envestnet provides overlay management services for
Investor Unified Accounts and you directly own the
underlying securities in the portfolio. Your Managed
Account will generally only rebalance when you make
deposits into or withdrawals from the Account, on the
Account’s anniversary date, or when requested.
However, if you make a change to your investment
vehicle selections or asset allocation model, your
Managed Account will be rebalanced to align with the
appropriate asset allocation model in effect for your
investment objective and risk tolerance.
From time to time, an Advisory Service Provider’s
investment strategy that is currently available through
Envestnet in the Vista Separate Account Program may
become available in our Select Separate Account
Program. For Select Separate Accounts each Advisory
Service Provider enters into a master investment
advisory agreement with Ameriprise Financial Services,
and we pay the Advisory Service Provider the Manager
Fee for its investment management services. For Vista
Separate Accounts that are available through
Envestnet, each Advisory Service Provider enters into a
sub-management agreement with Envestnet, and
Envestnet pays the Advisory Service Provider directly
for their investment management services. As a result,
the same Advisory Service Provider may earn more or
less in investment management fees from Envestnet
than from Ameriprise Financial Services for the same
investment strategy available in the Select Separate
Account Program. Ameriprise Financial Services
manages this conflict by migrating all applicable
existing client assets from the Vista Separate Account
Program into the Select Separate Account Program
and mitigates this potential conflict of interest by
disallowing any duplicative investment strategies in
the Vista Separate Account Program and the Select
Separate Account Program. In this instance,
Ameriprise Financial Services will (i) close any
duplicative investment strategies in the Vista
Such rebalancing transactions generally result in tax
consequences in non-qualified accounts. Your annual
rebalance date will reset each time your Managed
Account rebalances. Envestnet will rebalance and
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record keeping, custody, and all clearing functions for
accounts introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services.
reallocate your Managed Account and each SMA that
you select within the Account. Under Envestnet’s
Appendix 1 of Form ADV Part 2A, the Investor Unified
Account is referred to as the Unified Managed
Account.
Access Account
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial
advisor and AEIS act as an agent when executing
transactions in your Managed Account. When
permissible by applicable law, and after complying with
regulatory requirements, we will execute some
transactions on your behalf, and in your Managed
Account(s) while acting as principal for our own account
(“Principal Transactions”).
Fractional Shares and Principal Transactions
The Access Account program is a discretionary
Program that accommodates a variety of actively
managed portfolios containing mutual funds and/or
ETFs transferred to Ameriprise from another firm.
These portfolios are managed by Envestnet and
Envestnet Managers and offered on the Envestnet
platform. If you currently hold an Access Account
portfolio, you may add new contributions to your
existing account(s). Access Account is generally a hold
and service Program. In certain limited instances you
may make both new purchases and new contributions
into Access Account portfolios that are not otherwise
available for sale.
Some or all of your portfolio may temporarily move to
a cash position in certain circumstances such as if
there is no selling agreement in place at the time of
transition to Ameriprise Financial Services. Such
transactions generally result in tax consequences in
non-qualified accounts.
Supplementary Managed Accounts
Information
Brokerage Practices
A fractional share is defined as less that one full share
of an equity, ETF, preferred security, CEF or UIT.
Fractional shares are not eligible for purchase in your
Managed Account(s) however when you direct
Ameriprise Financial Services to reinvest dividends of
securities that transact in fractional shares into your
Managed Account(s), where allowed, you are also
directing us to purchase additional shares on your
behalf in an amount equal to the amount of the
dividend proceeds. This will generally result in us
purchasing a fractional share of the applicable
securities on your behalf. Fractional shares may be
held in your Managed Account(s), if appropriate, but
due to their nature may not be purchased or sold on an
agency basis through AEIS. The liquidation of fractional
shares requires us to purchase a full share and divide
the share while acting as principal for our inventory
account in order to pay you the proceeds of the value
of the fractional share you own. By entering into the
Relationship Agreement, you authorize Ameriprise
Financial Services to effect fractional share Principal
Transactions. AEIS and Ameriprise Financial mitigate
any potential conflicts of interest in effecting fractional
share Principal Transactions by acting in the best
interest of our clients and neither Ameriprise Financial
nor AEIS will receive any selling concession or other
compensation or benefits. You will not be charged a
markup or markdown in connection with fractional
share Principal Transactions.
Aggregated Trade Orders
Ameriprise Financial Services will act in the best
interest of its clients, including, but not limited to,
seeking best execution on all client transactions in
Managed Accounts Programs. Both AEIS and
Ameriprise Financial Services have implemented
various policies and procedures to address any
potential conflict of interest, including but not limited
to procedures regarding the suitability, supervision
and best execution of securities recommended to, or
purchased to or from, Ameriprise Financial Services
client accounts.
Brokerage services are made available through
Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services and AEIS have an agreement in which
Ameriprise Financial Services introduces customer
accounts to AEIS on a fully disclosed basis. AEIS
serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing
agent in providing clearing, custody and settlement
services for transactions that are executed for
customers of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Under certain circumstances, when Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor deems a
transaction to be in the best interests of you and other
clients, and to the extent permitted by applicable law
and regulation, Ameriprise Financial Services will
instruct AEIS to aggregate multiple client orders to
obtain what Ameriprise Financial Services believes will
be the most favorable price and/or lower execution
costs at the time of execution, as further described
below.
SPS Advantage Program—Fixed Income Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens
accounts and accepts securities order instructions
with respect to the accounts. In exchange for a fee
paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides
For fixed income securities in SPS Advantage Accounts,
when you provide your financial advisor with your
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trade order, which includes transaction costs when
AEIS executes transactions in your Managed Account.
consent to take time and price discretion for a given
trading session, your trade order will be combined with
orders for multiple clients of that financial advisor in
order to buy and sell the same securities in an
aggregated trade order for best execution purposes.
Ameriprise Financial Services will instruct AEIS to
aggregate the trade orders for the applicable securities
and to buy or sell the securities in one or more
aggregated trade orders. Your financial advisor will then
allocate the executed trades to each individual client
Account in a manner that is fair and equitable through a
trade rotation or random selection methodology,
including for any partially filled trade orders. When fixed
income securities are aggregated for execution in SPS
Advantage Accounts, you receive the average price for
the aggregated trade order, meaning you may receive a
higher or lower price for the applicable fixed income
securities than may otherwise have been obtained.
Client trade orders submitted for Accounts enrolled in
the optional automatic rebalancing feature do not
include fixed income securities and are not
aggregated for execution.
In connection the Manager Directed Programs, you will
grant discretionary trading authority to place trades for
securities bought or sold for your Managed Account, or
brokerage discretion, to an Investment Manager
(including the Signature Wealth Investment Manager or
an Envestnet Manager, for applicable Accounts) or to
Ameriprise Financial Services under the terms of your
Relationship Agreement. In such cases, the
Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial Services
is subject to an obligation to seek best execution,
which is a duty to place trades with the broker-dealer
or stock exchange (collectively referred to herein as
the “Executing Party”) that the manager reasonably
believes is capable of providing the best qualitative
execution of client trade orders under the
circumstances considering all relevant factors, such as
execution capabilities, efficiency and responsiveness
of the Executing Party, transaction costs for the trade,
familiarity with the type of security to be traded, the
value of any research or other services provided by the
Executing Party and other relevant factors.
SPS Advisor Program—Aggregate Orders
The Asset-based Fee associated with each Account
covers transaction costs when trades are executed by
the Ameriprise Financial Services on an agency basis
through AEIS; therefore, it is common for participating
Investment Managers to direct transactions for your
Managed Account to Ameriprise Financial Services for
execution in this manner.
For SPS Advisor Accounts, financial advisors generally
aggregate orders of the same security for multiple
clients of that financial advisor in one aggregated
trade order to seek best execution. When securities
are aggregated for execution, each client will receive
the average share price for the aggregated trade order.
As a result, the average share price you receive may
be higher or lower than the price you would have
received had the transaction been executed
independently from the aggregated transaction.
For Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments,
Select Strategist UMAs and Investment Providers in
the Select Separate Program and Envestnet Managers
that have entered into a Model Provider sub-
management agreement with Envestnet, Ameriprise
Financial Services will execute brokerage transactions
for your Managed Account on an agency basis through
our clearing agent, AEIS.
Your financial advisor will then allocate the executed
trades to each individual client Account in a manner
that is fair and equitable through a trade rotation or
random selection methodology, including for any
partially filled trade orders. Adjustments may also be
made to avoid a nominal allocation to client accounts.
However, for Select Separate Account, Vista Separate
Account and Investor Unified Account the Investment
Manager or Envestnet Manager, as applicable, that you
select has discretionary trading authority, or brokerage
discretion, and may allocate a purchase or sale
transaction for the Account to an Executing Party other
than AEIS, provided the allocation is consistent with the
manager’s obligation to seek best execution on the
particular transaction.
Financial advisors may choose not to aggregate
transactions in certain circumstances, for example,
client directed trading activity such as contributions,
withdrawals, asset allocation changes, or investment
strategy changes. Adjustments to trade aggregation
and allocations may also be made by your financial
advisor to take into consideration account specific
investment restrictions, undesirable position size,
account portfolio weightings, client tax status, client
cash positions and client preferences.
Manager Directed Programs
When an Investment Manager directs transactions for
execution with or through Executing Parties other than
AEIS, these trades are referred to as “step-out trades”
and the practice is referred to as “trading away.” Any
additional trading costs (“Third Party Execution Fees”)
incurred will be passed along to you, are included in
the purchase or sale price of the transacted security
and are in addition to the Asset-based Fee. Any Third-
Discretionary trading in Manager Directed Programs
generally requires aggregation of client trade orders for
the purchase or sale of securities within a Program
and clients receive the average share price for the
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Party Execution Fees incurred may impact and reduce
the investment performance of your Managed Account.
However, an Investment Manager’s election to place
step-out trades may allow the Investment Manager to
execute client trade orders at a better purchase or
sale price for the transacted security than would
otherwise be obtained through AEIS and any such
price improvement may contribute to the investment
performance of your Managed Account.
The Investment Manager’s trade rotation practices
may result in transactions placed on behalf of your
Managed Account receiving a more or less favorable
net price for the transaction as compared to the
Investment Manager’s other client accounts. Before
selecting an Investment Manager for your Managed
Account, you should carefully review all material
related to the Investment Manager and the SMA
strategy you select, including information in the
Investment Manager’s disclosure document (Part 2A
of Form ADV) regarding the Investment Manager’s best
execution, trade aggregation and trade allocation
practices, if any, as well as whether the Investment
Manager may select Executing Parties that provide the
Investment Manager credit toward the acquisition of
research or other transaction related products and
services.
When an Investment Manager places a step-out trade,
the transaction is generally traded from broker to broker
and may be executed without any Third-Party Execution
Fees. However, for many step-out trades, the
Executing Party will assess a commission or
transaction cost. These costs may be in excess of
what other Executing Parties may have charged,
including AEIS. Investment Managers that specialize in
certain SMA strategies, such as those investing in
fixed income, preferred, convertible or small-cap
securities, will be more likely to place step-out trades
due to factors the Investment Manager considers
relevant in meeting its best execution obligations.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not restrict an
Investment Manager’s ability to trade away in
SMA strategies for your Managed Account, as the
Investment Manager has brokerage discretion over its
client trade orders and must meet its best execution
obligations with respect to transactions placed on
behalf of your Managed Account. This may cause
certain Investment Managers to direct most, if not all,
of their trades to an Executing Party other than AEIS.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a party to step-out
trades, does not participate in Executing Party
selection for step-out trades and is not in a position to
negotiate the price or transaction related cost(s) with
the Executing Party selected by the Investment
Manager in these situations. Ameriprise Financial
Services has procedures in place to monitor the
services, including trading practices and placement of
client trade orders, provided by Investment Managers.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires that Investment
Managers place client trade orders in accordance with
the Investment Manager’s best execution and fair
trading policies and procedures as well as any trade
aggregation or trade allocation policies and
procedures utilized by the Investment Manager with
respect to your Managed Account.
In determining whether to place client trade orders
with AEIS or another Executing Party an Investment
Manager may consider not only the factors listed
above but also the fact that transaction costs related
to trades effected by Ameriprise Financial Services
through AEIS are included in the Asset-based Fee. The
Investment Manager may manage institutional or other
client accounts that are not a part of Ameriprise
Financial Services’ program. In the event the
Investment Manager purchases or sells a security for
all of its client accounts using a particular strategy
offered by the Investment Manager, the Investment
Manager may determine that it will receive more
favorable execution, including better pricing and
enhanced investment opportunities, if it aggregates all
such client transactions into a block trade that is
executed through one Executing Party.
Investment Managers for fixed income SMA strategies
will generally step-out all of their client trades. For other
types of SMA strategies, some Investment Managers
step-out most, if not all, of their client trades.
Additionally, due to operational and other
considerations specific to the Envestnet platform,
Envestnet Managers may be more likely to place step-
out trades for Accounts than Investment Managers for
Select Separate Accounts. SMA strategies of
Investment Managers that elect to place step-out trades
may, in certain circumstances, be more costly to clients
than SMA strategies of Investment Managers that elect
to trade exclusively or primarily through AEIS. As
discussed above, the Investment Manager’s decision to
place step-out trades may reduce or may contribute to
the investment performance of your Managed Account.
Please ask your financial advisor for more information
about the trading practices of each Investment
Manager, including the average Third Party Execution
Fees for step-out trades placed by the Investment
Manager, and consider the impact of those costs
before selecting an Investment Strategy for your Select
Separate Account or your Managed Account offered with
Envestnet.
Alternatively, the Investment Manager may utilize a
trade rotation process where one group of its client
accounts may have a transaction executed before or
after another group of the Investment Manager’s client
accounts.
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• Credit Risk. Credit risk is the risk that the issuer,
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research
products or services in exchange for commissions
generated by transactions in client Accounts, also
known as “soft dollars” or client commission practices.
guarantor or borrower becomes unable or
unwilling, or is perceived to be unable or unwilling,
to honor its financial obligations or otherwise
defaults.
• Reinvestment Risk. This is the risk of having to
reinvest future proceeds from investments,
whether scheduled or unscheduled, at potentially
lower prevailing rates.
•
Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated
with any event, circumstance, or characteristic of
an investment or market that negatively impacts
the ability to sell, or realize the proceeds from the
sale of, an investment at a desirable time or
price.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives and distributes
research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this
research is not provided in exchange for any type of
compensation to AEIS. Nor do we or our affiliates
receive client referrals from broker- dealers or
third parties that are considered in selecting or
recommending broker- dealers. See the “Broker-
dealer” subsection in the “Other Financial Industry
Activities and Affiliations” section of this Disclosure
Brochure for more information about the brokerage
business of Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates.
•
Investment and Market Risk
You should understand that:
•
All investments involve risk of loss and you should
be prepared to bear such a loss (the amount of
which may vary significantly),
•
Foreign Investments and Currency Risk.
Investments in or exposure to foreign investments
involve certain risks not associated with US
investments. Foreign investments are subject to
the risks including, but not limited to, political,
economic, market, regulatory and others within a
particular country or region, as well as currency
fluctuations and less stringent financial and
accounting standards. Risks are enhanced for
emerging market.
Investment performance in any products
referenced in this Disclosure Brochure can never
be predicted or guaranteed,
•
•
Tax Risk. This is the risk that the tax treatment
of certain investments and of the income and gain
therefrom is uncertain and can vary over time.
The market value of a Managed Account will
fluctuate due to market conditions and other
factors such as liquidity and volatility,
•
•
There is no guarantee that a mutual fund or
Managed Account will meet its objective,
Legal and Regulatory Risk. This is the risk that
new or revised laws or regulations may adversely
affect investments and programs.
•
Past performance does not predict future
performance with respect to any Managed Account
described in this Disclosure Brochure,
•
All trading in your Managed Account will be at
your risk.
• Operational Risk. Operational risks can include
risks of loss arising from operational failures
including but not limited to failures in internal
processes, people, or systems, or from external
events, including those resulting from the
mistakes of third parties.
• Business Disruption Risk. This is the risk of
The Risks of Investing in the Programs Include, but
are not Limited to the Following:
• Market Risk. Market risk refers to the possibility
that the market values of securities or other
investments will fall, sometimes rapidly or
unpredictably, or fail to rise, because of a variety of
actual or perceived factors affecting issuer,
industry or sector in which it operates or the
market as a whole.
•
business disruption of varying severity and scope
occurring. The types of disruption may include, but
not be limited to, firm-only disruption, disruption
that affects a single building, a disruption that
affects the entire city or business district, and
disruption that affects the entire region. Please
read more in Ameriprise Financials’ Business
Continuity Plan Disclosure and Ameriprise
Financial Client Relationship Guide.
Interest Rate Risk. The interest rate risk is the
risk that investment value is sensitive to changes
in interest rates. In general, a rise in interest rates
may result in a price decline of fixed-income
instruments. This risk may be heightened for
longer maturity and duration instruments.
• Cybersecurity Risk. With the use of technologies
such as internet to conduct business, businesses
are susceptible to cybersecurity breaches, please
read more at https://www.ameriprise.com/
privacy-security-fraud.
•
•
Technology Risk. Businesses must rely in part on
digital and network technologies to conduct
Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the uncertainty over
the future value of an investment due to inflation.
Investments may not keep pace with inflation,
which may result in losses.
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business, provide services and maintain business
operations. These technology systems may fail to
operate properly or become disabled as a result of
events or circumstances wholly or partly beyond
control. Technology failures, whether deliberate or
not, could have a material adverse effect and
could result in, among other things, financial loss,
reputational damage, regulatory penalties or the
inability to conduct business.
intended for all investors. Clients who choose to follow
high-risk strategies should know that there is the
possibility of significant losses up to and including the
possibility of the loss of all assets placed in the
strategies. Clients investing in high-risk strategies
should be prepared to bear this loss. It is strongly
recommended that you diversify your investments and
do not place all of your investments in high-risk
investment strategies.
• Business Risk. This risk is associated with a
particular industry or a particular company within
an industry.
• Management Risk. The risk refers to the risk of
the situation in which the company and
shareholders would have been better off without
the choices made by management.
• Concentration Risk. This risk refers to
Any firm, whether Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates or a non-affiliated Advisory Service Provider,
that has discretionary authority over client assets may
be limited in its investment activities due to ownership
restrictions imposed by an issuer (i.e., a legal entity
that sells common stock shares to the general public)
or a regulatory agency. These ownership restrictions
are based upon the level of beneficial ownership in a
security. For purposes of determining whether a
particular ownership limit has been reached, a firm may
be required to aggregate holdings across an entire
group of affiliated companies, meaning that all shares
held on a discretionary basis for the account of the
firm and its affiliates or for the benefit of their
respective clients are taken into account for purposes
of determining the maximum amount that may be held
under the ownership restrictions.
undiversified or concentrated investments. When
assets are invested in a small number of issuers,
specific asset type or overly exposed to particular
sectors, industries or geographic regions that may
create more vulnerability to unfavorable
developments in these issuers, asset type,
sectors, industries or geographic regions and
greater risk of loss than those that are invested
more broadly.
• Margin Risk. Margin borrowing has specific risks
outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document,
review that document for more information.
• Pledging Assets Risk. Pledging assets to secure
loan involves additional risks, please read more in
the Pledging Assets Section of Disclosure
Brochure.
•
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates, including
CMIA, are subject to the limitations referenced above.
As a result, you may be limited or prevented from
acquiring securities of an issuer that Ameriprise
Financial Services, CMIA or your financial advisor may
otherwise prefer to purchase in your Managed Account
if Ameriprise Financial Services or your financial advisor
has discretionary authority. These limitations apply to
certain Active Portfolios® investments, Select ETF
Portfolios and SPS Advisor Accounts.
Leverage Risk. Leverage occurs when assets
available for investment are increased by using
borrowings, short sales, derivatives, or similar
instruments or techniques. The use of leverage
allows for investment exposure in excess of net
assets, thereby magnifying volatility of returns and
risk of loss.
The risks described above should not be considered
to be an exhaustive list of all the risks which clients
should consider. For further information about various
risks, please refer to the applicable prospectus or
other investment product offering documents, as well
as the Advisory Service Provider’s disclosure document
(Part 2A of Form ADV) and the Strategy Fact Sheet, the
Ameriprise Financial Client Relationship Guide, and
any applicable risk acknowledgement forms.
It is possible that these ownership limitations could
cause performance dispersion among Accounts of
clients who have chosen the same investment
strategy. For example, if purchases in an issuer are
restricted due to ownership limits, Ameriprise Financial
Services or a financial advisor would not be able to
purchase that security for client accounts even though
an Advisory Service Provider may hold that security in
its investment strategy or model portfolio, as
applicable, and recommend it for purchase. Similarly,
certain Accounts may hold fewer shares of a certain
security than other Accounts following the same
investment strategy depending on when purchases of
that security were restricted.
Some strategies may be high-risk strategies and
usually have the potential for substantial returns;
however, there are correspondingly significant risks
involved in the strategies. Such strategies are not
In addition, purchases of certain securities may be
restricted from purchase by client Accounts of
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates for risk
management reasons.
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Sources of information
Although the information and data provided by third
party organizations is believed to be accurate,
Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors
do not independently verify third party information.
In general, Discretionary Managers conduct securities
analysis using the services of research analysts.
Among the various sources of information utilized by
these research analysts and other investment
management personnel may include:
•
information prepared by companies;
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial
advisors guarantee the accuracy, completeness or
timeliness of any such information nor do they imply any
warranty of any kind regarding the information provided.
• meetings with outside analysts;
•
informational interviews at corporations;
Third Party Research Provider Materials Not Approved
for Use with Clients
•
corporate rating services;
•
financial and industry trade publications;
•
•
research materials prepared by a wide variety of
financial services sources; and
economic reports and government services.
From time to time, financial advisors may access
research, models, investment tools or other material
from third party research providers that are not
approved for use with clients rather are for the
purposes of the financial advisor’s general education,
staying current on industry trends or developing
potential investment ideas. Financial advisors may
provide clients with general market commentary or non-
security information once the individual pieces have
been approved for use by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Death of a Managed Account Holder
In the Signature Wealth Program, the Signature Wealth
Investment Providers will utilize Sources of Information
made available to them from Ameriprise Financial
Services to assist them in the support of the
Signature Wealth Program. The source of the
information provided is Ameriprise Financial Services
and is specific to the administration and operational
support of the Signature Wealth Program. In addition,
Ameriprise Financial Services will make available
certain Signature Wealth Investment Provider
information to all Signature Wealth Investment
Providers. Except for the extent such information is
ultimately provided by Ameriprise Financial Services,
the information and data provided by the third-party
organizations is believed to be accurate, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its financial advisors do not
independently verify third party information.
In addition, for mutual funds, mutual fund analysts
may also use the following sources of information:
•
conferences with mutual fund advisors;
• mutual fund rating and performance services;
•
•
For Signature Wealth Accounts, when Ameriprise
Financial Services receives notice that the owner of an
individual Account has died, Ameriprise Financial
Services will freeze the Signature Wealth Account(s),
prorate the Asset-based Fee based on the period of
time during the billing period the Account was open and
rebate any unused portion of the Asset- based Fee, and
will then close the Signature Wealth Account and
transfer the Account, and transfer the positions in-kind
to a restricted SPS Advantage Account and await
instructions from the executor or designated
administrator of the deceased’s estate. If the
beneficiary wants to establish a new Signature Wealth
Account, Ameriprise Financial Services must receive the
necessary Account opening documents, including a
newly executed Relationship Agreement and related
documentation including a new Signature Wealth
Proposal.
•
•
asset allocation tools;
training and marketing materials;
prospectuses and annual reports for the
investment;
product materials (some of which are created by
Ameriprise Financial Services or affiliates); and
• market commentary (some of which may be
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services’
affiliates).
For all other Programs, when the Ameriprise Financial
Services receives notice that the account holder of an
individual Account has died, Ameriprise Financial
Services will freeze the Account(s), prorate the Asset-
based Fee based on the period of time during the
billing period the Account was open and rebate any
unused portion of the Asset- based Fee, and will await
instructions from the executor or designated
administrator of the deceased’s estate.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not responsible for
taking any action with respect to such Accounts prior to
its receipt of appropriate instructions, which means
that Ameriprise Financial Services will not take action
in response to market fluctuations or other factors that
may adversely impact the market value of any Account.
Your financial advisor may utilize research produced
by Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates, such
as material prepared by the IRG, or from third party
research providers that have been approved by
Ameriprise Financial Services when providing
investment advice within a Managed Account. Our
affiliates may have views and opinions, or may make
research available, that differs from that of the IRG or
your financial advisor.
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Upon receipt of appropriate instructions, an Account
will be created to hold each beneficiary’s portion. If
the beneficiary wants to maintain an active Account,
Ameriprise Financial Services must receive the
necessary Account opening documents, including a
newly executed Relationship Agreement and related
documentation.
the purchase is in a qualified Managed Account.
Gain/loss information may be available on your
Managed Account statements and/or by accessing
your Managed Account through ameriprise.com. Wash
sales may not always be reported as such in your
Managed Account statement, as reporting is required
only if the exchange is for the exact same security.
You should work with your tax advisor to determine the
appropriate tax treatment.
In the event that Ameriprise Financial Services receives
notice that an account holder of an Account held in
some form of joint ownership has died, additional
conditions will apply to continue the enrollment and any
related management of the Account.
Tax Consequences
For certain non-covered securities, you are encouraged
to provide your Ameriprise financial advisor with the
correct cost basis information for any assets that are
transferred into your Managed Account. Please contact
your financial advisor to determine whether you hold
any non-covered securities. You should discuss with
your financial advisor whether you want to initiate any
tax- related transactions, such as tax loss harvesting.
Payment of an Asset-based Fee may produce accounting,
bookkeeping and/or income tax results that are different
from those resulting from the payment of securities
transaction-based commissions or other charges on a
transaction-by transaction basis. The tax treatment of the
fee may differ if some, or all of the investment is in tax-
exempt municipal bonds or bond funds.
We will provide you with certain legally required tax
documents in connection with your Managed Account.
You may also receive other tax related information
from time to time. You should understand that neither
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
nor any Discretionary Manager provides tax advice.
Clients seeking tax advice are urged to seek the
advice of a professional tax advisor. You will be
responsible for any tax liabilities associated with your
Managed Account. We may be legally required to
withhold US tax from certain payments, for example,
if you fail to provide a certified taxpayer identification
number. Certain investment income, such as dividends
on foreign equities, may incur foreign withholding taxes
that may or may not be recoverable.
Special Considerations for Retirement Accounts
There may be tax consequences associated with
transactions, including rebalancing, in your non-
qualified Managed Account, such as capital gains or
losses. These transactions are generally reflected on
your Managed Account statements and include
activities such as you selling or redeeming securities
for the purpose of establishing a Managed Account or
your Discretionary Manager exercising investment
discretion within your discretionary Managed Account
to sell all or a portion of the securities. There may be
other taxable income, for example, dividends or
interest. Mutual funds and ETFs may make capital
gain distributions of net long- term gains in the fund.
Purchasing fund shares shortly before a dividend, also
known as “buying a dividend,” may raise tax costs as
you will effectively receive part of your dividend price
back as the distribution, resulting in inefficient tax
consequences. Unless you are a tax-exempt investor
or holding fund shares through a tax-advantaged
account (such as a 401(k) plan or IRA), you should
consider avoiding buying fund shares shortly before
the Fund makes a distribution. For IRAs and other tax-
qualified retirement accounts, transactions that occur
within the account generally do not generate taxable
income although the purchase, sale or holding of
certain investments such as master limited
partnerships can. See “Your Guide to IRAs” (available
on Ameriprise.com or from your financial advisor) for
possible tax consequence of IRA distributions.
Your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer
ideas for you to consider related to the allocation of
retirement assets among one or more Managed
Accounts. Such communications are offered as
education, marketing and examples of the potential
uses of these Managed Accounts for purposes of
discussion and for your independent consideration, and
should not be viewed, construed or relied upon,
as investment or fiduciary recommendations or advice
under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
Code”). Additionally, if in connection with discussing,
presenting or offering particular Managed Accounts to
you, we provide you with a sample or proposed asset
allocation, including one that identifies specific
You should also be aware that you may need to make
estimated tax payments periodically during the year
due to income generated in the non-qualified account,
including: interest, dividends, and net capital gains
from securities sales. There is also the potential for
losses to be disallowed under the “wash sale” rules.
A wash sale typically occurs when you sell or trade a
stock or security at a loss, and within 30 days before
or after the sale, you: (i) buy substantially identical
stock or securities, (ii) acquire substantially identical
stock or securities in a fully taxable exchange, or
(iii) acquire a contract or option to buy substantially
identical stock or securities. The wash sale rules also
apply to sales in a non-qualified Managed Account and
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investments. Any fees you pay reduce the overall value
of and net performance of your Managed Account.
Fee Information for Each Advisory Solution Program
The Asset-based Fee is comprised of the total of (1) a
negotiable Advisory Fee of up to a maximum annual rate
of 2.0%; (2) a Platform Fee rate that varies by
Program; and (3) any applicable Manager Fee.
The Advisory Fee and the Platform Fee applies to each
Managed Account in a Program and the Manager Fee
applies to the Select Separate Account Program, Vista
Separate Account Program, Investor Unified Account
Program, the Access Account Program, and SMA
investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth
Program.
securities or other investments, such asset allocation
is merely an example of, or proposal for, the fiduciary
advice and recommendations that may potentially be
made available through the Managed Account once you
decide to enroll in the Managed Account and should not
be relied upon as investment or fiduciary advice or a
recommendation under ERISA or the Internal Revenue
Code. We are not acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or
the Internal Revenue Code when you decide to engage
us for a new service, including with respect to your
decision, or the decision of a plan participant, to roll
over assets to an Ameriprise IRA. Similarly, we are not
acting as a fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal
Revenue Code when you decide to move assets from
one type of account held at Ameriprise Financial
Services to another type of account (e.g., moving
assets from an Ameriprise brokerage account to a
Managed Account). Ameriprise Financial Services and
its financial advisors may be subject to limitations with
respect to the revenue they receive in connection with
Accounts of retirement or other tax-favored savings
plans.
In addition to your Asset-based Fee, for SPS Advisor
Accounts, Ameriprise Financial Services assesses a
quarterly asset-based Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee of 0.03% of the total advisory assets in
your Managed Account. Our affiliate AEIS credits to
clients all sub- transfer agency fees and networking
fees AEIS receives for SPS Advisor Accounts from
mutual fund firms. This Investments and Infrastructure
Support Credit may be more or less than the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
Annual Fee
Rate
Fee
Component
Applicable
Program(s)
2.0%
Retirement account clients are not permitted to open
or maintain a margin account with AEIS or any other
broker or dealer for the purposes of effecting Managed
Account transactions on margin. Retirement account
clients are also precluded from pledging assets held
in a Managed Account. For additional information
regarding special considerations that may apply to
retirement accounts, please refer to the Relationship
Agreement.
Maximum
Advisory Fee
All Managed
Accounts
Programs
Platform Fee
0.17%
Select
Separate
Account, Vista
Separate
Account,
Investor Unified
Account, and
Access Account
Programs
Covered family members of Ameriprise financial
advisors are able to purchase investment products in
their Ameriprise brokerage retirement accounts at a
lower commission rate and receive a rebate of the
applicable 12b-1 fees, as well as a waiver of any
transaction charges paid by your financial advisor.
Ameriprise financial advisors who provide advisory
services to covered family members will not receive
any portion of the Advisory Fees paid on these
Managed Account retirement accounts, unless the
Asset-based Fee is paid from a nonqualified account
via an alternative fee billing arrangement. Please
contact your financial advisor if you have questions as
to whether you’re a covered family member of an
Ameriprise financial advisor.
Fees and Compensation
SPS Advisor,
Signature
Wealth and
Active
Portfolios
Programs
Ranges from
0.02% - 0.05%
based on
advisory
household
assets under
management
(“AUM”).*
* Asset tier ranges and rates are set forth
in Section 9 of the Relationship Agreement.
0.02%
SPS Advantage
Program
The total cost to you of a Managed Account will include
(1) the Asset-based Fee, which includes any investment
management fees charged by Advisory Service
Providers for SMA strategies; (2) for SPS Advisor
Accounts, the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee;
(3) Investment Costs; and (4) Additional Fees and
Expenses which are any additional transaction related
fees that may be incurred in connection with your
Managed Account based on the nature of your
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Manager Fee
Generally
ranges
from
0.10% to
0.80%
Managed Account such as asset allocation,
portfolio construction, creation of model portfolios,
investment recommendations and selection
including applicable investment product due
diligence, execution of transactions through our
affiliated clearing agent, AEIS, custody of
securities, and tax and account reporting including
trade confirmations and client statements and
services provided by your financial advisor for your
Managed Account. The Advisory Fee you pay is
shared between Ameriprise Financial Services and
your financial advisor and discussed in further
detail in the Financial Advisor – Advisory Fee” sub-
section under the “Financial Advisors
Compensation & Benefits “ section.
o Ameriprise Financial Planning Service Fee.
Select
Separate
Account,
Vista
Separate
Account,
Investor
Unified
Account,
Access
Account
Program,
and SMA
investment
portfolios
within the
Signature
Wealth
Program.
SPS Advisor
Program
If you choose to pay for your Ameriprise Financial
Planning Service (“AFPS”) through the consolidated
advisory fee service a portion of your Asset-based
Fee is allocated to cover the financial planning
services you receive (“AFPS Fee”). The AFPS Fee
rate is negotiated with your financial advisor,
however the sum of the Advisory Fee and the AFPS
Fee cannot exceed 2%.
The level of the Advisory Fee you negotiate with your
financial advisor will depend upon a number of factors
including:
•
•
•
total assets in your Managed Account
the service level of your Managed Account
type of strategy employed
Investments
and
Infrastructure
Support Fee
and
Investments
and
Infrastructure
Support
Credit
0.03% AEIS
credits to
clients all
sub-transfer
agency fees and
networking fees
it receives for
SPS Advisor
fund firms. fees
and networking
fees it receives
for SPS Advisor
Accounts from
mutual fund
firms.
Because the Advisory Fee component of the Asset-
based Fee is negotiable, client Asset-based Fees may
vary. Accordingly, you may pay a higher or lower Asset
based Fee than a similarly situated client due to
factors such as account value, types of investment
products, investment strategy, trading activity and the
range of services received. For example, you may pay
more or less than another client invested in the same
particular investment strategy with a higher or lower
account value than your Managed Account. This means
you may pay more than a similarly- situated client with a
lower account balance who is receiving the same
services.
Based on the Program you select, the components of
your Asset-based Fee will vary. The fee components
will be displayed to you when open a new Managed
Account or make changes to an existing Managed
Account that result in a change to one or more
components of your Asset-based Fee. You may also
request current fee rates from your financial advisor.
Each possible component that may apply to you is
further described below.
• Advisory Fee. The Advisory Fee rate is an ongoing
asset-based fee negotiated between you and your
financial advisor. It is part of the overall Asset-
based Fee calculated for you on a monthly basis.
The Advisory Fee is based in part on the total
value of the assets in your Managed Account(s) at
Ameriprise Financial Services (“Advisory Tiers”).
There are minimum Advisory fee rates that vary
based on this total value. The Advisory Fee covers
services provided by your financial advisor for your
• Platform Fee. The Platform Fee rate is part of the
overall Asset-based Fee calculated for you on a
monthly basis. For Programs that charge a Platform
Fee rate within a range, the effective Platform Fee
is based on the advisory household AUM.
o For discretionary programs, e.g., SPS Advisor,
Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account,
Investor Unified Account, and Access Account
Programs, the Platform Fee covers additional
costs associated with these Programs for
services provided by Ameriprise Financial
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In calculating the Blended Fee Rate, assets without a
Manager Fee (such as mutual funds, ETFs, uninvested
cash, and securities) are assigned a 0% rate, while
SMA assets use the applicable Manager Fee based on
their respective allocations.
Services such as advisory service provider due
diligence and oversight, investment selection
including initial and ongoing investment strategy
due diligence (Manager Directed Programs
only), investment product due diligence, overlay
management, additional trading costs,
enhanced proposal and trading tools (as
applicable by Program), reporting (e.g. manager
and portfolio reports), advisory training and
expert support, platform management (e.g.
ongoing product development and
administration) and additional operational and
support related functions.
o For non-discretionary programs, e.g., SPS
Advantage, the Platform Fee covers additional
costs associated with non-discretionary
program services provided by Ameriprise
Financial Services such as advisory training
and expert support, platform management (e.g.
ongoing product development and
administration) and additional operational and
support-related functions.
• Manager Fee. The Manager Fee represents
For Select Strategist UMA Managed Accounts, the
initial Blended Fee Rate will be calculated based on
the percentage of the Managed Account targeted to
each SMA on the date your Managed Account is
accepted. Thereafter, the Blended Fee Rate will be
calculated on the net asset value of the actual
allocation within each SMA on the last business day of
each month. Investor Unified Account Managed
Accounts calculate the Blended Fee Rate using the net
asset value of the allocation within each SMA. For
Signature Wealth Managed Accounts the initial and
first monthly Blended Fee Rate will be calculated
based on the percentage of the Managed Account
targeted to each model investment portfolio at the
time your Account is accepted. This is to allow the
Investment Manager adequate time to fully invest into
the model investment portfolios. Thereafter, the
Blended Fee Rate will be calculated based on the
actual asset value of each model investment portfolio,
on the last business day of each month.
investment management fees charged by Advisory
Service Providers for a specific SMA investment
strategy. The Manager Fee rate is variable by
Advisory Service Provider and specific investment
strategy and is charged to you as a component of
your Asset-based Fee. Manager Fee rates are
subject to change.
Because each SMA may be subject to different fees,
your Blended Fee Rate will change depending on a
variety of factors, including the value of the assets in
each sub- account, market movements, your
contributions and withdrawals, any changes to your
allocation or the selection of a new SMA strategy.
As a result, the Blended Fee Rate may be more or
less than the Blended Fee Rate originally shown in
the confirmation of your new Account.
Investments and Infrastructure Fee for SPS Advisor
Accounts.
The Manager Fee also applies to SMA investment
portfolios within Signature Wealth. Other Signature
Wealth Investment Providers generally earn
compensation through management fees, or
Investment Costs, associated with proprietary mutual
funds and ETFs used in the investment models
recommended.
The Asset-based Fees for Programs that offer SMA
strategies range higher than Programs that do not offer
SMA strategies in order to cover the fees paid to
Advisory Service Provider(s) for services provided to
your Managed Account. As of the date of this
Disclosure Brochure, the fee rates for SMA strategies
generally range from 0.10% to 0.80% per annum of the
market value of the assets invested in each SMA
strategy. More information regarding the investment
management fees charged by a particular Advisory
Service Provider for its SMA strategies is contained in
its disclosure document (Part 2A of Form ADV).
For SPS Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial
Services assesses an annual asset-based
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee of 0.03% of
the total advisory assets in your Managed Account.
The Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee is
assessed quarterly and calculated based on the
closing market value of your Managed Account as of
the last business day of the calendar quarter. If you do
not have an SPS Advisor Account balance as of the
last business day of the calendar quarter, you will not
be assessed the Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee. You will be charged an Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee for the entire calendar
quarter if you have an SPS Advisor Account balance on
the last business day of the calendar quarter (i.e., no
proration). The Investments and Infrastructure Support
Fee is in addition to your Asset-based Fee and helps
support the cost of maintaining and servicing the SPS
Advisor Program.
For Select Strategist UMA, Investor Unified Account,
and Signature Wealth Managed Accounts each
underlying SMA investment strategy may be subject to
a different Manager Fee rate. The Manager Fee rate
for these Managed Accounts is assessed as a
blended rate (the “Blended Fee Rate”), calculated
using the full billable value of the Managed Account.
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considered miscellaneous income for tax reporting
purposes. For Accounts with alternative fee billing
arrangements, the entire Investments and Infrastructure
Support Credit will be considered miscellaneous income if
the originating Account is a non-qualified Account.
Account holders receiving aggregate miscellaneous
income of $600 or more annually will receive an IRS
Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, from AEIS.
Account holders receiving miscellaneous income
amounts under $600 annually generally will not
receive an IRS Form 1099- MISC from AEIS, but will be
responsible for reporting the income to the IRS. Holders
of IRAs and qualified retirement plan Accounts will not
experience a taxable event as a result of a rebate and
will instead be taxed only on amounts when they are
distributed from the Account.
Householding of Account Assets and Minimum Asset-
based Fee.
For SPS Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial
Services causes its affiliate, AEIS, to credit to clients
all sub- transfer agency fees and networking fees AEIS
receives from mutual funds firms. This Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit is calculated on a
proportionate basis based on the revenues earned
over the course of the applicable calendar quarter,
divided by SPS Advisor Account assets as of the
closing market value of each client’s SPS Advisor
Account(s) as of the last business day of the calendar
quarter. Clients who do not have an Account balance
as of the last business day of the calendar quarter will
not be eligible to receive the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit. Clients who open an
Account during the calendar quarter will receive a full
credit (i.e., no proration) if they have an SPS Advisor
Managed Account balance on the last business day of
the calendar quarter. The Investments and
Infrastructure Support Credit will be allocated without
regard to the value of mutual fund positions held in
any particular client’s SPS Advisor Account. Although
Ameriprise Financial Services intends to credit these
sub-transfer agency fees and networking fees back to
clients, AEIS reserves the right, in its discretion, to
cease to collect these sub-transfer agency fees and
networking fees at any time and, accordingly, cease
crediting client Accounts.
The Asset-based Fee provides householding benefits
across all Programs and Managed Accounts (“Advisory
Fee Householding”). By default, a primary household
will consist of a client, their spouse or domestic
partner, unmarried children under the age of 21, and
accounts owned by these people, which are displayed
under one Group ID on your client statement. If you
have more than one Group ID, you may be able to link
the Group ID associated with your primary household
group to the Group ID associated with an additional
household group with which you have an eligible
affiliation, such as the grantor of an irrevocable trust or
owner of a corporation.
Household minimums are assessed across all
Managed Accounts within a household and the
minimum Asset-based Fee for a household is $100.
Households charged the minimum annual Asset-based
Fee amount may exceed the maximum Asset-based
Fee percentage otherwise applicable to your Managed
Account(s). Households with less than a $3,333
balance will be charged an effective Asset-based Fee
in excess of 3%. If your effective Asset- based Fee
exceeds 3%, Managed Accounts may not be the most
cost-effective investment vehicle for you; similar
products and services may be available at a lower
overall fee through another investment program. A pro-
rata portion of this minimum fee is assessed each
billing period.
The Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and
Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit apply at
the same rate for each SPS Advisor Managed Account
regardless of how many mutual fund positions, if any,
are held in the Managed Account. Ameriprise Financial
Services intends to fund, in whole or in part, the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit from sub-
transfer agency fees and networking fees its affiliate
collects from mutual fund companies for the mutual fund
accounting, recordkeeping, tax reporting and other
shareholder services related to the mutual funds held in
all SPS Advisor Accounts. As a result, the Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit will generally offset the
cost of the Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee.
However, changing circumstances, such as a shift at the
Program level away from investments in mutual funds
into individual securities, ETFs or other investment
products, could cause the credit to be less than the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee and may
impact the costs associated with your SPS Advisor
Account. The Investments and Infrastructure Support
Credit may also be more than the Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee.
Each quarterly fee and credit is displayed on your
statement for the following month. For example,
December’s fee and credit will appear on your January
statement. In circumstances where the Investments
and Infrastructure Support Credit exceeds the
Investments and Infrastructure Support Fees paid
from your nonqualified account, the excess will be
Where eligible, Advisory Fee Householding allows you to
combine Managed Account assets across multiple
household groups, which may help you qualify for a
lower minimum Advisory Fee rate, or, if applicable, to
qualify for the household minimum Asset-based Fee
across all Managed Accounts in the linked households.
Generally, pension and group retirement plans are not
eligible to be linked for Advisory Fee Householding.
Due to the timing of Account processing, when a new
Account is created, funded and billed on the last
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business day of the billing period, such new Account
may not be included in your household assets for that
billing period. In addition to your client statement, you
can also find your Group ID online if you’re
registered on the secure site at ameriprise.com.
Contact your financial advisor to review whether your
Group IDs are eligible to be linked for Advisory Fee
Householding benefits. You may also call
800.862.7919 to review your Group IDs and
householding eligibility.
any such changes, with the exceptions of (i) changes
to your Platform Fee rate for SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios Accounts which varies
over time based on your household advisory AUM; and
(ii) changes to your Blended Fee Rate for the Manager
Fee charged to Select Strategist UMA Managed
Accounts and Investor Unified Managed Accounts. You
authorize Ameriprise Financial Services to apply future
changes to the fee components by continuing to
accept the Service.
Billing Methodology
Your Asset-based Fee is deducted directly from your
Managed Account and paid from cash available in your
Sweep Program unless your Asset-based Fee is paid
via an alternate fee billing arrangement.
The Advisory Fee that you negotiate with your financial
advisor for a specific Account will increase if your total
advisory assets fall below the minimum for your
Advisory Tier and remain as such through any applicable
grace period (a “Passive Advisory Fee Change”). If you
have a Passive Advisory Fee Change, we will provide you
with prior notice that your Advisory Fee rate will be
increased unless you take some action. If you do not
take any action, we will confirm the new Advisory Fee
rate once it is effective. Passive Advisory Fee Changes
do not require your signature. The maximum change is
0.25% and your Advisory Fee will not exceed 2%. If you
are in a consolidated advisory fee service, and the
Passive Advisory Fee Change causes the sum of the
new Advisory Fee rate and the AFPS Fee rate to exceed
2%, your AFPS Fee rate will be reduced until the sum of
the Advisory Fee rate and AFPS Fee rate totals 2%.
The initial Asset-based Fee is based on the market
value of the Account on the opening date, except for
the Platform Fee portion of SPS Advisor, Signature
Wealth and Active Portfolios Accounts which is based
on advisory household AUM, adjusted proportionately to
reflect the number of days remaining in the initial
monthly billing period. Thereafter, billing will be
calculated based on the market value of the assets in
the Account or advisory household AUM, as applicable,
as of the last business day of the preceding monthly
billing period and deducted on the 14th of each month,
or if the 14th is a weekend or holiday, the fee deducts
the following business day. In the event a Managed
Account is terminated, Ameriprise Financial Services
will prorate the Asset- based Fee based on the period
of time during the billing period the Account was open
and rebate any unused portion of the Asset-based Fee.
When you establish your Relationship, you negotiate the
highest Advisory Fee that you agree could apply to an
Account opened under the Relationship without
obtaining an additional signature (the “Negotiated
Advisory Fee”). If you are engaged in a consolidated
advisory fee service, the Negotiated Advisory Fee
includes your AFPS Fee. You may choose a Negotiated
Advisory Fee rate for each specific Program offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services or you may negotiate
one rate that will apply at the Relationship level and
consistently across all Programs offered. Your
Negotiated Advisory Fee rate(s) may be lower than or up
to 2% but may not exceed 2% for any individual Account
at any time. Your signature is required for any increase
to your Negotiated Advisory Fee rate(s).
For SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active Portfolios
Accounts, the initial Platform Fee rate applied to your
Managed Account at new Account set up will be
determined by the anticipated advisory household AUM
selected on your Managed Account opening paperwork.
The ongoing Platform Fee rate will then be adjusted on
a monthly basis based on your actual advisory
household AUM. As a result, your total Asset-based Fee
for each SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active
Portfolios Account will increase and decrease over time
within the range specified in the chart above, based on
the market value of your advisory AUM. Deposits into
and withdrawals from your Managed Accounts will
cause your advisory AUM to increase and decrease. Any
such increase or decrease that changes your applicable
advisory household asset tier will be effective
immediately and charged as of the next applicable
billing period.
Changes to Fee Components
The Negotiated Advisory Fee you’ve agreed to may not
be the same as the (i) Advisory Fee, or (ii) sum of the
Advisory Fee and AFPS Fee, if applicable, that you
agree to be applied to and charged on a specific
Managed Account (within the remainder of this
section, the “Assessed Advisory Fee”). When
establishing a Managed Account, you may agree to an
Assessed Advisory Fee up to the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee without a signature. Your
signature will be required if you agree to an Assessed
Advisory Fee that is higher than the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee.
Fee components are subject to change in the
circumstances set forth below. Any change to an
underlying fee component will change your total Asset-
based Fee. We will provide you written confirmation of
For an existing Managed Account, you may renegotiate
the Assessed Advisory Fee with your financial advisor at
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any time. Your financial advisor will complete the
appropriate documents reflecting the new Assessed
Advisory Fee. Your signature will be required if the
Assessed Advisory Fee, including an APFS Fee if
applicable, is higher than the applicable Negotiated
Advisory Fee. Your financial advisor or Ameriprise
Financial Services may, without obtaining your signature:
(i) for Managed Accounts that are part of a
negotiate the Advisory Fee rate with your financial
advisor, move to another Program, add the
consolidated advisory fee service to that Managed
Account, or when processing certain ownership
changes. Clients with a Grandfathered Advisory Fee
will not be subject to a Passive Advisory Fee Change.
Ask your financial advisor whether you have a
Grandfathered Advisory Fee rate and consider this rate
before re-negotiating your Advisory Fee rate or moving
to another strategy.
Relationship: reduce or increase your Assessed
Advisory Fee up to the Negotiated Advisory Fee; or,
Allocation of Asset-based Fees
The Asset-based Fee paid in connection with each
Managed Account you establish will be allocated to
Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial advisor
and if applicable, the Advisory Service Providers as
follows.
•
(ii) for all Accounts where the Assessed Advisory Fee
includes an AFPS Fee: reduce, increase, reallocate
or remove the AFPS Fee associated with your
Managed Account providing that the new sum of
your Assessed Advisory Fee does not exceed the
higher of your Managed Account’s current
Assessed Advisory Fee or the applicable
Negotiated Advisory Fee, if the Account is part of a
Relationship.
The Advisory Fee compensates Ameriprise
Financial Services. A portion of the Advisory Fee
and, if applicable, the AFPS Fee, is shared with
your financial advisor.
•
The Platform Fee compensates Ameriprise
Financial Services. The Platform Fee is not shared
with your financial advisor. For Signature Wealth
Accounts, a portion of the Platform Fee is shared
with the Signature Wealth Investment Manager.
The Assessed Advisory Fee change will become
effective at the start of the next billing period, following
the period in which the request is received and
accepted by Sponsor. For each instance of a
Negotiated Advisory Fee or Assessed Advisory Fee
change, we will send you a confirmation, regardless of
whether your signature was required.
•
The Manager Fee compensates the Advisory
Service Provider and is not shared with Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor. As of
the date of this Disclosure Brochure, Manager Fee
rates generally range from 0.10% to 0.80% per
annum of the market value of the assets invested
in each SMA strategy. More information regarding
the investment management fees charged by a
particular Advisory Service Provider for its SMA
strategies is contained in its disclosure document
(Part 2A of Form ADV).
Manager Fee rates are subject to change. The Manager
Fee may change if (i) your Managed Account changes
Advisory Service Providers, (ii) you make changes to your
investment strategy, (iii) one of your current Advisory
Service Providers change their fee, or (iv) your
investment strategy moves to another Program as a part
of a Program reorganization. Any increase or decrease in
the Manager Fee is passed along to you. For UMA
accounts, the Blended Fee Rate will generally change as
the allocation between the underlying SMAs changes.
•
Changes to the Manager Fee, including the Blended
Fee Rate, do not require your signature.
The SPS Advisor Investments and Infrastructure
Support Fee compensates Ameriprise Financial
Services and is not shared with your financial
advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services retains the portion of the Advisory Fee not
allocated to your financial advisor. Our portion of the
Advisory Fee may be higher or lower than the portion of
the Advisory Fee allocated to your financial advisor.
Advisory Service Providers. Important considerations
for the Manager Fee paid to Advisory Service
Provider(s) you select include:
Platform Fee rates are subject to change. Platform Fee
rate changes do not require your signature. Platform
Fee rates for SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth and Active
Portfolios Accounts are subject to change within the
current applicable ranges based on your advisory
household AUM, as described above, and can vary over
the course of your Relationship. The Platform Fee
rate or the overall range(s) applicable to your
Managed Account(s) may increase or decrease with
notice to you.
• Manager Fee rates are negotiated separately with
each Advisory Service Provider.
•
Grandfathered Advisory Fee Rates. If you have
received notice that you have a Grandfathered
Advisory Fee rate, which is an Advisory Fee rate that is
lower than the minimum fee rate allowed for the
applicable Advisory Tier (the “Grandfathered Advisory
Fee rate”), you will retain that fee rate until you re-
Participating Advisory Service Providers may
reimburse AEIS and AEIS may subsequently
reimburse financial advisors for the costs arising
from, or make payments to AEIS for participation
in, client meetings or educational and training
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meetings held with financial advisors and other
personnel.
pay additional fees and expenses associated with your
specific Sweep Program. This section discusses each
of these costs.
Investment Costs of Mutual Funds. There are
underlying mutual fund expenses charged to all mutual
fund shareholders. Some mutual fund companies and
their service providers pay AEIS a portion of the fees it
receives for underlying mutual fund expenses in the
form of Third-Party Payments. Any mutual fund fees or
expenses you pay reduce the overall value of and net
performance of your Managed Account. Important
considerations:
In addition to the fees described above, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates retain the
revenues each receives related to the investment
products held in your Managed Account such as (i)
Third Party Payments; and (ii) any management fees,
distribution fees or compensation earned related to
administrative or transfer agency fees related to
affiliated mutual funds held in your Managed Account
that are included in the Investment Costs paid
indirectly by you and are received by our affiliates, such
as CMIA.
•
Additional Costs Associated with a Managed
Account
The underlying fees related to investment products you
purchase within your Managed Account are referred to
as Investment Costs and are more fully described
below. These costs are in addition to the Asset-based
Fee that you pay directly from your Managed Account
and may include Third Party Payments that are
compensation to AEIS, as discussed above. They are
paid by you indirectly as part of the cost of the
investment and they reduce the value of your
investment in the product. They are not a direct fee
deducted from your Managed Account.
These fees and expenses include management
fees, distribution and other expenses. A mutual
fund may also charge shareholder service (“12b-
1”) fees. These fees and expenses could increase
the total cost of your investment in the mutual
fund by 1.00% to 2.00% or more. For example, if
the Asset-based Fee for your Managed Account is
1.00%, and the mutual funds in which you invest
have average fees of 1.50%, the total fees will be
2.50%. As noted above, all Managed Accounts
offer Advisory Shares that typically do not assess
12b-1 fees as the primary share class. To the
extent that Ameriprise Financial Services receives
12b-1 fees from mutual fund companies for
applicable mutual fund classes utilized in any
Managed Accounts, it rebates these fees to
clients. Rebates are generally deposited into the
applicable client Accounts within a week after we
receive the 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
• Charges imposed by the underlying mutual funds
held in your Managed Account may include short-
term redemption fees and small position fees.
Investment Costs apply whether the investment product
is sponsored or managed by a third party or an affiliate
of Ameriprise Financial Services, such as Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA”), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.,
Ameriprise Financial Services’ parent company. When
you invest in investment products managed by CMIA,
CMIA or its affiliates will receive compensation for
managing those investments and for other services they
provide based on the amount you invest, just as they
would if you invested in CMIA investment products
through another service provider.
• Ameriprise Financial Services and/or one or more
of its affiliates may serve as the fund’s distributor,
transfer agent, shareholder servicing agent,
custodian and/or investment adviser. In these
situations, Ameriprise Financial Services and/or
its affiliates will receive payments for such
services that may vary depending on the assets
invested in such mutual fund.
• Other mutual funds, such as fund-of-funds, also
have additional management, advisory and other
internal fees and expenses which are assessed by
the fund directly and are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee.
Investment Costs received by CMIA are not
compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services,
however, Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA and
their affiliates receive more revenue, in aggregate,
from the purchase of affiliated mutual funds or
investment products offered by CMIA or their affiliates
than from the purchase of investment products
offered by firms that are not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
It is your responsibility to understand all fees and
charges prior to making investment decisions. Review
each applicable mutual fund prospectus for details on
all fund fees.
In addition to your Asset-based Fee and Investment
Costs, you may pay Third Party Execution Fees
associated with “step-out trades” placed by an
Investment Manager in an investment strategy you
select in Select Separate Account or a Managed
Account offered with Envestnet, as described in the
“Brokerage Practices” section; and you may pay any
additional fees and expenses to the extent incurred in
connection with your Managed Account. You may also
Third Party Payments. A portion of Investment Costs
are paid to AEIS by third parties who manage,
Ameriprise Financial Services or distribute investment
products held in your Managed Account. This
compensation helps fund the cost of providing service,
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maintaining accounts and offering an investment
platform for our clients. These payments are generally
funded directly, or indirectly, from Investment Costs, as
more fully discussed above.
Cost reimbursement services and Third-Party Payments
related to your Managed Account are further described
in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party
Payments” section, including marketing and sales
support payments are received from certain mutual fund
firms that participate in the Full Participation Program
Ameriprise Financial Services offers.
AEIS will receive the following types of payments from
product companies with respect to the investment
model portfolios and other investment products we
recommend, and you select for the investment of your
Managed Account assets. For qualified SPS Advisor
Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts where a trust has inherited the IRA and
Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust and
eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in Select
Separate Accounts AEIS either does not collect
Third Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts.
Third Party Payments do not include any management
fees, distribution fees or compensation earned related
to administrative, or transfer agency fees related to
affiliated mutual funds held in your Managed Account
and managed by one of our affiliates, such as CMIA.
These fees are included in the Investment Costs paid
indirectly by you and are received by our affiliates but
are not compensation to Ameriprise Financial Services
or AEIS, however they are an economic benefit to
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates as
further discussed in the “Economic benefits of
affiliates’ products and services” section.
• Mutual funds – AEIS will receive cost- reimbursement
payments (e.g., reimbursement for marketing
support) from non-affiliated mutual fund firms for
investments you make as a result of our
recommendations.
• Certain other investment products – AEIS will
receive cost-reimbursement payments from third
party investment firms whose products Ameriprise
Financial Services recommends.
Additional Fees and Sources of Compensation. Under
certain circumstances, you may be assessed
transaction related fees or charges depending on the
nature of the investment products held in your Managed
Account. You may also be charged fees for
transactions initiated by you such as costs associated
with pledge loans and interest charges when investing
on margin.
Any such fees and charges incurred in connection with
your Managed Account are in addition to the Asset-
based Fee charged to your Managed Account(s). Any
additional fees you pay reduce the overall value of and
net performance of your Managed Account.
Examples of the types of additional fees and charges
that you would pay, to the extent they are incurred in
connection with your Managed Account, include:
• Brokerage commissions resulting from
• Other servicing and account maintenance fees –
AEIS will also receive sub-transfer agency fees or
networking fees with respect to investments you
make in mutual funds except for inherited IRAs in
qualified SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust
has inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as
trustee of the trust and eligible trustee-directed
retirement plans in Select Separate Accounts, as
noted above. As further described above, for SPS
Advisor Accounts, Ameriprise Financial Services
will rebate to clients all sub- transfer agency fees
or networking fees and other servicing and account
maintenance fees its affiliate, AEIS, receives from
mutual funds firms.
transactions effected through or with a broker-
dealer other than AEIS;
• AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs
•
Transaction fees relating to any foreign securities
other than American Depositary Receipts;
•
of the cost reimbursement services provided. These
revenues include marketing support and distribution
support payments, and such payments increase the
gross revenues and net earnings of AEIS.
• AEIS is responsible for delivering to clients or their
The entire public offering price, including
underwriting commissions or discounts, on
securities purchased from an underwriter or dealer
involved in a distribution of securities;
•
Fees related to the sale of Initial Public Offerings;
and
• Other costs or charges imposed by third parties,
including American Depositary Receipts issuance
fees and annual depository fees, voluntary
reorganization fees, odd-lot differentials, transfer
fees exchange fees, and other fees or taxes
required by law.
agent all shareholder materials (e.g. annual
reports and proxies) received from the issuers of
securities. It does this through a vendor. The
vendor charges each issuer based on rates
determined by the New York Stock Exchange. AEIS
earns rebates from its vendor based on the
difference between the rate charged to the issuer
and the cost to the vendor to deliver the
shareholder materials. The rebates are generally
higher for customers who consent to utilizing
electronic delivery.
Review the Relationship Agreement and Ameriprise
brokerage materials for a summary of the service fees
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ameriprise.com/disclosures or call our service line at
800.862.7919.
Sweep Programs Offered in Managed Accounts:
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Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account
(“AIMMA”) is the Sweep Program offered for SPS
Advantage Accounts, except for trustee-directed
401(a) Accounts; and for non-qualified Accounts in
the following Advisory Programs: SPS Advisor
Accounts, Signature Wealth Accounts, Active
Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts,
Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified
Accounts, and Access Accounts.
that may be charged in connection with your Managed
Account(s). You should also refer to the disclosure
document(s) for a description of the fees and
expenses associated with any product or service that
is made available in connection with the Managed
Account. It is your responsibility to understand all
fees, expenses and other charges prior to investing or
participating in any product or service. All Investment
Costs and additional fees are subject to change.
Contact your financial advisor if you have any
questions about the types of additional fees and
expenses that may be associated with your Managed
Account.
•
Sweep Program and Expenses
Your Managed Account(s) will from time to time receive
and disburse cash. Cash received can be in the form of
deposits you make to your Managed Account, the
proceeds from investments you sell, and the receipt of
dividend and interest payments from investments you
own.
Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account (“ABISA”)
is the Sweep Program offered for SPS Advantage
trustee-directed 401(a) Accounts and qualified
Accounts in the following Advisory Programs: SPS
Advisor Accounts, Signature Wealth, Active
Portfolios® Accounts, Select Separate Accounts,
Vista Separate Accounts, Investor Unified
Accounts, and Access Accounts.
• Either Dreyfus Government Cash Management –
Institutional Shares or the Dreyfus Government
Cash Management – Wealth Shares are the
Sweep Program offered for TSCA/403(b) Managed
Accounts and personal trust services Managed
Accounts opened by Ameriprise Bank as trustee
and certain other non-qualified Managed Accounts
that are ineligible for an insured deposit Sweep
Program. An investment in a money market fund is
not a bank deposit and is not insured or
guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government
agency.
Cash is disbursed from your Managed Account to pay
for new investment products you buy, to cover check
writing, debit card, ACH or bill pay activity, and to pay
the Asset-based Fee and other fees you may incur.
Any portion of your Managed Account balance that is
held in cash will be included in the Asset-based Fee
calculation. On a daily basis, Ameriprise Financial
Services will move all uninvested cash into the Sweep
Program applied to your Managed Account(s). The
Sweep Programs may pay interest or dividends. By
authorizing Ameriprise Financial Services to open a
Managed Account, you expressly authorize Ameriprise
Financial Services to move such cash balances.
Rates and yields vary across the different Sweep
Programs and maybe be higher or lower depending on
the particular money market fund or interest-bearing
bank deposit product, and on the cash balance you
maintain in your Managed Account.
Regardless of the Sweep Program made available to
you, you can also buy and sell positional money market
mutual funds, brokered certificates of deposit,
treasury bills, and other similar cash-equivalent
products to manage cash in your non-discretionary
Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage
accounts, and such investment products may be
available for you to buy and sell in certain
discretionary Managed Accounts. These options for
the investment of cash balances are generally
expected to offer higher returns than the Sweep
Program we make available for your Managed Account.
Some types of investment products may not be
available to you under the terms of your specific
Account.
If you decline the Sweep Program offered for your
Managed Account(s), or if you subsequently revoke
your acceptance, you may at any time direct
Ameriprise Financial Services to (i) hold your Sweep
Program balance as a free credit balance in your
Managed Account(s);
(ii) return the proceeds to your Managed Account(s) for
investment in a cash equivalent investment product; or
(iii) have us remit the cash to you. Cash held as a free
credit balance is eligible for coverage by SIPC, up to
$250,000 per capacity as determined by SIPC. Cash
held as a free credit balance is not eligible for FDIC
coverage. For Managed Accounts, we may earn
interest or other revenue on the balance but are not
obligated to pay interest on cash held as a credit
balance in your Managed Account(s).
More detail regarding Sweep Programs offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services is available in the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures document and the
Money Settlement Options section of the Ameriprise
Brokerage Client Agreement. For a copy of the Other
Important Brokerage Disclosures or the Ameriprise
Brokerage Client Agreement, visit our website at
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AIMMA
Program Banks pay on the deposits held through
AIMMA. This difference is known as “spread.” Like the
unaffiliated Program Banks participating in AIMMA,
Ameriprise Bank earns spread revenue when it
participates in AIMMA as a Program Bank.
AEIS receives and retains compensation from Program
Banks for its services related to AIMMA for Advisory
Solutions, based on the cash deposits held at each
Program Bank. This compensation is either negotiated
between each Program Bank and AEIS, or between the
Program Bank and our vendor, IntraFi, and is either a
fixed rate or is based on a benchmark interest rate,
such as the Federal Funds Rate, plus or minus a
spread. You can find up-to-date information on the
revenue AEIS receives from unaffiliated Program Banks
participating in AIMMA at ameriprise.com/products/
investments/brokerage-sweep-options.
AIMMA is an interest-bearing multi-bank deposit
product made available by Ameriprise Financial and
held in an omnibus account(s) at one or more FDIC
member banks (collectively, the “Program Banks”).
Our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank, FSB (“Ameriprise
Bank”) is a Program Bank and participates in AIMMA.
The Program Banks may serve individually as
custodians for all or a portion of the cash balance held
within your Managed Account that are swept to
AIMMA, as described in the Other Important Brokerage
Disclosures document. Multibank deposit products are
FDIC insured up to $250,000 per depositor
($500,000 for joint ownerships) per Program Bank,
including deposits held at Ameriprise Bank. AEIS will
use reasonable efforts to place deposits across
multiple Program Banks to enable clients to receive up
to $2.5 million per depositor ($5 million for joint
ownerships) across all Program Banks combined.
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS for its
sweep services provided or for the cash deposits held
at Ameriprise Bank, but reimburses AEIS for its direct
out of pocket expenses related to AIMMA. Your
financial advisor does not receive any of (i) the
compensation paid by the Program Banks; or (ii) the
reimbursements paid by Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
ABISA
For any amount above the applicable limit that is
deposited in a single Program Bank, including any
other FDIC insured product you may own through that
Program Bank, the amount above the limit will not be
eligible for FDIC deposit insurance. Ameriprise Bank
may restrict AIMMA deposits based on certain account
ownership types. Deposit products are not covered by
the SIPC.
If your Managed Account uses AIMMA as its Sweep
Program, you agree to accept the proprietary algorithm
applied by IntraFi LLC (“IntraFi”), which determines the
Program Banks into which your deposits are placed.
You also understand and agree that IntraFi will
periodically change the order of the Program Banks to
optimize the amount of FDIC insurance available in the
AIMMA Sweep Program. Under ordinary business
conditions, changes to the Program Bank List will be
published at least five business days prior to the
effective date, and current interest rates for each
interest rate tier will be published three to five
business days prior to their effective date. The
Program Banks are identified on the Program Bank
List and interest rate information is available at
Ameriprise.com/cashrates.
ABISA is an interest-bearing single bank deposit
product made available by Ameriprise Financial
Services. Deposits into ABISA are held in an omnibus
account(s) at Ameriprise Bank, Member FDIC, an
affiliate of Ameriprise Financial. Ameriprise Bank
serves as custodian for the cash balances held within
Managed Accounts that are swept to ABISA, as
described in the Other Important Brokerage
Disclosures. Single bank deposit products are FDIC
insured up to $250,000 per depositor ($500,000 for
joint accounts), per FDIC rules. For any amount above
the applicable limit, the amount above the limit will not
be eligible for FDIC deposit insurance. Deposit
products are not covered by SIPC. If your Managed
Account uses ABISA as its Sweep Program, Ameriprise
Bank earns spread revenue, the difference between
what it pays in interest and what it earns on its
investments. Ameriprise Bank does not compensate
AEIS for its sweep services provided or for the cash
deposits held at Ameriprise Bank, but reimburses AEIS
for its direct out of pocket expenses related to ABISA.
Your financial advisor does not receive any of (i) the
compensation earned by Ameriprise Bank; or (ii) the
reimbursements paid by Ameriprise Bank to AEIS.
Money Market Fund
Any cash in your Managed Account(s) that is swept to
AIMMA is aggregated with cash held by other
Ameriprise clients that utilize AIMMA and is held in an
omnibus account at one or more Program Banks.
Omnibus accounts, by virtue of their ability to raise
significant balances for the Program Banks, are
generally able to earn higher interest rates than those
you would be able to earn if you deposited cash
individually at a bank. The Program Banks participating
in AIMMA earn income by lending or investing the
deposits they receive and charging a higher interest
rate to borrowers, or earning a higher yield, than the
If your Managed Account’s Sweep Program uses a
money market mutual fund, our affiliate AEIS may
receive marketing support payments of up to 0.37% of
the amount held in that money market mutual fund
Sweep Program. Please refer to the applicable
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prospectus or the “Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments” sub-section for further specific
details regarding mutual fund marketing and sales
support payments received by AEIS. An investment in
a money market fund is not a bank deposit and is not
insured or guaranteed by the FDIC or any other
government agency.
Affiliate Compensation
reserves the right to, or may instruct the custodian to,
sell securities held in your Managed Account Sweep
Program to cover these fees. Ameriprise Financial
Services reserves the right to determine which mutual
funds or other securities will be sold. Because of
mutual fund redemption minimums and other
applicable minimums, Ameriprise Financial Services
may be required to sell more shares than is necessary
to cover this amount. The proceeds of such sales will
be held in your applicable Sweep Program pending
deduction of the applicable fee(s). As noted above, our
affiliate AEIS is compensated based on the balance
held in your Sweep Program.
Brokerage Accounts
Sweep Programs made available in Managed Accounts
are offered by Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a broker-dealer, and services are provided
by our affiliate AEIS as part of the overall brokerage
services provided to your Managed Account(s)
pursuant to the “Money Settlement Options” section
of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement. Your
financial advisor does not recommend the Sweep
Program offered to you for any particular Account(s)
and revenues received by our affiliates related to the
Sweep Programs are not shared with financial
advisors.
Generally, the combined revenue earned by our
affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank is expected to be
(i) the highest when your Managed Account sweeps
cash into ABISA or AIMMA where Ameriprise Bank is
utilized as a Program Bank; (ii) the second highest
when your Managed Account sweeps cash into AIMMA
where unaffiliated Program Banks are utilized; and
(iii) the lowest when your Managed Account sweeps
cash into an eligible money market mutual fund.
Retail brokerage services are also available through
Ameriprise Financial Services. If you choose to open an
Ameriprise brokerage account separate from your
Managed Account to purchase and sell securities, you
will incur a sales commission or pay a mark-up or mark-
down in connection with each transaction in that
account. These transaction charges are paid to
compensate Ameriprise Financial Services and your
financial advisor for the assistance they provide in
helping to execute those transactions. You may also
incur a variety of other fees in connection with
maintaining an Ameriprise brokerage account, including
fees and margin loan interest. Review the account
opening documents provided in connection with
establishing a brokerage account for additional
information.
Our affiliates AEIS and Ameriprise Bank use this
revenue to defray the cost of operating our Sweep
Programs and the expense of providing other services
to our clients, as well as for general operating
expenses and to provide net earnings to AEIS and
Ameriprise Bank. In the absence of this revenue
Ameriprise Financial Services would likely charge
higher fees or other charges to clients for the services
AEIS and Ameriprise Bank provide to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive
research or other products or services other than
execution from any unaffiliated broker-dealer or other
third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise
Financial Services receives and distributes research
authored by its affiliate AEIS however this research is
not provided for client securities transactions or for
any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates
receive client referrals from broker-dealers or third
parties that are considered in selecting or
recommending broker-dealers.
Other Investment Advisory Services
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict
of interest through a combination of disclosures and
policies and procedures regarding Sweep Program
availability and the free-credit balance, as well as
supervision and surveillance of cash balances held in
Managed Accounts.
Sweep Program Balance Requirements
Your financial advisor may offer ongoing financial
planning or other services that are not included in a
Managed Account for additional fees. A Managed
Account is not a financial planning service and clients
investing solely in a Managed Account will not receive
all material elements of the financial planning process.
Managed Account clients are required to maintain
sufficient cash balances in the Sweep Program or as a
free credit balance in your Managed Account(s) to
meet the applicable Asset-based Fee and, if
applicable, SPS Advisor Investments and
Infrastructure Support Fee deductions.
If there is not sufficient cash in your Managed
Account(s) Sweep Program to cover these and other
applicable fees, Ameriprise Financial Services
In addition to the Advisory Solutions Programs
described in this Disclosure Brochure Ameriprise
Financial Services offers the following advisory
services for retail investors:
• Ameriprise Financial Planning Service
• Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income Service
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but also provides the ability to borrow money to
purchase securities. Both pledge loans and margin are
available on non-qualified SPS Advantage Accounts and
non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage accounts; however,
you may not utilize both margin lending features and a
pledge line of credit on the same Account.
You also have the option to engage in the
consolidated advisory fee service. The consolidated
advisory fee service is a combined investment advisory
service for which you will receive AFPS and at least
one Managed Account Service. The fee is based on
the assets in the Managed Account(s) with a portion
of the fee calculated for AFPS, as described in the
“Fees and Compensation” section. Any Managed
Account fees are separate from and in addition to any
advisory fees you pay for these additional services.
Margin is available in non-qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts and non-qualified Ameriprise brokerage
accounts and involves the extension of credit to you
and your financial exposure could exceed the value of
your securities. Ameriprise Financial Services, in its
sole discretion, may approve your Managed Account for
margin trading. Margin lending has specific risks
outlined in the Margin Risk Disclosure document which
you should review before opening a margin account.
A description of the advisory services listed above and
the fees, compensation and other policies associated
with each may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the
sub- heading “General Disclosures” for Ameriprise
Financial Planning Service and Ameriprise Premier
Retirement Income Service and “Managed Account
Client Disclosure Brochures” for consolidated advisory
fee service.
You should consider the aggregate costs and
expenses of investment advisory services and
products as a whole. Your financial advisor may not
offer all investment advisory services or accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers Ameriprise®
Retirement Plan Consulting Services to employers and
trustees and is designed to assist in their role as a
plan fiduciary.
Other Products, Services and Features
Ameriprise Financial Services may allow you to pledge
certain non-qualified Managed Account(s) and non-
qualified Ameriprise brokerage account assets as
collateral for an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
offered jointly and separately by Ameriprise Bank and
Goldman Sachs Bank USA (collectively, “Lender”), or a
pledge line of credit program from a third-party financial
institution. To the extent that you pledge non- qualified
assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services as
collateral for a pledge loan to a third-party financial
institution, you will be required to execute, and arrange for
the completion and execution of, certain required
documentation. Among other things, this will result in
the financial institution being required to complete
Ameriprise Financial Services’ form of collateralization
agreement. The interest rate you may secure from a
third-party financial institution may be higher or lower
than the interest rate offered for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit.
Certain pre-existing non-qualified SPS Advantage
Accounts have access to check writing, bill pay and
debit card features of the Ameriprise ONE® Financial
Account. Other products, services and features may
be included or made available in connection with a
Managed Account.
When you apply for a pledge loan for your Brokerage
Account(s) or Managed Account(s) you agree that such
assets will be pledged to the lender as security for
that line of credit. Once your Managed Account(s) are
pledged, the securities and cash will serve as
collateral for the line of credit. If the market value of
the securities in your pledged Account(s) drops below
certain levels, you may be required by the lender to
pay down the loan, sell securities in the Account(s),
and/or pledge additional securities.
These products, services and features may have their
own terms, conditions, disclosure documents, fees
and expenses. Review applicable materials, and
consider fees related to a particular product, service
or feature prior to deciding to participate or invest in,
or as you consider remaining in, that product, service
or feature. Talk to your financial advisor about the
applicability of any product, service or feature of a
Managed Account.
Securities-based Lending Solutions
It is important that you understand the actions the
Lender has the right to take against any account(s)
that you pledge as security for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit, as well as risks and
restrictions associated with pledging your Managed
Accounts. If the Lender feels that the security for its
line of credit to you is at risk, it may take actions
regarding your pledged assets Account(s) that may
be disruptive to your investment objectives for your
Managed Account(s) or to the existing target asset
allocation such as restricting trading or reinvestment
in the Account while instructions from the Lender are
Each of the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit,
Ameriprise Preferred Loan and margin loans are
securities-based lending solutions made available to
clients of Ameriprise Financial Services. While a
pledge line of credit or loan, such as the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise Preferred Loan,
is credit extended by a financial institution such lines
of credit or loans are principally used for liquidity
purposes only. Margin lending is credit extended
directly by AEIS and may be used for liquidity purposes
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processed; and the Lender may impose conditions
that prevent you from maintaining your existing
Managed Account(s). You may need to work with
your financial advisor to take other steps to maintain
your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit.
Ameriprise Financial Services reserves the right to
decline your request to pledge your assets.
Compensation Received by Ameriprise Financial
Services and Its Affiliates
When Ameriprise Bank as co-lenders receive revenue
related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
Ameriprise Preferred Loan, each of Ameriprise Bank
and Goldman Sachs Bank USA receives a pro-rata
portion of the revenue generated. As a result, on a
comparable amount of credit extended, Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates generally earn
higher revenues for the use of margin, and it is
therefore more profitable when clients utilize margin
than when using an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
or and Ameriprise Preferred Loan. Ameriprise Financial
manages this conflict of interest by keeping the cost to
you for either a negotiated rate margin loan or an
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Ameriprise
Preferred Loan in line with each other as described
below.
A margin loan is the only securities-based lending
solution offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that
allows you to borrow money to purchase securities.
Either of the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or a
margin loan allows you to borrow money for liquidity
purposes. Non-qualified Brokerage Accounts and non-
qualified SPS Advantage Managed Accounts offer both
of these securities-based lending solutions.
Conflicts of Interest Related to Financial Advisors’
Recommendations
Margin
When used to purchase securities, any margin
account balance in your non-qualified SPS Advantage
Account will be included in the calculation of your
Asset-based Fee for that period and is shared with your
financial advisor. Our affiliate AEIS earns interest on
your margin balance whether you use the money to
purchase securities or for liquidity purposes.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
Your financial advisor does not receive compensation
on your margin account balance when you borrow
money for liquidity purposes but does receive ongoing
compensation based on the outstanding balance of
the credit line extended to you for an Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise Preferred Loan.
This compensation creates a financial incentive for
your financial advisor to recommend the use of the
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or Ameriprise
Preferred Loan over margin.
Ameriprise Financial manages this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures, compensating
financial advisors for the Ameriprise Preferred Line of
Credit and Ameriprise Preferred Loan within a
reasonable range that is non-negotiable and capped,
keeping client costs for either negotiated rate margin
loans, an Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit or an
Ameriprise Preferred Loan comparable and in line with
each other by monitoring interest rates, and policies,
procedures, training and additional resources designed
to delineate the features of each product to assist
financial advisors in providing recommendations that
are in a client’s best interest and consider reasonably
available alternatives.
Account Requirements and Types of
Clients
Establishing and Maintaining Accounts
Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the
outstanding balance amount of the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and the interest rate on the
loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB of 0.25% of
the outstanding balance on the credit line on an
annualized basis. This amount is shared with your
financial advisor based on how your advisor is
affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which your
financial advisor qualifies. This compensation is
separate from the compensation your financial advisor
receives for servicing your Managed Account. These
affiliations and compensation structures are described
in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section below. Ameriprise Financial and your financial
advisors will continue to receive the Asset- based Fee
on any pledged assets held in your Managed
Account(s). Ameriprise Bank does not compensate
AEIS, but reimburses AEIS for its direct out of pocket
expenses related to its Ameriprise Preferred Line of
Credit support.
To establish an Account in one or more of the services,
you will be asked to:
Conflicts of Interest Related to Securities-Based
Lending Solutions
• Review this Disclosure Brochure; and other
applicable Advisory Service Provider Form
ADV Part 2A;
• Provide accurate and complete information to your
Conflicts of Interest Related to our Affiliated Products
and Services
When AEIS charges you interest on your margin
balance it retains the full amount of such revenue.
financial advisor to complete the Client
Information and the applicable Managed Accounts
application;
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• Read and sign the application which includes the
Relationship Agreement;
• Read and sign the Brokerage Agreement to
establish and maintain a brokerage account as
part of a Managed Account; and
• Select a Sweep Program as described in the
Brokerage Agreement.
Coverdell Savings Accounts and 529 plan accounts are
not available in a Managed Account.
In the event a Managed Account is terminated,
Ameriprise Financial Services will prorate the Asset-
based Fee and rebate any unused portion. You have
the right to request that your assets be distributed in
the form of cash or securities. This transaction may
have tax implications. Because you will be responsible
for any associated tax liabilities, you should discuss
the potential implications with your tax advisor.
Additional fees may apply to distributions in the form
of securities as outlined in the “Sweep Program and
Expenses” section. In these situations, the anticipated
timing of distributions would be the same as outlined
for each Managed Account Service description in the
“Services, Fees and Compensation” section.
Termination of Advisory Service Providers
Ameriprise Financial Services may, in its sole
discretion and at any time, terminate an Advisory
Service Provider’s (including an Envestnet Manager’s)
participation in a Managed Account, or discontinue the
Advisory Service Provider’s services with respect to a
particular investment strategy in accordance with the
Relationship Agreement and with thirty (30) days prior
written notice to you. As a result, Ameriprise Financial
Services may transfer the Account assets to an
Ameriprise brokerage account, and the Brokerage
Agreement will govern any assets transferred including
fees charged in connection with maintaining an
Ameriprise brokerage account and transaction fees.
Managed Accounts are available for individual
investors, corporate entities, certain nonprofit
organizations and tax-qualified accounts. The types of
tax-qualified accounts that may be available include
traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, Simplified Employee
Pension (“SEP”) IRAs, Savings Incentive Match Plan for
Employees (“SIMPLE”) and defined contribution plans
as defined in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code (e.g., Profit Sharing, Money Purchase). Ameriprise
Financial Services, in its own discretion, may offer
certain account types to certain clients. Tax-Sheltered
Custodial Account (“TSCA”) may be available for TSCA
participants to invest in SPS Advantage, SPS Advisor,
Active Diversified Portfolios® investments and Access
Separate Accounts, but may not invest in other
Managed Accounts. Trustee-directed retirement plans
may not invest in the Active Portfolios®, SPS Advisor,
certain Select Separate Account investment strategies,
Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account or
Access Account Programs. Nonprofit organizations
operating as a donor advised fund are eligible to invest
in certain investment strategies in most Manager
Directed Programs. Programs and Managed Accounts
are made available based on the ownership type
associated with your Relationship, and not all Programs
may be available to you. Nonresidents of the United
States for U.S. tax purposes are not eligible to open
Managed Accounts in all Programs.
Terminating a Relationship Agreement
If you terminate your Advisory Service Provider, or if
Ameriprise Financial Services or Advisory Service
Provider terminates or discontinues the service
provided to you, you may reinvest with another Advisory
Service Provider. Reinvesting with another Advisory
Service Provider may result in portfolio turnover and tax
implications (for non-qualified accounts) based on the
holdings of the successor Advisory Service Provider’s
portfolio. Because you will be responsible for any
associated tax liabilities, you should discuss the
potential implications for non-qualified accounts with
your tax professional.
Client Information Provided to Advisory
Service Providers
A description of the Client Information shared with an
Advisory Service Provider for your Managed Account is
included in the following sub-sections in this
Disclosure Brochure:
•
“Acceptance of your Signature Wealth Account”
subsection in the Signature Wealth section.
•
•
The Relationship Agreement may be terminated by you
or Ameriprise Financial Services by providing
appropriate notice. If Ameriprise Financial Services
decides to terminate your Managed Account(s), the
Ameriprise Financial Services will provide you no less
than 30 days prior notice. This notice will advise you of
options, if any, that may be available to you. If
Ameriprise Financial Services decides to terminate your
Managed Account(s), Ameriprise Financial Services may
transfer the Account assets to an Ameriprise brokerage
account, and the Brokerage Agreement will govern your
relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. If
Ameriprise Financial Services terminates your SPS
Advisor Account, Ameriprise Financial Services may
transfer the Account assets to an Ameriprise brokerage
account as outlined above or to an SPS Advantage
Account as set forth in the Relationship Agreement.
“Investment Manager Review of Active
Portfolios®” subsection in the Active Portfolios®
section.
"Review and Update of Client Information”
subsection in the Select Separate Account section
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•
“Acceptance and Authority of Envestnet”
in the Advisory Service Providers section.
requires that Ameriprise Financial Services and your
financial advisor make investment recommendations
that are in your best interest and place your interest
ahead of our own and those of your financial advisor.
This is accomplished by:
• Explaining and providing to you written disclosures
that outline key, relevant factors about the
investment advice and recommendations you
receive; and
• Providing you with written disclosures that describe
material conflicts of interest that your financial
advisor and/or Ameriprise Financial Services have as
part of AFPS. (You will find these written disclosures
throughout this Brochure, and in the “Other Financial
Industry Activities and Affiliations” section.)
Ameriprise Financial Planning
Service
Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service (“AFPS”) is
designed as a long-term, collaborative, ongoing
financial planning relationship to help you achieve at
least one financial goal or need. You and your
financial advisor will work together to define your goal
or need, develop a plan to help you get there and
track your progress along the way, making changes
when needed. AFPS is a six-step financial planning
process. As participants in this process, you and your
financial advisor will:
•
Identify/Prioritize Objectives. Discuss your goals
and needs to develop a clear vision of your
financial future.
• Gather Information. Review important
documents such as your bank and brokerage
statements, tax returns, insurance policies and
retirement plans.
• Analyze Information. Understand the big picture of
your financial situation, based on information you
provide, and analyze how the different elements
of financial planning may impact each other.
• Propose Recommendations. Develop written
financial planning recommendations that align with
your goals.
•
Your financial advisor can provide you with guidance to
help you meet a wide variety of your financial needs,
including asset allocation services. Your financial
advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to
consider related to the allocation of retirement assets
among one or more Managed Accounts. Such
communications are offered solely as education,
marketing and examples of the potential uses of these
Managed Accounts for purposes of discussion and for
your independent consideration, and should not be
viewed, construed or relied upon, as investment or
fiduciary recommendations or advice under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue
Code”). Such communications should not be (and are
not intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for
your investment decisions with respect to your
retirement assets.
Take Action. Act on your recommendations after
developing proposed financial solutions to help
reach your goals.
•
Track Your Progress. Your needs and goals evolve
over time. Tracking your progress will enable you to
adjust your plan in light of personal, legislative or
regulatory and economic changes.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth
Group, you may receive advice and support in the
financial planning process from a dedicated team of
financial advisors and professionals whose members
may use titles such as Client Support Associate,
Client Relationship Manager, or Financial Consultant.
The advice you receive from your financial advisor is
intended for your use only. If you choose to share your
analysis and recommendations with a third party,
neither your financial advisor nor Ameriprise Financial
Services (nor any of its affiliates) is responsible for
the outcome.
Additionally, if in connection with discussing,
presenting, or offering particular Managed Accounts to
you, we provide you with a sample or proposed asset
allocation, including one that identifies specific
securities or other investments, such asset allocation
is merely an example of, or proposal for, the fiduciary
advice and recommendations that may potentially be
made available through the Managed Account once
you decide to establish a Managed Account, and
should not be relied upon as investment or fiduciary
advice or a recommendation under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code. We are not acting as a
fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code
when you decide to engage us in a new service,
including with respect to your decision, or the decision
of a plan participant, to roll over assets into an
Ameriprise IRA. Similarly, we are not acting as a
fiduciary under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code
when you decide to move assets from one type of
account held at Ameriprise Financial Services to
another type of account (e.g., moving assets from an
Ameriprise brokerage account to a Managed Account).
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial
advisors owe you a fiduciary duty, as applied under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended,
when you enter a financial planning service with
Ameriprise Financial Services. This duty generally
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To the extent that you receive recommendations
related to assets held in your brokerage account or
with respect to commission-based securities, such
recommendations are made as part of your brokerage
relationship and are made in your best interest but are
not fiduciary recommendations under ERISA or the
Internal Revenue Code.
Ameriprise Financial Services provides Managed
Accounts where you can receive individual securities
level fiduciary recommendations.
incapacity. It may also include a review of asset and
policy ownership and beneficiary designations, as well
as action steps or comments on how to work with
legal advisors to improve your basic estate situation.
Your financial advisor will review the financial
fundamentals in the first year of your financial planning
relationship and thereafter as needed, for example, if
your personal financial circumstances or financial
goals change. The review of fundamentals is not
provided in advisory relationships with entity clients,
such as trusts or businesses. The review of
fundamentals is not provided as part of estate
settlement or educational seminars and workshops.
Additional Financial Planning Areas
Your analysis and written recommendations may
address one or more of the following goals:
Also, to the extent an asset allocation service
identifies any specific investment alternative in a
retirement plan, please note that other investment
alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics
may be available to you. Such investment alternatives
may be more or less costly than those available at or
recommended by Ameriprise Financial Services. Your
Plan sponsor (for government plans or those that fall
under ERISA) or your financial advisor can assist you
in obtaining information about other potential
investment alternatives.
Financial Position Planning — applying cash flow
management strategies to help you optimize resources
available to help you reach your goals. This may
include debt management techniques, major purchase
financing options, cash reserve strategies and family
budgeting.
AFPS tailors advisory services to the individual needs
of clients as discussed in the next several sections.
AFPS Planning Goals
Future Purchase Planning — applying strategies to
help you plan to fund a future purchase or accumulate
funds for a particular goal.
Your financial advisor will review your data and other
information to make recommendations that can help
you meet your goals.
Education Planning — applying strategies to help you
fund the education of children, grandchildren or
others. This may also include financial aid analysis.
Financial Fundamentals
Retirement Planning — applying strategies to help
you fund retirement, transition to retirement or ensure
adequate retirement income.
Basic Financial Position. At a minimum, this will
include a high-level compilation of your net worth,
income (inflows) and expenses (outflows). It may also
include action step(s) and/or an acknowledgement by
your financial advisor that figures are based on
estimates if you are not able to provide precise data.
Investment Planning — applying strategies to help
optimize portfolio performance to reach future financial
goals. AFPS does not include current market analysis
or other ongoing investment-related advice.
Income Tax Related Planning — addressing general
tax considerations for financial services products,
transactions and registrations (ownerships) and helping
you understand how individual income, estate and gift
tax planning techniques apply to your situation.
Employee Benefits Planning — helping you make
decisions related to your employer-sponsored benefit
plans.
Estate, Legacy or Multigenerational Planning —
helping you prepare to pass wealth to your
beneficiaries in an efficient manner.
Protection Needs. At a minimum, this will include an
inventory of your insurance policies, including life,
disability (if you are not retired) and long-term care (if
you have reached a certain age). You may also receive
an analysis of your needs and your family’s needs in
the event of death, disability and long-term care, as
applicable. This may include an overview of other
protection needs (e.g., property and casualty). Your
financial advisor may also provide action steps in the
form of recommendations; observations about the
adequacy of your coverage; and/or other statements
acknowledging your insurance situation, protection
planning preferences, and/or whether any of the data
or analysis is based on estimates if you are not able
to provide precise data.
Estate Settlement — applying strategies to help an
estate or testamentary trust meet its obligations, such
as distribution of assets and payment of income and
estate taxes.
Basic Estate Needs. This will include an inventory of
basic estate documents that are essential for the
proper disposition of your assets upon your death and
to provide for appropriate care in the event of your
Business Financial Planning — addressing your
financial planning needs as a business owner, which
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may include an analysis of business cash flow,
business valuation, business tax planning, business
benefits planning and business transition.
financial circumstances or need for financial planning
services change, you and your financial advisor should
discuss whether your fee needs to change.
Ongoing Relationship
As your financial planning relationship continues, you
will work with your financial advisor following the
financial planning process described above. For
example, you and your financial advisor will:
Educational Seminars and Workshops — providing
seminars and workshops on financial planning or
investment- related topics to businesses or
organizations. This service does not include the
financial planning process or provision of written
advice recommendations to individuals.
• Confirm your working relationship and the
associated fee, annually
• Track progress over time toward identified goals
• Identify key changes to your situation and revisit
your financial goals
Other types of financial planning services may be
offered such as divorce financial analysis, or limited
scope analysis. Your financial advisor may not be
certified to offer certain types of financial planning.
Talk with your financial advisor for more information
about these services.
• Propose new financial planning recommendations
as appropriate
Financial advisors are required to complete
specialized training to provide divorce financial
analysis, as well as some forms of income tax
planning and planning for some types of trusts. If your
financial advisor has not met these requirements,
another qualified financial advisor may provide these
services.
Ameriprise Financial Services and Your Financial
Advisor Do Not Provide Legal or Tax Advice.
Your AFPS Agreement is effective the day that
Ameriprise Financial Services processes the AFPS
Agreement (“Effective Date”), which may be different
than the date(s) signed by you and your financial
advisor. Your initial engagement begins on the Effective
Date and ends the day prior to the anniversary date of
your Effective Date. Each twelve-month period
thereafter will be a new engagement period
(“Engagement Period”).
Initial Recommendations
Your AFPS Agreement will automatically renew each
year. If you do not receive your written financial
planning recommendation(s) within the Engagement
Period, you are entitled to a refund of your AFPS fee.
Changing Your Planning Goals
In the first year following the effective date (described
below) of your AFPS Agreement, your financial advisor
will make best efforts to perform an analysis and
deliver within 180 days initial written
recommendation(s). This timeframe does not apply to
estate settlement planning.
You may change the financial planning goals on which
you are requesting financial advice by discussing any
desired changes with your financial advisor. In
addition, after looking at all your financial data, your
financial advisor may decide to recommend further
assessment in a specific area that has not already
been identified.
The analysis and written recommendations will
address the fundamentals of your financial situation
as well as the priority goal(s) you have discussed with
your financial advisor. The remainder of the first year
may focus on tracking your progress to goals,
addressing other financial planning goals and/or
beginning to take action on written recommendations
as appropriate.
Changes to your financial planning goals are confirmed
to you by the delivery of recommendations consistent
with your new goals.
Shortly after you sign the AFPS Agreement, you will
receive a confirmation of services that reflects:
•
the total quoted AFPS fee;
•
the date your initial engagement began; and
Read and understand those recommendations to
determine if you received advice on the goals you
specified. If you did not, please contact your financial
advisor or call 800.862.7919.
•
the latest date on which you can expect to
receive your initial written recommendations.
You and your financial advisor should also discuss
whether your AFPS fee needs to change in light of the
changes to your planning goals.
Implementation of Your Financial Planning
Recommendations
Any recommendations provided in your financial plan
are provided relative to the goals you establish with
You will also receive a confirmation of services
annually, in the form of a notice on your consolidated
statement or other written notice to you, each time
your AFPS Agreement renews. Please contact
Ameriprise Financial Services at 800.862.7919 if
you do not receive a confirmation of services within
120 days of your renewal date. If your personal
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your financial advisor and do not include ongoing
monitoring of your investments or your accounts, nor
do they include the implementation of the
recommendations provided in the plan by your
financial advisor.
You may decide to implement the recommendations
you receive through Ameriprise Financial Services, its
affiliates or unaffiliated financial services providers.
Before implementing any recommendations, consider
carefully the consequences of purchasing products or
services. You may want to seek further advice from
your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly for estate
planning, taxes, or business financial planning issues.
When you choose to purchase products and services
through Ameriprise Financial Services, you have the
option of investing through a commission-based
brokerage account, a fee-based Managed Account, or
both.
Brokerage Account. You pay commissions and other
charges (such as sales loads on mutual funds) at the
time of each individual securities transaction. As a
result, this type of account may be more suitable than
a Managed Account if you do not expect to trade on a
regular basis and do not want ongoing investment
advice on assets held in your Managed Account.
None of the mutual funds currently offered in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts Programs impose a front-end sales
charge. For most mutual funds, a share class that does
not have a sales load and does not assess 12b-1 fees
(collectively “Advisory Shares”) is offered in all
Ameriprise Managed Account Programs as the only
mutual fund share class, where available to us through
a selling agreement. If not available to us through a
selling agreement or if the mutual fund does not offer
an Advisory Share class, we offer Class A shares that
may pay a 12b-1 fee or a no-load share class that does
not have a sales-load but that may pay a 12b-1 fee.
12b-1 fees are paid by a mutual fund out of fund assets
to cover distribution expenses and sometimes
shareholder service expenses. The share class offered
by Ameriprise Financial Services for a particular mutual
fund is the only share class we allow for additional
purchase within your Account. Any 12b-1 fees received
by Ameriprise Financial Services will be promptly
rebated to your Managed Account. The share class
offered by Ameriprise Financial Services for each
applicable fund is listed in our Mutual Fund Screener
Tool. Access the tool by logging into your Ameriprise
Secure Site account and navigating to “Trade &
Research” and then, “Screeners” followed by “Mutual
Fund”. From there, apply the Product Type filter and
choose either SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor to view
the funds and share classes available for purchase.
Managed Account. You pay an ongoing Asset-based
Fee (rather than a commission on each individual
transaction) for investment advisory services such as
investment selection, asset allocation, execution of
transactions, custody of securities and account
reporting services. The Asset-based Fee is assessed
monthly. As a result, a Managed Account may be more
suitable than a brokerage account if you want ongoing
investment advice and expect to trade frequently.
The Advisory Share or other share class we offer in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts is less expensive than
share classes made available through an Ameriprise
brokerage account that charge investors a 12b-1 fee or
assess a sales charge. This presents a conflict of
interest because Ameriprise Financial Services and its
financial advisors typically earn higher fees from share
classes that charge such fees. It is therefore generally
more profitable to Ameriprise Financial Services, its
affiliates and its financial advisors, and more costly to
clients, if clients invest in mutual fund share classes
made available through an Ameriprise brokerage
account.
Ameriprise Financial Services is the sponsor and
introducing broker for a variety of Advisory Solutions.
Within its Advisory Solutions, Ameriprise Financial
Services offers a number of Programs that have a
wide array of investment strategies. When you decide
upon a Program, you may open a Managed Account.
See the Ameriprise® Managed Accounts Client
Disclosure Brochure or, if you have elected to pay a
consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise® Managed
Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure
Brochure for additional important information,
including applicable fees and other charges.
Your financial advisor may not offer all Programs or
accounts available from Ameriprise Financial Services.
A financial advisor’s recommendation that the client
invest in mutual fund share classes through an
Ameriprise brokerage account service will cause the
client to pay higher internal expenses for certain
mutual funds than the client might otherwise pay if
participating in an Ameriprise Managed Account
Program or by buying the mutual funds directly from
the distributor outside of a brokerage account service,
if possible. The client’s participation in a brokerage
account service that does not offer the Advisory Share
or other share class we offer in Ameriprise Managed
Accounts may still be an appropriate choice depending
on the facts and circumstances of the client’s
individual situation and in light of the features and
benefits of the particular brokerage account service.
Please refer to the mutual fund’s prospectus(es) or
Depending on how long you choose to be a financial
planning client and the number and types of products
you purchase from Ameriprise Financial Services, you
may pay more or less to purchase products and
services through Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates than if you were to purchase products and
services from other financial services providers.
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website to determine whether your investment would
qualify for a less expensive share class outside a
brokerage account service, with corresponding lower
expenses and fees.
How to Make The Most of Your Financial Planning
Relationship
At Ameriprise Financial Services, we believe that
financial planning is the best way to help you achieve
your goals. The financial planning relationship begins
with you. As an AFPS client, you will need to:
Your financial advisor may provide asset allocation
strategies that include advice on allocations into
certain classes of investments. Except where we are
providing you guidance related to your Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan or Health Savings Account
(“HSA”) as described below, your financial advisor
cannot provide specific buy, sell or hold
recommendations or initiate transactions concerning
individual securities in your investment accounts held
in custody elsewhere, unless held by one of our
broker-dealer affiliates. See the “Other Financial
Industry Activities and Affiliations” section of this
brochure for more information about these affiliates.
Establish Clear and Measurable Financial Goals. Talk
with your financial advisor about your goals so he or
she may be part of the financial planning process. For
example, if your goal is a “comfortable” retirement,
talk with your financial advisor about what that means
to you. The more specific you are about the lifestyle
you envision, the better equipped your financial
advisor will be to make recommendations to help you
get there.
Provide Complete and Timely Information to Your
Financial Advisor. Your financial advisor will base your
financial planning analysis and written
recommendations on the information you provide. You
must provide the requested information in a timely
manner to receive your recommendations in a timely
manner. When you become an AFPS client, you
represent that all financial and other data that you
and/or your representatives or agents furnish to your
financial advisor relating to your assets, liabilities,
policies, present and future income, and obligations
are true and correct and may be relied upon by your
financial advisor and Ameriprise Financial Services for
the purposes of providing AFPS. Your financial advisor
will be better able to make recommendations to help
you achieve your goals if you provide complete and
thoughtful information to your financial advisor about
your current financial and economic situation, the
financial goals on which you want advice, your
investment objectives, and any investment
restrictions you may have. Promptly inform your
financial advisor if you experience significant life
events, or material changes in your financial situation,
risk tolerance or financial objectives.
Where requested and as part of your AFPS, your
financial advisor may provide guidance on your
retirement plan or HSA assets that are held outside of
Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed
defined contribution plan (e.g., 401(k) plan) (“Outside
Workplace Retirement Plan”) or HSA. Any guidance
provided to you is based on information provided by
you about your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or
HSA and is limited to investments offered through the
core lineup of funds established by your plan sponsor.
Your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA may
include investment options not available at Ameriprise
Financial Services or for which your financial advisor
may not have access to detailed information. Neither
Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor
is responsible for the selection of the available
investment options in your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan or HSA. Your financial advisor may not
make buy recommendations related to employer stock
that may be available within your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan or HSA. Your financial advisor cannot
make recommendations with respect to any current
portfolio holdings or investment options available
through a self-directed brokerage account associated
with your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA.
You are responsible for placing any transactions
recommended by your financial advisor. If you desire
ongoing guidance on your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan or HSA you must provide your
financial advisor with updated information, including
statements and a list of funds available in your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA, on a
regular basis. Your investment objectives and risk
tolerance for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan
or HSA may differ from those of your Ameriprise
account(s), if any. However, any guidance provided
for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan or HSA
is provided in consideration of the investment
objectives and risk tolerance of any Ameriprise
account(s) you hold.
Review The Written Recommendations You Receive.
Based on the information you provided, your financial
advisor will perform financial planning analysis and
give you written recommendations on the financial
goals you have identified. Your financial advisor is
obligated to provide recommendation(s) within a
particular timeframe, which is discussed in detail in
the “Ameriprise® Financial Planning Service” section of
this Brochure. If your financial advisor’s assumptions,
methods, conclusions or recommendations do not
meet your expectations, contact your financial advisor
right away to resolve your concerns.
Form Reasonable Expectations. Understand the
benefits of and limits to the financial planning process
and be reasonable in your expectations of the results
you can achieve with your financial plan and
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Other Advisory Services
investments, given your risk tolerance and objectives.
Financial planning is an ongoing process; it will not
change your situation overnight. Furthermore, events
beyond your financial advisor’s control, such as
changes in economic conditions, will affect your
financial planning results. Share with your financial
advisor your expectations about the financial planning
process and what you want to achieve. If your
expectations are not met, let your financial advisor
know so he or she can make adjustments to meet your
needs.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a suite of Advisory
Solutions that features several types of Programs,
including Strategic Portfolio Service (“SPS”) Advantage,
SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
investments, Select Separate Account, Vista Separate
Account, Investor Unified Account, and Access
Account. Not all Managed Account Programs are
available to all clients; contact your financial advisor
for more information. Please review the Ameriprise
Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if
you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory fee,
the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial
Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for a full
description of these Programs.
Take Action. After reviewing your financial planning
recommendations with your financial advisor, the next
step is to act on the advice you have received. You
decide whether or not to implement any of the
recommendations. You are not obligated to purchase
products or services through Ameriprise Financial
Services.
As of December 31, 2025, Ameriprise Financial
Services managed $304,183,842,664 in
nondiscretionary assets and $356,290,579,112 in
discretionary assets.
If you would like to work with a different financial
advisor, please call us at 800.862.7919 and we will
help you find another financial advisor. If for some
reason your financial advisor is unable to fulfill the
terms of the service agreement, another Ameriprise
financial advisor may be assigned to you to provide
the written financial planning recommendations and
complete the terms of your Agreement.
Fees and Compensation
Ameriprise financial advisors receive compensation for
financial advice in the form of commissions and fees.
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group financial advisors
can receive compensation for financial advice in the
form of bonuses.
AFPS fees are negotiable and there is no assurance
that similarly situated clients will be assessed
comparable fees. Your financial advisor will explain the
AFPS fee and the factors considered in calculating the
AFPS fee before asking you to sign the AFPS
Agreement.
A state may impose a sales tax on your AFPS fee,
which we will collect and remit to the applicable state.
Understand That Your Financial Planning Service Will
Continue Until You Terminate It. You will receive
written recommendation(s) and pay an AFPS fee during
each Engagement Period. The service will automatically
renew on an annual basis until you decide to terminate
the AFPS Agreement or stop paying the fee. In addition,
Ameriprise Financial Services will notify you when there
are material changes to this Brochure and offer you the
opportunity to receive a copy of the revised Brochure.
You should carefully consider accepting this offer, as
that revised Brochure replaces any previous version you
have received.
AFPS fees vary based on (1) your financial advisor’s
fee schedule, which is based on your financial
advisor’s years of financial planning experience,
professional credentials, and other factors, such as
local market considerations; and (2) the overall
complexity of your advice needs.
You may request and receive copies of a current
Brochure at any time by writing to Ameriprise Financial
Services at the following address or by contacting us
at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central
time.
Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC 476 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Your financial advisor will assign an overall complexity
factor of “low,” “medium” or “high” to your advice
needs based on your personal financial
circumstances, your financial planning needs, and the
frequency with which your financial advisor meets with
you and/or other professionals or family members.
Ask questions about the AFPS fee so that you
understand the factors considered in arriving at your
AFPS fee and what you can expect for this fee.
Take an Active Role in The Process. Understand the
process, your role and your financial advisor’s role.
Provide information. Ask questions about the
recommendations you receive. If at any time there
are additional goals you would like to cover, let your
financial advisor know. Take an active role in
making decisions about your financial future, and
you will position yourself to get the most out of your
financial planning relationship.
As of the date of this Brochure, the minimum annual
AFPS fee for new AFPS Agreements is $500. Effective
June 2026, the minimum annual AFPS fee for new and
existing AFPS Agreements will increase to $750. Your
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financial advisor’s minimum AFPS fee may be higher.
The AFPS fee to enter a new financial planning
relationship with financial advisors from the
Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group is $50.00/month.
Depending on the overall complexity of your advice
needs, you may pay a higher fee. If you have an
existing AFPS Engagement with financial advisors from
the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, you may pay a
lower fee.
through Ameriprise. These sources include
arrangements we have in place with product companies,
and investment and interest income. See the “Cost
Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments”
subsection of the “How we get paid” section later in
this brochure for more information on conflicts of
interest regarding revenue sources for Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates, as well as the
subsection “Revenue sources for RiverSource” for more
information about the fees and commissions you pay
when you implement your financial advisor’s
recommendations through Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates.
The revenue generated or received supports the
development of new products, maintenance of our
infrastructure, and retention of employees and financial
advisors.
Your financial advisor may recommend mutual funds
and other investment products offered by firms that
make Third Party Payments to our affiliate, AEIS, as
described in the “Payments from product companies”
subsection later in this Disclosure Brochure. Within its
investment advisory business, compensation for the
sale of investment products recommended by financial
advisors is not Ameriprise Financial Services’ primary
source of revenue from its advisory clients.
The AFPS fee that you pay in the first year of service
may differ from the AFPS fee you pay for services in
ongoing years, as described in the “Ongoing
relationship” subsection of the “Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service” section of this Brochure. A portion
of the AFPS fee will be allocated to your financial
advisor for introducing you to the service, gathering
the information necessary to prepare your service,
helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial
advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services. The
portion of the AFPS fee allocated to your financial
advisor is impacted by factors including the level of
affiliation that the financial advisor has with
Ameriprise Financial Services and whether the
financial advisor was assisted by another person (who
may be a financial advisor or other individual who
makes a referral) in providing services to you.
Your AFPS fee does not include markups or brokerage
commissions by Ameriprise Financial Services or your
financial advisor. If you implement your financial plan
in whole or in part through Ameriprise Financial
Services or its affiliates, wrap fees, product fees,
markups or markdowns and brokerage commissions
will apply as applicable. Both time of sale and ongoing
fees, if applicable, will apply for products and services
purchased in a transaction- based brokerage account.
Client Programs and Promotions
The remaining portion of the fee goes to Ameriprise
Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support provided to all
financial advisors. If you establish an Ameriprise
Managed Account, the Asset- based fee you pay for
the Managed Account is separate from your AFPS fee.
Please refer to the Ameriprise Managed Accounts
Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to
pay a consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise
Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service
Disclosure Brochure for more detail about the
allocation of Asset- based Fees.
Some financial advisors require clients to pay AFPS
fees either at the beginning of an Engagement Period
or before providing AFPS. See the “Termination of
AFPS” and “Termination procedure” sections below for
information regarding refunds if you or Ameriprise
Financial Services terminates the AFPS Agreement
before the end of an Engagement Period.
Ameriprise Financial Services may provide a fee
reduction to corporate, institutional or membership
organizations and their employees, partners,
independent contractors or members. Ameriprise
Financial Services may, from time to time, offer
reduced fees on AFPS to individuals in a particular
market segment or geographic area. Your financial
advisor can tell you whether there is a promotion
available to you.
Ameriprise Financial Services, in its sole discretion,
determines when to offer, modify and/or discontinue
these promotions and programs. These promotions
and programs are not available to financial advisors
from the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group.
Ameriprise Financial Services is dedicated to providing
quality client service. We work hard to ensure your
satisfaction with the AFPS services that you receive
and seek to meet or exceed your expectations. We will
work with you to address any of your concerns,
including helping you work with a different financial
advisor or terminating the AFPS Agreement.
Pro Bono Financial Planning
Ameriprise Financial advisors may seek approval from
Ameriprise Financial Services to offer, on a limited
Our affiliate American Enterprise Investment Services
Inc. (“AEIS”) receives revenue from several different
sources on the products and services you purchase
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basis, pro bono financial planning to persons who
otherwise cannot afford to pay for financial planning
services. These promotions and programs are not
available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise
Personal Wealth Group.
Institutional Services
Types of Clients
AFPS is generally appropriate for individuals who seek
an ongoing fee-based financial planning relationship and
who have financial goals and sufficient assets and
income to begin addressing those goals. AFPS is
intended for individuals; couples; and entities with
financial planning needs, such as trusts, estates,
nonprofit organizations and businesses.
Methods of Analysis, Investment
Strategies and Risk of Loss
Methods of Financial Analysis
Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into written
agreements with corporate, institutional or membership
organizations to provide AFPS to their employees,
partners, independent contractors or members. The
fees for institutional services vary by agreement. These
agreements may include other services and fees that
are lower than the AFPS fees paid by other AFPS
clients. These promotions and programs are not
available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise
Advisor Center.
Termination of AFPS
AFPS will remain in effect until one of the following
occurs: termination by you; termination of an existing
AFPS Agreement by replacing it with a new one, as
described in the preceding paragraph; termination by
Ameriprise Financial Services, which would require
sending you written notice reasonably in advance of
the termination date (except as noted in this
paragraph) to your address as shown on our records;
termination by Ameriprise Financial Services, with no
advance notice, for non-delivery of services to you by
your financial advisor; or termination by you through
nonpayment of the AFPS fee.
When developing recommendations for you, your
financial advisor compares your stated financial goals
with your financial situation, investment risk tolerance,
investment horizon and the risk and potential
investment solutions. Your financial advisor may use
asset value, current and projected rates of return, and
other assumptions you provide, as well as historical
return analysis prepared by Ameriprise Financial
Services or an affiliate. Your financial plan may be
prepared through the use of one or more software
packages that take a needs-based approach to
analyze your goals using one or more methods of
analysis, including deterministic and probability
modeling. The analysis and projections generated by
the tools or other analysis described in this section of
the Brochure include information regarding the
likelihood of various potential investment outcomes.
They are hypothetical in nature, vary depending on
which tool of analysis is used and with each use and
over time, do not reflect actual investment results, and
are not guarantees of future results. Investing in
securities involves the risk of loss and you should be
prepared to bear this loss. The probability of success
also varies based on differing assumptions, on
different tools and from one Engagement Period to the
next based on changing circumstances and market
information. Results may reflect one point in time only
and are only one factor you should consider as you
determine how best to plan for your future.
If you choose to terminate the Agreement during
the first year before receiving your initial
recommendations, you will receive a full refund of
AFPS Fees paid. However, if you terminate at any time
after Ameriprise Financial Services has performed
under this Agreement, or if you terminate the services
and have not provided your financial advisor with
complete and accurate information concerning your
financial situation, Ameriprise Financial Services
reserves the right in its sole discretion to limit the
amount of the refund you receive, if any.
To terminate or cancel the Agreement and request a
refund, if eligible, complete an AFPS Cancellation and
Refund Request form available from ameriprise.com.
You may also request the form from your financial
advisor or by calling Ameriprise Financial Services
directly at 800.862.7919 between the hours of 7 a.m.
and 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.
Your financial plan also may include an asset
allocation analysis designed to assist you in
positioning your investment assets. If your financial
plan includes such analysis, the recommended
portfolio allocation will be determined based on a
variety of factors, including your personal financial
information and the historical and anticipated
performance of different asset classes.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-
Side Management
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor any of its
supervised persons accepts performance-based fees
for its investment advisory services.
The analysis is meant only to illustrate the relative
experience among asset classes and portfolios.
Periodic rebalancing of your portfolio and reallocation
among the asset classes is recommended in most
circumstances, and rebalancing and reallocation may
not be part of AFPS. Rebalancing your non-qualified
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analysis or written recommendations you receive does
not correspond with the date and market value of your
official Ameriprise Financial consolidated statement,
the market values shown on the material you receive
will differ from your consolidated statement.
The information provided to you in your analysis and
written recommendations is not intended to be a
substitute for the valuation and other information
contained in your official Ameriprise Financial
consolidated statement.
portfolio to meet asset allocation objectives may
result in taxable gains or losses. Unless included in a
particular Ameriprise Managed Account Program,
Ameriprise Financial Services does not rebalance your
portfolio or reallocate your target asset allocations on
a continuous basis. If you have a substantial
percentage of your net worth concentrated in a given
asset or asset class, the illustrations may prompt your
financial advisor to recommend that you sell or
exchange a significant portion of such position to
reduce risk by reducing the concentrated positions
within your portfolio. Special tax rules apply to net
unrealized appreciation of employer securities held in
a retirement plan. This is particularly true if the asset
in question is stock of your employer, given that both
your income and investment could be tied to the
profitability of your employer.
Before you actually sell any such assets, consult
with your legal and tax professionals regarding the
tax and other implications of any such sales.
The asset allocation analysis does not provide a
comprehensive financial analysis of your ability to
reach your other financial planning goals, and it does
not identify the impact of your investment strategy on
your tax and estate planning situations. Asset
allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect
against a loss.
For your accounts and assets not held at Ameriprise
Financial (“Non-Held Assets”) all asset and net worth
information used in connection with your AFPS was
provided by you or your designated agents and is
shown as of the date it was provided to Ameriprise
Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial services does
not have knowledge of changes in your Non-Held
Assets, including your accounts and portfolio holdings,
and the materials provided in connection with your
AFPS will not reflect changes to your Non-Held Assets.
This means that if you view your AFPS materials
without updating your Non-Held Assets, the
information and assumptions provided to you will be
based on data about Non-Held Assets that is not
current. Ameriprise Financial and your financial advisor
take reasonable steps to reproduce information
obtained from you or your designated agents regarding
Non-Held Assets.
Sources of information
Neither Ameriprise Financial nor your financial
advisor has undertaken to review or verify the
accuracy of Non- Held Assets and the inclusion of
information and assumptions about Non-Held Assets
in your AFPS written recommendations, or any other
analysis, review, or guidance offered by Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor creates
no duty or other responsibility to advise you to take
any action or inaction regarding such Non-Held
Assets.
Third-Party Research Provider Materials Not
Approved for Use with Clients
From time to time, financial advisors may access
research, models, investment tools or other material
from third- party research providers that are not
approved for use with clients for the purposes of the
financial advisor’s general education, staying current
on industry trends or developing potential investment
ideas. Financial advisors may provide clients with
general market commentary or non-security
information once the individual pieces have been
approved for use by Ameriprise Financial Services.
The principal source of information used by your
financial advisor is the data provided by you, such as
your personal data, assets and liabilities, income
expectations, assumed overall rates of interest and
inflation, short-term and long-term financial goals, tax
information, risk tolerance associated with goals, and
other relevant information. When developing product
recommendations, your financial advisor may also use
training and marketing materials and prospectuses
and annual reports for a particular investment product.
In addition, your financial advisor may also utilize
research produced by Ameriprise Financial Services or
its affiliates, such as material prepared by the
Ameriprise Investment Research Group ("IRG") or from
third-party research providers that have been approved
by Ameriprise Financial Services when providing
investment advice. Although the information and data
are believed to be accurate, Ameriprise Financial
Services and its financial advisors do not
independently verify third-party information. Neither
Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial advisors
guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness
of any such information nor do they imply any warranty
of any kind regarding the information provided.
Investment strategies
Your financial advisor may recommend long-term
strategies for your financial plan, such as dollar-cost
averaging, reinvestment of dividends or other proceeds
For your accounts held at Ameriprise Financial, if any,
market value (i.e., account value) is provided from the
source of record and is generally captured at a point
in time. If the date and market value displayed in
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on investments, and asset allocation.
Recommendations may also be made to help you
realize capital gains or losses on securities or
investment products that you own. Such transactions
may have tax consequences for non-qualified
accounts. See the “Implementation of your financial
planning recommendations” subsection of the
"Advisory Business" section and the “Broker-dealer”
subsection of the “Other Financial Industry Activities
and Affiliations” section for further information on
investment products and services offered by
Ameriprise Financial Services.
in-fact purchases the financial advisor is not obligated
to make recommendations or give financial advice
that, in the sole judgment of the financial advisor,
would be impracticable, unsuitable, unattainable or
undesirable for the client. We strongly recommend you
seek advice from legal and tax counsel before
implementing suggested planning strategies that
involve disposition of assets. We reserve the right to
decline business. When servicing the client’s account,
the financial advisor cannot put your interests as
attorney-in- fact ahead of his or her obligations to act
in the best interest of the client.
Disclosure of Interest and Capacity
About Advisor Compensation — Your financial advisor
may recommend that you purchase or sell
investments, recommend that you enter into other
financial transactions, or provide financial advice
regarding financial decisions. You have no obligation
to follow any such recommendations or advice. If you
implement any such recommendations through
Ameriprise Financial Services, then in addition to the
AFPS fee described above, your financial advisor will
receive fees, commissions or other financial
compensation as a result of the transaction and/or
advice, as described in the “How our financial advisors
get paid” section elsewhere in this Brochure. Such
transactions may result in tax consequences for non-
qualified accounts.
We cannot guarantee future financial results or the
achievement of your financial goals through
implementation of your financial plan and any advice
or recommendations provided to you. Ameriprise
Financial Services does not monitor the day-to-day
performance of your specific investments. Before
implementing your financial plan, you should consider
carefully the ramifications of purchasing products or
services, and you may want to seek further advice
from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly in
connection with estate planning, taxes or small
business owner planning issues. The benefits and
advantages of cash value life insurance generally
increase as the policy matures and are most fully
realized with the death of the insured. A client with
immediate liquidity needs may consider whether to
sell the policy to a third party at a discounted value
(commonly referred to as a life settlement).
About Your Agreement — No assignment of the
Agreement by Ameriprise Financial Services will be
effective without your consent.
Supplemental Terms and Conditions of Your
Consolidated Advisory Fee Service
By signing to establish a consolidated advisory fee
service, you agree that the following terms and
conditions supplement and apply to your service.
About Your Initial Proposal and Ongoing Service —
Your financial advisor’s initial recommendations may
address only the areas that you have identified as your
most immediate needs and priorities.
About Estate or Trust Beneficiaries as AFPS Clients
— If you are an AFPS client and a beneficiary of an
estate or trust that is also an AFPS client serviced by
your financial advisor, you understand, acknowledge
and agree that (1) there may be a conflict when your
financial advisor is providing advice to you as the
beneficiary of an estate or trust, as the estate’s or
trust’s interest may not be the same as your interest
as beneficiary; and (2) when servicing the estate or
trust, your financial advisor cannot put your interest as
beneficiary ahead of his or her obligation to act in the
best interests of the estate or trust.
Your financial advisor is not obligated to make any
recommendations or give any financial advice to you
that, in the sole judgment of the financial advisor, would
be impracticable, unsuitable, unattainable or
undesirable. Your financial advisor provides financial
services of the type contemplated in the Agreement, as
well as other financial services for a number of clients.
Your financial advisor will review the fundamentals of
your financial situation; this may include an analysis of
your insurance protection coverages. Ameriprise
Financial Services does not provide insurance
consulting, tax advice, legal advice or document
preparation as part of AFPS. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance
of your specific investments. Neither your financial
advisor nor Ameriprise Financial Services shall have any
liability for your failure to promptly inform your financial
advisor of material changes in your financial and
economic situation, your investment objectives or
results, and any restrictions you wish to propose that
may affect the development of your financial plan.
About Power of Attorney Appointments — If you are
an Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to a Power of Attorney for
the client, you understand, acknowledge and agree
that: (1) the financial planning services will be based
on the information provided to us by the client and/or
you as attorney-in-fact regarding the client’s financial
situation; (2) you will provide us with complete and
accurate information, to the best of your knowledge;
and (3) with the service the client or you as attorney-
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About Sweep Programs — If you decide to implement
the recommendations you receive through Ameriprise
Financial Services, you understand and agree that cash
balances in your Managed Account(s) or Ameriprise
brokerage account(s), as applicable, will be held in the
money settlement option made available to you by
Ameriprise Financial and that you agreed to in your
Relationship Application for Managed Accounts or the
Brokerage Application for Ameriprise brokerage
accounts, as applicable. These money settlement
options are further described in the Disclosure
Brochure and include a free credit balance (Ameriprise
Cash) held in your account or a program that provides
for the automatic deposit or “sweep” of uninvested
cash balances in your account (each, a “Sweep
Program”). You understand we offer a Sweep Program
as a short-term feature that is intended to hold cash for
the purposes described in the Disclosure Brochure. You
agree that you will not maintain a cash balance in your
Ameriprise account(s) solely for the purpose of
receiving interest or obtaining FDIC insurance or SIPC
coverage. You understand that Ameriprise Financial
offers other investments products that offer capital
preservation with a higher rate of return than a Sweep
Program and are a more appropriate place to invest
cash than maintaining a significant cash balance in
your account for an extended period. You understand
and acknowledge that if your Sweep Program consists
of money market mutual funds then your Sweep
Program will have its own expenses. You further
understand and acknowledge that the banks that
participate in the FDIC insured interest-bearing bank
deposit Sweep Programs offered by our affiliated
clearing firm, AEIS, compensate AEIS for deposits
placed at the bank(s) or reimburse AEIS for expenses it
incurs in providing the Sweep Program, and that our
affiliate, Ameriprise Bank, FSB, is a participant in these
programs. AEIS receives marketing support payments
from the underlying money market mutual funds, if
eligible, used as the Sweep Program for your account.
The availability of each Sweep Program depends on
your account type and ownership. You acknowledge
that you have received and have had the opportunity to
review the (i) Sweep Program and Expenses section of
the Disclosure Brochure; (ii) Money Settlement Options
section of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement,
and (iii) Other Important Brokerage Disclosures
document, which fully describe our insured bank
deposit programs. You can always obtain the current
version of the Disclosure Brochure, Brokerage Client
Agreement and the Other Important Brokerage
Disclosures by visiting our website at
ameriprise.com/disclosures or by calling our service
line at 800.862.7919.
About Insurance and Annuity Products — You
understand and acknowledge that with the sale of life,
disability income and long-term care insurance and
annuity products, Ameriprise Financial Services and
the financial advisor from whom you purchase the
product are the appointed agents of the insurer and
receive compensation from the insurer for the sale and
servicing of that product. This compensation is
separate from and in addition to the AFPS fee you pay
for AFPS and may vary depending on the type or size of
the insurance or annuity product that you purchase,
the insurer that issues the product, the total number
of life, disability income and long-term care insurance
and annuity products sold by Ameriprise Financial
Services and/or your financial advisor for that insurer,
and other factors. This compensation typically will
increase based on the size of the product that you
purchase, or as the total payments that you make on
that product increase. Generally speaking, the
compensation that Ameriprise Financial Services and
your financial advisor will receive depends on a relative
compensation formula. That is, compensation received
from the sale of life, disability income and long-term
care insurance and annuity products is often greater
than from the sale of other financial products such as
mutual funds. As a result, Ameriprise Financial
Services and your financial advisor typically will have a
financial incentive to recommend that you purchase a
life, disability income or long-term care insurance
product or annuity product instead of another financial
product such as a mutual fund. You are not obligated
to purchase an insurance product from Ameriprise
Financial Services or your financial advisor.
About Retirement Accounts — You agree that your
financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas
for you to consider related to the allocation of your
retirement assets and that such communications are
offered solely as education, marketing and examples
for the purposes of discussion and for your
independent consideration, and should not be viewed,
construed or relied upon, as investment or fiduciary
recommendations or advice under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or
Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). You
understand that such communications should not be
(and are not intended to be) relied upon as a primary
basis for your investment decisions with respect to
your retirement assets. Also, if we provide you with a
sample or proposed asset allocation, including one
that identifies specific securities or other investments,
such asset allocation is merely an example of, or a
proposal for, the fiduciary advice and
recommendations that may potentially be available
and should not be relied upon as investment or
fiduciary advice or a recommendation under ERISA or
the Internal Revenue Code. Also, to the extent an
asset allocation service identifies any specific
investment alternative for your retirement assets,
please note that other investment alternatives with
similar risk and return characteristics may be available
to you.
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Privacy Notices
Protecting your privacy is a top priority. Visit our
Privacy, Security & Fraud Center at Ameriprise.com to
understand our notices for how we collect, use, share
and protect your personal information as well as to get
answers to privacy-related questions.
million. The firm further reimbursed all impacted
clients for the losses they incurred due to the
misconduct. The firm also took steps to enhance
policies, procedures and controls related to the
safeguarding of client assets against theft or
misappropriation by its associated persons and
voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess
and confirm the reasonableness of these policies,
procedures and controls.
Married Person as AFPS Individual Client: If you are
married and participating in an AFPS engagement as
an individual, your spouse is not a party to the
Agreement. Your analysis and recommendations will
be based on information that you provide regarding
your financial goals, needs, and priorities.
Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal
settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial
Services during the last ten years:
Regulatory Proceedings
In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC regarding
allegations that from December 2010 through
October 2013, the firm negligently relied on
misrepresentations made by F- Squared Investments,
Inc. regarding certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a
result, the firm made false statements about the
portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC also
alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and
implement written compliance policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent the alleged violations.
The firm agreed to pay a disgorgement amount of $6.3
million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000 and a
civil penalty amount of $1.75 million.
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the
regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or
denying the allegations.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
FINRA Actions
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations
that between October 2011 and September 2013 the
firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire
transfers, of more than $370,000 from five of its
customers by one of its registered representatives.
The customers were family members of the registered
representative. FINRA also alleged this went
undetected because the firm failed to establish,
maintain, and enforce a supervisory system that was
reasonably designed to review and monitor the
transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to
third parties, including those controlled by registered
representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution
and a fine of $850,000.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with
its industry- wide review of firms’ recordkeeping
practices regarding business-related electronic
communications sent or received by firm personnel
using non-approved channels or methods (“off-channel
communications”). The settlement resolved
allegations that, from at least June 2019, the firm did
not maintain or preserve a substantial majority of off-
channel communications that were records required to
be maintained under federal securities laws and
therefore failed to “reasonably supervise” its
personnel. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty
amount of $50 million. Prior to the settlement, the
firm retained a compliance consultant to address
certain undertakings outlined in the settlement and
took steps to enhance its policies and procedures and
increase training concerning the use of approved
communications methods.
Ameriprise Financial Services is a subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities
directly and through its affiliates. These activities may
be material to its investment advisory business or its
investment advisory clients. These affiliates include
companies under common control with Ameriprise
Financial Services by virtue of their status as direct or
indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The
information below provides you an overview of the
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These
companies work together to offer you financial products
and services designed to help you reach your financial
goals.
In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services
reached a settlement with the SEC regarding
allegations that from 2011 through 2014 the firm
failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures
reasonably designed to safeguard retail investor
assets against misappropriation and failed to
reasonably supervise five representatives with a view
to preventing and detecting violations of certain
federal securities laws by these representatives. The
firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5
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Broker-Dealer
the prevailing market conditions. See the Working in
Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure for more information about potential
conflicts of interest relating to brokerage transactions.
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered
investment adviser and broker-dealer with the SEC and
is authorized to engage in the securities business in
all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ameriprise
Financial Services is also a member of FINRA and the
Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).
For purposes of Form ADV Part 2, certain Ameriprise
Financial Services management persons are registered
representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a broker-dealer, registered representatives
of American Enterprise Investment Services Inc., and
are associated persons of Ameriprise Financial
Services in its capacity as a commodity trading
advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a
commodity trading advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained
membership with the National Futures Association
(“NFA”) in connection with such CFTC registration.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens
accounts and accepts securities order instructions
with respect to the accounts. AEIS serves as
Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent providing
clearing and settlement services for transactions that
are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial
Services. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise
Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody,
record keeping and all clearing functions for certain
advice-based accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting
securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank
trust accounts.
In its capacity as a broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial
Services distributes or receives compensation from
selling various products including but not limited to
equities and fixed income products. Offerings include
corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual fund
shares, ETFs, 529 plans, face-amount certificates,
closed-end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed-
end funds, hedge fund offerings, structured products,
real estate private placements, exchange funds,
private equity offerings, 1031 exchange offerings,
fixed and variable annuities, and fixed and variable
insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services also sells
managed futures funds that engage in trading
commodity interests, including futures.
AMPF Holding Corporation, an indirect wholly owned
subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding
company for Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the
distributor of the publicly offered face-amount
certificates issued by Ameriprise Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an
underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings, including those issued by affiliates.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors,
Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment
Distributors”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer
serving as principal underwriter and distributor of
registered mutual funds and other funds advised by
affiliated companies, CMIA and Columbia Wanger
Asset Management, LLC (“Columbia Wanger Asset
Management”) (collectively, “Columbia Management”
or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively referred to
as the “Columbia Funds.”
Investment Company
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with
Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell
its face-amount certificates and selling arrangements
with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to
distribute the Columbia Funds.
Investment Advisory Firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
(“CMIA”), is registered as an investment adviser with
the SEC. CMIA provides investment management
services to:
• Columbia Funds, as well as the Columbia ETFs,
closed-end funds and private funds
Retail brokerage services are made available through
Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an
agreement with American Enterprise Investment
Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered broker-dealer and
an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree
in their Relationship Agreement that their account(s)
are introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services to
AEIS on a fully- disclosed basis, and that securities
purchase and sale transactions in their account(s)
shall be directed through AEIS, except when an
Investment Manager places “step-out trades” as
described in the “Brokerage Practices” sub-section.
You should consider that not all investment advisory
firms require clients to direct execution of
transactions through a specific broker- dealer.
Brokerage accounts are carried by, and brokerage
transactions are cleared and settled through, AEIS,
subject to AEIS policies to assure that the resultant
price to the client is as favorable as possible under
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•
Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds
underlying certain variable contracts issued by
RiverSource
•
Various wrap program sponsors including
Ameriprise Financial Services
associated rewards program, savings, certificates of
deposits (“CDs”) and checking accounts and pledged
asset loans. Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust
services to clients, including trustee and investment
management services for asset trust, and investment
management and custodial agency services for
individual, individual trustee, association and non- profit
organization accounts.
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial
accounts and accepts securities order instructions for
trust accounts at Ameriprise Bank. In addition,
Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment
advice and research support to Ameriprise Bank and its
clients for these trust accounts.
Trust Company
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that
are registered as investment advisers with the SEC,
including, Threadneedle International Limited and
Lionstone Partners, LLC. These subsidiaries are
registered as investment advisers and may provide
advice to domestic and foreign institutional clients,
the Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-
end funds, private funds and other fiduciary clients.
These entities provide services independent from
Ameriprise Financial Services. Columbia Management
and its affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management
Ltd. (U.K. based), Threadneedle Investments
Singapore (Pte.) Limited (Singapore based), and
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited
(Dubai based) operate under a combined global asset
management brand, Columbia Threadneedle
Investments.
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesota-
chartered trust company, provides custodial,
investment management and collective trust fund
services for employer-sponsored retirement plans,
including pension, profit sharing, 401(k) and other
qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans.
ATC also serves as custodian for IRAs, 403(b)s and
some retirement plans qualified under section 401(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as well as the
Ameriprise Certificate Company. ATC is not a deposit
bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance Company
CMIA has entered into sub-advisory agreements,
delegation agreements, intercompany agreements and
“participating affiliate” arrangements with certain of
our Non-U.S. Advisory Affiliates, including
Threadneedle International Ltd. (“TINTL”),
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (“TAML”),
Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A.
(“TMLSA”), Threadneedle Investments Singapore
(Pte.) Limited (“TIS”), Threadneedle Investments
Services Limited (“TISL”), Columbia Threadneedle
Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia
Threadneedle Fund Management Limited (“CTFML”),
Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited
(“CTIBL”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V.
(“CTNL”), Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford.”) and
Thames River Capital LLP (“Thames”), each of which,
like us, is a direct or indirect wholly-owned investment
advisory subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial. Each of
TINTL, TAML, TMLSA, TIS, TISL, CTML, CTFML, CTIBL,
CTNL, Pyrford and Thames is registered with the
appropriate respective regulators in their home
jurisdictions. In addition, Pyrford is also currently
registered with the SEC as an investment adviser.
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise
Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued
by RiverSource Life Insurance Company (“RiverSource
Life”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified
to do business as an insurance company in the District
of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except
New York; and in New York only, issued by RiverSource
Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of
NY”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to
do business as an insurance company in New York. The
products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY
(together, “RiverSource”) include fixed and variable
annuities, structured annuities (RiverSource Life only)
and fixed and variable life insurance, disability income
insurance and life insurance with long-term care
benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other
third parties through an arrangement with Ameriprise
Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage
Services, Inc., LTCI Partners and Disability Resource
Group, which act as co-general agents.
Banking Institution
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource
Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer, serving as
principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource
variable life insurance and annuities on behalf of
RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling
arrangements with RiverSource and RiverSource
Distributors to distribute these products.
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is a federal savings bank. In
addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA
Sweep Programs, Ameriprise Bank currently makes
available a core set of banking products, including
mortgage financing, co-branded credit cards with an
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providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the AFIG financial
advisor may serve as a finder relating to trust services
and may receive a referral fee for business referred to
unaffiliated trust providers.
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”) is a
business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services
that specializes in delivering investment products and
services to clients of financial institutions, such as
banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services
enters into networking arrangement with each financial
institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one
or more of our investment advisory services, brokerage
services and insurance products to clients of the
financial institution and other persons or entities that
may be introduced or referred to us by the financial
institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit
union. Any services or products you purchase through
an AFIG financial advisor are not guaranteed or
insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the
financial institution. The financial institution is not a
party to your Relationship Agreement with us.
Ameriprise Financial Services and each financial
institution have entered into a networking agreement
under which we have agreed to share fees and
commissions with the financial institution, including
Asset-based Fees charged for investment advisory
services. Non- registered employees of the financial
institution may also receive compensation for
referring you to Ameriprise Financial Services.
How We Get Paid
This section should be read in connection with the
“Services, Fees and Compensation” and/or the
“Client Referrals and Other Compensation” sections
in this Disclosure Brochure.
The financial institution provides AFIG financial
advisors joint marketing access to a distinct client
segment and may provide office space in the building
where it conducts its business. As a part of the
contractual arrangement with the financial institution,
Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial
institution a portion of up to 94% of fees and
commissions, including Asset-based Fees charged for
investment advisory services, generated by AFIG
financial advisors that are attributable to our
operations under the joint marketing agreement with
the financial institution. A portion of these fees may be
paid to financial advisors who are employees of the
financial institution, as described below.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive
revenue from several different sources on the products
and services you purchase. These sources include the
fees and charges you pay, other arrangements we
have in place with product companies, and investment
and interest income. The revenue generated or
received supports, in part, the development of new
products, maintenance of our infrastructure, and
retention of employees and financial advisors. Further
in this Disclosure Brochure you will find information on
how our financial advisors are paid.
Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party
Payments
Payments from Product Companies
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered
through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise
Financial Services has exclusive control over the
activities conducted on our behalf under the
agreement with the financial institution and is
responsible for the supervision of certain activities of
AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial advisors are
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services in one of
three ways: independent contractors and their
personnel, Ameriprise employee financial advisors and
financial institution employee financial advisors.
Financial advisors employed by the financial institution
are compensated by the financial institution from the
portion of fees and commissions it receives from
Ameriprise Financial Services. In such cases the
financial institution serves as paying agent on our
behalf in accordance with applicable law. The level of
compensation received by financial advisors employed
by the financial institution is based on their
employment agreement with the financial institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any
compensation to any non-registered employee or agent
of the financial institution for referrals. Any referral fee
paid by the financial institution to an employee or
agent is a one- time, per-customer fee of a nominal,
fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products
and services you purchase.
AEIS will receive the following types of payments with
respect to the investment products we recommend,
and you select for the investment of your applicable
Managed Account assets. This compensation is used
in part to fund the cost of providing the services,
maintaining Managed Accounts and offering an
investment platform for our clients as well as providing
revenue and net earnings to AEIS. For qualified SPS
Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in qualified SPS
Advantage Accounts where a trust has inherited the
IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust
and eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in Select
Separate Accounts, AEIS either does not collect Third
Party Payments or credits them back to client
Accounts as described in the “Fees and
Compensation” section.
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a
financial institution that does not have a Trust
Department can offer trust services through other
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Ameriprise Financial Services receives cost
reimbursement payments on our affiliated and
unaffiliated annuity and insurance products which are
not eligible investments for Managed Accounts. These
payments are discussed in the remaining paragraphs
of this section.
AEIS performs certain services for the benefit of
Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors
and clients, including but not limited to record
keeping, administration and shareholder servicing
support, applicable platform level eligibility and
investment product due diligence, investment
research, training and education, client telephonic and
other servicing, and other support related functions
such as trading systems, technology updates, asset
allocation and performance reporting tools, websites
and mobile applications (collectively “cost
reimbursement services”). Any cost reimbursement
payments received by AEIS that are paid by product
sponsors out of assets of the investment, such as a
mutual fund or unit investment trust, reduce the
investor return on their investment.
If AEIS and its affiliates did not receive this
compensation, Ameriprise Financial Services would
likely charge higher fees or other charges to clients for
the services provided. When evaluating the
reasonableness of the fees and expenses incurred in a
Managed Account, you should consider not just the
Asset-based Fee, but also the fund-level fees and other
compensation that Ameriprise Financial Services and
its affiliates receive including payments for cost
reimbursement services described in this section and
other cost reimbursement and marketing support
payments received by us and our other affiliates,
as described in the “How we get paid” and the
“Revenue Sources for other Ameriprise Financial,
Inc. companies” sections of this Disclosure Brochure
as applicable.
AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs of
the cost reimbursement services provided. These
revenues include cost reimbursement and marketing
support payments (as described below under the
heading “Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement
and noncash compensation”) and such payments
increase the gross revenues and net earnings of AEIS.
Mutual Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales
Support Payments.
Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support
payments are received from certain mutual fund firms.
These payments form a structure referred to here as
the Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program (“Mutual
Fund Program”) with approximately 140 mutual fund
families offered by Ameriprise Financial Services.
The goal at Ameriprise Financial Services is to offer a
wide range of mutual funds using the following criteria:
•
Product breadth and strong-performing funds
•
Financial strength of the firm
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive
for its affiliate to continue to maintain these cost
reimbursement arrangements, including arrangements
with Full Participation Firms, and for AEIS to continue
to receive revenue. Because not all investments
provide for cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise
Financial Services has an incentive to recommend or
select investment products that make such payments
within the Managed Accounts Programs. Ameriprise
Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest
by applying objective due diligence standards and
requiring all mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, CEFs, UITs and
alternative investments offered in the Programs to
meet these standards.
• Marketing and sales support payments paid to our
affiliate AEIS to support cost reimbursement
services
•
Ability to provide product support and training to
our financial advisors
•
Tax benefits offered by individual states
• Overall quality of the 529 plan (specific to 529
plans)
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer, and clients are
free to choose mutual funds from the approximately
140 fund families available. However, certain aspects
of the Mutual Fund Program create a conflict of
interest or incentive if Ameriprise Financial Services
promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors
recommend, the mutual funds offered by a firm
participating in the Mutual
AEIS receives a variety of payments for cost
reimbursement services from affiliated products
sponsored or managed by affiliated investment
advisers (e.g., Columbia Management) and by non-
affiliated investment product companies which
reimburse the costs of beneficial client services
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
The most significant of these payments are
reimbursement for marketing support received from
the product companies. AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from product companies for
the following products: mutual funds, 529 plans,
actively managed ETFs, UITs, non-traded REITs, real
estate private placements, tax-deferred real estate
exchanges, non-traded BDCs, fixed annuities, variable
annuities, structured annuities, fixed insurance,
variable insurance, structured products, managed
futures funds, private equity offerings, non-traded
closed end funds and hedge fund offerings.
Fund Program versus mutual funds offered by
nonparticipating firms. As further described below,
these conflicts and incentives arise from the cost
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affiliates receive in connection with client investments
in mutual funds and other investment products.
Additionally, Ameriprise Financial Services does not
share with our financial advisors the cost
reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive.
reimbursement related to Education, Training, Seminar
Reimbursement and noncash compensation, provided
to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments
AEIS receives from, firms participating in the Mutual
Fund Program and with other relationships with firms,
including Columbia Management; see the section titled
“Columbia Funds” below.
If your Managed Account’s Sweep Program uses a
money market mutual fund, AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments of up to 0.37% of the
amount held in that money market fund Sweep
Program. The amount that AEIS receives may be
reduced based on fee waivers that are imposed by the
money market fund firm.
These arrangements vary between firms and may be
subject to change or renegotiation at any time. If a firm
ceases to make cost reimbursement payments,
Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the
distribution relationship with the mutual fund firm.
To be included in the Mutual Fund Program, firms have
agreed to pay AEIS a portion of the revenue generated
from the sale and/or management of mutual fund
shares. Full Participation Firms make cost
reimbursement payments at a higher level than do
firms that have arrangements discussed in the “Other
Financial Relationships” section. For each year a client
holds shares of a particular mutual fund, the mutual
fund’s advisor or distributor may pay AEIS an amount
based on the value of the collective mutual fund shares
held in clients’ accounts (asset- based payment). AEIS
receives an asset-based payment (up to 0.20% per year
for mutual funds and 0.18% per year for 529 plans) on
some or all of Ameriprise Financial Services clients’
assets managed by the participating firms. In instances
where a new Full Participation Firm relationship is
established, in certain instances, to offset AEIS
expenses for providing cost reimbursement services,
the cost reimbursement payments will initially be
structured in the form of an annual flat fee in addition
to 0.20% of assets invested, with the total dollar
amount of such payment not to exceed $1,250,000.
Full Participation. Thirty firms fully participate in the
Mutual Fund Program. These fund firms include
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Allspring Funds ,
American Century Investments, Amundi, BlackRock
Funds, BNY Mellon, Delaware Investments, DWS
Investments, Eaton Vance, Eventide Funds, Federated
Hermes, Fidelity, First Eagle Funds, Franklin
Templeton, Goldman Sachs Asset Management,
Hartford Mutual Funds, Invesco, Janus Henderson
Investors, John Hancock Investments, JP Morgan
Asset Management, Lord Abbett, MainStay Funds,
MFS, Natixis Funds, Neuberger Berman, Nuveen,
Principal, PGIM Investments, Virtus and Voya Funds.
These firms are referred to as “Full Participation Firms.”
We offer 529 plans from nineteen firms. Of those
firms, fifteen are Full Participation Firms. These fund
firms include American Century, BlackRock, Columbia
Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity, Franklin
Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Hartford, Invesco, John
Hancock, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Nuveen, Principal, Virtus
and Voya. Each of these firms is referred to as a “Full
Participation Firm.”
The most current Mutual Fund Program information,
as well as the previous calendar year’s totals of
cost reimbursement payments received from Full
Participation firms, in addition to distribution
support amounts, may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An
Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual Funds and
529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial”.
Certain Full Participation Firms pay our affiliate AEIS
more marketing support for certain types of mutual
funds. In general, Full Participation Firms offer actively
managed mutual funds that permit cost
reimbursement payments to be included in the
Investment Costs charged by the mutual fund. The
Investment Costs of actively managed mutual funds
are generally higher than those of (i) passively
managed ETFs which do not make cost
reimbursement payments; and (ii) actively managed
ETFs which do make such payments. Ameriprise
Financia Services has a financial incentive to offer
actively managed mutual funds and ETFs that make
cost reimbursement payments to our affiliate. As a
result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have an
indirect incentive to sell such mutual funds and ETFs.
We address this incentive by offering a full range of
investment product options, including actively managed
mutual funds and both actively and passively managed
ETFs. In addition, we do not offer actively managed
ETFs that are clones of an actively managed mutual
fund from the same firm.
A similar actively managed ETF may have a lower or
comparable management fee as an actively managed
mutual fund. Ameriprise further addresses this conflict
of interest by calculating the compensation paid to our
financial advisors for all assets without regard to the
amount of cost reimbursement payments we or our
Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement and
Noncash Compensation. Full Participation Firms
provide to Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some
cases, to their clients, education, training, and support
services relating to the investment products they offer.
These firms may reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services, and Ameriprise Financial Services may
subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors,
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cost reimbursement services provided for the mutual
fund shares purchased during a given period (sales-
based payment). These mutual fund firms do not
provide marketing and sales support such as those
provided by Full Participation Firms to Ameriprise
financial advisors, thus they do not have the same
access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms.
for client/prospect education events and financial
advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events,
consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial
advisors may also receive nominal noncash benefits
from time to time. As a result, Ameriprise financial
advisors may have greater familiarity with and an
incentive to sell investment products of Full
Participation Firms.
Firms sponsoring alternative investments may also
provide Ameriprise financial advisors (and, in some
cases, their clients), education, training, and support
services relating to the investment products they offer.
Ameriprise Financial Services sells 529 plans from
seven firms that do not make cost reimbursement
payments to AEIS. Moreover, 529 plans offered by
these firms are available for sale to in-state residents
only. Those firms are: American Funds, Ascensus,
Invesco, MFS, Orion, Union Bank & Trust and Virtus.
Certain 529 plans may pay AEIS a fee of up to 1% of
assets for NAV rollovers.
Payments for Product Implementation and Trading
Technology Expenses.
The mutual fund’s distributor or affiliate may also make
payments to AEIS for networking and/or omnibus
support and other client services and account
maintenance activities. AEIS will also receive sub-
transfer agency fees with respect to investments you
make in affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds.
For most investment products, AEIS will receive
payments of up to $25,000 per investment product per
expense from third-party firms to reimburse expenses
associated with each of (i) conducting due diligence on
the investment product; and (ii) the implementation of
certain technology platforms or capabilities related to
the distribution of the investment product.
For most model investment portfolios in Signature
Wealth and certain SMA strategies in Select Separate
Account, AFS will receive payments of (i) up to $25,000
per investment product per expense; or (ii)
reimbursement of actual costs incurred to reimburse
expenses associated with the implementation of
certain technology platforms or capabilities related to
the distribution of the investment product.
These fees vary depending on the mutual fund family and
on whether the mutual fund keeps a separate record for
each account (i.e., networked accounts) or relies on
AEIS’s recordkeeping (i.e., omnibus accounts).
Compensation for sub-transfer agency services range up
to $12 per position annually for networked accounts, and
up to $19 per position annually for omnibus accounts or,
if paid on an asset basis, from 0.10% to 0.15% annually
of any amounts you have invested in such mutual funds.
In the case of certain no-load fund families for which AEIS
has a direct relationship, the compensation for sub-
accounting, administrative and distribution support
services may be bundled into one asset-based fee of up
to 0.35% (which may include a service fee up to a 0.25%)
annually of the value of such shares held in an Account.
Payments from Investment Providers Offering SMA
Investment Portfolios Within the Signature Wealth
Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments
for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered
within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives
an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year on
Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested
in the SMA investment portfolios. If an Investment
Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement
payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely
cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
Other Financial Relationships
AEIS and its affiliates may have other relationships with
firms whose mutual funds Ameriprise Financial
Services offers. These relationships may include
affiliates of firms acting as a sub-adviser to CMIA,
CMIA acting as a sub-adviser to a third-party firm, or
affiliates of a firm managing an investment portfolio
within another Ameriprise Financial Services or
affiliated product, such as a RiverSource variable
annuity. Firms may use CMIA to manage an underlying
investment option in products offered through the
Mutual Fund Program.
Distribution Support Relationships. AEIS also has cost
reimbursement arrangements with firms for distribution
support services. These “Available for Sale Firms”
make payments to AEIS for distribution support but do
not provide marketing and sales support, such as those
provided by Full Participation Firms, and make
payments at a lower percentage rate than Full
Participation Firms. These firms make cost
reimbursement payments to AEIS of up to 0.10% on
assets for these services, which support the
distribution of the fund’s shares and 529 plans by
making them available on one or more of Ameriprise
Financial Services platforms. In addition, certain mutual
funds’ distributors pay a fee to AEIS of up to 0.10% for
AEIS has a cost reimbursement agreement with
BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to mutual fund
positions held by Ameriprise Financial Services
customers. BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 5%
of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
stock. Our affiliate CMIA has a sub-transfer agent
agreement with Vanguard Group, Inc. with respect to
the distribution of its investment products. Vanguard
Group, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
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Columbia Funds. AEIS and other affiliates of
Ameriprise Financial Services provide certain
administrative and transfer agent services to the
Columbia Funds whose shares are owned by
Ameriprise Financial Services clients. Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates generally receive
more revenue from sales of affiliated mutual funds
than from sales of other mutual funds. Employee
compensation and operating goals at all levels of the
company are tied to the company’s success. Certain
employees may receive higher compensation and
other benefits based, in part, on assets invested in
affiliated mutual funds.
payments form a structure referred to as the
Ameriprise Financial ETF Program (“ETF Program”)
and compensate AEIS for the costs of maintaining
the ETF Program. Firms participating in the ETF
Program are granted full access to Ameriprise
Financial Services and our financial advisors to
provide direct financial advisor education or sales
support to promote their products. Passively
managed ETFs and actively managed ETFs that are
classified as Eligible to Hold Investments or Ineligible
Investments do not participate in the ETF Program, do
not have access to financial advisors for education or
sales support and do not make cost reimbursement
payments, as summarized below. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have greater
familiarity with and an indirect incentive to sell ETFs
participating in the ETF Program. Ameriprise Financial
Services addresses this incentive as described above
in the “Mutual Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and
Sales Support Payments” sub-section.
Participate
in ETF
Program
Yes
Access to
Ameriprise
financial
advisors
Yes
Make cost
reimburse-
ment
payments
Yes
Actively
managed
ETFs offered
for purchase
No
No
No
American Funds. For both affiliated an unaffiliated
mutual funds we offer, AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from mutual fund firms of
up to 0.20% of assets invested in those funds. With
most mutual fund firms, these payments are paid on
an ongoing basis and determined solely based on
total assets invested in the funds of a particular fund
family held in clients’ accounts. Rather than
determining the amount of the payment solely on an
asset-based basis, American Funds pays AEIS an
annual negotiated platform fee based on a number of
factors, including prior year assets, in accordance with
their prospectus governing each mutual fund. This
platform fee will not exceed 0.20% of assets and will
also not exceed the limits set forth in the prospectus
governing each fund. You can find the total dollar
amounts we receive annually from American Funds, as
of the previous calendar year, by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An
Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529
Plans at Ameriprise Financial.”
Actively
managed
ETFs that are
classified as
Eligible to
Hold
Investments
or Ineligible
Investments
No
No
No
American Funds are generally no longer available for
new purchases in Ameriprise brokerage accounts
(other than add-on purchases into existing positions,
which may continue), and thus new investments of
American Funds can generally only be executed in
Advisory Solution Programs.
Passively
managed
ETFs
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan AEIS
receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB for
its Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan support
services.
Payments from Alternative Investments Sponsors.
AEIS, in consideration for its cost reimbursement
services, may receive ongoing investor service and
support fee payments from product sponsors of
alternative investments available in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts. Depending on the product
sponsor, AEIS will receive payments of up to 0.25% of
the assets invested in these products.
Payments from UIT Sponsors. Certain UIT sponsors
with which AEIS has agreements may pay AEIS cost
reimbursement payments to help promote and support
the offer, sale and servicing of UITs. These UIT
sponsors are granted full access to Ameriprise
Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide
direct financial advisor education or sales support to
Payments from Other Non-Affiliated Product
Companies
Payments from Actively Managed ETF Sponsors. For
certain actively managed ETFs offered for purchase in
Ameriprise Managed Accounts, AEIS receives from
the ETF manager or distributor both (i) ongoing asset-
based cost reimbursement payments of up to 0.18%
of the assets invested in these products; and (ii) an
annual flat program fee of up to $400,000 per
manager or distributor. AEIS receives these
payments to help promote and support the offer,
sale and servicing of actively managed ETFs. These
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Payments from Structured Products Sponsors. AEIS
receives cost reimbursement for the sale of structured
products. Depending on the structured product, AEIS
will receive payments between 0.25% and 0.60% of
the amount you invest, multiplied by the product’s
term up to a maximum of 1.6%. For example, a
structured note with a three-year term and a 0.40%
payout could have an upfront payment of 1.2% (three
years x 0.40%).
Payments for Financial Advisor Support. Separately,
for alternative investment products, AEIS will receive
marketing and sales support payments in the form of
an optional subscription for financial advisor support
for a fixed annual fee of up to $250,000, which when
combined with the payments described above for
these types of investment products may exceed the
ranges noted.
promote their products. UIT sponsors without such
agreements do not provide direct financial advisor
education or sales support, thus they do not have the
same access to financial advisors as full access
firms. Such marketing and sales support may create a
conflict of interest if Ameriprise Financial Services
promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors
recommend, the UITs from UIT sponsors that have
been granted full access versus UITs offered by
nonparticipating firms. These conflicts may arise from
the marketing and sales support provided to our
financial advisors by, as well as the payments AEIS
receives from, firms that have entered into such
agreements. AEIS will receive both a fixed dollar
amount of cost reimbursement payments, based in
part on projected UIT sales, as well as sales-based
volume concessions. The total amount of these
payments will not exceed 0.20% of total UIT sales.
Payments from Insurance Companies. Cost
reimbursement payments are received by Ameriprise
Financial Services and/or its affiliate, AEIS, from
affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies.
Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and
insurance products to its clients manufactured by its
affiliate, RiverSource, as well as from select
unaffiliated insurance companies.
RiverSource and potentially other unaffiliated insurance
companies may be permitted to reimburse Ameriprise
Financial Services or AEIS, and these entities may
subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors,
for client/ prospect educational events and financial
advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events
consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS
policies, as applicable.
These companies may also provide support to the
Ameriprise Financial Services internal sales desk,
which in turn provides support to financial advisors. As
a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource insurance and
annuity products and the unaffiliated insurance
companies who provide added educational support.
Generally, unaffiliated insurance companies that issue
annuities and life and disability income insurance
policies do not provide direct client or financial advisor
education or sales support, other than product training
materials, product sales literature and addressing
client service issues. However, in some instances
direct financial advisor product education may occur.
As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource products.
From unaffiliated long-term care insurance product
manufacturers, AEIS receives payments up to 27.5% of
the commissionable premium. AEIS receives varying
payments from unaffiliated life, disability and other
insurance product manufacturers.
Mutual Funds & ETFs Available to Investment
Managers. Investment Managers that construct
investment strategies utilizing mutual funds and ETFs
may utilize any mutual fund or ETF available for sale in
our Programs provided the fund selected meets
operational and other requirements designed to
facilitate transaction execution and ensure timely order
processing. Ameriprise Financial Services does not
require Investment Managers to limit the mutual funds
and ETFs utilized to only those that a financial advisor
may recommend to a client in an SPS Advantage or
SPS Advisor account or for a nondiscretionary mutual
fund or ETF transaction in an Investor Unified Account
or Vista Separate Account. Mutual funds and ETFs
available for financial advisor recommendations are
subject to initial and ongoing due diligence by the IRG
based on a quantitative and qualitative process.
Investment Managers are responsible for conducting
their own independent due diligence and research on
the mutual funds and ETFs utilized in constructing an
SMA investment strategy or model portfolio available
through the Programs. This may result in an
Investment Manager reaching a different opinion for a
particular mutual fund or ETF than the opinion of the
IRG on that same investment. The IRG conducts initial
and ongoing due diligence on Investment Managers
available through the Programs and provides
recommendations to the Oversight Committee on
matters including due diligence findings that could
result in a recommendation for termination. Mutual
funds meeting the operational and other requirements
noted above primarily consist of mutual funds from
“Full Participation Firms.” AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from the fund family when
Investment Managers select mutual funds from “Full
Participation Firms” for an investment strategy. The
amount of any cost reimbursement payments AEIS
receives from mutual fund firms is not considered in
determining which funds are available to Investment
Managers. Investment Managers do not have access
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to specific information on which mutual funds are
offered by “Full Participation Firms” or the rate of
reimbursement a “Full Participation Firm” pays AEIS
for cost reimbursement services.
List. Similarly, Ameriprise brokerage account clients
may be unable to purchase a mutual fund on the
Starting Point List if that fund does not offer a share
class available in Ameriprise brokerage accounts. In
addition, some mutual funds included on the Starting
Point List may offer lower-cost share classes than the
Advisory Share class or other share class available in
Advisory Solutions. You should consider whether you
may be eligible to purchase these lower- cost share
classes outside the Programs.
These eligibility criteria are designed by Ameriprise
Financial Services to primarily include, and therefore
favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms. To be
included in the Mutual Fund Program and be eligible
for inclusion on the Starting Point List, each Full
Participation Firm must meet a number of criteria that
consider product breadth and strong-performing funds,
financial strength of the firm and the ability to provide
education and training to Ameriprise financial advisors,
including marketing and sales support services
relating to the funds they offer. Full Participation Firms
have also agreed to pay our affiliate, AEIS, a portion of
the revenue generated from the sale and/or
management of fund shares as further described
above.
Mutual Fund & ETF Recommended List (“Starting
Point List”) Ameriprise financial advisors may make
mutual fund recommendations based on a group of
funds that appear on the Starting Point List. Financial
advisors are not required to use the Starting Point List
as their source for mutual fund and ETF
recommendations, and mutual funds contained on the
Starting Point List may not be equally available across
both Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage
accounts. All ETFs and mutual funds offered by Full
Participation Firms or Available for Sale Firms, as
further discussed below, must meet Ameriprise
Financial Services’ due diligence standards to be
eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. In
developing the Starting Point List, the IRG applies a
quantitative and qualitative evaluation process that
includes an analysis of a fund’s returns, risk and
expenses; the tenure and quality of the investment
team; the soundness of the process and consistent
implementation; and the overarching health of the
organization. Certain mutual funds and ETFs that
would have otherwise been included on Starting Point
were excluded due to their high investment minimums.
Client suitability must be considered when trading
mutual funds and ETFs, including breakpoint discount
eligibility and NAV transfer ability. The funds on the
Starting Point List are subject to change periodically,
however changes to the Starting Point List should not
be the sole reason to prompt trading.
The universe of mutual funds eligible for purchase in
Signature Wealth generally represents a sub-set of the
funds that appear on the Starting Point List or are
otherwise sponsored or managed by Full Participation
Firms that make cost reimbursement payments to
AEIS. The list of eligible funds for Signature Wealth is
therefore designed to primarily include, and therefore
favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms.
The Starting Point List is developed by the IRG based
on eligibility criteria established by Ameriprise
Financial Services. The universe of ETFs includes
funds sponsored or managed by firms in the ETF
Program and ETFs available for sale at Ameriprise.
Approximately 2,100 mutual funds are eligible for
inclusion on the Starting Point List. The primary
universe of mutual funds includes only mutual funds
sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms in
the Mutual Fund Program. If a suitable mutual fund
recommendation for a particular asset class cannot
be found within the Full Participation Firms’ offerings,
the IRG will proceed to look for mutual fund options
sponsored or managed by Available for Sale Firms.
While the Starting Point List is developed by
evaluating the performance characteristics of each
fund’s Class A shares, the analysis is ultimately
intended to apply at the mutual fund level. Mutual
funds included on the Starting Point List may or may
not offer an Advisory Share class or other share
class that is available in our Managed Accounts
Programs. As a result, Managed Account clients may
be unable to purchase a fund on the Starting Point
Available for Sale Firms make payments at a lower
percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. They do
not have the same wholesaling access to financial
advisors as Full Participation Firms. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater
familiarity with and an incentive to sell funds of Full
Participation Firms. The payments made to AEIS by Full
Participation Firms and Available for Sale Firms
reimburse the costs of client beneficial services
provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS to
financial advisors and clients, including but not limited
to distribution, marketing, administration and
shareholder servicing support, due diligence, training
and education, and other support related functions
(e.g., cost reimbursement services) and increase the
revenues and profitability of AEIS. The most significant
of these payments are reimbursement for marketing
support received from Full Participation Firms and
other product companies. Full Participation Firms make
cost reimbursement payments at a higher percentage
rate than do Available for Sale Firms. This presents a
conflict of interest as Full Participation Firms pay AEIS
more revenue than Available for Sale Firms, and thus
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investment options for 529 plan assets) and
distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate
Company assets. 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees
assessed in Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be
used to pay for marketing, distribution and shareholder
service expenses. Any 12b-1 shareholder servicing
fees received for the share class utilized in Managed
Accounts will be rebated to clients.
AEIS earns more revenue from the purchase of mutual
funds offered by Full Participation Firms than from the
purchase of mutual funds offered by Available for Sale
Firms. Clients may choose to follow the
recommendations provided by their Ameriprise
financial advisor or they may select from any of the
other funds offered through Ameriprise Financial
Services regardless of whether that fund appears on
the Starting Point List. More information on the Full
Participation Firms that participate in the Program,
specific arrangements we have with them, and
conflicts of interest or incentives that exist for
Ameriprise Financial Services to promote (and for
Ameriprise financial advisors to recommend) one fund
over another fund is provided on our website at
ameriprise.com/funds and click “Purchasing Mutual
Funds Through Ameriprise.”
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Ameriprise
Preferred Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
compensation from Ameriprise Bank of 0.25% of the
outstanding balance on the credit line or loan on an
annualized basis. This amount is shared with your
Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor
is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and
compensation structures are described in the
“Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section of this Disclosure Brochure.
Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services,
LLC Financial Planning and Advisory Service Fees
These are fees you pay for financial planning and fee-
based investment advisory account services,
respectively.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation
from Ameriprise Bank of 0.05% of the average monthly
balance, on an annualized basis. This amount is
shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on
how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout
rate for which your financial advisor qualifies. These
affiliations and compensation structures are described
in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section of this Disclosure Brochure.
Ameriprise Brokerage Account Sales Charges.
Sales charges, commissions and/or selling
concessions are paid when you buy or sell equities or
fixed income products including corporate bonds and
municipal securities, mutual funds, ETFs, 529 plans,
closed- end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed-end
funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private
equity offerings, managed futures funds, real estate
private placement offerings and structured products. In
addition, you may pay a markup or markdown in bond
transactions executed in a principal capacity with
AEIS. These charges vary by product and product type.
Payments for Referrals to Structured Settlements
Annuity Brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives
a fee, shared with financial advisors, for referrals to
non- affiliated structured settlement professionals for
both client and non-client referrals. The amount and
basis for the referral fee varies by relationship
multiplied by the notional sales amount of the product.
Underwriters’ Compensation. Ameriprise Financial
Services receives a fee comprised of a selling
concession, management fee, underwriting fee, and in
some cases, a structuring fee for the sale of initial
public offerings (“IPOs”) such as closed-end funds and
preferred securities. The specific amounts vary by
individual offering, and are disclosed in the prospectus
of each offering.
For example, with respect to mutual funds, the sales
charge for a stock mutual fund is typically greater than
that for a bond mutual fund. For other product types
such as non-traded REITs, the sales charge you pay
may also include a portion of the distribution,
organization and offering fees and expenses. See the
Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure for more information about costs,
compensation and potential conflicts of interest
relating to brokerage products and services.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial
fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and
order handling fees), and a portion of the fees
associated with certain banking products and services
(i.e., personal trust services).
Periodic Expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from
product assets, such as 12b-1 shareholder servicing
fees paid from mutual fund assets (including 12b-1
fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying
Transaction Charges. Ameriprise Financial Services
does not assess online transactions charges in
Managed Accounts to financial advisors. Franchisee
financial advisors are assessed a transaction charge if
entering an order by phone for SPS Advantage or SPS
Advisor accounts. For employee financial advisors, this
transaction charge is assessed to the employee’s
branch, and not paid by the advisor. Direct payment by
the financial advisor of phone-in transaction charges
may be a disincentive for a franchisee financial advisor
to recommend an SPS Advantage or SPS Advisor
account or to recommend trades in the account(s).
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financial advisor receive more compensation on fund
or share classes that pay higher fees.
For Managed Accounts, Ameriprise financial advisors
pay the same mutual fund transaction rate for orders
entered by phone for all mutual fund firms. Not all
mutual fund families are available for purchase in a
Managed Account. For more information about
payments and potential conflicts of interest, please
see the applicable prospectus, term sheet, application
or other client disclosure forms.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor
generally receive less compensation when the sales
charge and/or 12b-1 fee is reduced, waived completely,
or where there is no sales charge or 12b-1 fee.
Therefore, for brokerage accounts there is an incentive
for our financial advisors to sell a fund that pays a load
or a fund that pays a 12b-1 fee over funds that do not.
Distribution Access Fees
As described above, Ameriprise Financial Services
directs securities purchase and sale transactions
through our affiliate, AEIS, on a fully disclosed basis. In
exchange, Ameriprise Financial Services receives
reimbursements from AEIS for our non-distribution
related expenses.
Financial Interest in Products
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial
advisors are paid in different ways for helping you
choose mutual funds, depending on the type of fund,
amount invested, and share class purchased.
Financial advisors receive compensation only from
12b-1 fees for mutual funds held in brokerage
accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services and financial
advisors receive more compensation for sales of
certain types of products, such as insurance, rather
than others.
Economic Benefits of Affiliates’ Products and Services
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest
in the sales of proprietary products that are
manufactured by its affiliates. Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from
the sale of some financial products and services,
particularly those products and services sold under
the Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
and RiverSource brands, than for the sale of other
products and services.
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our
revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the
firm. The revenue and compensation we receive helps
us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these
products and services. Employee and financial advisor
compensation and operating goals at all levels of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are tied to the success of its
businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts
of interest may exist for Ameriprise Financial Services,
our affiliates and our financial advisors if you purchase
certain products or services recommended by your
financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial
Services and our affiliates will receive:
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more
revenue for securities or products sold in a fee-based
account than for those sold with only a sales charge
or commission. Higher revenue generally results in
greater profitability for Ameriprise Financial Services.
Employee compensation (including management and
field leader compensation) and operating goals at all
levels of the company are tied to the company’s
success.
Management, sales leaders and other employees
generally spend more of their time and resources
promoting Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products and
services.
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of
products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise,
Columbia Management and RiverSource
(“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of
products sponsored or managed by firms that
aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
(“nonproprietary products”). Ameriprise Financial
Services actively promotes the products of our
affiliates through advertising, direct mail, and
product support and training events.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and
services than from Asset-based Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit balance
increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of
products, such as insurance and annuity products
and direct investments.
• More revenue from products and services that
generate ongoing revenue streams, such as
Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial
Services for mutual funds held in any Managed
Accounts will be rebated to clients, and financial
advisors do not receive compensation from 12b-1 fees
assessed on mutual funds held in Managed Accounts.
For brokerage accounts, both Ameriprise Financial
Services and individual financial advisors are
compensated when clients buy mutual funds through
Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally, financial
advisors receive a portion of the sales charge and
12b-1 fees paid to the firm in connection with mutual
fund purchases for as long as clients own the mutual
fund shares. Sales charges and 12b-1 fees vary from
mutual fund to mutual fund and from share class to
share class. Ameriprise Financial Services and the
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RiverSource Life of New York, affiliates of Ameriprise
Financial Services.
mutual funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an
investment advisory account service, and
insurance and annuity products with mortality and
expense charges.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of
mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation
Firms than from firms with other distribution
support relationships, as described in the
“Cost Reimbursement Services and Third
Party Payments” section of this Disclosure
Brochure.
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource
access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides
RiverSource with limited information related to
Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource
products and to assist financial advisors in
understanding the features and benefits of those
products. Ameriprise Financial Services does not grant
this access to other non- affiliated companies offering
similar products, thus they do not have the same
access to financial advisors as RiverSource.
• More revenue when you purchase investment
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products for which we receive cost reimbursement
payments or have similar financial arrangements,
as described in the “Cost Reimbursement
Services and Third Party Payments” and
“Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC” sections of this Disclosure
Brochure.
Less revenue when a sales charge or commission
is reduced or waived completely, or where there is
no sales charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including
retirement plan accounts) from another institution
to Ameriprise Financial Services or RiverSource or
into a product managed by Columbia Management
or another affiliate.
Financial advisors are required to take training on
complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates and non-affiliated product
manufacturers, prior to soliciting certain insurance
and annuity products and a targeted subset of
nonproprietary products.
Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would
send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and
at the same time AEIS would execute the opposite
order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made
for Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts in which
Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons
have a position or interest. Although Ameriprise
Financial Services and its related persons may own
securities suitable for or held by clients, in no case will
holdings of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries or
their employees or directors be directly sold to or
purchased from Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS,
an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, may buy or
sell for its own account securities that Ameriprise
Financial Services may recommend for Ameriprise
Bank’s trust accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services
does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise
because we have adopted policies and procedures
prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related
persons from engaging in trading activity that creates a
conflict of interest with our clients, as discussed in the
“Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
Financial Advisors Compensation &
Benefits
The compensation programs for our financial advisors
may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise
Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo
or team), and whether the financial advisor was
formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
Additional general product training is available and
specific product training is required for a number of
complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle
Investments and RiverSource branded products. It is
likely that a product recommendation from your financial
advisor will be drawn from the universe of products on
which they were trained. Ameriprise Financial Services
may enter into strategic alliances with companies that
offer products or services that Ameriprise Financial
Services and its financial advisors do not sell. As part of
those alliances, Ameriprise financial advisors may
receive gifts or non-cash compensation from the other
companies, which are subject to SEC and FINRA
regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’
internal compliance policies.
Some, but not all, of the financial planning software
tools available for use by your financial advisor were
developed by Ameriprise Financial Services or by
unaffiliated third parties and may make it more
convenient for your financial advisor to select
proprietary products.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every
investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial
advisors have a wide range of business and educational
backgrounds. They are required to have appropriate
licenses and registrations to transact business,
including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(“FINRA”) registration, required state securities and
insurance licenses and carrier appointments, and,
where required, a state investment adviser
representative registration.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed
agents of RiverSource Life and, in New York only,
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employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive
a bonus.
Advisory Fees and Compensation
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic
degrees and/or professional designations, including
Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In
addition, ongoing training is available to financial
advisors. For additional important information about
an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at
www.finra.org/brokercheck or call 800.289.9999.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you
with financial advice and product recommendations to
suit your goals. To understand how your financial
advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are
four ways Ameriprise financial advisors can be
affiliated with us.
The Advisory Fee is the only component of the Asset-
based Fee you pay that is shared between Ameriprise
Financial Services and your financial advisor. Both
independent contractor franchisee financial advisors
and employee financial advisors receive advisor is paid
a portion of the Advisory Fee and, if applicable, a
portion of the AFPS Fee as compensation for your
participation in a Program. Independent contractor
franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a
higher portion, or payout rate.
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Independent Contractor Franchisees. These
financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise
Financial Services and they do not receive a salary
from us.
• Employee Financial Advisors. These financial
advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial
Services.
• Associate Financial Advisors. These financial
advisors are employed by or contract with the
independent contractor franchisees and they do
not receive a salary or other compensation from
Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Financial Institution Employee Financial
A portion of the Advisory Fee including the AFPS Fee,
if applicable is paid to your financial advisor for their
role that supports your participation in a Program,
including introducing you to the service, gathering the
information necessary to prepare your service, helping
you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial
advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services.
The remaining portion of the Advisory Fee goes to
Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory,
technical, administrative, and other support that is
provided to all financial advisors, as further discussed
in the “Fees and Compensation” section.
The actual portion of the Advisory Fee paid to your
financial advisor depends on the payout rate for which
your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of
Advisory Fees you pay.
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Advisors. These financial advisors are employed
by the financial institution where they provide
services and are compensated by the financial
institution from the portion of fees and
commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial
Services. The financial institution serves as paying
agent for such compensation on our behalf in
accordance with applicable law. Financial
institution employee financial advisors’
compensation is based on their employment
agreement with the financial institution.
Independent contractor franchisees generally
receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial
advisors generally receive 0% to 46%, of the
Advisory Fee (the “advisor payout rate”). In
addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a
bonus which could increase the effective advisor
payout rate up to 91% for independent contractor
franchisees and 57% for employee financial
advisors, respectively.
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All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed
registered representatives. Depending on the
affiliation, our financial advisors are compensated
differently. Financial advisors may choose to change
how they are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial
Services over time.
Financial institution employee financial advisors
generally receive 0% to 91% of the Advisory Fee
based on their employment agreement with the
financial institution.
Salary and Bonus
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If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth
Group, your employee financial advisor does not
receive a portion of the Advisory Fee but may
receive compensation in the form of a bonus
based in part on revenue generated through your
Advisory Fee.
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In addition to the fees described below, employee
financial advisors may receive a salary or wage from
Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial
advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee from
the independent contractor franchisee for whom they
work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee.
In general, Advisory Fees generated by an
associate financial advisor are paid to the
employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or
Financial advisors may also have the potential to
receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the
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contracting independent contractor franchisee,
the associate financial advisor may receive
financial advisory or referral fees.
and disclosure and by supervising the suitability of
recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Depending on these factors, your financial advisor may
retain a larger portion of the Advisory Fee and, in those
instances, may earn more than Ameriprise Financial
Services’ portion, however your financial advisor must
make recommendations based on your best interests
and without regard to how much compensation will be
received.
Other Compensation Available to Financial Advisors
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of
investment solutions to clients. Some products and
services may be offered only by certain Ameriprise
financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor
the products he or she offers and the compensation
your financial advisor receives, as some investment
product companies and issuers, including RiverSource,
may pay higher compensation than others.
Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not
vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended
to you within a Managed Account. However, the
amount of this compensation may be more or less
than what your financial advisor would receive if you
paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and
other transaction-based services. Therefore, your
financial advisor may have a financial incentive to
recommend a Program over a transaction-based
brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services
seeks to address this conflict of interest through a
combination of disclosures and through our policies,
procedures and supervision, related to the review and
determination that a Managed Account is appropriate
for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives (“Client
Information”) in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements.
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor
may earn:
The portion of the Advisory Fee allocated to your
financial advisor is impacted by factors including:
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The type of affiliation that your financial advisor
has with Ameriprise Financial Services;
• More depending on how your financial advisor is
affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as
described above
• Whether your financial advisor was assisted by
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability
another person (which may be a financial advisor or
another individual who makes a referral) in
providing services to you;
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The total and average assets his or her clients
have invested in Managed Accounts;
insurance products because of special
compensation programs that provide increasing
levels of compensation the more a financial
advisor sells of these products from each
individual insurance company.
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• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance
The specific level of Managed Account assets
within a given client’s household; and
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In which Program your Managed Account is held.
products and direct investments, because they are
more complex than other products and take more
time to service.
Information for Certain Clients investing in Manager
Directed Programs
• More revenue from products and services that
generate ongoing revenue streams, such as
mutual funds that pay ongoing 12b-1 fees, an
investment advisory account service, and
insurance and annuity products with mortality and
expense charges.
• More from certain sales incentive programs to
increase overall assets under management.
•
Less on individual purchases within a transaction-
based brokerage account because of the higher
transaction charges your financial advisor pays on
these accounts compared to a fee-based
investment advisory account.
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Less when a sales charge or commission is
reduced or waived completely, or where there is no
sales charge.
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Typically, less when you exchange an existing
annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for
certain like or similar products from the same
Your financial advisor must make recommendations
based on your best interests without regard to their
compensation. The portion of the Advisory Fee shared
with your financial advisor is determined by several
factors including the total assets their clients (or
clients within an advisor’s team) have invested in
Managed Accounts. Franchisees and certain financial
institution financial advisors that contract with
Ameriprise Financial Services on an independent
contractor basis (“AFIG Independent Contractors”)
receive a greater portion of the Advisory Fee for than
for the SPS Advantage and SPS Advisor Programs. This
difference in allocation creates is a conflict of interest
for Franchisee financial advisors, their associate
financial advisors and AFIG Independent Contractor
financial advisors because there is a greater incentive
to recommend the Manager Directed Programs.
Ameriprise Financial Services manages this conflict of
interest through a combination of policies, training,
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company, unless you have held the existing product
for a certain period of time.
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin
that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash
account.
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A higher payout rate based on the level of product
sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and
on higher face value and/or death benefit amount
for certain insurance products.
• More when you move accounts (including
retirement plan accounts) from another institution
to Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA or
RiverSource.
and receives, directly or indirectly, compensation from
the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that
product. The compensation for these nonproprietary
products and RiverSource products is separate from,
and in addition to, any fee you pay for investment
advisory services and may vary depending on the type
and size of the life insurance or annuity product that
you purchase, the insurer that issues the product, the
total number of life insurance and annuity products
sold by the financial advisor for that insurer, and other
factors. This compensation typically will increase as
the size of the insurance policy or annuity contract
increases, or the amount of the payments that you
make on the life insurance or annuity product
increases.
•
If your financial advisor is a shareholder of
Ameriprise Financial through our deferred
compensation program, more compensation the
more profitable the firm is.
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Generally, the compensation that the financial advisor
will receive is calculated by a formula. Compensation
may also increase as the financial advisor sells
increasing amounts of life and disability income
insurance products issued by that insurer.
Compensation for servicing trust accounts held
with Ameriprise Bank.
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Compensation for performing certain activities
associated with your mortgage if that loan is
purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
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In instances where a customer already owns a
financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services,
the amount of a financial advisor’s compensation may
vary in connection with the sale of an additional or
replacement product, due to formulas relating to the
cancellation of a product that is already owned.
Compensation for providing services related to your
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an
annualized fixed percentage of the client’s
average daily outstanding balance.
•
Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings
Account and CD balances based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average monthly
balance.
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As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction
may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of
additional or replacement insurance or annuity
products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend
that you not purchase additional or replacement
insurance or annuity products, depending on the
relevant compensation formula.
Compensation for marketing that leads to you
opening a co-branded credit card account provided
you activate the card and meet the initial spend
requirements.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Credit Products &
Insurance Referral
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your
opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account
provided you meet the initial funding and other
balance duration requirements.
Your financial advisor receives compensation for the
marketing that leads to your opening of a co-branded
credit card account provided you activate the card and
meet initial spend requirements.
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Compensation for the sale or renewal of
Ameriprise Certificates.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Insurance and
Annuity Products
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for
providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred
Line of Credit based on an annualized fixed percentage
of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for
performing certain activities associated with your
mortgage if that loan is purchased and serviced by
Ameriprise Bank.
Our financial advisors primarily offer life and disability
insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and
certain pre-approved, but unaffiliated, insurance
companies. However, in some situations where the
client’s needs may be met more effectively by another
company’s product, and RiverSource and other pre-
approved providers do not offer such a product,
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer insurance
products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you
purchase and maintain American Family Insurance,
insurance products under a long-term distribution
agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services,
American Family Insurance Group and American Family
Insurance (formerly Ameriprise Auto & Home). American
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the
financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer
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Family Insurance is not affiliated with Ameriprise
Financial Services and is owned by the American Family
Insurance Group.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a
referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial
Services will receive a referral fee from Ameriprise
Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your
financial advisor. The referral fee is paid by Ameriprise
Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not
an additional cost to the trust account. Your financial
advisor also receives a referral fee for referrals to non-
affiliated structured settlement professionals for both
client and non-client referrals.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Incentives,
Training and Education
upon the value of eligible assets or accumulated
production of the recruited financial advisor at a pre-
determined measurement date. The funds may be
payable immediately, over time, as a bonus, or as a
loan. These arrangements may be structured to
include a provision requiring that payment of transition
compensation and/or loans will be dependent upon
the advisor meeting certain agreed-upon production
and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial
incentives associated with these transition
arrangements could influence the type and amount of
product and/or service recommended by your financial
advisor. Ameriprise Financial Services manages this
conflict of interest by supervising the suitability of
recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Please review your financial advisor’s Form ADV
brochure supplement or ask your advisor if you have
questions about whether these transition
arrangements apply to them.
From time-to-time, Ameriprise Financial Services also
provides compensation to financial advisors in
connection with the sale of all or a portion of their
client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of
this compensation may be dependent on a certain
percentage of the client base remaining as clients of
Ameriprise Financial Services for a certain period of
time. It is also determined based on valuations of the
financial advisor’s practice, or book of business.
Product companies with which we have agreements
work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our
financial advisors to promote their products. They may
pay for training and education events or due diligence
meetings; and may reimburse expenses for
prospecting events such as seminars for employees,
financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For
employees and financial advisors, these events may
be held at off-site locations, and the travel, meals and
accommodations may be paid for by the product
company. Additionally, product companies may
occasionally provide business or recreational
entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees
and financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may,
from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs
to individual financial advisors or groups of financial
advisors in particular areas. These contests and
programs are limited to such targets as new client
acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets
under management and financial advisor recruiting.
The practice valuation formula results in higher
compensation for revenues received from Managed
Accounts versus Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a
result, your financial advisor has an incentive to
recommend the opening of new Managed Accounts or
the investment of additional assets into existing
Managed Accounts or, conversely, an incentive to
recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage
account or invest additional assets into a brokerage
account. In addition, if your financial advisor is selling
all or a portion of their practice to another Ameriprise
financial advisor, this program could incentivize your
financial advisor to recommend that you remain a
client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or
Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Equity Programs
Single product or product categories are not eligible for
sales contests or incentive programs with the
exception of fixed life and disability income insurance.
These programs and incentives and the receipt of
other cash/noncash compensation could affect your
financial advisor’s recommendations of products
and/or services to you. These programs and
incentives and other cash and/or noncash
compensation are subject to SEC and FINRA
regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’
internal compliance policies.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Recruitment
We encourage our financial advisors to take an
ownership stake in our future by holding stock in our
parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE:
AMP). To make this possible for financial advisors, we
have created equity compensation programs for them.
Employee financial advisors and independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to receive an
annual stock bonus. In addition, independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a
certain percentage of their compensation each year.
They may choose to invest all or portion of this
Ameriprise Financial Services from time-to-time
recruits financial advisors from other firms to join
Ameriprise Financial Services. In connection with
these recruiting efforts, Ameriprise Financial Services
may enter into arrangements with financial advisors for
the payment of compensation and/or loans based
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Shared Compensation
deferral into a notional account that tracks the
performance of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor
franchisees may build equity in their practices and may
receive payments if they sell all or a part of their
practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
Loan Programs
Financial advisors may also choose to work together
as a team to share fees and commissions generated
from products and services you purchase. The cost of
the product or service you purchase is not affected by
the fact that your financial advisor is a member of a
team or by the fact that the fee or commission may be
split.
Clients may have access to information about lending
products and services through marketing and/or
lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with third-
party financial institutions.
Your financial advisor may be allowed to share a portion
of the Advisory Fee he or she receives with one or more
other Ameriprise financial advisor(s), including financial
advisors who have not completed the Ameriprise
Financial Services-required training, to sell the
investment advisory service, franchise consultants or
registered principals, as described below.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC
(NMLS #3030) that offers mortgage lending products
and services. Ameriprise Financial Services and
Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any
mortgage loan applications or offer or negotiate terms
of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn
compensation related to the origination or referral of
mortgage lending products offered and originated by
such third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some
loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise
Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors
may receive compensation for assisting clients with
mortgages serviced by Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage,
LLC. Ameriprise Bank does not guarantee products or
services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are
assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the
Advisory Fee. Your servicing financial advisor will
present the Managed Account or AFPS, set the
Advisory Fee, and oversee the analysis and advice
prepared for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not
be the financial advisor authorized to use discretion to
purchase and sell securities in your Managed Account
(e.g., your SPS Discretionary Advisor). In the instance
that your servicing advisor is not authorized to use
discretion, the financial advisor authorized to use
discretion will oversee the analysis and advice
prepared for you. Only the financial advisor authorized
to use discretion will purchase and sell securities in
your Managed Account.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial
Services in offering Ameriprise co-branded credit cards.
Your financial advisor receives compensation for
marketing efforts that lead to your opening of a co-
branded credit card account provided you activate the
card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to
make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
and Loan. Ameriprise financial advisors will earn
compensation for providing services related to your
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on
an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average
daily outstanding balance. Apart from margin lending,
offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor
nor Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote,
suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan
proceeds to purchase securities or other investment
products.
Advisor-to-Advisor Training Programs
Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial
advisor who has completed the required training for a
particular investment advisory service or product. A
financial advisor who has not completed the required
training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has
completed the required training for the service or
product. The financial advisor who has completed the
required training may pay a fee to the financial advisor
who has not completed the required training for that
referral. The financial advisor who has not completed
the required training may provide investment advisory
services for services and products that do not require
training, however, only the financial advisor who has
completed the required training required for a particular
service or product will provide the analysis and advice
prepared for you with respect to a service or product
that requires the training. The financial advisor who has
not completed the required training may receive a share
of the commission from any services or products sold
to you by your financial advisor who has completed the
required training.
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise
consultant. In those situations, the franchise
consultant, who is registered with Ameriprise Financial
Services, may receive compensation based on
Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also
pay its financial advisors for training other financial
advisors on specific products and services that we
offer. A portion of this payment may be based on
incremental sales of these products and services sold
by the financial advisor receiving the training.
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services and products that you purchase, and for the
training and leadership of your financial advisor. The
cost of the product or service you purchase is not
affected.
We will attempt to notify you if your Managed Account is
no longer assigned to a financial advisor. If you would
like to retain your Managed Account, contact us within
the timeframe set out in the notification to have a
financial advisor assigned. If the Managed Account
remains unassigned after the designated timeframe, it
will transfer to an Ameriprise brokerage account in
accordance with the Relationship Agreement.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with
other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with
creating your financial planning recommendations. This
may include leveraging services in geographic locations
outside of your financial advisor’s location, including
international locations.
If your Managed Account does not have a financial
advisor assigned to it and certain client directed
trades are permitted, you may contact our Service
Center at 1.800.862.7919 for assistance with a
transaction.
Services provided may include entering data into
financial planning software, providing initial calculation
and assistance in creating solutions. Your financial
advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For
these services, your financial advisor may pay a fee or
salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share
compensation with their registered support assistants
or recommend bonuses for their non-registered
support staff.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may
receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale
of certain products and services for up to five years
after leaving the securities industry.
We will continue to collect and retain the full amount
of any Asset-based Fees paid to us in connection with
your Managed Account, less any Manager Fees paid to
an applicable Advisory Service Provider, until the
Managed Account is designated for potential transfer
to an Ameriprise brokerage account or terminated.
This includes the portion of the Advisory Fee that
would have been paid to a financial advisor if one was
assigned to your Managed Account(s). The fees
retained are used in part to pay other employees and
for the technology that supports the services
Ameriprise Financial Services provides to you.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account
(BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors
may create a voluntary BDA in a predetermined
amount and use this account for business-related
expenses above and beyond what the company
provides.
Managed Accounts Without a Financial Advisor
Management Compensation and Bonus Programs
Employee compensation and operating goals at all
levels of the company are tied to the company’s
success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may
receive higher compensation and other benefits when
the investment products of certain providers,
particularly affiliates, are purchased. Management,
sales leaders and other employees spend more of
their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource
branded products and services.
In the event that you request Ameriprise Financial
Services to remove your current financial advisor from
your Managed Account or your financial advisor
resigns from Ameriprise Financial Services or your
Managed Account, is terminated, or, for the SPS
Advisor Program, your financial advisor is no longer
able to act as your SPS Discretionary Advisor for any
reason, the applicable Managed Account(s) will no
longer have a financial advisor assigned to the
Accounts. Generally, investment products in Managed
Accounts can only be purchased through an
Ameriprise financial advisor.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are
responsible for an operating budget for expenses.
Bonus programs for Ameriprise Financial Services field
leaders are designed to include an amount based on
the aggregate sales of all products sold by financial
advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions
of the country those leaders are responsible for
overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs
present a potential conflict because they are based in
part on sales of these products.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
Ameriprise Financial Services may reassign your
Managed Account to another financial advisor and
notify you of the change. If your Managed Account is
reassigned to another financial advisor prior to its
termination, your Managed Account(s) will continue to
be billed but the Asset-based Fee rate may change
based on the Advisory Fee rate you negotiate with your
new assigned financial advisor.
As part of an overall internal compliance program,
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies
and procedures imposing certain conditions and
restrictions on transactions for the account of
Ameriprise Financial Services and the accounts of our
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personal trades through one of three designated
broker-dealers unless an exception has been granted
and report any changes in their selected broker- dealer.
Insider Trading Policy
employees. Such policies and procedures are
designed to prevent, among other things, any improper
or abusive conduct when potential conflicts of interest
may exist with respect to a customer or client. In
addition, from time to time, restrictions are imposed
to address the potential for self-dealing and conflict of
interest which may arise in connection with the
business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker-
dealer. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted
various procedures to guard against insider trading.
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
From time-to-time Ameriprise Financial Services and/or
its affiliates and related persons may invest in the
same or related securities that Ameriprise Financial
Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients.
Such transactions may occur at or at about the same
time that such securities are bought or sold for client
accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted
policies and procedures imposing certain conditions
and restrictions on transactions in these securities,
such as trading blackout periods and preclearance
requirements.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in
the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC” section in this Disclosure Brochure for
more information about our financial interest in the sale
of certain products and services.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons
may, from time to time, come into possession of
material nonpublic information that, if disclosed, might
affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a
security. Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial
Services and its related persons are prohibited from
improperly disclosing or using such information for
their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other
person, regardless of whether such other person is a
client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial
Services or its related persons come into possession
of material nonpublic information with respect to any
company, they may be prohibited from communicating
such information to, or using such information for the
benefit of, their respective clients, and have no
obligation or responsibility to disclose such
information to, nor responsibility to use such
information for the benefit of, their clients when
following policies and procedures designed to comply
with law. Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in
accordance with Section 204A of the Advisers Act that
establishes procedures to prevent the misuse of
material nonpublic information by Ameriprise Financial
Services and its associated persons.
Personal Trading Rules and Procedures
Review of Accounts
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal
trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise
Financial Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy.
These rules are designed to list standards of business
conduct and to mitigate potential conflicts of interest
for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when
they engage in personal securities transactions. You
may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code
of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy from your
financial advisor or by contacting us at
800.290.6663.
Certain supervisory functions are performed by
Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office
personnel. Corporate registered principals review a
sampling of financial advisor’s financial planning
relationships, including written financial planning
recommendations periodically based on certain key
factors. At the time your Managed Account(s) is
opened, our corporate registered principals will review
your Managed Account(s) to confirm it is appropriate
based on your stated investment goals, time horizon,
risk tolerance, and investment objectives.
Additionally, we periodically evaluate your Managed
Account(s) to help ensure the investments are within
applicable Program rules. For SPS Advantage and SPS
Advisor Programs, the evaluation might include a
review of concentrated securities positions and low or
excessive trading. If any of your Managed Accounts in
the SPS Advantage Program are subject to a
concentrated position review, we will allow the grouping
of eligible advisory assets in related Managed
Accounts that you (i) own individually and (ii) own
jointly with a member of your household for the
purpose of such evaluation, provided that the
particular SPS Advantage Managed Account under
review continues to remain appropriate based on your
The standards of business conduct include
compliance with applicable laws and regulations and
with policies and procedures such as those contained
in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the
personal trading rules, persons are required to report
their personal securities holdings and transactions,
including transactions in certain mutual funds; must
pre-clear certain investments; are restricted with
respect to the timing of certain investments; and are
prohibited from making certain investments. In
addition, the Personal Trading Policy requires (i)
Ameriprise employee financial advisors and their
employees, (ii) its independent contractor franchisee
financial advisors and their employees, and (iii) its
affiliated investment advisers to conduct most
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stated investment goals, time horizon, risk tolerance,
and investment objectives. You and your financial
advisor may be required to take action to satisfy
Program guidelines and requirements, or to retain your
Managed Account.
a sharing of a portion of any total Asset-based Fees.
You will not be charged an additional fee as a result of
any referral arrangements. Compensation may include a
one-time payment or ongoing payments for the duration
of the investment advisory relationship.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals
may also decide to call you directly to discuss your
understanding of the Account(s), including the fees and
expenses you will be paying. Our Compliance
department also conducts routine surveillance of
financial advisor activities.
If you are in a financial planning relationship, including
the consolidated advisory fee arrangement, you will
receive written reports relating to your financial
planning goals from your financial advisor at least
annually.
An important part of an advisory relationship involves
providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic
reviews with your financial advisor or a designated
member of the team servicing your Managed Account.
In these reviews, you and your financial advisor should
discuss any changes to your individual circumstances,
financial situations, investment objectives and/or risk
tolerance, and whether you would like to impose any
reasonable restrictions on your Managed Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services may form networking
arrangements with financial institutions such as
banks, credit unions, credit union service
organizations, Farm Credit Services, and trust service
providers (“Third Party Financial Institutions”) to allow
its financial advisors to offer investment advisory
services, financial planning services and certain other
non-deposit investment and insurance products and
services (described elsewhere in this Disclosure
Brochure) to retail customers or members of the Third
Party Financial Institutions. Under the terms of these
networking arrangements, financial advisors may not
be able to offer to retail customers or members of the
Third-Party Financial Institutions certain products that
are otherwise available through Ameriprise Financial
Services or its affiliates. Also, because of these
networking arrangements, Third Party Financial
Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking
payment, a portion of Asset-based Fees and securities
and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors
for sales to retail customers or members of the Third-
Party Financial Institutions.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for
your continued review and monitoring of your Managed
Account(s). You should review your Managed Account
statements, trade confirmations, and other
information we send to you. If you have any questions,
please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Client Referrals and Other
Compensation
Referral Arrangements and Other Economic Benefits
Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in
partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation
Inc. (“RCF”) for the referral of clients or prospects that
have indicated an interest in establishing and
maintaining a donor advised fund made available
through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to
Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors
however donor advised funds established by RCF
because of the referral generally invest in eligible
Programs that are advised and serviced by the
referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor
advised fund solution may be more or less than if you
were to purchase the donor advised fund services from
RCF or another non-profit organization. Any fees
charged by RCF for the administration of the donor
advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial
Services or financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains investment
advisory referral arrangements, the terms of which are
disclosed to the client, with individual professionals,
professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or
membership organizations (“Promoters”). For each
such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays
the Promoter for referral of their clients or members to
Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory
services. The manner and amount of compensation to
be paid in connection with these agreements is subject
to negotiation between Ameriprise Financial Services
and the applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are
provided with applicable disclosures, including whether
the Promoter is a client, the material terms of
compensation (if any) and the material conflicts of
interest (if any), that results from the Promoter's
relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. The
most common compensation arrangements include a
flat fee at the time of the referral, a recurring flat fee, or
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor
will receive Asset-based Fee revenue from a donor
advised fund established by RCF and invested in a
Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets
are invested with a third-party investment adviser,
whether through RCF or another non- profit
organization. We seek to address this conflict of
interest through a combination of disclosure and
through our policies, procedures and supervision
related to the determination that a referral to RCF is
appropriate for you based on your Client Information,
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as underlying investment options for variable annuities
and variable life insurance. 12b-1 fees may be used to
pay for marketing, distribution and shareholder service
expenses.
and by treating assets in Managed Accounts owned
and administered by RCF and assets in Managed
Accounts owned directly by you as separate and
distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all
applicable regulatory requirements.
Review of Issuers of Financial Products
Investment and Interest Income. Investment and
interest income from insurance company general
account assets derived, in part, from the amounts you
pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have
policies and procedures in place to review the issuers
of financial products such as alternative investments,
structured notes, and annuity and insurance products
that Ameriprise Financial Services permits its financial
advisors to offer to some or all of its clients. This
review includes publicly available information and
reports issued by third parties and may in some cases
include certain nonpublic information provided by the
issuer.
Variable Annuity and Variable Life Insurance Financial
Arrangements. RiverSource selects the funds
available within your variable annuity contract or
variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource
may consider various objective and subjective factors.
These factors include compensation RiverSource may
receive from fund assets (for those funds with 12b-1
plans); assets of the fund’s adviser, sub-adviser or an
affiliate of either; and assets of the fund’s distributor
or an affiliate. This compensation benefits
RiverSource.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically reassesses,
but does not continuously monitor, the
creditworthiness or financial solvency of third-party
issuers. These policies and procedures are reasonably
designed to mitigate our clients’ exposure to credit
and default risks resulting from an inability of the
issuer to repay the principal on a note or fulfill an
insurance obligation. However, you should be advised
that credit markets can be volatile, and the
creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly.
Ameriprise Financial Services, as a seller of these
products, is prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing
or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial
products will be able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to
any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Revenue Sources for RiverSource
RiverSource
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be
significant and may create potential conflicts of
interest for RiverSource. The greatest amount and
percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives
comes from assets allocated to subaccounts investing
in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia
Wanger Asset Management. In general, the revenue
directly related to assets under management that
RiverSource receives currently ranges up to 0.65% of
the average daily net assets invested in the underlying
funds through the variable annuity or variable life
insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This revenue
is in addition to revenues RiverSource receives from
the charges you pay when buying, owning or
surrendering your variable annuity contract or life
insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws,
regulations and the terms of the agreements under
which such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive
this compensation for various purposes including
financial advisor training and compensation, marketing
and distribution, customer servicing, transaction
processing, record keeping, and other administrative
services.
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under
RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life
insurance policies. You may incur transaction costs or
fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay
a contingent deferred sales charge, or surrender
charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable
period.
Revenue Sources for Columbia Management and
Threadneedle
Periodic Fees and Expenses. You pay certain fees
and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts,
life insurance policies and disability income insurance
policies, including (depending on the type of contract
or policy) mortality and expense, administrative,
policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or
charges, in addition to costs associated with certain
riders that may be available for both fixed and variable
products.
Periodic Fees and Expenses. Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited may receive
management fees and certificate advisory and
services fees for services, including, with respect to
Columbia Management, investment management
services for Active Portfolios® investments. These
revenues may be received from the Columbia Funds,
Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end funds,
Ameriprise certificates and from other affiliated and
nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited.
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets,
such as 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve
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Revenue Sources for Other Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Companies
There are several other Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
companies that will receive revenue from the charges
and fees you pay, including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives
These services include but are not limited to
delivering shareholder communications such as
updated prospectuses and statements of
additional information, transaction confirmations
and annual tax reporting, and monitoring
compliance with share class, discounted sales
charge, market timing and other mutual fund
company policies.
•
investment spread income earned on, and any
early withdrawal penalty related to, Ameriprise
certificates.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. receives fees paid from
Columbia and the Columbia Funds and Ameriprise
certificates in exchange for the administrative
services it provides.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
receives certain fees and expenses paid from the
Columbia Funds and Ameriprise certificates in
exchange for the transfer agent services it
provides.
• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors
receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds in
exchange for the distribution services it provides.
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial
interest in the sale of Columbia Funds, Ameriprise
certificates and RiverSource products and certain
other mutual funds.
•
compensated for its services through the
brokerage commission and other fees charged for
each brokerage transaction, which may include
transactions made in an Ameriprise Bank trust
account, or through the brokerage commission
which is included in the overall asset-based fee,
depending on the account option you select.
•
If the Sweep Program for your Managed Account is
AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the
Program Banks based on the cash balance in the
AIMMA program. If your Managed Account sweeps
uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise Bank
as a Program Bank in the AIMMA program,
Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS but
reimburses AEIS for its direct out of pocket
expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of
Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and
insurance products manufactured by its
RiverSource affiliates, as well as products from
unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to
reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services for
client/prospect education events and advisor sales
meetings, seminars, and training events pertaining
to annuity and insurance products, consistent with
Ameriprise Financial Services policies and industry
regulation; Ameriprise Financial Services may also
receive nominal noncash benefits from time to
time. Unaffiliated annuity and insurance providers
may not provide some services, or the same level
of services, to Ameriprise financial advisors. As a
result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with RiverSource annuity and
insurance products.
•
Ameriprise Bank charges fees, depending on the
terms of trust documentation and applicable state
laws governing trust administration, for its
administrative trust services that are separate
from investment management fees charged by
financial advisors and are not shared with
Ameriprise Financial Services.
interest charged on your margin account balance,
as well as from order handling fees. In
transaction-based brokerage accounts, AEIS may
also engage in principal trading of certain types of
fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—
that is, it may buy and sell these securities for its
own account with the objective of making a profit
in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these
securities from you or sell these securities to you
on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a
markup or markdown on the transaction.
• AEIS performs, for the benefit of Ameriprise
Financial Services, its financial advisors and
clients, cost reimbursement and marketing support
services as described in the “Cost Reimbursement
and Marketing Support” section. In recognition of
the above, product sponsors will compensate AEIS
for these services performed by AEIS.
• When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the
AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Program,
Ameriprise Bank earns income by lending or
investing the deposits it receives and charging a
higher interest rate to borrowers, or earning a
higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held
through these sweep programs. The difference is
known as the “spread.”
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Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the
amount of credit extended and the interest rate on
the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular
transaction is disclosed on each transaction
confirmation you receive. AEIS is also
compensated for the shareholder services it
provides for certain mutual fund companies.
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Custody
Vista Separate Managed Account, Investor Unified
Accounts and Access Account Programs, you have the
right to vote proxies on the securities in which your
Managed Account assets may be invested from time
to time, or you may delegate the authority to vote
these proxies to the Investment Manager for your
Managed Account. You may alternatively delegate the
authority to vote proxies on your behalf to another
person.
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, your financial
advisor nor any Advisory Service Provider are
responsible for any other corporate actions relating to
the assets in your Managed Account(s), including
administrative filings such as proofs of claims related
to bankruptcy or claims in class actions.
Ameriprise Financial Services’ Proxy Voting Policies
and Procedures
In establishing a Managed Account, you establish and
maintain a Managed Account with Ameriprise Financial
Services. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services, nor any
Advisory Service Provider will act as custodian for the
brokerage account or take possession of any assets in
the Managed Account. AEIS, one of our broker-dealer
affiliates, provides custody and safekeeping services
for Managed Account assets, and will ordinarily act as
the custodian for all assets held in Managed Account.
Because our affiliate maintains custody of our clients’
assets, we are required by SEC rules and regulations to
obtain from AEIS at least annually a written internal
control report (the “ICR”) prepared by a qualified
independent public accountant, and AEIS is required to
undergo an independent verification of the assets
under its control. The ICR that we receive from AEIS is
intended to show that our affiliate has established
appropriate custodial controls with respect to client
assets under custody.
When Ameriprise Financial Services has proxy voting
authority for applicable Select Separate Accounts,
Ameriprise Financial Services will apply the following
general principles to meet its proxy voting
responsibilities:
• Seek to ensure that proxies are voted in the best
Retirement Accounts where ATC acts as custodian or
trustee, AEIS shall act as an agent or sub custodian
of ATC with respect to custody of assets.
economic interest of clients;
•
Investment Discretion
Address material conflicts of interest that may
arise; and
• Comply with disclosure and other requirements as
required by law.
Your Ameriprise financial advisor does not manage
your securities or other investments on your behalf as
part of AFPS. However, your financial advisor may offer
a discretionary investment advisory service separately
as part of our SPS Advisor Program.
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services intends to vote all
proxies of which it becomes aware prior to the vote
deadline. However, in certain limited circumstances,
Ameriprise Financial Services may determine to refrain
from voting.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial
advisor do not take any action or give advice regarding
the voting of proxies solicited by or with respect to the
issuers of securities in which assets of your Managed
Account(s) may be invested, except for certain Select
Separate Accounts where you delegate proxy voting
authority to Ameriprise Financial Services. For all other
Advisory Solution Programs, Ameriprise Financial
Services and your financial advisor do not take any
action or give any advice regarding the voting of proxies
solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities
in which assets of your Managed Account(s) may be
invested. Ameriprise Financial Services will forward to
you or your designated agent, all proxy solicitations
and materials related to other corporate actions that
are received by Ameriprise Financial Services with
respect to assets in your Managed Account(s). You
are responsible for voting proxies and effectuating
other corporate actions relating to the securities held
in your respective Managed Account(s).
Ameriprise Financial Services will use an independent
third-party proxy service for its fundamental research on
proxy questions and subsequent recommendations and
has adopted the third-party provider’s proxy voting
guidelines covering certain types of proposals. The
guidelines indicate whether to vote for, against or
abstain from a particular proposal. In circumstances
where proposals are not covered by the guidelines or a
voting determination must be made on a case-by-case
basis, the Oversight Committee will make the voting
determination. The Oversight Committee may consider
the voting recommendations of analysts, Investment
Managers and information obtained from outside
resources. The Oversight Committee reserves the right
to consider each proxy vote, whether covered by the
guidelines or a third-party recommendation, based on
the facts and circumstances of the proposal
presented, and submit a vote that it believes is in the
best economic interest of its clients.
For Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®, Select
Separate Account, including Select Strategist UMA,
Ameriprise Financial Services has implemented
policies reasonably designed to identify potential
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material conflicts of interest to help us vote proxies
without undue influence from individuals or groups
who may have an economic interest in the outcome of
a proxy vote. These policies include:
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Employing predetermined voting guidelines;
records to meet our obligations under applicable law.
You may obtain a copy of our proxy voting policy, and
other information regarding how your proxies were
voted, upon request by writing to us at the address set
forth on the first page of this Disclosure Brochure or
calling the phone number that appears on that page.
•
Financial Information
Causing proxies to be voted in accordance with
recommendations of an independent third party;
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Causing the proxies to be delegated to an
Independent third party, which may include
Ameriprise Financial Services’ proxy voting service
provider; or
We are not required to include a balance sheet in this
Disclosure Brochure because we do not require or
solicit prepayment of more than $1,200 in fees per
client six months or more in advance.
•
We do not have any financial conditions that are
reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet our
contractual commitments to clients.
In unusual cases, with the client’s consent and
upon ample notice, forwarding the proxies to
Ameriprise Financial Services’ clients so that they
may vote the proxies directly.
Ameriprise Financial Services has not been the
subject of a bankruptcy petition during the past 10
years.
Each Investment Manager to which you delegate
voting authority will vote proxies according to its own
applicable voting policies and procedures. Where you
own both a Select Separate Managed Account and
another discretionary Managed Account and both
Managed Accounts invest in the same SMA strategy
managed by the same Investment Manager, this may
result in different voting determinations by Ameriprise
Financial Services and the Investment Manager for the
same particular proposal. We maintain proxy voting
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Glossary
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“ABISA” means Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account.
“Access Account” means Ameriprise® Access Account.
“Active Portfolios” means Ameriprise® Active Portfolios®.
“Active Portfolios® Investment Fact Sheet” means the applicable Active Portfolios® investment fact sheet that
includes biographical information about the Investment Manager and/or portfolio strategist, investment philosophy and
style information, portfolio characteristics and composite performance.
•
“Additional Fees and Expenses” are any additional transaction related fees that may be incurred in connection with
your Managed Account based on the nature of your investments.
•
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
•
“Advisory Service Providers” refers, collectively, to affiliated and third-party investment advisory firms whose services
Ameriprise Financial Services uses to provide discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services that include
investment management, asset allocation and/or rebalancing, or providing investment models, as applicable, for
certain Manager Directed Programs.
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“Advisory Solutions” means the wrap fee program sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Services offering a variety of
investment advisory programs.
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“Advisory Shares” means advisory, institutional or other share classes that do not have a sales-load, do not have a
sales-load and do not assess 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees.
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“AEFA” means American Express Financial Advisors, Inc.
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“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
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“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
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“AFPS” means Ameriprise Financial Planning Service.
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“AFPS Agreement” means the applicable financial planning service agreement, as it may be amended from time to
time, that includes the specific terms under which the client will receive those services.
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“AIMMA” means Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account, an FDIC insured interest-bearing multi- bank deposit
product.
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“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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“Ameriprise Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
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“Ameriprise Financial Services”, “Ameriprise Financial”, “AFS”, “Sponsor” or “we”: means Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC.
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“Asset Allocation Strategist” means strategist who solely provides asset allocation recommendations to the
Investment Manager.
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“Asset-based Fee” means our component-based pricing framework in which the sub-components of the Asset- based
Fee (referred to as “fee components”) are separately itemized.
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“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
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“Available for Sale Firms” are firms that sponsor or manage mutual fund options to whom IRG will proceed to look for
if a suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the Full Participation
Firms’ offerings.
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“BDA” means Business Development Account.
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“BDC” means a business development company.
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“Brochure” or “Disclosure Brochure” means Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure.
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“Brokerage Agreement” means, collectively, the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement, as it may be amended from
time to time, along with the Other Important Brokerage Disclosures Document and Schedule of Account & Service
Fees.
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“CD” means a certificate of deposit.
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“CEF” means a close-end fund.
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“CFA” means Chartered Financial Analyst.
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“CFP®” means Certified Financial Planner™.
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“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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“Client Information” means client’s financial and risk profile information and investment objectives.
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“CMG” means Columbia Management Group, LLC.
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“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies, Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Management Investment Distributors” means Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
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“Columbia Wanger Asset Management” means Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Committee” or “Oversight Committee” means Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s Managed Accounts Program
Oversight Committee.
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“Covered shares” or “Covered Securities” means shares or securities for which Ameriprise is required to track costs
basis, holding period, and certain other tax information, and report such information to the client and the IRS on Forms
1099-B (Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions).”CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
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“Discretionary Managers” refers, collectively, to Advisory Service Providers with investment selection discretion and
SPS Discretionary Advisors.
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“DRP” means a dividend reinvestment plan.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“ETF” means an exchange-trade fund.
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“ETN” means an exchange-traded note.
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“Eligible Investments” means investment products (i) that meet Ameriprise Financial Services’ due diligence
standards; and (ii) for which we have a selling or distribution agreement in place are offered and are available for
purchase in SPS Advantage Accounts, SPS Advisor Accounts, Vista Separate Accounts and Investor Unified Accounts.
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“Eligible to Hold Investments” means investment products for which our due diligence standards are met but either:
(i) we do not have a selling or distribution agreement in place; or (ii) the investment is not otherwise available for
purchase in Managed Accounts.
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“Eligible to Hold Share Class” means a share class that is less expensive than the Advisory Share or other share class
Ameriprise Financial Services offers for purchases in a given mutual fund available in the Advisory Solutions Programs.
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“Envestnet” means Envestnet Asset Management, Inc.
•
“Envestnet Manager” means an SMA Investment Manager who entered into a sub-management agreement with
Envestnet to provide discretionary Investment Manager or Model Provider investment management services.
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“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“Executing Party” refers, collectively, to the broker-dealer or stock exchange.
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“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“Feature” means the SPS Advantage automatic rebalancing feature.
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“FIFO” means first in first out.
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“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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“Frequency Interval” means the rebalancing frequency interval.
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“Full Participation Firms” are mutual fund firms that fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program.
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“HIFO” means highest in first out.
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“Household” is generally defined as an individual, his or her spouse or domestic partner, and the unmarried children
under age 21 who reside at the same address and is applied separately by each Program.
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“ICR” means an internal control report.
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“Ineligible Investments” are investment products (i) that do not meet our due diligence standards, (ii) where due diligence
has not been completed; or (iii) that are not otherwise eligible to be held more than 180 days in Managed Accounts.
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“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“IPO” means an initial public offering.
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“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
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“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
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“IntraFi” means IntraFi Network LLC.
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“Investments and Infrastructure Support Credit” is a credit to SPS Advisor Account clients for all sub- transfer
agency fees and networking fees that AEIS receives from mutual funds firms.
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“Investments and Infrastructure Support Fee” is a fee to support the cost of maintaining and serving the SPS
Advisor Program.
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“Investment Costs” are the underlying fees related to investment products client purchases within their Managed
Account.
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“Investment Manager” is a manager with discretionary authority to purchase or sell securities or make other
investments for client’s Account.
“Investor Unified Account” means Ameriprise® Investor Unified Account.
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“LIFO” means last in first out.
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“Managed Account” means an Ameriprise investment advisory account for which you pay an ongoing Asset-based Fee
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“Manager Directed Program” refers to the discretionary Programs, specifically Active Portfolios® investments, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs that use the
discretionary investment advisory services of Advisory Service Providers. Collectively we refer to these Programs as the
Manager Directed Programs throughout this Disclosure Brochure.
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“Mutual Fund Program” means Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program, the structure formed by the payment of the
mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments that are received from certain mutual fund firms.
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“NASD” means the National Association of Securities Dealers, a predecessor of FINRA.
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“NFA” means National Futures Association.
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“Non-covered” refers to securities that are not subject to mandatory tax reporting of cost basis and holding period. For
more information on “covered” and “non-covered” securities, see the Cost Basis Reporting FAQ on Ameriprise.com.
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“Non-Matching Shares” refer to mutual fund share classes that do not match the Advisory Share class or other share
class offered by Ameriprise Financial Services as the only share class available for a particular mutual fund.
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“Non-Target Securities” means securities that are purchased or transferred into the SPS Advantage
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Account that are not a part of your Target Allocation.
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“NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange LLC.
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“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the NYSE.
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“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets not included in the Managed
Account and that are held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan.
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“Portfolio Strategist” means Portfolio Strategist who provides asset allocation and investment recommendations to
the Investment Manager.
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“Program” means each investment advisory program offered under Advisory Solutions.
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“Program Banks” means FDIC member banks that participate in AIMMA.
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“Program Bank List” means the list that identifies the Program Banks participating in AIMMA.
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“Promoter” means any individual professional, professional firm, or select corporate, institutional or membership
organization that provides testimonials or endorsements of Ameriprise Financial Services for its investment advisory
services.
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“Reasonable Restrictions” are client imposed reasonable stock or sector restrictions on the management of his/her
discretionary Account(s).
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“Rebalancing Date” means the next rebalancing date for rebalancing your eligible assets to the targeted allocation.
“Relationship” means an Ameriprise® Custom Advisory Relationship.
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“Relationship Agreement” means the investment advisory agreement made between Ameriprise Financial Services
and the client, as it may be amended from time to time.
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“REIT” means a real estate investment trust.
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“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of
New York.
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“RiverSource Distributors” means RiverSource Distributors, Inc.
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“RiverSource Life” means RiverSource Life Insurance Company.
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“RiverSource Life of NY” means RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York.
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“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Select Separate Account” means Ameriprise® Select Separate Account.
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“Select Separate Account Model Provider” is a Model Provider who constructs a model portfolio according to the
specific investment strategy.
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“SEP” means a Simplified Employee Pension.
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“Signature Wealth Investment Manager” means a non-affiliated third-party registered investment adviser as the
discretionary Investment Manager for the Signature Wealth Program. The Signature Wealth Investment Manager is also
the Active Portfolios® Investment Manager.
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“Programs Investment Provider” means non-discriminatory investment advisers who construct the recommended
model investment portfolios within the Signature and Active Portfolios® Programs.
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“SIMPLE” means a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees.
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“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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“SMA” means a separately managed account that follows an investment strategy offered by an Advisory Service
Provider in Select Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account and Access Account Programs.
SMAs typically invest in individual equity and bond securities.
“SPS Advantage” means Ameriprise® Strategic Portfolio Service Advantage.
“SPS Advisor” means Ameriprise® SPS Advisor.
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“SPS Discretionary Advisor” means Ameriprise financial advisor authorized to use discretion in SPS Advisor.
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“Sponsor” refers to Ameriprise Financial Services as the sponsor of the wrap fee program described in this Disclosure
Brochure.
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“Starting Point List” means mutual funds and ETF recommended list developed by IRG.
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“Sweep Program” means money settlement feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that is intended to hold
cash.
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“Target Allocation” means your predetermined allocation in accordance with your instruction for Ameriprise Financial
Services to rebalance your eligible assets.
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“Third Party Execution Fees” means additional costs incurred when an Investment Manager directs transactions for
execution with or through Executing Parties other than AEIS.
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“Third Party Financial Institutions” means third party financial institutions such as community banks, credit unions,
credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service providers with whom Ameriprise Financial
Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer investment
advisory services, financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and insurance products and
services, to retail customers/members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
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“Third Party Payments” means the portion of Investment Costs paid to AEIS by third parties who manage, sponsor or
distribute investment products held in your Managed Account.
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“TSCA” means Tax-Sheltered Custodial Account.
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“UIT” means a unit investment trust.
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“UMA” means a managed account that enables you to own SMAs, mutual funds and/or eligible ETFs in a multi-
account investment portfolio.
“Vista Separate Accounts” means Ameriprise® Vista Separate Account.
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Ameriprise® Premier
Retirement Income
Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A)
March 2026
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
ameriprise.com
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and
the Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please
consult with your financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information
in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state
securities authority.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at
adviserinfo.sec.gov.
117401 K (03/26)
SEC Registration No. 801-28543
Material Changes
This Brochure dated March 2026 is filed as an update to the Form ADV Part 2A and includes material
changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our Brochure in March 2025. Following is a
summary of the material changes:
July 2025
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The “Overview and Appropriateness of the Service for you” section has been updated to reflect
that the Service is intended for clients that have at least $1,000,000 in net investable assets, and at
least $500,000 in Ameriprise Financial Managed Account (“Managed Account”) assets, held at
Ameriprise Financial Services and included in your Retirement Portfolio.
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The “Fees and Compensation” section has been updated to reflect that effective with the
September 2025 Calculation Date, a Service Fee that ranges from 0.07% to 0.15% based on the value
of your Managed Account assets included in your Retirement Portfolio as of each Calculation Date
will begin to be charged and will replace your current Service Fee. No change is being made to the
Calculation Date and Posting Date methodology or timing. The specific asset tier ranges and
Service Fee rates are:
Retirement Portfolio Managed Account Assets as of
Service Fee per Engagement Period*
Calculation Date
$0 - $999,999
0.15%
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999
0.12%
$2,000,000 - $3,999,999
0.09%
$4,000,000+
0.07%
*The monthly Service Fee amount you pay on each Posting Date will be 1/12 of the dollar amount determined on
the Calculation Date and assumes a 12-month Engagement Period.
For each Engagement Period we will provide you with a written confirmation of the Service Fee that includes a
list of the Managed Accounts included in the Service Fee calculation.
You may request at any time a current copy of this Disclosure Brochure from your financial advisor.
The current Brochure replaces any earlier version you receive. You may also request copies of the
Brochure from your financial advisor or by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at 2661
Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.862.7919.
March 2026
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The “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” section was updated to include the
following sub-section:
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Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature
Wealth Program. AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment
portfolios offered within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up
to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets invested in the SMA investment
portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments, Ameriprise
Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
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The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial Advisor Compensation and Benefits”
and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability.
Please retain a copy of this Brochure for your records.
Table of Contents
Advisory Business ........................................................ 1-7
Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC ......................................................... 22-27
Financial interest in products .............................. 23-28
Economic benefits of affiliates’
products and services .......................................... 24-30
How our financial advisors get paid ..................... 29-36
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions
and Personal Trading ............................................ 30-37
Code of ethics ............................................................ 30
Participation or interest in client transactions .......... 31
Personal trading rules and procedures ...................... 31
Insider trading policy ................................................. 31
Brokerage Practices ................................................... 31
Review of Accounts ............................................... 32-38
Ameriprise® Premier Retirement Income ........................ 1
Overview and Appropriateness of the Service
for you ........................................................................... 1-3
Establishing a relationship and preparing for
your analysis ................................................................. 3-4
Receiving and reviewing your
Recommendation Report ................................................. 3
Changing your retirement income plans or
financial situation ............................................................ 4
Implementation of your recommendations ................. 4-5
Ongoing Service relationship ........................................... 4
How to make the most of your Service
relationship ................................................................... 5-7
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ............. 32-41
Other advisory services .................................................. 6
Fees and Compensation ............................................ 6-10
Client programs and promotions ..................................... 8
Termination of the Service .............................................. 8
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management 8
Types of Clients ............................................................... 8
Referral arrangements and other
economic benefits ..................................................... 33
Review of issuers of financial products ..................... 33
Revenue sources for RiverSource .............................. 34
Revenue sources for Columbia Management
and Threadneedle ...................................................... 34
Revenue sources for other Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. companies ..................................... 34-41
Custody ..................................................................... 35
Investment Discretion ................................................ 36
Voting Client Securities .............................................. 36
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies
and Risk of Loss .......................................................... 9-15
Sources of information .................................................. 10
Investment strategies .................................................... 11
Investment and market risk ...................................... 11-15
Financial Information ................................................. 36
Glossary ............................................................... 36–37
Disciplinary Information ................................................ 12
Regulatory proceedings ................................................. 12
Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) and FINRA Actions ............................................. 12
Other financial industry activities
and affiliations .......................................................... 13-19
Broker-dealer ............................................................ 13-17
Investment company ..................................................... 14
Investment advisory firm ............................................... 14
Banking institution ......................................................... 15
Trust company ............................................................... 15
Insurance company ........................................................ 15
Ameriprise Financial Institutions
Group (“AFIG”) .......................................................... 15-19
How we get paid ....................................................... 16-36
Cost Reimbursement Services and
Third-Party Payments ............................................. 16--22
Other financial relationships ..................................... 19-24
Payments from other non-affiliated
product companies ................................................... 20-26
Advisory Business
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise Financial Services”) is an investment advisory firm offering financial planning
services since 1986. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP), a publicly held company, is the parent company of Ameriprise
Financial Services.
References in this Brochure to “you” and “your” apply to each client who signs the Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income
Agreement (“Service Agreement”). References to “us,” “we,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. References
to “your financial advisor” are to your Ameriprise financial advisor.11 The services described in this Client Disclosure Brochure
apply to our Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income clients only.
Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income
Overview and Appropriateness of the Service for you
Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service (the “Service”) is a specialized approach to retirement income planning that
builds on our current investment advisory services and products and provides advice to clients approaching or in the
distribution phase of retirement. The Service and your financial advisor tailor advisory services to your individual needs as
discussed in the next several sections.
The Service is provided by our Ameriprise retirement income consulting team (the “Service team”) in conjunction with your
Ameriprise financial advisor. The Service team will review and analyze your assets, accounts and sources of income along with
data and other information specific to your financial circumstances to make recommendations that can help you meet your
retirement income goals. You and your financial advisor will work together to act on those recommendations, as appropriate.
The Service provides you with an initial, and generally annually thereafter, retirement income plan that seeks to identify and
maximize dependable income sources while managing investment and shortfall risk relating to your accounts, assets, and
income sources you have designated to be included for analysis in the Service (“Retirement Portfolio”). In addition, we’ll seek
to provide you with tax-smart withdrawal strategies that will help you reach your retirement goals.
The Service allows you to receive ongoing retirement income planning advice for an annual flat fee. The Service is limited to
your Retirement Portfolio and is appropriate for clients who desire retirement income advice and seek product or security
specific advice tailored to accounts held at Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally the time frame between each
Recommendation Report you receive while enrolled in the Service is based on a twelve-month period (“Engagement Period”).
In determining whether the Service is appropriate for you at the time of entering into an Agreement and throughout each
Engagement Period with Ameriprise Financial Services, please consider the following:
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The Service is appropriate for individuals, married couples and domestic partners who are generally within five years
of beginning their retirement or are already retired;
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The Service is intended for clients that have at least $1,000,000 in net investable assets, and at least $500,000 in
Ameriprise Financial Managed Account (“Managed Account”) assets, held at Ameriprise Financial Services and
included in your Retirement Portfolio;
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The Service is appropriate for clients that desire ongoing advice to help optimize income in retirement and are willing
to pay a fee for that advice;
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The Service is appropriate for clients that primarily choose to implement the recommendations provided in each
written retirement income plan (“Recommendation Report”);
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The Service is not appropriate for clients that primarily choose to implement investments, asset allocation changes and
withdrawals that differ from those included in the Recommendation Report. In this case, you are doing so without a
recommendation from us, and you are assuming the risk that your investment decision does not align with your
stated financial goals and/or is not in your best interest;
1 If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, you may receive advice and support in for the Service from a
dedicated team of financial advisors and professionals whose members may use titles such as Client Support Associate, Client
Relationship Manager, or Financial Consultant.
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The Service is limited to retirement income planning and does not include or replace your Ameriprise® Financial
Planning Service (“AFPS”) which is designed as a long-term, collaborative, ongoing financial planning relationship to
help you achieve at least one financial goal or need, however if your only financial goal is related to retirement, AFPS
may no longer be appropriate for you once you enroll in the Service;
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The Service does not provide specific buy, sell or hold recommendations concerning individual securities in your
investment accounts not held at Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor cannot assist you with
implementing or initiating any transactions within such outside accounts;
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The Service provides only withdrawal and asset allocation advice for Ameriprise brokerage accounts. The Service
does not provide specific buy, sell or hold recommendations concerning individual securities in your Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. Your financial advisor can assist you separately with implementing or initiating any transactions
within Ameriprise brokerage accounts;
• Before enrolling in the Service or investing in any investment product, it is your responsibility to understand and
consider all fees, expenses and other charges. That includes how much you will pay for the Service and when and how
your advisory fee for the service (“Service Fee”) will be calculated and deducted;
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Your Service Fee does not include Managed Account advisory fees, or any transaction-based markups, commissions,
sales charges or other ongoing fees charged to you when you implement your Recommendation Report in whole or in
part through Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates. Additional fee information for any Managed Account or
Ameriprise brokerage account you open or maintain with us can be found in the Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client
Disclosure Brochure and applicable Managed Account client agreement(s), the Ameriprise Brokerage Client
Agreement, the Other Important Disclosures Document, Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest
Disclosure, and any other related disclosures and documents, all of which are available on our website at
ameriprise.com/disclosures or from your financial advisor. Please review all applicable information carefully before
you make an investment decision and contact your financial advisor if you have any questions about the types of fees
and expenses that may be associated with your Managed Account or Ameriprise brokerage account. Specific
information concerning the fees and other charges of each investment product in which your account invests is
available in the product’s prospectus or other offering document; and
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The same or similar services provided to you through the Service may be available to you at a lower fee from another
service provider or may provide specific buy, sell or hold recommendations to you concerning accounts not held at
Ameriprise Financial Services. Depending on how long you choose to be a client of the Service, and the number and
types of products that you purchase from Ameriprise Financial Services in order to act on your Recommendation
Report, you may pay more or less to purchase products and services through Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates than if you were to purchase products and services from other financial services providers.
The Service and any advice you receive from your financial advisor is tailored to your specific circumstances and intended for
your use only. If you choose to share your analysis and recommendations with a different broker-dealer or intermediary,
neither your financial advisor nor Ameriprise Financial Services (nor any of its affiliates) is responsible for the outcome.
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors owe you a fiduciary duty, as applied under the Investment Advisers Act
of 1940, as amended, when you enter a Service relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. This duty means that
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor make investment recommendations that are in your best interest and
place your interest ahead of our own and those of your financial advisor. This is accomplished by:
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Explaining and providing to you written disclosures that outline key, relevant factors about the investment advice
and recommendations you receive; and
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Providing you with written disclosures that describe material conflicts of interest that your financial advisor and/or
Ameriprise Financial Services have as part of the Service. You will find these written disclosures throughout this
Brochure, and in the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “How we get paid” sections.
Your financial advisor can provide you with guidance to help you take action on your Recommendation Report, including asset
allocation services that include individual retirement accounts (each, an “IRA”) and employer sponsored retirement accounts.
Your financial advisor may discuss, present or offer ideas for you to consider related to the Service and these accounts. Such
communications are offered solely as education, marketing and examples of the potential uses for purposes of discussion
and for your independent consideration, and should not be viewed, construed or relied upon, as investment or fiduciary
recommendations or advice under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or Section 4975 of the
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”). Such communications should not be (and are not
intended to be) relied upon as a primary basis for your investment decisions with respect to your retirement assets.
To the extent that you receive recommendations related to assets held in your brokerage account or with respect to
commission-based securities, such recommendations are made as part of your brokerage relationship and are made in your
best interest but are not fiduciary recommendations under the Advisers Act, ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.
Also, to the extent an asset allocation service identifies any specific investment alternative in a retirement plan, please note
that other investment alternatives with similar risk and return characteristics may be available to you. Such investment
alternatives may be more or less costly than those available at or recommended by Ameriprise Financial Services. Your Plan
sponsor (for government plans or those that fall under ERISA) or your financial advisor can assist you in obtaining information
about other potential investment alternatives.
Establishing a relationship and preparing for your analysis
Prior to establishing a Service relationship, you will provide your financial advisor with initial information regarding your
Retirement Portfolio and income needs in retirement, and you will receive and review a proposal that outlines how
components of the Service could benefit you. Your Service relationship begins on the date that your Service Agreement is
accepted (“Effective Date”). Your initial Engagement Period begins on the day your financial advisor confirms they have
delivered your Recommendation Report to you and ends the day prior to the anniversary date of the delivery of your initial
Recommendation Report. Each twelve-month period thereafter will be a new Engagement Period.
Shortly after your Effective Date, you will receive an enrollment confirmation. After you have entered into a Service Agreement and
are enrolled in the Service, you and your financial advisor will work together to refine your retirement goals as needed and to confirm
your Retirement Portfolio to include in the Service. Your financial advisor will help you identify assets, accounts and sources of income
to include in your Retirement Portfolio and gather your important documents relevant to your Retirement Portfolio such as your bank
and brokerage statements, IRA and retirement plan account statements and statements for any external accounts that will be used to
fund your retirement. You will also work with your financial advisor to review investment products that may offer guaranteed or
stable income and determine if it is appropriate for you to plan to utilize one or more of these products to help you cover your
essential expenses such as housing, food, utilities, taxes and healthcare during your retirement.
Once all of your pertinent information has been received by the Service team from your financial advisor and you have satisfied
other applicable eligibility criteria as outlined in the “Types of Clients” section, such as completing the transfer of assets into
any new accounts you have chosen to open with us, we will begin our analysis.
Provided you submit all of the information necessary to begin our analysis and you have satisfied applicable eligibility
requirements, your Recommendation Report will be delivered promptly but no later than 180 days after your Effective
Date. If we do not receive all of the information needed and satisfy your eligibility requirements in time to complete the
analysis and allow the advisor to deliver the Recommendation Report within this 180 day period, we reserve the right to
terminate of the Service relationship. If you subsequently provide any missing information or meet applicable eligibility
requirements, you may resubmit an application to re-enroll in the Service.
Receiving and reviewing your Recommendation Report
Each Recommendation Report will address the key retirement income planning strategies described in the “Methods of
Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss” section of this Brochure. The Service team will prepare recommendations
and your financial advisor will deliver a periodic Recommendation Report that will act as your blueprint to help you achieve your
retirement income planning goals. The Recommendation Report will address your financial situation in relation to your
Retirement Portfolio as well as the priority retirement goal(s) you have discussed with your financial advisor. You and your
financial advisor will review the Recommendation Report, and align on the steps to implement this advice.
Your financial advisor will review your financial situation relating to your Retirement Portfolio in the first year of your
retirement income planning relationship and thereafter as needed, for example, if your personal financial circumstances or
retirement income planning goals change.
Changing your retirement income plans or financial situation
If your personal financial circumstances or retirement income needs change, you should discuss with your financial advisor if an
updated Recommendation Report is needed prior to the next Engagement Period. If your need for retirement income
planning services changes, discuss with your financial advisor whether the Service is still appropriate for you.
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You may change your retirement income planning goals at any time by discussing any desired changes with your financial
advisor. Material changes to your retirement income goals or situation, such as an unexpected change in employment status,
material changes to income sources, large unexpected expenses, etc., will be incorporated into your upcoming scheduled
Recommendation Report unless you or your financial advisor request that a new Recommendation Report be issued sooner.
In this case, your Engagement Period will restart for the upcoming year, including a recalculation of the Service Fee as
described in the “Fees and Compensation” section.
Implementation of your recommendations
Each Recommendation Report is provided point in time and any specific and actionable investment or planning
recommendations contained in your Recommendation Report are limited to the Retirement Portfolio you have designated to
be included in the Service for the applicable Engagement Period. The Service does not include ongoing monitoring of your
investments, accounts, or income streams.
The Service is a non-discretionary investment advisory service. This means the Service does not include the implementation
of any recommendations provided by the Service team and presented to you by your financial advisor. After you have reviewed
your Recommendation Report, you may decide to implement the recommendations you receive in your Recommendation Report
with Ameriprise Financial Services, its affiliates or unaffiliated financial services providers. Before implementing any
recommendations, carefully consider the ramifications of purchasing products or services. You may want to seek further advice
from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly for estate planning, taxes, or business financial planning issues.
When you choose to purchase products and services through Ameriprise Financial Services, you have the option of investing
through a commission-based brokerage account, or a fee-based Managed Account, or both. You will work separately and
directly with your financial advisor to implement recommendations within the Managed Accounts, Ameriprise brokerage
accounts, or other products and services made available through Ameriprise Financial Service or our affiliates, as appropriate.
The Service does not provide specific buy, sell or hold recommendations concerning individual securities in your Ameriprise
brokerage accounts. Your financial advisor can assist you separately with implementing or initiating any transactions within
Ameriprise brokerage accounts.
The Service does not provide security specific recommendations regarding your investment accounts held outside of
Ameriprise and neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor may initiate transactions in your investment
accounts held outside of Ameriprise. Implementation of recommendations relating to such outside accounts or to income
streams such as social security benefits must be done by you and is your responsibility.
Although not part of the Service, where requested, your financial advisor may provide guidance on your retirement plan assets
that are held outside of Ameriprise Financial Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan (e.g., 401(k) plan)
(“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan”). Any guidance provided to you is based on information provided by you about your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan and is limited to investments offered through the core lineup of funds established by your
retirement plan sponsor. Your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may include investment options not available at Ameriprise
Financial Services or for which your financial advisor may not have access to detailed information. Neither Ameriprise Financial
Services nor your financial advisor is responsible for the selection of the available investment options in your Outside Workplace
Retirement Plan. Your financial advisor may not make buy recommendations related to employer stock that may be available
within your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan. Your financial advisor cannot make any recommendations with respect to any
current portfolio holdings or investment options available through a self-directed brokerage account associated with your
Outside Workplace Retirement Plan. You are responsible for placing any transactions recommended by your financial advisor. If
you desire ongoing guidance on your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan it is important that you provide your financial advisor
with updated information, including statements and a list of funds available in your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan, on a
regular basis. Your investment objectives and risk tolerance for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan may differ from those
of your other Ameriprise accounts, if any. However, any guidance provided for your Outside Workplace Retirement Plan is
provided in consideration of the investment objectives and risk tolerance of any Ameriprise accounts you hold.
Ongoing Service relationship
You will receive a written Recommendation Report and pay a Service Fee during each Engagement Period. Your Service
relationship will continue until you terminate it as described in the “Termination of Service” section.
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During each Engagement Period, you and your financial advisor should work together to:
• Confirm that the Service continues to remain appropriate for your retirement income planning goals and
financial situation;
• Discuss progress over time toward your identified retirement income planning goals; and
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Identify key changes to your situation or Retirement Portfolio that might impact your retirement income goals or
our analysis.
How to make the most of your Service relationship
At Ameriprise Financial Services, we believe that the Service will help provide a pathway to helping you achieve your
retirement income planning goals. The retirement income planning relationship begins with you. As a client of the Service, you
will need to:
Establish clear and measurable retirement income planning goals. Talk with your financial advisor about your goals so they
may be a part of the retirement income planning process. For example, if your goal is a “comfortable” retirement, think about
what that means to you. The more specific you are about the lifestyle you envision, the better equipped the Service team will be
to make recommendations to help you get there and the better informed your financial advisor will be to help you implement
those recommendations.
Provide complete and timely information to your financial advisor. The Service team will base your retirement income planning
analysis and written recommendations on the information that you provide to your financial advisor. You must provide the
requested information in a timely manner to receive your Recommendation Report. When you become a client of the Service,
you represent that all financial and other data that you and/or your representatives or agents furnish to your financial advisor
relating to your Retirement Portfolio are true and correct and may be relied upon by your financial advisor and Ameriprise
Financial Services for the purposes of providing you the Service.
The Service team will be better able to make recommendations to help you achieve your retirement income goals if you
provide complete and thoughtful information to your financial advisor about your current financial and economic situation,
the retirement income goals on which you want advice, your investment objectives, and any investment restrictions you
may have. Consider signing up for OmniView on the secure site on Ameriprise.com if you have not already done so or
providing hard copies for updating annual copies of account statements. Promptly inform your financial advisor if you
experience significant life events, or material changes in your financial situation, risk tolerance or financial objectives.
Review the written recommendations you receive. Based on the information you provided, the Service team will perform a
retirement income planning analysis and give you written recommendations on the retirement income planning goals you
have identified. If the Service team’s assumptions, methods, conclusions or recommendations do not meet your expectations,
contact your financial advisor right away to resolve your concerns.
Form reasonable expectations. Understand the benefits of and limits to the retirement income planning process and be
reasonable in your expectations of the results you can achieve with your retirement income plan and investments, given your
risk tolerance and objectives. Retirement income planning is an ongoing process; it will not change your situation overnight.
Furthermore, events beyond your financial advisor’s control, such as changes in economic conditions, will affect your
retirement income planning results. Share with your financial advisor your expectations about the retirement income planning
process and what you want to achieve. If your expectations are not met, let your financial advisor know so that he or she can
make adjustments to meet your needs.
Take an active role in the process and the results. Understand the process, your role and your financial advisor’s role. Provide
information and ask questions about the recommendations you receive in the Recommendation Report. If at any time there are
additional retirement goals you would like to cover or accounts, assets or income streams you would like to add to your
Retirement Portfolio, let your financial advisor know. After reviewing your Recommendation Report with your financial advisor, the
next step is to act on the retirement income planning advice you have received. Take an active role in making decisions about your
financial future, and you will position yourself to get the most out of your retirement income planning relationship.
Ameriprise Financial Services is dedicated to providing quality client service. We work hard to ensure your satisfaction with the
service that you receive and seek to meet or exceed your expectations. We will work with you to address any of your concerns,
including helping you work with a different financial advisor if you so choose. If you would like to work with a different financial
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advisor, please call us at 800.297.6663 and we will help you find another financial advisor. If for some reason your financial
advisor is unable to fulfill the terms of the Service Agreement, another Ameriprise financial advisor may be assigned to you to
present the Recommendation Report and help you act on it.
Other advisory services
Your financial advisor may offer ongoing financial planning or other services that are not included in the Service for additional
fees. In addition to the Service described in this Brochure Ameriprise Financial Services offers the following advisory services
for retail investors:
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Ameriprise Financial Services offers a suite of Advisory Solutions that features several types of Programs, including
Strategic Portfolio Service (“SPS”) Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios® investments, Select
Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account, and Access Account. Not all Managed Account
Programs are available to all clients; contact your financial advisor for more information. Please review the Ameriprise
Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a consolidated advisory fee, the
Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure for a full description of these
Programs. As of December 31, 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services managed $304,183,842,664 in nondiscretionary
assets and $356,290,579,112 in discretionary assets.
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Ameriprise Financial Planning Service
You also have the option to engage in the consolidated advisory fee service. The consolidated advisory fee service is a
combined investment advisory service for which you will receive AFPS and at least one Managed Account Service. The fee is
based on the assets in the Managed Account(s) with a portion of the fee calculated for AFPS, as described in the “Fees and
Compensation” section. Any Managed Account fees are separate from and in addition to any advisory fees you pay for these
additional services.
A description of the advisory services listed above and the fees, compensation and other policies associated with each may be
viewed online by visiting www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the sub-heading “General Disclosures” for
Ameriprise Financial Planning Service and “Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochures” for Managed Accounts and
consolidated advisory fee service.
You should consider the aggregate costs and expenses of investment advisory services and products as a whole. Your financial
advisor may not offer all investment advisory services or accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services also offers Ameriprise® Retirement Plan Consulting Services to employers and trustees and is
designed to assist in their role as a plan fiduciary.
Fees and Compensation
The advisory fee for the Service (the “Service Fee”) ranges from 0.07% to 0.15% based on the value of your Managed
Account assets included in your Retirement Portfolio as of each Calculation Date. The specific asset tier ranges and Service
Fee rates are:
Service Fee per Engagement Period*
Retirement Portfolio Managed Account Assets as of
Calculation Date
$0 - $999,999
0.15%
$1,000,000 - $1,999,999
0.12%
$2,000,000 - $3,999,999
0.09%
$4,000,000+
0.07%
*The monthly Service Fee amount you pay on each Posting Date will be 1/12 of the dollar amount determined on the Calculation
Date and assumes a 12-month Engagement Period.
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Assets that are not included in the Service Fee calculation are (i) products purchased through an Ameriprise financial
advisor that are not held in an Ameriprise brokerage account, such as Ameriprise certificates, variable insurance and
variable annuity products; and (ii) assets not held at Ameriprise Financial Services including “direct at fund” and “direct at
issuer” positions. Account values are determined in good faith to reflect their estimated fair market value as further
described in Section 5.D of the Service Agreement and Section 9 of the Ameriprise Brokerage Client Agreement.
The Service Fee for each Engagement Period will be based on the most recent Recommendation Report provided to you. The
Service Fee is calculated (i) initially on the last business day of the month when we receive confirmation that your first
Recommendation Report was delivered; and (ii) for each Recommendation Report delivered thereafter, the Service Fee will
similarly be recalculated on the last business day of the month in which the advisor confirmations delivery (each, a “Calculation
Date”). For a Recommendation Report that is provided earlier than the typical twelve- month Engagement Period due to a change
in your financial situation or retirement income planning goals, each of the Calculation Date and the Engagement Period are
reset and any remaining Service Fee related to the prior Engagement Period will not be charged to you.
This Service Fee will generally be deducted on the first business day of the month (each, a “Posting Date”) from the fee paying
account (“Fee Paying Account”) in twelve proportionate monthly payments over the term of the Engagement Period. The Fee
Paying Account you designate must be a nonqualified account. The Calculation Date process and monthly Posting Date will
continue until the Service is terminated as described in the “Termination of the Service” section. Ask questions about the
Service Fee so that you understand how it is calculated and what you can expect for this Service Fee.
You are required to maintain sufficient cash balances in your Fee Paying Account to meet the applicable monthly payment,
including any amounts in arrears. If on any Posting Date there is not sufficient cash in your Fee Paying Account to cover the
portion of the Service Fee amount for that period, Ameriprise Financial Services reserves the right to, or may instruct the custodian
to, sell securities held in your Fee Paying Account to cover the fee. If on any Posting Date the Fee Paying Account is not in good
order, we will hold the payment for that month and repost on the next scheduled Posting Date including any updates to the
Fee Paying Account to be charged. If Ameriprise Financial Services is unable to deduct the monthly payment over six consecutive
Posting Dates, we reserve the right to terminate the Service.
A state may impose a sales tax on your Service Fee, which we will collect and remit to the applicable state.
Since the value of the Managed Accounts included in your Retirement Portfolio at each Calculation Date will vary, the
Service Fee that you pay will vary for each Engagement Period. For each Engagement Period we will provide you with a
written confirmation of the initial or updated Service Fee, as applicable, that includes a list of the Managed Accounts
included in the Service Fee calculation. You authorize Ameriprise Financial Services to apply updated Service Fee changes by
continuing to accept the Service.
The Service Fee compensates Ameriprise Financial Services and is not shared with your financial advisor.
Our affiliate American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”) receives revenue from several different sources on the
products and services you purchase through Ameriprise Financial Services. These sources include arrangements we have in
place with product companies, and investment and interest income. See the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third Party
Payments” subsection of the “How we get paid” section later in this Disclosure Brochure for more information on conflicts of
interest regarding revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates, as well as the subsection “Revenue sources
for RiverSource Life Insurance Company and, in New York only, RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (collectively,
“RiverSource Life”)” for more information about the fees and commissions you pay when you implement your Recommendation
Report through Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates.
Your Recommendation Report and your financial advisor may recommend mutual funds offered by mutual fund firms that
make Third Party Payments to our affiliate, AEIS, as described in the “Payments from product companies” subsection later in
this Disclosure Brochure. Within its investment advisory business, compensation for the sale of investment products
recommended by financial advisors is not Ameriprise Financial Services’ primary source of revenue from its advisory clients.
To the extent that Ameriprise Financial Services receives 12b-1 fees for share classes held in any Managed Accounts, they will
be rebated to clients.
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Your Service Fee does not include Managed Account fees, markups or brokerage commissions by Ameriprise Financial
Services or your financial advisor. If you implement your Recommendation Report in whole or in part through Ameriprise
Financial Services or its affiliates, Managed Account Fees, product fees, markups or markdowns and brokerage commissions will
apply as applicable. Both time of sale and ongoing fees, if applicable, will apply for products and services purchased in a
transaction-based brokerage account.
Information to help you evaluate the benefits, risks, and costs of the investments and services we offer as part of a brokerage
relationship, as well as information about material conflicts of interest associated with recommendations we or our financial
advisors make to our retail brokerage clients may be found at https://www.ameriprise.com/bestinterest. More detail about the
differences between Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be viewed online by visiting
https://www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and expanding the sub-heading “Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochures” and
then clicking on “Evaluating differences between brokerage and managed accounts”.
Client programs and promotions
Ameriprise Financial Services may, from time to time, offer reduced or waived fees for the Service to individuals in a particular
market segment or geographic area. Your financial advisor can tell you whether there is a promotion available to you.
Ameriprise Financial Services, in its sole discretion, determines when to offer, modify and/or discontinue these promotions
and programs. These promotions and programs are not available to financial advisors from the Ameriprise Advisor Center.
Termination of the Service
The Service will remain in effect until one of the following occurs: termination by you; termination of an existing Service
Agreement by replacing it with a new one; termination by Ameriprise Financial Services, in its sole discretion; or termination by
you through nonpayment of the Service Fee. Termination is effective immediately and your Service Fee will discontinue as of the
termination date.
If you terminate at any time after Ameriprise Financial Services has provided you the Recommendation Report for the
appliable Engagement Period Ameriprise Financial Services reserves the right in its sole discretion to limit the amount of the
refund you receive, if any.
To terminate or cancel the Service Agreement, you may contact your financial advisor or call Ameriprise Financial Services
directly at 800.297.6663 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor any of its supervised persons accepts performance-based fees for its investment
advisory services.
Types of Clients
The Service is currently available on a limited basis through a subset of our financial advisors. Most Ameriprise financial
advisors do not offer this Service at this time and therefore the Service may not be available to you. The Service is intended for
individuals; married couples; and domestic partners who meet various eligibility criteria such as retirement date, amount of assets
earmarked for your Retirement Portfolio, assets held at Ameriprise Financial, and types and complexity of the investment
accounts and other financial products you would like to designate for inclusion in the Service. At the time of enrollment, the
Service also requires you to open or maintain at least $1,000,000 in net investable assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services
and included in your Retirement Portfolio. If you enroll in the Service, you will be provided at least a 90 day period to satisfy
applicable eligibility requirements. If your enrollment in the Service is not possible due to one of more eligibility factors, you will be
notified.
Married person as individual client: If you are married and participating in the Service as an individual, your spouse is not a party
to the Service Agreement. Your analysis and recommendations will be based on information that you provide regarding your
retirement income planning goals, needs, and priorities.
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Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
The Service differs from an Ameriprise Managed Account or AFPS where your financial advisor develops advice and
recommendations for you. The Service utilizes a centralized approach and financial advisor provides information about your
preferences, financial situation, and goals to the Service team who will prepare recommendations for you.
To develop your retirement income plan, the Service Team utilizes the retirement goals, assets, income sources and other
information you and your financial advisor have provided to the Service Team in combination with research and analytics
produced by Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates. This includes material prepared by the Ameriprise Investment
Research Group ("IRG") and third-party research providers that have been approved by Ameriprise Financial Services.
The Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income Oversight Committee (the “Committee”), provides oversight for Service,
including the methods of analysis and investment strategies utilized by the Service Team to provide recommendations to clients.
Each Recommendation Report seeks to address the following key retirement income planning strategies. Not all strategies may
be available to you:
Basic financial position. At a minimum, this will include a high-level compilation of the assets you intend to utilize for
retirement, income (inflows) and expenses (outflows). It will also include recommended action step(s) based on information
provided by you or your financial advisor at the time the analysis is completed.
Covering Essential Expenses. Seeks to provide dependable income sources. The Service can incorporate covering essential
expenses such as housing, food, utilities, taxes and healthcare with solutions that may offer dependable or stable income to
help cover your basic needs. Consider your risk tolerance and individual circumstances and discuss with your financial advisor
on whether covering essentials is appropriate for you.
Retirement Goals. Seeks to provide portfolio construction and initial withdrawal amounts. Using the information you or
your financial advisor provides the Service Team will provide you with recommendations that help you balance your need for
regular income, resources for unexpected events and ending portfolio value.
Social Security Claiming Strategy. The Recommendation Report includes an evaluation of the options available to you to claim
Social Security benefits so you can evaluate the potential benefit you could receive at different ages and under different
circumstances.
Managing Risk. Seeks to address asset bucketing and adaptive withdrawals. To help manage the risk of outliving your
savings, the Service will help you match your Retirement Portfolio assets with the point in time when you might need them in
order to optimize the amount of income available.
Tax Efficiency. Seeks to address tax-efficient withdrawals, tax-loss harvesting, and asset location. The Service will help you to
efficiently manage the amount of taxes you may pay throughout retirement.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not provide legal or tax advice as part of the Service or under
any other circumstances.
Your external accounts are analyzed and incorporated into the overall portfolio allocation recommendation and will be
included for tax efficient withdrawal purposes. However, the Service does not provide security specific recommendations in
your investment accounts held outside of Ameriprise. For accounts held at Ameriprise
Financial, your account assets will be incorporated into the key retirement income planning strategies listed above.
When developing recommendations for you, the Service Team compares your stated retirement income goals with your
financial situation, retirement risk tolerance, investment horizon and potential investment solutions. The Service Team may
use current asset values, current and projected rates of return, and other assumptions based on information you provide to your
financial advisor, as well as historical return analysis prepared by Ameriprise Financial Services or an affiliate. Your
Recommendation Report is prepared using of one or more software packages or tools to analyze your retirement income goals
using various methods of analysis, including deterministic and probability modeling. The analysis and projections generated by
the tools or other analysis described in this section of the Brochure include information regarding the likelihood of various
potential investment outcomes. They are hypothetical in nature, vary with each use and over time, do not reflect actual
investment results, and are not guarantees of future results.
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Investing in securities involves the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear this loss. The projections may also vary
based on differing assumptions, and from one Recommendation Report to the next based on changing circumstances and
market information. Results may reflect point in time estimates only and are only one of the many factors you should consider
as you determine how best to plan for your future.
Your Recommendation Report also typically includes an asset allocation analysis designed to assist you in positioning your
investment assets held at Ameriprise. If your Recommendation Report includes such analysis, the recommended portfolio
allocation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including your personal financial information and capital market
assumptions for different asset classes provided by the IRG.
The analysis is meant only to illustrate the relative experience among asset classes and portfolios. Periodic rebalancing of
your portfolio and reallocation among the asset classes within your Retirement Portfolio is recommended in most
circumstances, but automatic ongoing rebalancing and reallocation is not part of the Service. Rebalancing your nonqualified
accounts to meet asset allocation objectives may result in taxable gains or losses.
Unless included in a particular Ameriprise Managed Account Program, Ameriprise Financial Services does not rebalance your
portfolio or reallocate your target asset allocations on a continuous basis. If you have a substantial percentage of your net
worth concentrated in a given asset or asset class, the illustrations may recommend that you sell or exchange a significant
portion of such position to reduce risk by reducing the concentrated positions within your portfolio. Special tax rules apply to
net unrealized appreciation of employer securities held in a retirement plan. This is particularly true if the asset in question is a
stock of your employer, given that both your income and investment could be tied to the profitability of your employer.
Before you actually sell any such assets, consult with your legal and tax professionals regarding the tax and other
implications of any such sales.
The asset allocation analysis does not provide a comprehensive financial analysis of your ability to reach your other financial
planning goals, and it does not identify the impact of your investment strategy on your tax and estate planning situations.
Asset allocation does not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss.
The Recommendation Report will include, when appropriate for repositioning of your investment assets, recommendations to
reposition your investment assets held at Ameriprise Financial Services, including recommendations to purchase mutual funds
and ETFs. The Committee reviews and approves the eligible mutual funds and ETFs and the factors applied to produce the
specific investments recommended.
The universe of eligible mutual funds generally represents a sub-set of the funds that appear on the Starting Point List or are
otherwise sponsored or managed by Full Participation Firms that make cost reimbursement payments to AEIS. The list of
eligible funds is therefore designed to primarily include, and therefore favor, mutual funds from Full Participation Firms as
further described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” and “Payments from other non-affiliated
product companies” sections of this Brochure.
Automated Advice Usage and Governance. Effective on or around September 2024, the Service uses algorithmic functions to
automatically produce certain investment advice and recommendations for your Recommendation Report. This automation
uses a key set of assumptions and methodologies that IRG has determined are appropriate. The underlying data sources
that feed these key assumptions and methodologies include data we receive directly from you, from internal sources, or from
third-party data sources. Periodic testing is conducted to evaluate that the automation, including any changes or updates to the
automation, continues to operate as designed. The Service Team may review and replace all or a portion of the output
produced from the automation in certain circumstances such as to further refine and tailor the advice and recommendations to
your specific financial situation and Client Information.
Sources of information
The principal source of information used by the Service Team is the data provided by you, such as your personal data, assets
and liabilities, income expectations, assumed overall rates of taxation, short-term and long-term retirement income planning
goals, tax information, risk tolerance associated with goals, and other relevant information. Although the information and data
are believed to be accurate, Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors do not independently verify third-party
information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial advisors guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness
of any such information nor do they imply any warranty of any kind regarding the information provided.
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For your accounts held at Ameriprise Financial, market value (i.e., account value) is provided from the source of record and
is generally captured at a point in time. If the date and market value displayed in analysis or written recommendations you receive does
not correspond with the date and market value of your official Ameriprise Financial consolidated statement, the market values shown on
the material you receive will differ from your consolidated statement.
The information provided to you in your analysis and written recommendations is not intended to be a substitute for the
valuation and other information contained in your official Ameriprise Financial consolidated statement.
For your accounts and assets not held at Ameriprise Financial (“Non-Held Assets”) all asset and net worth information used in
connection with your Service was provided by you or your designated agents and is shown as of the date it was provided to
Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services does not have knowledge of changes in your Non-Held Assets,
including your accounts and portfolio holdings, and the materials provided in connection with your Service will not reflect
changes to your Non-Held Assets. This means that if we do not have access to or you do not update your Non-Held Assets, the
information and assumptions provided to you will be based on data about Non-Held Assets that is not current. Ameriprise
Financial and your financial advisor take reasonable steps to reproduce information obtained from you or your designated
agents regarding Non-Held Assets. Neither Ameriprise Financial nor your financial advisor has undertaken to review or verify the
accuracy of Non-Held Assets and the inclusion of information and assumptions about Non-Held Assets in your Recommendation
Report, or any other analysis, review, or guidance offered by Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor creates no
duty or other responsibility to advise you to take any action or inaction regarding such Non-Held Assets.
Investment strategies
The Service Team may recommend long-term strategies such as long-term investing, reinvestment of dividends or other
proceeds on investments, and asset allocation. Recommendations may also be made to help you realize capital gains or losses
on securities or investment products that you own. Such transactions may have tax consequences for nonqualified accounts.
We cannot guarantee future financial results or the achievement of your retirement income planning goals through
implementation of your Recommendation Report and any advice or recommendations provided to you by your financial
advisor. Ameriprise Financial Services does not monitor the day-to-day performance of your specific investments. Before
implementing your Recommendation Report, you should carefully consider the ramifications of purchasing products or
services, and you may want to seek further advice from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly in connection with estate
planning and taxes.
Investment and market risk
You should understand that:
• All investments involve the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear such a loss (the amount of which may vary
significantly),
•
Investment performance or tax treatment of any accounts and assets included in your Retirement Portfolio can
never be predicted or guaranteed,
•
The market value of your Retirement Portfolio will fluctuate due to market conditions and other factors such as
liquidity and volatility,
•
There is no guarantee that the Service or its related recommendations will meet its objectives,
•
Past performance does not predict future performance with respect to any product or service described in this
Disclosure Brochure, and
• All trading in your Ameriprise Accounts or other accounts will be at your risk.
The risks of participating in the Service include but are not limited to the following:
• Market Risk. Market risk refers to the possibility that the market values of securities or other investments will fall,
sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or fail to rise, because of a variety of actual or perceived factors affecting issuer,
industry or sector in which it operates or the market as a whole.
•
Interest Rate Risk. The interest rate risk is the risk that investment value is sensitive to changes in interest rates. In
general, a rise in interest rates may result in a price decline of fixed-income instruments. This risk may be heightened
for longer maturity and duration instruments.
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Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the uncertainty over the future value of an investment due to inflation. Investments
may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses.
•
Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated with any event, circumstance, or characteristic of an investment or
market that negatively impacts the ability to sell, or realize the proceeds from the sale of, an investment at a desirable time
or price.
•
Tax Risk. This is the risk that the tax treatment of certain investments and of the income and gain therefrom is
uncertain and can vary over time.
•
Legal and Regulatory Risk. This is the risk that new or revised laws or regulations may adversely affect investments
included in the Service.
• Business Disruption Risk. This is the risk of business disruption of varying severity and scope occurring. The types of
disruption may include, but not be limited to, firm-only disruption, disruption that affects a single building, a
disruption that affects the entire city or business district, and disruption that affects the entire region. Please read
more in Ameriprise Financials’ Business Continuity Plan Disclosure and Ameriprise Financial Client Relationship Guide.
• Cybersecurity Risk. With the use of technologies such as internet to conduct business, businesses are susceptible to
cybersecurity breaches, please read more at https://www.ameriprise.com/privacy-security-fraud.
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Technology Risk. Businesses must rely in part on digital and network technologies to conduct business, provide
services and maintain business operations. These technology systems may fail to operate properly or become
disabled as a result of events or circumstances wholly or partly beyond control. Technology failures, whether
deliberate or not, could have a material adverse effect and could result in, among other things, financial loss,
reputational damage, regulatory penalties or the inability to conduct business.
The risks described above should not be considered to be an exhaustive list of all the risks which clients should consider.
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial Services during the last ten
years:
Regulatory proceedings
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or denying the
allegations.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA Actions
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with its industry- wide review
of firms’ recordkeeping practices regarding business-related electronic communications sent or received by firm personnel
using non-approved channels or methods (“off-channel communications”). The settlement resolved allegations that, from at
least June 2019, the firm did not maintain or preserve the substantial majority of off-channel communications that were
records required to be maintained under federal securities laws and therefore failed to reasonably supervise its personnel.
The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $50 million. Prior to the settlement, the firm retained a compliance consultant
to address certain undertakings outlined in the settlement and took steps to enhance its policies and procedures and
increase training concerning the use of approved communications methods.
In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that from 2011 through
2014 the firm failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to safeguard retail investor assets
against misappropriation and failed to reasonably supervise five representatives with a view to preventing and detecting
violations of certain federal securities laws by these representatives. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5 million.
The firm further reimbursed all impacted clients for the losses they incurred due to the misconduct. The firm also took steps to
enhance policies, procedures and controls related to the safeguarding of client assets against theft or misappropriation by its
associated persons and voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess and confirm the reasonableness of these
policies, procedures and controls.
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In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that from December
2010 through October 2013, the firm negligently relied on misrepresentations made by F- Squared Investments, Inc. regarding
certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a result, the firm made false statements about the portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC
also alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and implement written compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to
prevent the alleged violations. The firm agreed to pay a disgorgement amount of $6.3 million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000
and a civil penalty amount of $1.75 million.
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations that between
October 2011 and September 2013 the firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire transfers, of more than
$370,000 from five of its customers by one of its registered representatives. The customers were family members of the
registered representative. FINRA also alleged this went undetected because the firm failed to establish, maintain, and enforce a
supervisory system that was reasonably designed to review and monitor the transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to
third parties, including those controlled by registered representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution and a fine of
$850,000.
Other financial industry activities and affiliations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities directly and through its
affiliates. These activities may be material to its investment advisory business or its investment advisory clients. These affiliates
include companies under common control with Ameriprise Financial Services by virtue of their status as direct or indirect subsidiaries
of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The information below provides you an overview of the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These
companies work together to offer you financial products and services designed to help you reach your financial goals.
Broker-dealer
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with the SEC and is authorized to
engage in the securities business in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Ameriprise Financial Services is also a member of
FINRA and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).
Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity trading
advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained membership with the National Futures Association (“NFA”) in connection with such CFTC
registration.
In its capacity as a broker-dealer, Ameriprise Financial Services distributes or receives compensation from selling various
products including but not limited to equities and fixed income products. Offerings include corporate bonds and municipal
securities, mutual fund shares, ETFs, 529 plans, face-amount certificates, closed-end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-
traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed end funds, hedge fund offerings, structured products, real estate private
placement offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, 1031 exchanges, fixed, structured and variable annuities, and
fixed and variable insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services also sells managed futures funds that engage in trading commodity
interests, including futures.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the distributor of the publicly offered face-amount certificates issued by Ameriprise
Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an underwriter or member of a selling group for securities offerings, including
those issued by affiliates.
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an agreement with American
Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered broker-dealer and an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree in their client agreements that their account(s) are introduced by
Ameriprise Financial Services to AEIS on a fully-disclosed basis, and that securities purchase and sale transactions in their
account(s) shall be directed through AEIS. You should consider that not all investment advisory firms require clients to direct
execution of transactions through a specific broker-dealer. Brokerage accounts are carried by, and brokerage transactions are
cleared and settled through, AEIS, subject to AEIS policies to assure that the resultant price to the client is as favorable as
possible under the prevailing market conditions. See the “Working in Your Best Interest-Regulation Best Interest Disclosure” for
more information about potential conflicts of interest relating to brokerage transactions.
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For purposes of Form ADV Part 2 certain Ameriprise Financial Services management persons are registered representatives
of Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a broker-dealer, registered representatives of American Enterprise
Investment Services Inc., and are associated persons of Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a commodity trading
advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with respect to the
accounts. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing clearing and settlement services for
transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise
Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody, record keeping and all clearing functions for certain advice-based accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank trust accounts.
AMPF Holding LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding company for Ameriprise
Financial Services and AEIS.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment Distributors”), an indirect wholly-
owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered broker-dealer serving as principal underwriter and distributor of
registered mutual funds and other funds advised by affiliated companies Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
(“CMIA”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, (“Columbia Wanger Asset Management”) (collectively, “Columbia
Management” or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively referred to as the “Columbia Funds.”
Investment company
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell its face- amount
certificates and selling arrangements with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to distribute the Columbia Funds.
Investment advisory firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC. CMIA provides
investment management services to:
• Columbia Funds, as well as Columbia ETFs, closed-end funds and private funds
• Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds underlying certain variable contracts issued by RiverSource
• Various wrap program sponsors, including Ameriprise Financial Services
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC, including
Threadneedle International Limited and Lionstone Partners, LLC. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers
and may provide advice to domestic and foreign institutional clients, the Columbia Funds, the Columbia ETFs, the Columbia
closed-end funds, private funds and other fiduciary clients. These entities provide services independent from Ameriprise
Financial Services. Columbia Management and its affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, (U.K. based),
Threadneedle Investments Singapore (Pte.) Limited (Singapore based), and Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME)
Limited (Dubai based) operate under a combined global asset management brand, Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. also has non-US subsidiaries that provide asset management services. These include Columbia
Threadneedle Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. (“CTLN”), Columbia Threadneedle
Business Limited (“CTBL”), Columbia Threadneedle AM (Asia) Limited (“CTAMLA”), Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments
Limited (“CT (EM)”) and Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford”). Each of CTML, CTLN, CTBL, CTAMLA, CT (EM) and Pyrford is
registered with the appropriate respective regulators in their home jurisdictions. In addition Pyrford is also registered with
the SEC as an investment adviser. Columbia Management Investment Advisers is also registered with the CFTC as a commodity
pool operator and a CTA and has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such CFTC registration. Threadneedle
International Limited is registered with the CFTC as CTA and has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such
CFTC registration.
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Banking institution
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial
Services, is a federal savings bank. In addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA Sweep Programs, Ameriprise Bank
currently makes available a core set of banking products, including mortgage financing, co-branded credit cards with an
associated rewards program, savings, certificates of deposits (“CDs”) and checking accounts, and pledged asset loans.
Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust services to clients, including trustee and investment management services for asset
trusts, and investment management and custodial agency services for individual, individual trustee, association and non-
profit organization accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial accounts and accepts securities order instructions for trust accounts at
Ameriprise Bank. In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment advice and research support to
Ameriprise Bank and its clients for these trust accounts.
Trust company
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesota-chartered trust company, provides custodial, investment management and
collective trust fund services for employer-sponsored retirement plans, including pension, profit sharing, 401(k) and other
qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans. ATC also serves as custodian for IRAs, 403(b)s and some retirement
plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as well as the Ameriprise Certificate Company.
ATC is not a deposit bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance company
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued by RiverSource Life
Insurance Company ("RiverSource Life”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to do business as an insurance
company in the District of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except New York; and in New York only, issued by
RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of NY”), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to do
business as an insurance company in New York.
The products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY (together, “RiverSource”) include structured annuities
(RiverSource Life only), fixed and variable annuities, fixed and variable life insurance, disability income insurance and life
insurance with long-term care benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other third parties through an arrangement
with Ameriprise Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc. and LTCI Partners, and Disability Resource
Group, which act as co-general agents.
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a
registered broker-dealer, serving as principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource variable life insurance and annuities on
behalf of RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling arrangements with RiverSource and RiverSource Distributors
to distribute these products.
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”)
AFIG is a business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services that specializes in delivering investment products and services
to clients of financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services enters into a networking
arrangement with each financial institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one or more of our investment advisory
services, brokerage services and insurance products to clients of the financial institution and other persons or entities that may
be introduced or referred to us by the financial institution. The financial institution provides AFIG financial advisors joint
marketing access to a distinct client segment and may provide office space in the building where it conducts its business. As a
part of the contractual arrangement with the financial institution, Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial
institution a portion of up to 94% of fees and commissions, including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services,
generated by AFIG financial advisors that are attributable to our operations under the joint marketing agreement with the financial
institution. A portion of these fees may be paid to financial advisors who are employees of the financial institution, as described
below.
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services has
exclusive control over the activities conducted on our behalf under the agreement with the financial institution and is
responsible for the supervision of certain activities of AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial advisors are affiliated with
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Ameriprise Financial Services in one of three ways: independent contractors and their personnel, Ameriprise employee
financial advisors and financial institution employee financial advisors. Financial advisors employed by the financial institution
are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of fees and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial
Services. In such cases the financial institution serves as paying agent on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. The
level of compensation received by financial advisors employed by the financial institution is based on their employment
agreement with the financial institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any compensation to any non-registered employee or agent of the financial institution
for referrals. Any referral fee paid by the financial institution to an employee or agent is a one-time,
per-customer fee of a nominal, fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products and services you purchase.
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a financial institution that does not have a Trust Department can offer trust
services through other providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial Services and the AFIG
financial advisor may serve as a finder related to trust services and may receive a referral fee for business referred to
unaffiliated trust providers.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit union. Any services or products you purchase through an AFIG financial
advisor are not guaranteed or insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the financial institution. The financial institution
is not a party to your Client Agreement with us. Ameriprise Financial Services and each financial institution have entered
into a networking agreement under which we have agreed to share fees and commissions with the financial institution,
including Wrap Fees charged for investment advisory services. Non- registered employees of the financial institution may
also receive compensation for referring you to Ameriprise Financial Services.
How we get paid
This section should be read in connection with the “Advisory Business,” “Fees and Compensation” and/or the “Client Referrals
and Other Compensation” sections in this Brochure.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive revenue from several different sources on the products and services you
purchase. These sources include the fees and charges you pay, other arrangements we have in place with product companies,
and investment and interest income. The revenue generated or received supports, in part, the development of new products,
maintenance of our infrastructure, and retention of employees and financial advisors. Further on in this section you will find
information on how our financial advisors are paid.
Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments
Payments from product companies. AEIS will receive the following types of payments with respect to the investment
products we recommend and you select for the investment of your applicable Managed Account assets. This compensation is
used in part to fund the cost of providing the services, maintaining Managed Accounts and offering an investment platform
for our clients as well as providing revenue and net earnings to AEIS. For qualified SPS Advisor Accounts, inherited IRAs in
qualified SPS Advantage Accounts where a trust has inherited the IRA and Ameriprise Bank acts as trustee of the trust and
eligible trustee-directed retirement plans in Select Separate Accounts, AEIS either does not collect Third Party Payments or
credits them back to client Accounts as described in the “Fees and Compensation” section.
AEIS performs certain services for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and clients, including but
not limited to recordkeeping, administration and shareholder servicing support, applicable platform level eligibility and
investment product due diligence, investment research, training and education, client telephonic and other servicing, and other
support related functions such as trading systems, asset allocation and performance reporting tools, websites and mobile
applications (collectively “cost reimbursement services”). Any cost reimbursement payments received by AEIS that are paid by
product sponsors out of assets of the investment,
such as a mutual fund or unit investment trust, reduce the investor return on their investment.
AEIS also receives revenues that exceed the costs of the cost reimbursement services provided. These revenues include cost
reimbursement and marketing support payments (as described below under the heading "Education, training, seminar
reimbursement and noncash compensation") and such payments increase the gross revenues and net earnings of AEIS.
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive for its affiliate to continue to maintain these cost reimbursement
arrangements, including arrangements with Full Participation Firms and for AEIS to continue to receive revenue. Because not
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all investments provide for cost reimbursement payments, AFSI has an incentive to recommend or select investment
products that make such payments within Managed Account Programs.
Ameriprise Financial Services addresses this conflict of interest by applying objective due diligence standards and requiring all
mutual funds, ETFs, ETNs, CEFs, UITs and alternative investments offered in the Programs to meet these standards.
AEIS receives a variety of payments for cost reimbursement services from affiliated products sponsored or managed by
affiliated investment advisers (e.g., Columbia Management) and by non-affiliated investment product companies which
reimburse the costs of beneficial client services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS. The most significant of
these payments are reimbursement for marketing support received from the product companies. AEIS receives cost
reimbursement payments from product companies for the following products: mutual funds, 529 plans, actively managed
ETFs, UITs, non-traded REITs, real estate private placements, tax-deferred real estate exchanges, non-traded BDCs, fixed
annuities, variable annuities, structured annuities, fixed insurance, variable insurance, structured products, managed
futures funds, private equity offerings, non-traded closed end funds and hedge fund offerings.
Ameriprise Financial Services receives cost reimbursement payments on our affiliated and unaffiliated annuity and insurance
products which are not eligible investments for Managed Accounts. These payments are discussed in the remaining
paragraphs of this section.
If AEIS and its affiliates did not receive this compensation, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely charge higher fees or other
charges to clients for the services provided. When evaluating the reasonableness of the fees and expenses incurred in a Managed
Account, you should consider not just the Wrap Fee, but also the fund-level fees and other compensation that Ameriprise
Financial Services and its affiliates receive including payments for cost reimbursement services described in this section and other
cost reimbursement and marketing support payments received by us and our other affiliates, as described in the “How we get
paid” and the “Revenue sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies” sections of this Brochure as applicable.
Mutual Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales Support Payments. Mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support
payments are received from certain mutual fund firms. These payments form a structure referred to here as the Ameriprise
Financial Mutual Fund Program (“Mutual Fund Program”) with approximately 140 mutual fund families offered by Ameriprise
Financial Services. The goal at Ameriprise Financial Services is to offer a wide range of mutual funds using the following
criteria:
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Product breadth and strong-performing funds
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Financial strength of the firm
• Marketing and sales support payments paid to our affiliate AEIS to support cost reimbursement services Ability to
provide product support and training to our financial advisors
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Tax benefits offered by individual states
• Overall quality of the 529 plan (specific to 529 plans)
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer, and clients are free to choose, mutual funds from approximately 140 fund families
available. However, certain aspects of the Mutual Fund Program create a conflict of interest or incentive if Ameriprise Financial
Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the mutual funds offered by a firm participating in the Mutual
Fund Program versus mutual funds offered by nonparticipating firms. As further described below, these conflicts and incentives
arise from the cost reimbursement related to Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement and noncash compensation, provided
to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments AEIS receives from, firms participating in the Mutual Fund Program and with
other relationships with firms, including Columbia Management; see the section titled “Columbia Funds” below.
To be included in the Mutual Fund Program, firms have agreed to pay AEIS a portion of the revenue generated from the sale
and/or management of mutual fund shares. Full Participation Firms make cost reimbursement payments at a higher level
than do firms that have arrangements discussed in the “Other financial relationships” section. For each year a client holds
shares of a particular mutual fund, the mutual fund’s advisor or distributor may pay to AEIS an amount based on the value
of the collective mutual fund shares held in clients’ accounts (asset-based payment). AEIS receives an asset-based payment
(up to 0.20% per year for mutual funds and 0.18% per year for 529 plans) on some or all of Ameriprise Financial Services
clients’ assets managed by the participating firms. In instances where a new Full Participation Firm relationship is
established, in certain instances, to offset AEIS expenses for providing cost reimbursement services, the cost
reimbursement payments will initially be structured in the form of an annual flat fee in addition to 0.20% of assets invested,
with the total dollar amount of such payment not to exceed $1,250,000.
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Certain Full Participation Firms pay our affiliate AEIS more marketing support for certain types of mutual funds. In general, Full
Participation Firms offer actively managed mutual funds that permit for cost reimbursement payments to be included in the
Investment Costs charged by the mutual fund. The Investment Costs of actively managed mutual funds are generally higher
than those of (i) passively managed ETFs which do not make cost reimbursement payments; and (ii) actively managed ETFs
which do make such payments. Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial incentive to offer actively managed mutual funds
and ETFs that make cost reimbursement payments to our affiliate. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have an
indirect incentive to sell such mutual funds and ETFs. We address this incentive by offering a full range of investment product
options, including actively managed mutual funds and both actively and passively managed ETFs. In addition, we do not offer
actively managed ETFs that are clones of an actively managed mutual fund from the same firm. A similar actively managed ETF
may have a lower or comparable management fee as an actively managed mutual fund. Ameriprise further addresses this
conflict of interest by calculating the compensation paid to our financial advisors for all assets without regard to the amount of
cost reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive in connection with client investments in mutual funds and other
investment products. Additionally, Ameriprise Financial Services does not share with our financial advisors the cost
reimbursement payments we or our affiliates receive.
If your Account’s Sweep Program uses a money market mutual fund, AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments of up to
0.37% of the amount held in that money market fund Sweep Program. The amount that AEIS receives may be reduced based
on fee waivers that are imposed by the money market fund firm.
These arrangements vary between firms and may be subject to change or renegotiation at any time. If a firm ceases to make cost
reimbursement payments, Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the mutual fund
firm.
Full Participation. Thirty firms fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program. These fund firms include Columbia Threadneedle
Investments, Allspring Funds, American Century Investments, Amundi, BlackRock Funds, BNY Mellon, Delaware Investments,
DWS Investments, Eaton Vance, Eventide Funds, Federated Hermes, Fidelity, First Eagle Funds, Goldman Sachs Asset
Management, Invesco, Janus Henderson Investors, John Hancock Investments, JP Morgan Asset Management, Lord Abbott,
MainStay Funds, MFS, Natixis Funds, Neuberger Berman, Nuveen, Principal, PGIM Investments, Virtus and Voya Funds. These
firms are referred to as “Full Participation Firms.”
We offer 529 plans from nineteen firms. Of those firms, fifteen are Full Participation Firms. These fund firms include American
Century, BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Fidelity, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, Hartford, Invesco, John
Hancock, J.P. Morgan, MFS, Nuveen, Principal, Virtus and Voya. Each of these firms is referred to as a “Full Participation Firm.”
The most current Mutual Fund Program information, as well as the previous calendar year’s totals of cost reimbursement
payments received from Full Participation firms, in addition to distribution support amounts, may be viewed online by visiting
www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise
Financial.”
Education, Training, Seminar Reimbursement and noncash compensation. Full Participation Firms provide to Ameriprise
financial advisors and, in some cases, to their clients, education, training, and support services relating to the investment
products they offer. These firms may reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services, and Ameriprise Financial Services may
subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors, for client/prospect education events and financial advisor sales
meetings, seminars and training events, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies. Ameriprise Financial Services
and its financial advisors may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time to time. As a result, Ameriprise financial
advisors may have a greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell investment products of Full Participation Firms.
Firms sponsoring alternative investments may also provide to Ameriprise financial advisors and, in some cases, to their clients,
education, training, and support services relating to the investment products they offer.
Payments for Product Implementation and Trading Technology Expenses. For most investment products, AEIS will receive
payments of up to $25,000 per investment product per expense from third-party firms to reimburse expenses associated with
each of (i) conducting due diligence on the investment product; and (ii) the implementation of certain technology platforms or
capabilities related to the distribution of the investment product.
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For most model investment portfolios in Signature Wealth and certain SMA strategies in Select Separate Account, AFS will
receive payments of (i) up to $25,000 per investment product per expense; or (ii) reimbursement of actual costs incurred to
reimburse expenses associated with the implementation of certain technology platforms or capabilities related to the
distribution of the investment product.
Payments from Investment Providers offering SMA investment portfolios within the Signature Wealth Program. AEIS
receives cost reimbursement payments for the sale of SMA investment portfolios offered within the Signature Wealth
Program. AEIS receives an asset-based payment of up to 0.04% per year on Ameriprise Financial Services clients’ assets
invested in the SMA investment portfolios. If an Investment Provider ceases to make such cost reimbursement payments,
Ameriprise Financial Services would likely cease the distribution relationship with the firm.
Other financial relationships
Distribution Support Relationships. AEIS also has cost reimbursement arrangements with firms for distribution support
services. These “Available for Sale Firms” make payments to AEIS for distribution support but do not provide marketing and
sales support, such as those provided by Full Participation Firms, and make payments at a lower percentage rate than Full
Participation Firms. These firms make cost reimbursement payments to AEIS of up to 0.10% on assets for these services,
which support the distribution of the fund’s shares and 529 plans by making them available on one or more Ameriprise
Financial Services platforms. In addition, certain mutual funds’ distributors pay a fee to AEIS of up to 0.10% for cost
reimbursement services provided for the mutual fund shares purchased during a given period (sales-based payment). These
mutual fund firms do not provide marketing and sales support such as those provided by Full Participation Firms to Ameriprise
financial advisors, thus they do not have the same access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms.
Ameriprise Financial Services sells 529 plans from seven firms that do not make cost reimbursement payments to AEIS.
Moreover, 529 plans offered by these firms are available for sale to in-state residents only. Those firms are: American Funds,
Ascensus, Invesco, MFS, Orion, Union Bank & Trust and Virtus. In addition, Connecticut and Iowa restrict the sale of their state
plans, offered by Hartford and Voya, respectively, to in-state residents only. Certain 529 plans may pay AEIS a fee of up to 1%
of assets for NAV rollovers.
The mutual fund’s distributor or affiliate may also make payments to AEIS for networking and/or omnibus support and other client
services and account maintenance activities. AEIS will also receive sub-transfer agency fees with respect to investments you make
in affiliated and non-affiliated mutual funds. These fees vary depending on the mutual fund family and on whether the mutual fund
keeps a separate record for each account (i.e., networked accounts) or relies on AEIS’s recordkeeping (i.e., omnibus accounts).
Compensation for sub-transfer agency services may be up to $12 per position annually for networked accounts, and up to $19
per position annually for omnibus accounts or, if paid on an asset basis, from 0.10% to 0.15% annually of any amounts you have
invested in such mutual funds. In the case of certain no-load fund families for which AEIS has a direct relationship, the
compensation for sub-accounting, administrative and distribution support services are bundled into one asset-based fee of up to
0.35% (which may include a service fee up to a 0.25%) annually of the value of such shares held in an Account.
AEIS and its affiliates may have other relationships with firms whose mutual funds Ameriprise Financial Services offers. These
relationships may include affiliates of firms acting as a sub-adviser to CMIA, CMIA acting as a sub- adviser to a third-party firm,
or affiliates of a firm managing an investment portfolio within another Ameriprise Financial Services or affiliated product, such as
a RiverSource variable annuity. Firms may use CMIA to manage an underlying investment option in products offered through
the Mutual Fund Program.
AEIS has a cost reimbursement agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC with respect to mutual fund positions held by
Ameriprise Financial Services customers. BlackRock, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Our affiliate CMIA has a sub-transfer agent agreement with Vanguard Group, Inc. with respect to the distribution of its
investment products. Vanguard Group, Inc. owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Columbia Funds. AEIS and other affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services provide certain administrative and transfer agent
services to the Columbia Funds whose shares are owned by Ameriprise Financial Services clients. Ameriprise Financial
Services and its affiliates generally receive more revenue from sales of affiliated mutual funds than from sales of other
mutual funds. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the company are tied to the company’s success.
Certain employees may receive higher compensation and other benefits based, in part, on assets invested in affiliated
mutual funds..
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American Funds. For both affiliated and unaffiliated mutual funds we offer, AEIS receives cost reimbursement payments from
mutual fund firms of up to 0.20% of assets invested in those funds.
With most mutual fund firms, these payments are paid on an ongoing basis and determined solely based on total assets invested in
the funds of a particular fund family held in clients’ accounts. Rather than determining the amount of the payment solely on an asset-
based basis, American Funds pays AEIS an annual negotiated platform fee based on a number of factors, including prior year assets,
in accordance with their prospectus governing each mutual fund. This platform fee will not exceed 0.20% of assets and will also not
exceed the limits set forth in the prospectus governing each fund. You can find the total dollar amounts we receive annually from
American Funds, as of the previous calendar year, by visiting www.ameriprise.com/funds and clicking on “An Investor’s Guide to
Purchasing Mutual Funds and 529 Plans at Ameriprise Financial.” American Funds are generally no longer available for new
purchases in Ameriprise brokerage accounts (other than add-on purchases into existing positions, which may continue), and thus new
investments of American Funds can generally only be executed in our Managed Account Programs.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. AEIS receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank, FSB for its Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan support services.
Payments from other non-affiliated product companies
Payments from actively managed ETF sponsors. For certain actively managed ETFs offered for purchase in Ameriprise
Managed Accounts, AEIS receives from the ETF manager or distributor both (i) ongoing asset-based cost reimbursement
payments of up to 0.18% of the assets invested in these products; and (ii) an annual flat program fee of up to $400,000 per
manager or distributor. AEIS receives these payments to help promote and support the offer, sale and servicing of actively
managed ETFs. These payments form a structure referred to as the Ameriprise Financial ETF Program (“ETF Program”) and
compensate AEIS for the costs of maintaining the ETF Program. Firms participating in the ETF Program are granted full access to
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide direct financial advisor education or sales support to
promote their products. Passively managed ETFs and actively managed ETFs that are classified as Eligible to Hold Investments
or Ineligible Investments do not participate in the ETF Program, do not have access to financial advisors for education or sales
support and do not make cost reimbursement payments, as summarized below. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may
have a greater familiarity with and an indirect incentive to sell ETFs participating in the ETF Program. Ameriprise Financial
Services addresses this incentive as described above in the “Mutual Fund and 529 Plan Marketing and Sales Support
Payments” sub-section.
Participate in ETF
Program
Access to Ameriprise
financial advisors
Make cost reimbursement
payments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Actively managed ETFs
offered for purchase
No
No
No
Actively managed ETFs that
are classified as Eligible to
Hold Investments or Ineligible
Investments
Passively managed ETFs
No
No
No
Payments from alternative investments sponsors. AEIS, in consideration for its cost reimbursement services, may receive
ongoing investor service and support fee payments from products sponsors of hedge funds and managed futures available
in Ameriprise Managed Accounts. Depending on the product, AEIS will receive payments up to 0.25% of the assets invested
in these products.
Payments from UIT sponsors. Certain UIT sponsors with which AEIS has agreements may pay AEIS cost reimbursement
payments to help promote and support the offer, sale and servicing of UITs. These UIT sponsors are granted full access to
Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to provide direct financial advisor education or sales support to
promote their products. UIT sponsors without such agreements do not provide direct financial advisor education or sales
support, thus they do not have the same access to financial advisors as full access firms. Such marketing and sales support
may create a conflict of interest if Ameriprise Financial Services promotes, or Ameriprise financial advisors recommend, the
UITs from UIT sponsors that have been granted full access versus UITs offered by nonparticipating firms. These conflicts may
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arise from the marketing and sales support provided to our financial advisors by, as well as the payments AEIS receives from,
firms that have entered into such agreements.
AEIS will receive both a fixed dollar amount of cost reimbursement payments, based in part on projected UIT sales, as well as sales-
based volume concessions. The total amount of these payments will not exceed 0.20% of total UIT sales.
Payments from insurance companies. Cost reimbursement payments are received by Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its
affiliate, AEIS, from affiliated and unaffiliated insurance companies. Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and insurance
products to its clients manufactured by its affiliate, RiverSource, as well as from select unaffiliated insurance companies.
RiverSource and potentially other unaffiliated insurance companies may be permitted to reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services or AEIS and these entities may subsequently reimburse Ameriprise financial advisors for client/ prospect educational
events and financial advisor sales meetings, seminars and training events consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services and
AEIS policies, as applicable. These companies may also provide support to the Ameriprise Financial Services internal sales
desk, which in turn provides support to financial advisors. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater
familiarity with RiverSource insurance and annuity products and the unaffiliated insurance companies who provide added
educational support.
Generally, unaffiliated insurance companies that issue annuities and life and disability income insurance policies do not provide
direct client or financial advisor education or sales support, other than product training materials, product sales literature and
addressing client service issues. However, in some instances direct financial advisor product education may occur. As a result,
Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource products.
From unaffiliated long-term care insurance product manufacturers, AEIS receives payments up to 27.5% of the commissionable
premium. AEIS receives varying payments from unaffiliated life, disability and other insurance product manufacturers.
Payments from structured products sponsors. AEIS receives cost reimbursement for the sale of structured products.
Depending on the structured product, AEIS will receive payments between 0.25% and 0.60% of the amount you invest,
multiplied by the product’s term up to a maximum of 1.6%. For example, a structured note with a three-year term and a 0.40%
payout could have an upfront payment of 1.2% (three years x 0.40%).
Payments for financial advisor support. Separately, for structured products and alternative investment products AEIS will
receive marketing and sales support payments in the form of an optional subscription for financial advisor support for a fixed
annual fee of up to $250,000, which when combined with the payments described above for these types of investment
products may exceed the ranges noted.
Mutual Fund & ETF Recommended list (“Starting Point List"). Ameriprise financial advisors may make mutual fund
recommendations based on a group of funds that appear on the Starting Point List. Financial advisors are not required to use
the Starting Point List as their source for mutual fund and ETF recommendations, and mutual funds contained on the Starting
Point List may not be equally available across both Managed Accounts and Ameriprise brokerage accounts. All ETFs and
mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms or Available for Sale Firms, as further discussed below, must meet Ameriprise
Financial Services’ due diligence standards to be eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. In developing the Starting Point
List, the IRG applies a quantitative and qualitative evaluation process that includes an analysis of a fund’s returns, risk and
expenses; the tenure and quality of the investment team; the soundness of the process and consistent implementation; and
the overarching health of the organization. Certain mutual funds and ETFs that would have otherwise been included on Starting
Point were excluded due to their high investment minimums. Client suitability must be considered when trading mutual funds
and ETFs, including breakpoint discount eligibility and NAV transfer ability. The funds on the Starting Point List are subject to
change periodically, however changes to the Starting Point List should not be the sole reason to prompt trading.
The Starting Point List is developed by the IRG based on eligibility criteria established by Ameriprise Financial Services.
Approximately 2,100 mutual funds are eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List. The primary universe of ETFs includes
funds available for sale at Ameriprise. The universe of mutual funds includes only mutual funds sponsored or managed by Full
Participation Firms in the Mutual Fund Program. If a suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot
be found within the Full Participation Firms’ offerings, the IRG will proceed to look for mutual fund options sponsored or
managed by Available for Sale Firms.
While the Starting Point List is developed by evaluating the performance characteristics of each fund’s Class A shares, the
analysis is ultimately intended to apply at the mutual fund level. Mutual funds included on the Starting Point List may or may
not offer an Advisory Share class or other share class that is available in our Managed Accounts Programs. As a result,
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Managed Account clients may be unable to purchase a fund on the Starting Point List. Similarly, Ameriprise brokerage account
clients may be unable to purchase a mutual fund on the Starting Point List if that fund does not offer a share class available in
Ameriprise brokerage accounts. In addition, some mutual funds included on the Starting Point List may offer lower-cost share
classes than the Advisory Share class or other share class available in Managed Account Programs. You should consider
whether you may be eligible to purchase these lower-cost share classes outside the Programs.
These eligibility criteria are designed by AFSI to primarily include, and therefore favor, mutual funds from Full Participation
Firms. To be included in the Mutual Fund Program and be eligible for inclusion on the Starting Point List, each Full Participation
Firm must meet a number of criteria that consider product breadth and strong-performing funds, financial strength of the firm and
the ability to provide education and training to Ameriprise financial advisors, including marketing and sales support services
relating to the funds they offer. Full Participation Firms have also agreed to pay our affiliate, AEIS, a portion of the revenue
generated from the sale and/or management of fund shares as further described above.
Available for Sale Firms make payments at a lower percentage rate than Full Participation Firms. They do not have the same
wholesaling access to financial advisors as Full Participation Firms. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a
greater familiarity with and an incentive to sell funds of Full Participation Firms. The payments made to AEIS by Full
Participation Firms and Available for Sale Firms reimburse the costs of client beneficial services provided by Ameriprise
Financial Services and AEIS to financial advisors and clients, including but not limited to distribution, marketing, administration
and shareholder servicing support, due diligence, training and education, and other support related functions (e.g., cost
reimbursement services) and increase the revenues and profitability of AEIS. The most significant of these payments are
reimbursement for marketing support received from Full Participation Firms and other product companies. Full Participation
Firms make cost reimbursement payments at a higher percentage rate than do Available for Sale Firms. This presents a conflict
of interest as Full Participation Firms pay AEIS more revenue than Available for Sale Firms, and thus AEIS earns more revenue
from the purchase of mutual funds offered by Full Participation Firms than from the purchase of mutual funds offered by
Available for Sale Firms. Clients may choose to follow the recommendations provided by their Ameriprise financial advisor or
they may select from any of the other funds offered through Ameriprise Financial Services regardless of whether that fund
appears on the Starting Point List. More information on the Full Participation Firms that participate in the Program, specific
arrangements we have with them, and conflicts of interest or incentives that exist for Ameriprise Financial Services to promote
(and for Ameriprise financial advisors to recommend) one fund over another fund is provided on our website at
ameriprise.com/funds and click "Purchasing Mutual Funds Through Ameriprise."
Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Financial planning and advisory service fees. These are fees you pay for financial planning and fee-based investment advisory
account services, respectively.
Ameriprise brokerage account sales charges. Sales charges, commissions and/or selling concessions are paid when you buy
or sell equities or fixed income products including corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual funds, ETFs, 529 plans,
closed- end funds, preferred securities, UITs, non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs,
non-traded closed-end funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, managed futures funds, real estate
private placement offerings and structured products. In addition, you may pay a markup or markdown in bond transactions
executed in a principal capacity with AEIS. These charges vary by product and product type. For example, with respect to
mutual funds, the sales charge for a stock mutual fund is typically greater than that for a bond mutual fund. For other product
types such as non-traded REITs, the sales charge you pay may also include a portion of the distribution, organization and
offering fees and expenses. See the Working in Your Best Interest – Regulation Best Interest Disclosure for more information
about costs, compensation and potential conflicts of interest relating to brokerage products and services.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and order handling fees), and a
portion of the fees associated with certain banking products and services (i.e., personal trust services).
Sales charges, trading commissions, markups, markdowns and financial planning and advisory services fees are not eligible for
reimbursement or offered at a discount.
Periodic expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees paid from mutual
fund assets (including 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying investment options for 529 plan assets) and
distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate Company assets. 12b-1 shareholder servicing fees assessed in Ameriprise
brokerage accounts may be used to pay for marketing, distribution and shareholder service expenses. Any 12b-1 shareholder
servicing fees received for the share class utilized in any Managed Accounts will be rebated to clients.
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Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank of
0.25% on an annualized basis of the amount of the credit line or loan outstanding balance. This amount is shared with your
Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which your financial advisor
qualifies. These affiliations and compensation structures are described in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits”
section of this Brochure.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from Ameriprise Bank of
0.05% on an annualized basis of the amount of the average monthly balance. This amount is shared with your Ameriprise
financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout rate for which your financial advisor
qualifies. These affiliations and compensation structures are described in the “Financial Advisors Compensation &
Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Payments for referrals to structured settlements annuity brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee, shared with
financial advisors, for referrals to non- affiliated structured settlement professionals for both client and non-client referrals.
The amount and basis for the referral fee varies by relationship multiplied by the notional sales amount of the product.
Underwriters’ compensation. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee comprised of a selling concession, management
fee, underwriting fee, and in some cases, a structuring fee for the sale of initial public offerings (“IPOs”) such as closed-end
funds and preferred securities. The specific amounts vary by individual offering, and are disclosed in the prospectus of each
offering.
Distribution Access Fees. Ameriprise Financial Services directs securities purchase and sale transactions through our affiliate,
AEIS, on a fully disclosed basis. In exchange, Ameriprise Financial Services receives reimbursements from AEIS for our non-
distribution related expenses.
Financial interest in products
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sales of proprietary products that are manufactured by its affiliates.
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from the sale of some financial products and services,
particularly those products and services sold under the Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource
brands, than for the sale of other products and services.
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more revenue for securities or products sold in a fee- based account than for
those sold with only a sales charge or commission. Higher revenue generally results in greater profitability for Ameriprise
Financial Services. Employee compensation (including management and field leader compensation) and operating goals at all
levels of the company are tied to the company’s success. Management, sales leaders and other employees generally spend
more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource branded
products and services.
Any 12b-1 fees received by Ameriprise Financial Services for mutual funds held in any Managed Accounts will be rebated to
clients, and financial advisors do not receive compensation from 12b-1 fees assessed on mutual funds held in Managed
Accounts. For brokerage accounts, both Ameriprise Financial Services and individual financial advisors are compensated when
clients buy mutual funds through Ameriprise Financial Services. Generally, financial advisors receive a portion of the sales
charge and 12b-1 fees paid to the firm in connection with mutual fund purchases for as long as clients own the mutual fund
shares. Sales charges and 12b-1 fees vary from mutual fund to mutual fund and from share class to share class. Ameriprise
Financial Services and the financial advisor receive more compensation on fund or share classes that pay higher fees.
Ameriprise Financial Services and the financial advisor generally receive less compensation when the sales charge and/or
12b-1 fee is reduced, waived completely, or where there is no sales charge or 12b-1 fee. Therefore, for brokerage accounts
there is an incentive for our financial advisors to sell a fund that pays a load or a fund that pays a 12b-1 fee over funds that do
not.
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors are paid in different ways for helping you choose mutual funds,
depending on the type of fund, amount invested, and share class purchased. Financial advisors receive compensation only
from 12b-1 fees for mutual funds held in brokerage accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services and financial advisors receive
more compensation for sales of certain types of products, such as insurance, rather than others.
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Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the firm. The revenue
and compensation we receive helps us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these products and services. Employee
and financial advisor compensation and operating goals at all levels of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. are tied to the success of its
businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts of interest may exist for Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates
and our financial advisors if you purchase certain products or services recommended by your financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates will receive:
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise, Columbia
Management and RiverSource (“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of products sponsored or managed
by firms that aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (“nonproprietary products”). Ameriprise Financial
Services actively promotes the products of our affiliates through advertising, direct mail, and product support and
training events.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and services than from Wrap Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit balance increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of products, such as insurance and annuity products and direct
investments.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds that pay
ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity products with mortality and
expense charges.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation Firms than from firms
with other distribution support relationships, as described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party
Payments” section of this Brochure.
• More revenue when you purchase investment products for which we receive cost reimbursement payments or have
similar financial arrangements, as described in the “Cost Reimbursement Services and Third-Party Payments” and
“Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC” sections of this Brochure.
•
Less revenue when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to Ameriprise
Financial Services or RiverSource or into a product managed by Columbia Management or another affiliate.
Financial advisors are required to take training on complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial Services and its
affiliates and non-affiliated product manufacturers, prior to soliciting, certain insurance and annuity products and a targeted
subset of nonproprietary products. Additional general product training is available and specific product training is required
for a number of complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource branded products. It is
likely that a product recommendation from your financial advisor will be drawn from the universe of products on which they
were trained. Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into strategic alliances with companies that offer products or services
that Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors do not sell. As part of those alliances, Ameriprise financial advisors
may receive gifts or non-cash compensation from the other companies, which are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well
as Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Some, but not all, of the financial planning software tools available for use by your financial advisor were developed by
Ameriprise Financial Services or by unaffiliated third parties and may make it more convenient for your financial advisor to
select proprietary products.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed agents of RiverSource Life and, in New York only, RiverSource of New
York, affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource limited access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides RiverSource
with limited information related to Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource products and to assist financial advisors
in understanding the features and benefits of those products. Ameriprise Financial Services does not grant this access to other
non-affiliated companies offering similar products, thus they do not have the same access to financial advisors as
RiverSource.
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Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and at the same
time AEIS would execute the opposite order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made for Ameriprise Bank’s trust
accounts in which Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons have a position or interest. Although Ameriprise
Financial Services and its related persons may own securities suitable for or held by clients, in no case will holdings of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., its subsidiaries or their employees or directors be directly sold to or purchased from Ameriprise
Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial Services, may buy or sell for its own account securities that
Ameriprise Financial Services may recommend for the Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise because we have adopted policies and procedures
prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related persons from engaging in trading activity that creates a conflict of interest with
our clients, as discussed in the “Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits
The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial advisor’s industry
experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or team), and whether the financial
advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial advisors have a wide range
of business and educational backgrounds. They are required to have appropriate licenses and registrations to transact
business, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registration, required state securities and insurance
licenses and carrier appointments and, where required, a state investment adviser representative registration.
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic degrees and/or professional designations, including the Certified Financial
Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In addition, ongoing training is available to financial advisors. For additional important information
about an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at www.finra.org/brokercheck or call 800.289.9999.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you with financial advice and product recommendations to suit your goals. To
understand how your financial advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are four ways Ameriprise financial advisors
can be affiliated with us.
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Independent contractor franchisees. These financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and they do not receive a salary from us.
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Employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Associate financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by or contract with the independent contractor
franchisees and they do not receive a salary or other compensation from Ameriprise Financial Services.
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Financial institution employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by the financial institution where
they provide services and are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of fees and commissions it
receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. The financial institution serves as paying agent for such compensation on our
behalf in accordance with applicable law. Financial institution employee financial advisors’ compensation is based on
their employment agreement with the financial institution.
All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed registered representatives. Depending on the affiliation, our financial advisors are
compensated differently. Financial advisors may choose to change how they are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services
over time.
Salary and Bonus. In addition to the fees described below, employee financial advisors may receive a salary or wage from
Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee from the independent
contractor franchisee for whom they work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting independent contractor franchisee.
Financial advisors may also have the potential to receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive a bonus.
The Service Fee is not shared with your financial advisor, however, your financial advisor earns compensation when you
implement recommendations relating to the Service within your Managed Account, Ameriprise brokerage account, or
purchase other products available from Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates.
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Advisory Fees and Compensation.
Both independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and employee financial advisors receive a portion of the Advisory
Fee and, if applicable, a portion of the AFPS Fee as compensation for your participation in a Managed Account Program.
Independent contractor franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a higher portion, or payout rate. The actual portion
of any Managed Account Advisory Fee or commission-based fees paid to your financial advisor depends on the payout rate
for which your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of fees you pay.
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Independent contractor franchisees generally receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial advisors generally receive
0% to 46% of the advisory service fees and product commissions we receive (the “advisor payout rate”).
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In addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a bonus which could increase the effective advisor payout rate up to 91% for
independent contractor franchisees and 57% for employee financial advisors, respectively.
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Financial institution employee financial advisors generally receive an advisor payout rate of 0% to 91% based on their
employment agreement with the financial institution.
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If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, your employee financial advisor does not receive a
portion of the fees but may receive compensation in the form of a bonus based in part on revenue generated through
your fees.
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In general, fees generated by an associate financial advisor are paid to the employing or contracting independent contractor
franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or contracting independent contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor
may receive financial advisory or referral fees or a bonus.
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Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended to
you within a Managed Account. However, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what your
financial advisor would receive if you paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other transaction-based
services. Therefore, your financial advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend a Program over a
transaction-based brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to address this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures and through our policies, procedures and supervision, related to the review
and determination that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives ("Client Information") in accordance with all applicable regulatory
requirements.
Other Compensation Available to Financial Advisors
The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial advisor’s
industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or team), and whether the
financial advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of investment solutions to clients. Some products and services may be
offered only by certain Ameriprise financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor the products he or she offers and the
compensation your financial advisor receives, as some investment product companies and issuers, including RiverSource,
may pay higher compensation than others.
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor may earn:
• More depending on how your financial advisor is affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as described above
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability insurance products because of special compensation programs
that provide increasing levels of compensation the more a financial advisor sells of these products from each
individual insurance company.
• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance products and direct investments, because they are more complex
than other products and take more time to service.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds that pay
ongoing 12b-1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity products with mortality
and expense charges.
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• More from certain sales incentive programs to increase overall assets under management.
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Less on individual purchases within a transaction- based brokerage account because of the higher transaction
charges your financial advisor pays on these accounts compared to a fee-based investment advisory account.
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Less when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales charge.
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Typically, less when you exchange an existing annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for certain like or
similar products from the same company, unless you have held the existing product for a certain period of time.
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash account.
• A higher payout rate based on the level of product sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and on higher face
value and/or death benefit amount for certain insurance products.
• More when you move accounts (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to Ameriprise
Financial Services, CMIA or RiverSource.
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If your financial advisor is a shareholder of Ameriprise Financial through our deferred compensation program,
more compensation the more profitable the firm is.
• Compensation for servicing trust accounts held with Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that loan is purchased and
serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
• Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CD balances based on an annualized fixed percentage
of the client’s average monthly balance.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to you opening a co-branded credit card account provided you activate the
card and meet the initial spend requirements.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account provided you
meet the initial funding and other balance duration requirements.
• Compensation for the sale or renewal of Ameriprise Certificates.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Insurance and Annuity Products
Our financial advisors primarily offer life, and disability insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and certain pre-
approved, but unaffiliated, insurance companies. However, in some situations where the client’s needs may be met more
effectively by another company’s product, and RiverSource and other pre-approved providers do not offer such a product,
Ameriprise financial advisors may offer insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies.
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer and receives, directly
or indirectly, compensation from the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that product. The compensation for these
nonproprietary products and RiverSource products is separate from, and in addition to, any fee you pay for investment
advisory services and may vary depending on the type and size of the life insurance or annuity product that you purchase, the
insurer that issues the product, and other factors. This compensation typically will increase as the size of the insurance policy
or annuity contract increases, or the amount of the payments that you make on the life insurance or annuity product increases.
Generally speaking, the compensation that the financial advisor will receive is calculated by a formula. Compensation may also
increase as the financial advisor sells increasing amounts of life and disability income insurance products issued by that
insurer.
In instances where a customer already owns a financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services, the amount of a financial
advisor’s compensation may vary in connection with the sale of an additional or replacement product, due to formulas relating
to the cancellation of a product that is already owned.
As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of additional or
replacement insurance or annuity products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not purchase additional or
replacement insurance or annuity products, depending on the relevant compensation formula.
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Financial Advisors Compensation - Credit Products & Insurance Referral
Your financial advisor receives compensation for the marketing that leads to your opening of a co-branded credit card account
provided you activate the card and meet initial spend requirements.
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that loan is
purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you purchase and maintain Ameriprise Auto and Home insurance products
under a long-term distribution agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services, American Family Insurance Group and
Ameriprise Auto & Home. Ameriprise Auto & Home is not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services and is owned by the
American Family Insurance Group. However, Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance and the associated logo are being used by
American Family Insurance Group under a temporary license from Ameriprise Financial.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services will receive
a referral fee from the Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your financial advisor. The referral fee is paid by the
Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not an additional cost to the trust account. Your financial advisor also
receives a referral fee for referrals to non-affiliated structured settlement professionals for both client and non-client
referrals.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Incentives, training and education. Product companies with which we have agreements
work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to promote their products. They may pay for training and
education events or due diligence meetings; and may reimburse expenses for prospecting events such as seminars for
employees, financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For employees and financial advisors, these events may be held
at off-site locations, and the travel, meals and accommodations may be paid for by the product company. Additionally, product
companies may occasionally provide business or recreational entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees and
financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may, from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs to individual
financial advisors or groups of financial advisors in particular areas. These contests and programs are limited to such targets
as new client acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets under management and financial advisor recruiting.
Single product or product categories are not eligible for sales contests or incentive programs with the exception of fixed life
and disability insurance. These programs and incentives and the receipt of other cash/noncash compensation could affect
your financial advisor’s recommendations of products and/or services to you. These programs and incentives and other cash
and/or noncash compensation are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal
compliance policies.
Financial Advisors Compensation – Recruitment
Ameriprise Financial Services from time to time recruits financial advisors from other firms to join Ameriprise Financial
Services. In connection with these recruiting efforts, Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into arrangements with
financial advisors for the payment of compensation and/or loans based upon the value of eligible assets or accumulated
production of the recruited financial advisor at a pre- determined measurement date. The funds may be payable immediately,
over time, as a bonus, or as a loan. These arrangements may have been structured to include a provision requiring that
payment of transition compensation and/or loans would be dependent upon the advisor meeting certain agreed-upon
production and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial incentives associated with these transition arrangements could
influence the type and amount of product and/or service recommended by your financial advisor. Ameriprise Financial
Services manages this conflict of interest by supervising the suitability of recommendations made by its financial advisors in
accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements. Please review your financial advisor’s Form ADV brochure
supplement or ask your advisor if you have questions about whether these transition arrangements apply to them.
From time to time, Ameriprise Financial Services also provides compensation to financial advisors in connection with the sale
of all or a portion of their client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of this compensation may be dependent on a
certain percentage of the client base remaining as clients of Ameriprise Financial Services for a certain period of time. It is also
determined based on valuations of the financial advisor’s practice, or book of business.
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The practice valuation formula results in higher compensation for revenues received from Managed Accounts versus
Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a result, your financial advisor has an incentive to recommend the opening of new
Managed Accounts or the investment of additional assets into existing Managed Accounts or, conversely, an incentive to
recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage account or invest additional assets into a brokerage account. In
addition, if your financial advisor is selling all or a portion of their practice to another Ameriprise financial advisor, this
program could incent your financial advisor to recommend you remain a client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or
Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. equity programs. We encourage our financial advisors to take an ownership stake in our future by holding
stock in our parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). To make this possible for financial advisors, we have
created equity compensation programs for them. Employee financial advisors and independent contractor franchisees may
be eligible to receive an annual stock bonus. In addition, independent contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a certain
percentage of their compensation each year. They may choose to invest all or portion of this deferral into a notional account that
tracks the performance of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor franchisees may build equity in their practices and may receive payments if
they sell all or a part of their practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
Loan programs. Clients may have access to information about lending products and services through marketing and/or
lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with third-party financial institutions. Financial advisors do not earn compensation
related to the origination or referral of lending products (e.g., mortgages) offered and originated by third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC. (NMLS#3030) that offers mortgage lending products and services.
Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any mortgage loan applications or offer or
negotiate terms of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn compensation related to the origination or referral of
mortgage lending products offered and originated by such third-party providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services and
Ameriprise financial advisors may receive compensation for assisting clients with mortgages serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Bank does not guarantee products or
services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial Services in offering Ameriprise co-branded credit cards. Your financial
advisor receives compensation for marketing efforts that leads to your opening of a co-branded credit card account provided
you activate the card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit
and Loan based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance. Apart from margin
lending, offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor nor Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote,
suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan proceeds to purchase securities or other investment products.
Advisor-to-advisor training programs. Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also pay its financial advisors for training
other financial advisors on specific products and services that we offer. A portion of this payment may be based on incremental
sales of these products and services sold by the financial advisor receiving the training.
Shared compensation. Financial advisors may also choose to work together as a team to share fees and commissions
generated from products and services you purchase. The cost of the product or service you purchase is not affected by the
fact that your financial advisor is a member of a team or by the fact that the fee or commission may be split. Your financial
advisor may be allowed to share a portion of the Wrap Fee he or she receives with one or more other Ameriprise financial
advisor(s), including financial advisors who have not completed the Ameriprise Financial Services-required training to sell the
investment advisory service, franchise consultants or registered principals, as described below.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the Wrap Fee. Your
servicing financial advisor will present the Managed Account, set the Wrap Fee, and oversee the analysis and advice prepared
for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor authorized to use discretion to purchase and sell
securities in your account, e.g., your SPS Discretionary Advisor. In the instance that your servicing advisor is not authorized to
use discretion, the financial advisor authorized to use discretion will oversee the analysis and advice prepared for you. Only the
financial advisor authorized to use discretion will purchase and sell securities in our Account.
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Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor who has completed the required training. A financial advisor
who has not completed the required training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has completed the required
training for the service or product. The financial advisor who has completed the required training may pay a fee to the
financial advisor who has not completed the required training for that referral. The financial advisor who has not completed
the required training may provide investment advisory services for services and products that do not require training,
however, only the financial advisor who has completed the required training required for a particular service or product will
provide the analysis and advice prepared for you with respect to a service or product that requires the training. The
financial advisor who has not completed the required training may receive a share of the commission from any services or
products sold to you by your financial advisor who has completed the required training.
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise consultant. In those situations, the franchise consultant, who is registered
with Ameriprise Financial Services, may receive compensation based on services and products that you purchase, and for
the training and leadership of your financial advisor. The cost of the product or service you purchase is not affected.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with creating your
financial planning recommendations. This may include leveraging services in geographic locations outside of your financial
advisor’s location, including international locations.
Services provided may include entering data into financial planning software, providing initial calculation and assistance in
creating solutions. Your financial advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For these services your financial
advisor may pay a fee or salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share compensation with their registered support assistants or recommend
bonuses for their non-registered support staff.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale of certain
products and services for up to five years after leaving the securities industry.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account (BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors may create a
voluntary BDA in a predetermined amount and use this account for business-related expenses above and beyond what the
company provides.
Service relationship without a financial advisor. In the event that you request Ameriprise Financial Services to remove your
current financial advisor from your Service relationship for Premier Retirement Income or your financial advisor resigns from
Ameriprise Financial Services or your Service relationship or is terminated, your Service relationship will no longer have an
assigned financial advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services may reassign your Service relationship to another financial advisor and notify you of the change.
Management compensation and bonus programs. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of the company
are tied to the company’s success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may receive higher compensation and other benefits
when the investment products of certain providers, particularly affiliates, are purchased.
Management, sales leaders and other employees spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise, Columbia
Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource branded products and services.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are responsible for an operating budget for expenses. Bonus programs for
Ameriprise Financial Services field leaders are designed to include an amount based on the aggregate sales of all products
sold by financial advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions of the country those leaders are responsible for
overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs present a potential conflict because they are based in part on sales
of these products.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions
and Personal Trading
Code of ethics
As part of an overall internal compliance program, Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies and procedures
imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions for the account of Ameriprise Financial Services and the accounts
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of our employees. Such policies and procedures are designed to prevent, among other things, any improper or abusive
conduct when potential conflicts of interest may exist with respect to a customer or client. In addition, from time to time,
restrictions are imposed to address the potential for self-dealing and conflict of interest which may arise in connection with the
business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker- dealer.
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted various procedures intended to guard against insider trading.
Participation or interest in client transactions
From time to time Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates and related persons may invest in the same or related
securities that Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients. Such transactions may occur at or
about the same time that such securities are bought or sold for client accounts. Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted
policies and procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions in these securities, such as trading
blackout periods and preclearance requirements.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC” section in this
Disclosure Brochure for more information about our financial interest in the sale of certain products and services.
Personal trading rules and procedures
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise Financial Code of
Ethics and Personal Trading Policy. These rules are designed to list standards of business conduct and to mitigate potential
conflicts of interest for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when they engage in personal securities transactions
The standards of business conduct include compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with policies and
procedures such as those contained in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the personal trading rules, persons
are required to report their personal securities holdings and transactions, including transactions in certain mutual funds;
must pre-clear certain investments; are restricted with respect to the timing of certain investments; and are prohibited
from making certain investments. In addition, the Personal Trading Policy requires (i) Ameriprise employee financial
advisors and their employees, (ii) its independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and their employees, and (iii) its
affiliated investment advisers to conduct most personal trades through one of three designated broker- dealers unless an
exception has been granted, and report any changes in their selected broker-dealer.
Insider trading policy
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may, from time to time, come into possession of material nonpublic
information that, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security.
Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons are prohibited from improperly disclosing or using
such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of whether such other person is a
client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons come into possession of material nonpublic
information with respect to any company, they may be prohibited from communicating such information to, or using such
information for the benefit of, their respective clients, and have no obligation or responsibility to disclose such information to,
nor responsibility to use such information for the benefit of, their clients when following policies and procedures designed to
comply with law. Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in accordance with
Section 204A of the Advisers Act that establishes procedures intended to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information
by Ameriprise Financial Services and its associated persons.
Any client or prospective client may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy from
his/her financial advisor or by contacting us at 800.290.6663.
Brokerage Practices
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research or other products or services other than execution from any
unaffiliated broker-dealer or other third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise Financial Services receives and
distributes research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this research is not provided for client securities transactions or for
any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates receive client referrals from broker-dealers or third parties that are
considered in selecting or recommending broker-dealers.
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Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS
have an agreement in which Ameriprise Financial Services introduces customer accounts to AEIS on a fully disclosed basis. AEIS
serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing, clearing, custody and settlement services for transactions
that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts
and accepts securities order instructions with respect to the accounts. In exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise Financial
Services, AEIS provides, record keeping, custody, and all clearing functions for accounts introduced by Ameriprise Financial
Services.
Under certain circumstances, when AEIS deems a transaction to be in the best interests of you and other clients, and to the
extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, AEIS is permitted to aggregate multiple client orders to obtain what AEIS
believes will be the most favorable price and/or lower execution costs at the time of execution.
Review of Accounts
Certain supervisory functions are performed by Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office personnel. Corporate registered
principals review a sampling of Service relationships, including Recommendation Reports.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals may also decide to call you directly to discuss your understanding of the
Service, including the fees and expenses you will be paying. Our Compliance department also conducts routine surveillance of
financial advisor activities.
An important part of a Service relationship involves providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic reviews with your
financial advisor or a designated member of the team servicing your Service. In these reviews, you and your financial advisor
should discuss any changes to your individual circumstances, financial situations, investment objectives and/or risk tolerance.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for your continued review and monitoring of your Service or any related
Managed Account(s). You should review your account statements, trade confirmations, and other information we send to you. If
you have any questions or concerns, please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Referral arrangements and other economic benefits
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains investment advisory referral arrangements, the terms of which are disclosed to the
client, with individual professionals, professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or membership organizations
(“Promoters”). For each such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays the Promoter for referral of their clients or
members to Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services. The manner and amount of compensation to be
paid in connection with these agreements is subject to negotiation between Ameriprise Financial Services and the
applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are provided with applicable disclosures, including whether the Promoter is a
client, the material terms of compensation (if any) and the material conflicts of interest (if any), that results from the
Promoter's relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. The most common compensation arrangements include a flat
fee at the time of the referral, a recurring flat fee, or a sharing of a portion of any total Asset-based Fees. You will not be
charged an additional fee as a result of any referral arrangements. Compensation may include a one-time payment or
ongoing payments for the duration of the investment advisory relationship.
Ameriprise Financial Services may form networking arrangements with financial institutions such as banks, credit unions,
credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service providers (“Third Party Financial Institutions”) to allow its
financial advisors to offer investment advisory services, financial planning services and certain other non-deposit investment and
insurance products and services, (described elsewhere in this Brochure), to retail customers or members of the Third Party
Financial Institutions. Under the terms of these networking arrangements, financial advisors may not be able to offer to retail
customers or members of the Third Party Financial
Institutions certain products that are otherwise available through Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates. Also because of
these alliances or networking arrangements, Third-Party Financial Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking payment, a
portion of Asset-based Fees and securities and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors for sales to retail customers or
members of the Third Party Financial Institutions.
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Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. (“RCF”) for the referral
of clients or prospects that have indicated an interest in establishing and maintaining a donor advised fund made available
through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors however donor advised
funds established by RCF because of the referral generally invest in eligible Managed Account Programs that are advised and
serviced by the referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor advised fund solution may be more or less than if you were to purchase the
donor advised fund services from RCF or another non-profit organization. Any fees charged by RCF for the administration of
the donor advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor will receive Asset-based Fee revenue from a donor advised fund
established by RCF and invested in a Managed Account Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets are invested with
a third-party investment adviser, whether through RCF or another non-profit organization. We seek to address this conflict of
interest through a combination of disclosure and through our policies, procedures and supervision related to the
determination that a referral to RCF is appropriate for you based on your Client Information, and by treating assets in
Managed Accounts owned and administered by RCF and assets in Managed Accounts owned directly by you as separate and
distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
Review of issuers of financial products
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have policies and procedures in place to review the issuers of financial products
such as alternative investments, structured notes, and annuity and insurance products that Ameriprise Financial Services
permits its financial advisors to offer to some or all of its clients. This review includes publicly available information and
reports issued by third parties and may in some cases include certain nonpublic information provided by the issuer.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically reassesses, but does not continuously monitor, the creditworthiness or financial
solvency of third-party issuers.
These policies and procedures are reasonably designed to mitigate our clients’ exposure to credit and default risks resulting
from an inability of the issuer to repay the principal on a note or fulfill an insurance obligation. However, you should be advised
that credit markets can be volatile and the creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly. Ameriprise Financial Services, as a
seller of these products, is prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial
products will be able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise Financial Services.
Revenue sources for RiverSource
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life insurance policies. You
may incur transaction costs or fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay a contingent deferred sales charge, or
surrender charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable period.
Periodic fees and expenses. You pay certain fees and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts, life insurance policies, and
disability income insurance policies, including (depending on the type of contract or policy) mortality and expense,
administrative, policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or charges, in addition to costs associated with certain riders that
may be available for both fixed, structured and variable products.
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets, such as 12b-1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying
investment options for variable annuities and variable life insurance. 12b-1 fees may be used to pay for marketing, distribution
and shareholder service expenses.
Investment and interest income. Investment and interest income from insurance company general account assets derived, in
part, from the amounts you pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
Variable annuity and variable life insurance financial arrangements. RiverSource selects the funds available within your variable
annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource may consider various objective and subjective factors.
These factors include compensation RiverSource may receive from fund assets (for those funds with 12b-1 plans); assets of the
fund’s adviser, subadviser or an affiliate of either; and assets of the fund’s distributor or an affiliate. This compensation
benefits RiverSource.
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be significant and may create potential conflicts of interest for RiverSource.
The greatest amount and percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives comes from assets allocated to subaccounts
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investing in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia Wanger Asset Management. In general, the revenue directly
related to assets under management that RiverSource receives currently ranges up to 0.65% of the average daily net assets
invested in the underlying funds through the variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This
revenue is in addition to revenues RiverSource receives from the charges you pay when buying, owning or surrendering your
variable annuity contract or life insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the
agreements under which such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive this compensation for various purposes including
financial advisor training and compensation, marketing and distribution, customer servicing, transaction processing, record
keeping, and other administrative services.
Revenue sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle
Periodic fees and expenses. Columbia Management and Threadneedle International Limited may receive management fees
and certificate advisory and services fees for services, including, with respect to Columbia Management. These revenues
may be received from the Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closed-end funds, Ameriprise certificates and from
other affiliated and nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia Management and Threadneedle International Limited.
Revenue sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies
There are several other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies that will receive revenue from the charges and fees you pay,
including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives investment spread income earned on, and any early withdrawal penalty
related to, Ameriprise certificates.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. receives certain fees and expenses paid from the Columbia Funds and
Ameriprise certificates in exchange for the transfer agent services it provides.
• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is compensated for its services through the brokerage commission
and other fees charged for each brokerage transaction, which may include transactions made in a Ameriprise Bank
trust account, or through the brokerage commission which is included in the overall asset-based fee, depending on
the account option you select.
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If the Sweep Program for your Account is AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the Program Banks based on the cash
balance in the AIMMA program. If your account sweeps uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise Bank as the Program
Bank in the AIMMA program, Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS, but reimburses AEIS for its direct out-of-
pocket expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of interest charged on your margin account balance as well as from order
handling fees. In transaction-based brokerage accounts, AEIS may also engage in principal trading of certain types
of fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—that is, it may buy and sell these securities for its own account
with the objective of making a profit in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these securities from you or sell these
securities to you on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a markup or markdown on the transaction.
• AEIS performs for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and clients, cost reimbursement
and marketing support services as described in the "Cost Reimbursement and Marketing Support" section. In
recognition of the above, Ameriprise Financial Services will compensate AEIS for these services performed by AEIS.
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The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular transaction is disclosed on each transaction confirmation you receive.
AEIS is also compensated for the shareholder services it provides for certain mutual fund companies. These services
include but are not limited to delivering shareholder communications such as updated prospectuses and statements
of additional information, transaction confirmations and annual tax reporting, and monitoring compliance with share
class, discounted sales charge, market timing and other mutual fund company policies.
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. receives fees paid from Columbia and the Columbia Funds and Ameriprise certificates in
exchange for the administrative services it provides.
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds in exchange for the
distribution services it provides. Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sale of Columbia Funds,
Ameriprise certificates and RiverSource products and certain other mutual funds.
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• Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and insurance products manufactured by its RiverSource affiliates, as well
as products from unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to reimburse Ameriprise Financial Services for
client/prospect education events and advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events pertaining to annuity and
insurance products, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies and industry regulation.
• Ameriprise Financial Services may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time to time. Unaffiliated annuity and
insurance providers may not provide some services, or the same level of services, to Ameriprise financial advisors. As
a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource annuity and insurance products.
• Ameriprise Bank charges a fee, depending on the terms of trust documentation and applicable state laws governing
trust administration, for its administrative trust services that are separate from investment management fees
charged by financial advisors and are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services.
• When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Option, Ameriprise Bank
earns income by lending or investing the deposits it receives and charging a higher interest rate to borrowers, or
earning a higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held through these sweep programs. The difference is known as
the "spread."
• Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the amount of credit extended and the interest rate on the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Custody
Ameriprise Financial services does not maintain custody of client funds or securities or take possession of any assets in any
Managed Account. AEIS, one of our broker-dealer affiliates, provides custody and safekeeping services for Managed Account
assets and will ordinarily act as the custodian for all assets held in a Managed Account. Because our affiliate maintains
custody of our clients’ assets, we are required by SEC rules and regulations to obtain from AEIS at least annually a written
internal control report (the “ICR”) prepared by a qualified independent public accountant, and AEIS is required to undergo an
independent verification of the assets under its control. The ICR that we receive from AEIS is intended to show that our affiliate
has established appropriate custodial controls with respect to client assets under custody. For Retirement Accounts where
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”) acts as custodian or trustee, AEIS shall act as an agent or sub-custodian of ATC with
respect to custody of assets.
Investment Discretion
None of Ameriprise Financial Services, the Service team or your Ameriprise financial advisor manages or exercises investment
discretion over your securities or other investments on your behalf as part of the Service.
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services does not offer proxy voting services with respect to accounts included in the Service.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not take any action or give advice regarding the voting of proxies
solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which assets of your Ameriprise brokerage account(s) or Managed
Account(s) may be invested, except for certain Select Separate Accounts where you delegate proxy voting authority to
Ameriprise Financial Services. In all other instances, Ameriprise Financial Services will forward to you or your designated
agent, all proxy solicitations and materials related to other corporate actions that are received by Ameriprise Financial
Services with respect to assets in your Ameriprise brokerage account(s) or Managed Account(s). You are responsible for voting
such proxies and effectuating other corporate actions relating to the securities held in your respective account(s).
Financial Information
We are not required to include a balance sheet in this Brochure because we do not require or solicit prepayment of more than
$1,200 in fees per client six months or more in advance.
We do not have any financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet our contractual commitments to
clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition during the past 10 years.
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Glossary
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“ABISA” means Ameriprise Bank Insured Sweep Account.
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
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“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
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“AIMMA” means Ameriprise Insured Money Market Account, an interest-bearing multi- bank deposit product.
“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
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“Ameriprise Financial Services”, “Ameriprise Financial”, “AFSI”, “we”, “us” or “our” means Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC.
“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
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“Available for Sale Firms” are firms that sponsor or manage mutual fund options to whom IRG will proceed to look for if a
suitable mutual fund recommendation for a particular asset class cannot be found within the Full Participation Firms’
offerings.
“Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
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“Brochure” or “Disclosure Brochure” means Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income Client Disclosure Brochure.
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“CD” means a Certificate of Deposit.
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“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
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“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies, Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
• CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
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“Effective Date” means the effective date of the Service Agreement.
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“Engagement Period” means each applicable twelve-month period for the Service.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
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“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Full Participation Firms” are mutual fund firms that fully participate in the Mutual Fund Program.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
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“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
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“Managed Account” means an Ameriprise investment advisory account for which you pay an ongoing asset- based
Wrap Fee.
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“Mutual Fund Program” means Ameriprise Financial Mutual Fund Program, the structure formed by the payment of the
mutual fund and 529 plan marketing and sales support payments that are received from certain mutual fund firms.
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“NFA” means National Futures Association.
“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
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“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets held outside of Ameriprise Financial
Services in a participant-directed defined contribution plan.
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“Promoter” means any individual professional, professional firm, or select corporate, institutional or membership organization
that provides testimonials or endorsements of Ameriprise Financial Services for its investment advisory services.
“Recommendation Report” means each written retirement income plan provided to you.
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“Retirement Portfolio” means the accounts, assets and income sources you have designated to fund your retirement
objectives, e.g., expenses and goals, and which are included for analysis in a Recommendation Report.
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“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New
York.
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“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
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“Service Agreement” means the Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income Agreement, as it may be amended from time to
time, that includes the specific terms under which the client will receive the Service.
“Service Fee” means the advisory fee you pay for the Service.
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“Starting Point List” means mutual funds and ETF recommended list developed by IRG.
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“Sweep Program” means money settlement feature offered by Ameriprise Financial Services that is intended to hold cash.
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“Third Party Financial Institutions” means third-party financial institutions such as community banks, credit unions,
credit union service organizations and Farm Credit Services with whom Ameriprise Financial Services may form alliances
and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer financial planning services and certain other
non-deposit investment and insurance products and services, to retail customers/members of the Third Party
Financial Institutions.
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“Third Party Payments” means the portion of investment costs paid to AEIS by third parties who manage, sponsor or
distribute investment products held in your Managed Account.
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please consult with your financial advisor or contact us at
800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority. Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC’s California insurance license number is 0684538.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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Additional Brochure: AMERIPRISE RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES (2026-03-27)
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Ameriprise®
Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Client Disclosure Brochure
(Form ADV Part 2A)
March 2026
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
70400 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
ameriprise.com
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and the
Retirement Plan Consulting Services. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure, please consult with your
financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information in this Brochure has not
been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state securities authority.
Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also is available on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov
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Material Changes
Annual Update
This Brochure dated March 2026 is filed as the update to Form ADV Part 2A and includes material
changes that have occurred since the last annual update of our brochure in March 2025. Following
is a summary of the material changes.
• The “How our financial advisors get paid” section was retitled “Financial Advisor
Compensation and Benefits” and was updated in general for clarity and overall readability.
You may request copies of the Brochure by writing to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC at 2661
Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474, or by calling 800.862.7919.
Please retain a copy of this Brochure for your records.
Table of Contents
Advisory Business .................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Fees and Compensation ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Termination of RPCS .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
Performance-Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management................................................................................................ 4
Types of Clients ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss ....................................................................................... 4
Disciplinary Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 6
Other financial industry activities and affiliations ............................................................................................................. 7
How we get paid ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions and Personal Trading ....................................................... 18
Brokerage Practices .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Review of Accounts .............................................................................................................................................................. 19
Client Referrals and Other Compensation......................................................................................................................... 19
Custody ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Investment Discretion ........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Voting Client Securities ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Financial Information ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Privacy Notices ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Glossary .................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
About Ameriprise ................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Advisory Business
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (“Ameriprise Financial Services”) is an investment advisory firm offering
financial planning services since 1986. Ameriprise Financial, Inc., a publicly held company, is the parent company
of Ameriprise Financial Services.
References in this Brochure to “you” and “your” apply to each client who signs the Retirement Plan Consulting
Services Agreement(“Agreement”). References to “us,” “we,” and “our” refer to Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
References to “your financial advisor” are to your Ameriprise financial advisor.
Ameriprise® Retirement Plan Consulting Services
Ameriprise® Retirement Plan Consulting Services (“RPCS”) is designed to assist employers and trustees in their role
as a plan fiduciary ("Plan Fiduciary"). The specific scope of services provided to each Plan Fiduciary are agreed upon by
you and your financial advisor on a casebycase basis and an engagement would typically include one or more of the
following services, which may be offered in whole or in part, as negotiated with a Plan Fiduciary:
Investment committee support
Investment performance monitoring
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• Plan lineup construction
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• Attendance at Plan Fiduciary meetings and additional plan support
• Participant education and client maintenance services
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor provide nondiscretionary investment advisory services as a
fiduciary to your plan under Section 3(21) of ERISA with respect to investment monitoring and recommendations
provided to the plan. Your financial advisor is not permitted to serve as a trustee for your plan or as a member of your
investment committee. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial advisor will have discretionary
investment or trading authority with respect to your plan and we are therefore not an investment manager under Section
3(38) of ERISA. Participant education and client maintenance services are educational and general in nature and do
not constitute “investment advice” under ERISA and therefore neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor your financial
advisor will be a fiduciary to the plan or the participant with respect to those services.
Investment Committee Support: The financial advisor assists a Plan Fiduciary sometimes directly and sometimes
through its investment committee in developing and maintaining an investment policy statement. The financial advisor
will assist in providing information to aid the Plan Fiduciary in creating policy statements or the revision thereof including
risk levels, allocations, relative index selection, asset class ranges, plan investment objectives, or other criteria that
may be pertinent. The financial advisor also may provide services for facilitating and documenting investment
committee meetings and communicating industry trends to the Plan Fiduciary. Information regarding these services
may be proprietary to Ameriprise or from an outside source. It is the responsibility of the Plan Fiduciary to verify this
data.
Plan Lineup Construction: The financial advisor will use the plan’s investment objectives to recommend specific
investment products to be held by the plan, or in the case of a participantdirected defined contribution plan to be
made available as investment options under the plan. Your financial advisor conducts due diligence on current and
potential investment managers and providing reports and advice to the Plan Fiduciary. Your financial advisor may also
assist Plan Fiduciaries in establishing and monitoring a watch list for investment products and/or investment
managers.
For Defined Benefit plans, your financial advisor will typically also recommend a target asset allocation for the plan
based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, risk tolerance, investment objective, historical performance of
different asset classes, and plan funding ratios. Asset mixes are derived using available historical information and
projected performance for each asset class based on the selected performance index for that class. They are meant
only to illustrate the relative experience between asset classes and portfolios. Other asset classes and indices may
have characteristics similar or superior to those being analyzed.
Generally periodic rebalancing of the portfolio and reallocation among the asset classes is recommended. It is the Plan
Fiduciary's responsibility to ultimately select and implement an asset allocation mix based on plan suitability.
Investment Performance Monitoring: The financial advisor monitors plan investments on a periodic basis and prepares
reports on investment or portfolio performance to the Plan Fiduciary. The strategy for meeting investment objectives for each
investment
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product or portfolio is left to the independent investment managers hired by the Plan Fiduciary, although Ameriprise
Financial Services may identify and report on drift away from an investment's stated investment objectives to the Plan
Fiduciary. The financial advisor may also prepare reports for clients, which may include an assessment of performance
over various time periods.
Plan Fiduciary Meetings and Additional Plan Support: The financial advisor may attend periodic meetings with Plan
Fiduciaries. At these meetings, the financial advisor may share industry knowledge, proprietary or nonproprietary
research, economic outlooks, reports from the plan record keeper regarding plan health or other pertinent
information. To the extent that these sources are developed by third parties, Ameriprise Financial Services will not
verify data and will not be able to attest to the points of view expressed within. Your financial advisor's attendance of
these meetings is negotiated on a casebycase basis. The financial advisor may provide additional support and
services to the plan such as acting as liaison between the plan and service providers, products sponsors and/or other
vendors, assisting with the preparation, distribution and evaluation of requests for proposals, finalist interviews,
conversion support and analysis and assistance in identifying the fees and other costs borne by the plan.
Participant Education and Client Maintenance Services: The financial advisor provides services such as
participant education, which may include preparation of education materials and/or conducting investment
education seminars and meetings for Plan participants, assisting you with enrolling plan participants in the plan,
and other consulting services as negotiated between you and your financial advisor. These services do not
include any individualized investment advice to the Plan Fiduciary or plan participants with respect to
plan assets, and we do not act as fiduciaries under ERISA in providing such consulting services. When
available, your financial advisor will review participant allocations against demographic information to encourage
allocations aligned more closely with generally agreed upon investment theory.
Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor do not provide legal or tax advice.
Implementation of your recommendations
RPCS is a nondiscretionary investment advisory service. This means RPCS does not include the implementation
of any recommendations presented to you by your financial advisor. Before implementing any recommendations,
carefully consider the ramifications of purchasing products or services. You may want to seek further advice from
your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly for taxes, or business planning issues.
RPCS does not provide specific buy, sell or hold recommendations concerning individual securities to plan
participants and your financial advisor cannot assist plan participants with implementing or initiating any
transactions within the plan.
Investment advice provided to Plan Fiduciaries is limited to the plan you have designated to be included in the
service. RPCS does not include ongoing monitoring of, or advice related to, any other investments, accounts, or
income streams.
Ongoing Service relationship
You may change the RPCS services provided to Plan Fiduciaries by discussing any desired changes with your
financial advisor. In addition, after looking at the needs of your plan, your financial advisor may decide to
recommend additional services that have not already been identified. You and your financial advisor should also
discuss whether your RPCS Fee needs to change in light of the changes to the needs of your plan.
Other advisory services
Your financial advisor may establish a client relationship with one or more plan participants. Such client relationships
may occur: 1) through an IRA rollover distributed from this or any other plan; or 2) because of a decision by the
participant to purchase other investment products or services from your financial advisor. Any client relationship
established with a plan participant will be outside of the scope of your RPCS services. When a plan participant
chooses to purchase products and services through Ameriprise Financial Services, the plan participant has the
option of investing through a commissionbased brokerage account, or a feebased managed account, or both.
The plan participant will work separately and directly with a financial advisor to implement recommendations within
the managed accounts, Ameriprise brokerage accounts, or other products and services made available through
Ameriprise Financial Service or our affiliates, as appropriate.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a suite of Advisory Solutions that features several types of Programs,
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including Strategic Portfolio Service (“SPS”) Advantage, SPS Advisor, Signature Wealth, Active Portfolios®
investments, Select Separate Account, Vista Separate Account, Investor Unified Account, and Access Account.
Not all Managed Account Programs are available to all clients; contact your financial advisor for more information.
Please review the Ameriprise Managed Accounts Client Disclosure Brochure, or if you have elected to pay a
consolidated advisory fee, the Ameriprise Managed Accounts and Financial Planning Service Disclosure Brochure
for a full description of these Programs.
Your financial advisor may offer ongoing financial planning or other services that are described in the Ameriprise
Financial Planning Service Client Disclosure Brochure.
As of December 31, 2025, Ameriprise Financial Services managed $304,183,842,664 in nondiscretionary assets and
$356,290,579,112 in discretionary assets.
Fees and Compensation
The fee you pay for investment advice and services for RPCS (the “RPCS Fee”) is based on one the following, as
negotiated between you and your financial advisor:
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a percentage of the assets held in the plan (up to 1.25% annually); or
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on a flat rate basis which generally shall not exceed 1.25% of the plan’s assets, however, in certain
circumstances may exceed this rate when the flat fee covers a unique or complex range of services, such
as advice relating to the initial plan setup.
RPCS Fees vary based on a number of factors including (1) the range of services provided; (2) your financial
advisor’s years of experience, professional credentials, and other factors, such as local market considerations; and
(3) the overall complexity of your plan’s needs and services. RPCS Fees are negotiable and there is no assurance
that similarly situated clients will be assessed comparable fees. Ask questions about the RPCS Fee so that you
understand the factors considered in arriving at your RPCS Fee and what you can expect for this fee.
The RCPS Fee will be payable to Ameriprise Financial Services in advance or in arrears on the frequency (e.g.,
quarterly, monthly, etc.) agreed upon between you and your financial advisor. If the RPCS Fee is based on a
percentage of the assets held in the plan the RPCS Fee payment generally will be based on the value of the plan
assets as of the close of business on the last business day of the period as valued by the custodian of the assets.
However, if the RPCS Fee is paid by the plan or by you through a third party service provider, such fee will be
calculated as determined by the provider. If the RPCS Fee is paid prior to the services being provided, the plan will
be entitled to a prorated refund of any prepaid fees for services not received upon termination of the Agreement.
The portion of the RPCS Fee allocated to your financial advisor is impacted by factors including the level of
affiliation that the financial advisor has with Ameriprise Financial Services and whether the financial advisor was
assisted by another person (which may be a financial advisor or other individual who makes a referral) in
providing services to you. The remaining portion of the fee goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the
supervisory, technical, infrastructure, administrative and other support provided to financial advisors offering
RPCS.
Ameriprise Financial Services is dedicated to providing quality client service. We work hard to ensure your
satisfaction with the RPCS services that you receive and seek to meet or exceed your expectations. We will work
with you to address any of your concerns, including helping you work with a different financial advisor or terminating
the Agreement.
Termination of RPCS
RPCS will remain in effect until one of the following occurs: termination by you; termination by Ameriprise Financial
Services, which would require sending you written notice reasonably in advance of the termination date to your
address as shown on our records; or termination by you through nonpayment of the RPCS Fee.
The Agreement will remain in effect until one of the following occurs: termination by you; termination by Ameriprise
Financial Services, which would require sending you written notice reasonably in advance of the termination date to your
address as shown on our records; or termination by you through nonpayment of the RPCS Fee. To terminate or cancel
the Agreement and request a refund, if eligible, submit a written request including you plan name, your advisor name,
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the recordkeeper name and if applicable, the reason your requesting the refund. Please send this request via email to
RPCS.program@ampf.com.
PerformanceBased Fees and SidebySide Management
Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor any of its supervised persons accepts performance based fees for its
investment advisory services.
Types of Clients
RPCS is available to clients that are trustees or other fiduciaries to plans, including 401(k), 457(b), 403(b) and
401(a) plans. Plans include participant directed defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans. Ameriprise
Financial Services does not require a minimum asset amount, but there is a $500 minimum fee for RPCS. The
investment advisory services provided by Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors, as applicable,
are services that are provided only to the Plan Fiduciary or the plan, and not to any particular plan participant.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and
Risk of Loss
Methods of financial analysis
When developing recommendations, your financial advisor may use training and marketing materials and
prospectuses and annual reports for a particular investment product. In addition, your financial advisor may also
utilize research produced by Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates, such as material prepared by the
Ameriprise Investment Research Group ("IRG").
Your financial advisor may use asset value, current and projected rates of return, and other assumptions, as well as
historical return analysis. Your recommendations may be prepared through the use of one or more thirdparty
software packages that use one or more methods of analysis, including deterministic and probability modeling. The
analysis and projections generated by this software or other analysis tools typically include information regarding the
likelihood of various potential investment outcomes. They are hypothetical in nature, vary depending on which tool of
analysis is used and with each use and over time, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of
future results. Investing in securities involves the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear this loss. The
probability of success also varies based on differing assumptions, on different tools, changing circumstances and
market information.
Your financial advisor may rely on information or data from third party research providers that have been approved
by Ameriprise Financial Services when providing investment advice, including performance analytics services,
financial publications, interviews or questionnaire responses from investment managers, and other sources when
providing RPCS. From time to time, Ameriprise Financial Services or your financial advisor may provide you with
general market commentary and nonsecurities material prepared by third parties and approved for use by
Ameriprise Financial Services. Among other things, this information may include performance information or market
data relating to securities and securities markets.
Although the information and data are believed to be accurate, Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial
advisors do not independently verify thirdparty information. Neither Ameriprise Financial Services nor its financial
advisors guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any such information nor do they imply any
warranty of any kind regarding the information provided.
For your plan accounts and assets all market value (i.e., account value) information used in connection with your
RPCS was provided by you or your designated agents and is shown as of the date it was provided to Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial services does not have knowledge of changes in your plan assets. This means that if you
do not provide updated information about plan assets, the recommendations provided to you will be
based on data about plan assets that is not current. Ameriprise Financial and your financial advisor take
reasonable steps to reproduce information obtained from you or your designated agents regarding plan assets.
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The information provided to you in your analysis and written recommendations is not intended to be a
substitute for the valuation and other information contained in your plan’s official statements provided by
the plan custodian, recordkeeper or administrator, as applicable. Neither Ameriprise Financial nor your
financial advisor has undertaken to review or verify the accuracy of plan assets.
Investment strategies
The investment advice and other information provided under RPCS is designed to align with the plan’s
investment policy statement or the plan’s fiduciary guidelines and is intended to be consistent with generally
accepted retirement plan investment strategies.
We cannot guarantee future financial results or the achievement of your plan’s investment objectives through
implementation of any advice or recommendations provided to you by your financial advisor. Ameriprise
Financial Services does not monitor the daytoday performance of your specific investments. Before
implementing your recommendations, you should carefully consider the ramifications of purchasing products or
services, and you may want to seek further advice from your lawyer and/or accountant, particularly in
connection with estate planning and taxes.
Investment and market risk
You should understand that:
• All investments involve the risk of loss and you should be prepared to bear such a loss (the amount of
which may vary significantly),
•
Investment performance or tax treatment of any accounts and assets included in your plan can never be
predicted or guaranteed,
• The market value of your plan will fluctuate due to market conditions and other factors such as liquidity and
volatility,
• There is no guarantee that the service or its related recommendations will meet its objectives,
• Past performance does not predict future performance with respect to any product or service
described in this Disclosure Brochure,
• All trading in your accounts will be at your risk.
• The risks of participating in the Service include but are not limited to the following:
• Market Risk. Market risk refers to the possibility that the market values of securities or other investments
will fall, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably, or fail to rise, because of a variety of actual or perceived
factors affecting issuer, industry or sector in which it operates or the market as a whole.
•
Interest Rate Risk. The interest rate risk is the risk that investment value is sensitive to changes in
interest rates. In general, a rise in interest rates may result in a price decline of fixedincome instruments.
This risk may be heightened for longer maturity and duration instruments.
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Inflation Risk. Inflation risk is the uncertainty over the future value of an investment due to inflation.
Investments may not keep pace with inflation, which may result in losses.
• Liquidity Risk. Liquidity risk is the risk associated with any event, circumstance, or characteristic of an
investment or market that negatively impacts the ability to sell, or realize the proceeds from the sale of, an
investment at a desirable time or price.
• Tax Risk. This is the risk that the tax treatment of certain investments and of the income and gain
therefrom is uncertain and can vary over time.
• Legal and Regulatory Risk. This is the risk that new or revised laws or regulations may adversely affect
investments included in the Service.
• Business Disruption Risk. This is the risk of business disruption of varying severity and scope occurring.
The types of disruption may include, but not be limited to, firmonly disruption, disruption that affects a single
building, a disruption that affects the entire city or business district, and disruption that affects the entire
region. Please read more in Ameriprise Financials’ Business Continuity Plan Disclosure and Ameriprise
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Financial Client Relationship Guide.
• Cybersecurity Risk. With the use of technologies such as internet to conduct business, businesses are
susceptible to cybersecurity breaches, please read more at
https://www.ameriprise.com/privacysecurityfraud.
• Technology Risk. Businesses must rely in part on digital and network technologies to conduct business,
provide services and maintain business operations. These technology systems may fail to operate properly
or become disabled as a result of events or circumstances wholly or partly beyond control. Technology
failures, whether deliberate or not, could have a material adverse effect and could result in, among other
things, financial loss, reputational damage, regulatory penalties or the inability to conduct business.
The risks described above should not be considered to be an exhaustive list of all the risks which clients should consider.
Disciplinary Information
Below is notice of certain regulatory and legal settlements entered into by Ameriprise Financial Services during the last
ten years:
Regulatory proceedings
Ameriprise Financial Services entered into each of the regulatory settlements listed below without admitting or denying
the allegations.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and FINRA actions
In August 2024, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC in connection with its industrywide
review of firms’ recordkeeping practices regarding businessrelated electronic communications sent or received by firm
personnel using nonapproved channels or methods (“offchannel communications”). The settlement resolved
allegations that, from at least June 2019, the firm did not maintain or preserve a substantial majority of offchannel
communications that were records required to be maintained under federal securities laws and therefore failed to
reasonably supervise its personnel. The firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $50 million. Prior to the settlement,
the firm retained a compliance consultant to address certain undertakings outlined in the settlement and took steps to
enhance its policies and procedures and increase training concerning the use of approved communications methods.
In August 2018, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that from
2011 through 2014 the firm failed to adopt and implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to
safeguard retail investor assets against misappropriation and failed to reasonably supervise five representatives
with a view to preventing and detecting violations of certain federal securities laws by these representatives. The
firm agreed to pay a civil penalty amount of $4.5 million. The firm further reimbursed all impacted clients for the
losses they incurred due to the misconduct. The firm also took steps to enhance policies, procedures and controls
related to the safeguarding of client assets against theft or misappropriation by its associated persons and
voluntarily retained a compliance consultant to assess and confirm the reasonableness of these policies,
procedures and controls.
In December 2017, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with the SEC regarding allegations that
from December 2010 through October 2013, the firm negligently relied on misrepresentations made by F Squared
Investments, Inc. regarding certain of its ETF portfolios and, as a result, the firm made false statements about the
portfolios in certain advertisements. The SEC also alleged that the firm had failed to adopt and implement written
compliance policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent the alleged violations. The firm agreed to pay
a disgorgement amount of $6.3 million plus prejudgment interest of $700,000 and a civil penalty amount of
$1.75 million.
In September 2016, Ameriprise Financial Services reached a settlement with FINRA regarding allegations that
between October 2011 and September 2013 the firm failed to detect and prevent the conversion, via wire
transfers, of more than $370,000 from five of its customers by one of its registered representatives.
The customers were family members of the registered representative. FINRA also alleged this went undetected
because the firm failed to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system that was reasonably designed to
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review and monitor the transmittal of funds from accounts of customers to third parties, including those controlled
by registered representatives of the firm. The firm paid restitution and a fine of $850,000.
Other financial industry activities and affiliations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and conducts its activities directly
and through its affiliates. These activities may be material to its investment advisory business or its investment
advisory clients. These affiliates include companies under common control with Ameriprise Financial Services by
virtue of their status as direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. The information below provides
you an overview of the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies. These companies work together to offer you financial
products and services designed to help you reach your financial goals.
Brokerdealer
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC is a registered investment adviser and brokerdealer with the SEC and is
authorized to engage in the securities business in all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands. Ameriprise Financial Services is also a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor
Protection Corporation (“SIPC”).
Ameriprise Financial Services is registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) as a commodity
trading advisor (“CTA”) and has obtained membership with the National Futures Association (“NFA”) in connection with
such CFTC registration.
In its capacity as a brokerdealer, Ameriprise Financial Services distributes or receives compensation from selling various
products including but not limited to equities and fixed income products. Offerings include corporate bonds and
municipal securities, mutual fund shares, ETFs, 529 plans, faceamount certificates, closedend funds, preferred
securities, UITs, non traded REITs, nontraded BDCs, nontraded closed end funds, hedge fund offerings, structured
products, real estate private placement offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, 1031 exchanges, fixed,
structured and variable annuities, and fixed and variable insurance. Ameriprise Financial Services also sells managed
futures funds that engage in trading commodity interests, including futures.
In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services is the distributor of the publicly offered faceamount certificates issued by
Ameriprise Certificate Company.
Ameriprise Financial Services also may serve as an underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings, including those issued by affiliates.
Retail brokerage services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, which has an agreement with
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. (“AEIS”), a registered brokerdealer and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services requires clients to agree in their client agreements that their account(s) are
introduced by Ameriprise Financial Services to AEIS on a fullydisclosed basis, and that securities purchase and
sale transactions in their account(s) shall be directed through AEIS.
For purposes of Form ADV Part 2 certain Ameriprise Financial Services management persons are registered
representatives of Ameriprise Financial Services in its capacity as a brokerdealer, registered representatives of
American Enterprise Investment Services Inc., and are associated persons of Ameriprise Financial Services in its
capacity as a commodity trading advisor.
Ameriprise Financial Services approves and opens accounts and accepts securities order instructions with
respect to the accounts. AEIS serves as Ameriprise Financial Services’ clearing agent in providing clearing
and settlement services for transactions that are executed for customers of Ameriprise Financial Services. In
exchange for a fee paid by Ameriprise Financial Services, AEIS provides clearing, custody, record keeping
and all clearing functions for certain advicebased accounts.
In addition, AEIS may act as an agent in effecting securities transactions for certain Ameriprise Bank trust accounts.
AMPF Holding LLC, an indirect whollyowned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a holding company for
Ameriprise Financial Services and AEIS.
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (“Columbia Management Investment Distributors”), an
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., is a registered brokerdealer serving as principal
underwriter and distributor of registered mutual funds and other funds advised by affiliated companies Columbia
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Management Investment Advisers, LLC (“CMIA”) and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, (“Columbia
Wanger Asset Management”) (collectively, “Columbia Management” or “Columbia”). These funds are collectively
referred to as the “Columbia Funds.”
Investment company
Ameriprise Financial Services has arrangements with Ameriprise Certificate Company to distribute and sell its
faceamount certificates and selling arrangements with Columbia Management Investment Distributors to distribute the
Columbia Funds.
Investment advisory firm
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (CMIA) is registered as an investment adviser
with the SEC. CMIA provides investment management services to:
• Columbia Funds, as well as Columbia ETFs, closedend funds and private funds
• Ameriprise Certificate Company
• RiverSource, as well as the Columbia Funds underlying certain variable contracts issued by RiverSource
• Various wrap program sponsors, including Ameriprise Financial Services
• Other affiliated and unaffiliated clients.
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. has other subsidiaries that are registered as investment advisers with the SEC,
including, among others, Threadneedle International Limited, Pyrford International Ltd. and Lionstone Partners,
LLC. These subsidiaries are registered as investment advisers and may provide advice to domestic and foreign
institutional clients, the Columbia Funds, the Columbia ETFs, the Columbia closedend funds, private funds and
other fiduciary clients. These entities provide services independent from Ameriprise Financial Services. Columbia
Management and its affiliates Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, (U.K. based), Threadneedle Investments
Singapore (Pte.) Limited (Singapore based), and Columbia Threadneedle Investments (ME) Limited (Dubai
based) operate under a combined global asset management brand, Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. also has nonUS subsidiaries that provide asset management services. These include
Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited (“CTML”), Columbia Threadneedle Netherlands B.V. (“CTLN”), Columbia
Threadneedle Business Limited (“CTBL”), Columbia Threadneedle AM (Asia) Limited (“CTAMLA”), Columbia
Threadneedle (EM) Investments Limited (“CT (EM)”) and Pyrford International Ltd (“Pyrford”). Each of CTML, CTLN,
CTBL, CTAMLA, CT (EM) and Pyrford is registered with the appropriate respective regulators in their home
jurisdictions. In addition, Pyrford is also registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. Columbia Management
Investment Advisers is also registered with the CFTC as a commodity pool operator and a CTA and has obtained
membership with the NFA in connection with such CFTC registration. Threadneedle International Limited is
registered with the CFTC as CTA and has obtained membership with the NFA in connection with such CFTC
registration.
Banking institution
Ameriprise Bank, FSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and an affiliate of Ameriprise
Financial Services, is a federal savings bank. In addition to its participation in the AIMMA and ABISA Sweep
Programs, Ameriprise Bank currently makes available a core set of banking products, including mortgage
financing, cobranded credit cards with an associated rewards program, savings, certificates of deposit (“CDs”)
and checking accounts, and pledged asset loans. Ameriprise Bank provides personal trust services to clients,
including trustee and investment management services for asset trusts, and investment management and
custodial agency services for individual, individual trustee, association and nonprofit organization accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services establishes custodial accounts and accepts securities order instructions for trust
accounts at Ameriprise Bank. In addition, Ameriprise Financial Services may provide investment advice and
research support to Ameriprise Bank and its clients for these trust accounts.
Trust company
Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a Minnesotachartered trust company, provides custodial, investment
management and collective trust fund services for employersponsored retirement plans, including pension, profit
sharing, 401(k) and other qualified and nonqualified employee retirement plans. ATC also serves as custodian for
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IRAs, 403(b)s and some retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as
well as the Ameriprise Certificate Company. ATC is not a deposit bank or a member of FDIC.
Insurance company
Affiliated insurance products sold by Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial advisors are issued by
RiverSource Life Insurance Company (RiverSource Life), a stock life insurance company that is qualified to do
business as an insurance company in the District of Columbia, American Samoa and all states except New York;
and in New York only, issued by RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York (“RiverSource Life of NY”), a
stock life insurance company that is qualified to do business as an insurance company in New York.
The products of RiverSource Life and RiverSource Life of NY (together “RiverSource”) include structured annuities
(RiverSource Life only), fixed and variable annuities, fixed and variable life insurance, disability income insurance
and life insurance with longterm care benefits. Insurance products are also offered by other third parties through
an arrangement with Ameriprise Financial Services and through Diversified Brokerage Services, Inc., LTCI
Partners and Disability Resource Group, which act as cogeneral agents.
RiverSource Distributors, Inc. (“RiverSource Distributors”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial,
Inc., is a registered brokerdealer, serving as principal underwriter and distributor of RiverSource variable life
insurance and annuities on behalf of RiverSource. Ameriprise Financial Services has selling arrangements with
RiverSource and RiverSource Distributors to distribute these products.
Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group (“AFIG”)
AFIG is a business channel within Ameriprise Financial Services that specializes in delivering investment products
and services to clients of financial institutions, such as banks and credit unions. Ameriprise Financial Services
enters into a networking arrangement with each financial institution whereby AFIG financial advisors provide one or
more of our investment advisory services, brokerage services and insurance products to clients of the financial
institution and other persons or entities that may be introduced or referred to us by the financial institution. The
financial institution provides AFIG financial advisors joint marketing access to a distinct client segment and may
provide office space in the building where it conducts its business. As a part of the contractual arrangement with
the financial institution, Ameriprise Financial Services shares with the financial institution a portion of up to 94% of
fees and commissions, including Assetbased Fees charged for investment advisory services, generated by AFIG
financial advisors that are attributable to our operations under the joint marketing agreement with the financial
institution. A portion of these fees may be paid to financial advisors who are employees of the financial institution,
as described below.
All AFIG financial advisors are licensed and registered through Ameriprise Financial Services. Ameriprise Financial
Services has exclusive control over the activities conducted on our behalf under the agreement with the financial
institution and is responsible for the supervision of certain activities of AFIG financial advisors. AFIG financial
advisors are affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services in one of three ways: independent contractors and their
personnel, Ameriprise employee financial advisors and financial institution employee financial advisors. Financial
advisors employed by the financial institution are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of fees
and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. In such cases the financial institution serves as
paying agent on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. The level of compensation received by financial
advisors employed by the financial institution is based on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not pay any compensation to any nonregistered employee or agent of the
financial institution for referrals. Any referral fee paid by the financial institution to an employee or agent is a
onetime, percustomer fee of a nominal, fixed dollar amount and is unrelated to the products and services you
purchase.
AFIG financial advisors who provide services at a financial institution that does not have a Trust Department can
offer trust services through other providers, including our affiliate, Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial Services
and the AFIG financial advisor may serve as a finder related to trust services and may receive a referral fee for
business referred to unaffiliated trust providers.
Ameriprise Financial Services is not a bank or credit union. Any services or products you purchase
through an AFIG financial advisor are not guaranteed or insured by Ameriprise Financial Services or the
financial institution. The financial institution is not a party to your Client Agreement with us. Ameriprise
Financial Services and each financial institution have entered into a networking agreement under which
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we have agreed to share fees and commissions with the financial institution, including Asset-based Fees
charged for investment advisory services. Non-registered employees of the financial institution may also
receive compensation for referring you to Ameriprise Financial Services.
How we get paid
For RPCS Ameriprise Financial Services collect the RPCS Fee and we do not collect additional revenue based on
investments recommended to be held by a plan. For accounts held at Ameriprise Financials Services, we and our
affiliates receive revenue from several different sources on the products and services available for purchase in our
managed accounts, Ameriprise brokerage accounts, or other products and services made available through
Ameriprise Financial Service or our affiliates. These account types and services are not included as part of
RPCS.
More information about payments for cost reimbursement services and marketing support payments received by
us and our other affiliates, including a description of conflict of interest, is available for Ameriprise brokerage
accounts at https://www.ameriprise.com/bestinterest and for managed accounts at
https://www.ameriprise.com/disclosures and clicking on the subheading “Managed Account Client Disclosure
Brochures”.
Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Financial planning and advisory service fees. These are fees you pay for financial planning and feebased
investment advisory account services, respectively.
Ameriprise brokerage account sales charges. Sales charges, commissions and/or selling concessions are paid
when you buy or sell equities or fixed income products including corporate bonds and municipal securities, mutual
funds, ETFs, 529 plans, closed end funds, preferred securities, UITs, nontraded REITs, nontraded BDCs,
nontraded closedend funds, hedge fund offerings, exchange funds, private equity offerings, managed futures
funds, real estate private placement offerings and structured products. In addition, you may pay a markup or
markdown in bond transactions executed in a principal capacity with AEIS. These charges vary by product and
product type. For example, with respect to mutual funds, the sales charge for a stock mutual fund is typically
greater than that for a bond mutual fund. For other product types such as nontraded REITs, the sales charge you
pay may also include a portion of the distribution, organization and offering fees and expenses.
Periodic Fees. Periodic fees include IRA custodial fees, brokerage fees (i.e., account maintenance and order handling
fees), and a portion of the fees associated with certain banking products and services (i.e., personal trust services).
Sales charges, trading commissions, markups, markdowns and financial planning and advisory services fees are
not eligible for reimbursement or offered at a discount.
Periodic expenses. Periodic expenses are paid from product assets, such as 12b1 shareholder servicing fees
paid from mutual fund assets (including 12b1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as underlying investment
options for 529 plan assets) and distribution fees paid from Ameriprise Certificate Company assets. 12b1
shareholder servicing fees assessed in Ameriprise brokerage accounts may be used to pay for marketing,
distribution and shareholder service expenses. Any 12b1 shareholder servicing fees received for the share class
utilized in any Managed Accounts will be rebated to clients.
Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from
Ameriprise Bank of 0.25% on an annualized basis of the amount of the credit line or loan outstanding balance.
This amount is shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on
the payout rate for which your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensation structures are
described in the “Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CDs. Ameriprise Financial Services receives compensation from
Ameriprise Bank of 0.05% on an annualized basis of the amount of the average monthly balance. This amount is
shared with your Ameriprise financial advisor based on how your advisor is affiliated with us and on the payout rate
for which your financial advisor qualifies. These affiliations and compensations structures are described in the
“Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Payments for referrals to structured settlements annuity brokers. Ameriprise Financial Services receives a fee,
shared with financial advisors, for referrals to nonaffiliated structured settlement professionals for both client and nonclient
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referrals. The amount and basis for the referral fee varies by relationship multiplied by the notional sales amount of the
product.
Financial interest in products
Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sales of proprietary products that are manufactured by
its affiliates. Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates receive more revenue from the sale of some financial
products and services, particularly those products and services sold under the Ameriprise, Columbia
Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource brands, than for the sale of other products and services.
Generally, Ameriprise Financial Services receives more revenue for securities or products sold in a fee based
account than for those sold with only a sales charge or commission. Higher revenue generally results in greater
profitability for Ameriprise Financial Services. Employee compensation (including management and field leader
compensation) and operating goals at all levels of the company are tied to the company’s success. Management,
sales leaders and other employees generally spend more of their time and resources promoting Ameriprise,
Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource branded products and services.
Economic benefits of affiliates’ products and services
As with all financial services firms, a portion of our revenue and compensation can generate a profit for the firm.
The revenue and compensation we receive helps us cover our expenses in providing and servicing these products
and services. Employee and financial advisor compensation and operating goals at all levels of Ameriprise
Financial Services are tied to the success of its businesses. As a result, certain incentives and conflicts of interest
may exist for Ameriprise Financial Services, our affiliates and our financial advisors if you purchase certain
products or services recommended by your financial advisor.
Generally, among other things, Ameriprise Financial Services and our affiliates will receive:
• More revenue, in aggregate, from the purchase of products sponsored or managed by Ameriprise, Columbia
Management and RiverSource (“proprietary products”) than from the purchase of products sponsored or
managed by firms that aren’t affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services (“nonproprietary products”).
Ameriprise Financial Services actively promotes the products of our affiliates through advertising, direct mail,
and product support and training events.
• More revenue from the purchase of products and services than from Assetbased Fees.
• More revenue as the size of any margin account or Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and Loan balance increases.
• More revenue when you purchase certain types of products, such as insurance and annuity products
and direct investments.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds that
pay ongoing 12b1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity products with
mortality and expense charges.
• More revenue when you purchase shares of mutual funds or 529 plans from Full Participation Firms than from
firms with other distribution support relationships, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and
third-party payments” section of the Ameriprise Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochure.
• More revenue when you purchase investment products for which we receive cost reimbursement payments or
have similar financial arrangements, as described in the “Cost reimbursement services and third-party
payments” and “Revenue sources for Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC” sections of the Ameriprise
Managed Account Client Disclosure Brochure.
• Less revenue when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales charge.
• More revenue when you move assets (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
Ameriprise Financial Services or RiverSource or into a product managed by Columbia Management or
another affiliate.
Financial advisors are required to take training on complex products developed by Ameriprise Financial Services
and its affiliates and nonaffiliated product manufacturers, prior to soliciting certain insurance and annuity products
and a targeted subset of nonproprietary products. Additional general product training is available and specific
product training is required for a number of complex products, including Columbia Threadneedle Investments and
RiverSource branded products. It is likely that a product recommendation from your financial advisor will be drawn
from the universe of products on which they were trained. Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into strategic
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alliances with companies that offer products or services that Ameriprise Financial Services and its financial
advisors do not sell. As part of those alliances, Ameriprise financial advisors may receive gifts or noncash
compensation from the other companies, which are subject to SEC and FINRA regulations as well as Ameriprise
Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Some, but not all, of the software tools available for use by your financial advisor were developed by Ameriprise
Financial Services or by unaffiliated third parties and may make it more convenient for your financial advisor to
select proprietary products.
Most Ameriprise financial advisors are also appointed agents of RiverSource Life Insurance Company and, in New York
only, RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York, affiliates of Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services grants RiverSource access to Ameriprise financial advisors and provides
RiverSource with limited information related to Ameriprise clients to promote sales of RiverSource products and to
assist financial advisors in understanding the features and benefits of those products. Ameriprise Financial
Services does not grant this access to other nonaffiliated companies offering similar products, thus they do not
have the same access to financial advisors as RiverSource.
Additionally, it is possible that Ameriprise Bank would send an order on behalf of a trust account to AEIS and at
the same time AEIS would execute the opposite order for a brokerage client. Investments may be made for
Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts in which Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons have a position or
interest. Although Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may own securities suitable for or held by
clients, in no case will holdings of Ameriprise Financial Services, its subsidiaries or their employees or directors be
directly sold to or purchased from Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts. AEIS, an affiliate of Ameriprise Financial
Services, may buy or sell for its own account securities that Ameriprise Financial Services may recommend for
Ameriprise Bank’s trust accounts.
Ameriprise Financial Services does not anticipate that conflicts of interest will arise because we have adopted policies
and procedures prohibiting Ameriprise Financial Services and our related persons from engaging in trading activity that
creates a conflict of interest with our clients, as discussed in the “Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in
Transactions and Personal Trading” section.
Financial Advisors Compensation & Benefits
The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or
team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
An Ameriprise financial advisor is assigned to every investment advisory service. Ameriprise financial advisors
have a wide range of business and educational backgrounds. They are required to have appropriate licenses and
registrations to transact business, including Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) registration, required
state securities and insurance licenses and carrier appointments and, where required, a state investment adviser
representative registration.
Many financial advisors hold advanced academic degrees and/or professional designations, including the Certified
Financial Planner™ (CFP®) designation. In addition, ongoing training is available to financial advisors. For
additional important information about an advisor check FINRA BrokerCheck at
www.finra.org/brokercheck or call 800.289.9999.
Your financial advisor earns a living by providing you with financial advice and product recommendations to suit
your goals. To understand how your financial advisor gets paid, you should first know that there are four ways
Ameriprise financial advisors can be affiliated with us.
•
Independent contractor franchisees. These financial advisors are not employed by Ameriprise Financial
Services and they do not receive a salary from us.
• Employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Associate financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by or contract with the
independent contractor franchisees and they do not receive a salary or other compensation from
Ameriprise Financial Services.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors. These financial advisors are employed by the financial
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institution where they provide services and are compensated by the financial institution from the portion of
fees and commissions it receives from Ameriprise Financial Services. The financial institution serves as
paying agent for such compensation on our behalf in accordance with applicable law. Financial institution
employee financial advisors’ compensation is based on their employment agreement with the financial
institution.
All Ameriprise financial advisors are licensed registered representatives. Depending on the affiliation, our financial
advisors are compensated differently. Financial advisors may choose to change how they are affiliated with
Ameriprise Financial Services over time.
Salary and Bonus. In addition to the fees described below, employee financial advisors may receive a salary or
wage from Ameriprise Financial Services. Associate financial advisors may receive either a salary or a flat fee
from the independent contractor franchisee for whom they work, at the discretion of the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee.
Financial advisors may also have the potential to receive bonus compensation. At the discretion of the employing or
contracting independent contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive a bonus.
Advisory Fees and Compensation. The RPCS Fee and any applicable Advisory Fee you pay in your Managed
Account is shared between Ameriprise Financial Services and your financial advisor as further described below. Both
independent contractor franchisee financial advisors and employee financial advisors receive a portion of the Advisory
Fee. Independent contractor franchisee financial advisors, however, receive a higher portion, or payout rate.
A portion of the RPCS Fee and Advisory Fee is paid to your financial advisor for introducing you to the service,
gathering the information necessary to prepare your service, helping you establish needs and goals, preparing and
presenting your service, and/or providing financial advice on behalf of Ameriprise Financial Services.
The remaining portion of the fees goes to Ameriprise Financial Services for the supervisory, technical,
administrative and other support that is provided to all financial advisors. The portion of fees retained by
Ameriprise Financial Services differs by the type of investment advisory program.
The actual portion of the RPCS Fee and Advisory Fee paid to your financial advisor depends on the payout rate for
which your financial advisor qualifies and the amount of Assetbased Fees you pay. Only a component the
Advisory Fee component of your Asetbased Fee, is shared with your financial advisor.
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Independent contractor franchisees generally receive 72% to 91%, and employee financial advisors generally
receive 0% to 46% of the advisory service fees and product commissions we receive (the “advisor payout
rate”).
In addition, the financial advisor may qualify for a bonus which could increase the effective advisor payout
rate up to 91% for independent contractor franchisees and 57% for employee financial advisors,
respectively.
• Financial institution employee financial advisors generally receive an advisor payout rate of 0% to 91%
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based on their employment agreement with the financial institution.
If you are a client of the Ameriprise Personal Wealth Group, your employee financial advisor does not receive
a portion of the fees but may receive compensation in the form of a bonus based in part on revenue generated
through your RPCS Fee or Advisory Fee.
In general, fees generated by an associate financial advisor are paid to the employing or contracting
independent contractor franchisee. At the discretion of the employing or contracting independent
contractor franchisee, the associate financial advisor may receive financial advisory or referral fees.
Importantly, financial advisor compensation does not vary depending upon the investment(s) recommended to you
within a Managed Account. However, the amount of this compensation may be more or less than what your
financial advisor would receive if you paid separately for investment advice, brokerage and other transactionbased
services. Therefore, your financial advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend a Program over a
transactionbased brokerage account. Ameriprise Financial Services seeks to address this conflict of interest
through a combination of disclosures and through our policies, procedures and supervision, related to the review
and determination that a Managed Account is appropriate for you based on your financial and risk profile
information and investment objectives (“Client Information”) in accordance with all applicable regulatory
requirements.
Other Compensation Available to Financial Advisors
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The compensation programs for our financial advisors may vary based on, among other factors, the financial
advisor’s industry experience, tenure with Ameriprise Financial Services, the type of practice structure (solo or
team), and whether the financial advisor was formerly associated with a firm acquired by Ameriprise Financial
Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services offers a vast range of investment solutions to clients. Some products and services
may be offered only by certain Ameriprise financial advisors. Discuss with your financial advisor the products he or
she offers and the compensation your financial advisor receives, as some investment product companies and
issuers, including RiverSource, may pay higher compensation than others.
Generally, among other things, your financial advisor may earn:
• More depending on how your financial advisor is affiliated with Ameriprise Financial Services, as
described above
• More on the sale of certain fixed life and disability insurance products because of special compensation
programs that provide increasing levels of compensation the more a financial advisor sells of these
products from each individual insurance company.
• More on the purchase of annuity and insurance products and direct investments, because they are more
complex than other products and take more time to service.
• More revenue from products and services that generate ongoing revenue streams, such as mutual funds
that pay ongoing 12b1 fees, an investment advisory account service, and insurance and annuity
products with mortality and expense charges.
• More from certain sales incentive programs to increase overall assets under management.
• Less on individual purchases within a transaction based brokerage account because of the higher
transaction charges your financial advisor pays on these accounts compared to a feebased investment
advisory account.
• Less when a sales charge or commission is reduced or waived completely, or where there is no sales
charge.
• Typically, less when you exchange an existing annuity contract, mutual fund or insurance policy for
certain like or similar products from the same company, unless you have held the existing product for a
certain period of time.
• More revenue if you purchase securities on margin that you could not otherwise purchase in a cash
account.
• A higher payout rate based on the level of product sales, on the number of financial plans sold, and on
higher face value and/or death benefit amount for certain insurance products.
• More when you move accounts (including retirement plan accounts) from another institution to
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Ameriprise Financial Services, CMIA or RiverSource.
If your financial advisor is a shareholder of Ameriprise Financial through our deferred compensation
program, more compensation the more profitable the firm is.
• Compensation for servicing trust accounts held with Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that loan is purchased
and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
• Compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit based on an
annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily outstanding balance.
• Compensation for your Ameriprise Bank Savings Account and CD balances based on an annualized
fixed percentage of the client’s average monthly balance.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to you opening a cobranded credit card account provided you
activate the card and meet the initial spend requirements.
• Compensation for marketing that leads to your opening of an Ameriprise Bank Checking Account
provided you meet the initial funding and other balance duration requirements.
• Compensation for the sale or renewal of Ameriprise Certificates.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Insurance and Annuity Products
Our financial advisors primarily offer life, and disability insurance and annuity products from RiverSource and certain
preapproved, but unaffiliated, insurance companies. However, in some situations where the client’s needs may be met
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more effectively by another company’s product, and RiverSource and other preapproved providers do not offer such a
product, Ameriprise financial advisors may offer insurance products issued by unaffiliated insurance companies.
If an unaffiliated insurance product is offered, the financial advisor is an appointed agent of the insurer and
receives, directly or indirectly, compensation from the unaffiliated insurer for the sale and service of that product.
The compensation for these nonproprietary products and RiverSource products is separate from, and in addition
to, any fee you pay for investment advisory services and may vary depending on the type and size of the life
insurance or annuity product that you purchase, the insurer that issues the product, and other factors. This
compensation typically will increase as the size of the insurance policy or annuity contract increases, or the
amount of the payments that you make on the life insurance or annuity product increases. Generally, the
compensation that the financial advisor will receive is calculated by a formula.
Compensation may also increase as the financial advisor sells increasing amounts of life and disability income
insurance products issued by that insurer.
In instances where a customer already owns a financial product sold by Ameriprise Financial Services, the
amount of a financial advisor’s compensation may vary in connection with the sale of an additional or
replacement product, due to formulas relating to the cancellation of a product that is already owned.
As a result, the financial advisor in such a transaction may have an incentive to recommend the purchase of additional or
replacement insurance or annuity products or, conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not purchase additional or
replacement insurance or annuity products, depending on the relevant compensation formula.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Credit Products & Insurance Referral
Your financial advisor receives compensation for the marketing that leads to your opening of a cobranded
credit card account provided you activate the card and meet initial spend requirements.
Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily
outstanding balance.
Your financial advisor will receive compensation for performing certain activities associated with your mortgage if that
loan is purchased and serviced by Ameriprise Bank.
Your financial advisor receives referral fees when you purchase and maintain Ameriprise Auto and Home insurance
products under a longterm distribution agreement between Ameriprise Financial Services, American Family
Insurance Group and Ameriprise Auto & Home. Ameriprise Auto & Home is not affiliated with Ameriprise Financial
Services and is owned by the American Family Insurance Group. However, Ameriprise Auto & Home Insurance and
the associated logo are being used by American Family Insurance Group under a temporary license from
Ameriprise Financial.
If Ameriprise Bank accepts a trust based upon a referral from your financial advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services
will receive a referral fee from the Bank. A portion of this referral fee is shared with your financial advisor. The
referral fee is paid by the Bank from the fees earned for its services and is not an additional cost to the trust
account. Your financial advisor also receives a referral fee for referrals to nonaffiliated structured settlement
professionals for both client and nonclient referrals.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Incentives, training and education. Product companies with which we
have agreements work with Ameriprise Financial Services and our financial advisors to promote their products.
They may pay for training and education events or due diligence meetings; and may reimburse expenses for
prospecting events such as seminars for employees, financial advisors, clients and prospective clients. For
employees and financial advisors, these events may be held at offsite locations, and the travel, meals and
accommodations may be paid for by the product company. Additionally, product companies may occasionally
provide business or recreational entertainment or gifts of nominal value to employees and financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Services or sales leaders may, from time to time, offer contests or incentive programs to
individual financial advisors or groups of financial advisors in particular areas. These contests and programs are
limited to such targets as new client acquisition, financial plan count, net flows, total assets under management
and financial advisor recruiting. Single product or product categories are not eligible for sales contests or incentive
programs with the exception of fixed life and disability insurance. These programs and incentives and the receipt
of other cash/noncash compensation could affect your financial advisor’s recommendations of products and/or
services to you. These programs and incentives and other cash and/or noncash compensation are subject to SEC
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and FINRA regulations as well as Ameriprise Financial Services’ internal compliance policies.
Financial Advisors Compensation - Recruitment
Ameriprise Financial Services, from timetotime recruits financial advisors from other firms to join Ameriprise
Financial Services. In connection with these recruiting efforts, Ameriprise Financial Services may enter into
arrangements with financial advisors for the payment of compensation and/or loans based upon the value of
eligible assets or accumulated production of the recruited financial advisor at a predetermined measurement date.
The funds may be payable immediately, over time, as a bonus, or as a loan. These arrangements may have been
structured to include a provision requiring that payment of transition compensation and/or loans would be
dependent upon the advisor meeting certain agreed upon production and/or asset level benchmarks. The financial
incentives associated with these transition arrangements could influence the type and amount of product and/or
service recommended by your financial advisor. Ameriprise Financial Services manages this conflict of interest by
supervising the suitability of recommendations made by its financial advisors in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements. Please review your financial advisor’s Form ADV brochure supplement or ask your
advisor if you have questions about whether these transition arrangements apply to them.
From time to time, Ameriprise Financial Services also provides compensation to financial advisors in connection with
the sale of all or a portion of their client base to an Ameriprise financial advisor. Some of this compensation may be
dependent on a certain percentage of the client base remaining as clients of Ameriprise Financial Services for a
certain period of time. It is also determined based on valuations of the financial advisor’s practice, or book of
business.
The practice valuation formula results in higher compensation for revenues received from Managed Accounts
versus Ameriprise brokerage accounts. As a result, your financial advisor has an incentive to recommend the
opening of new Managed Accounts or the investment of additional assets into existing Managed Accounts or,
conversely, an incentive to recommend that you not open an Ameriprise brokerage account or invest additional
assets into a brokerage account. In addition, if your financial advisor is selling all or a portion of their practice to
another Ameriprise financial advisor, this program could incent your financial advisor to recommend you remain a
client of the acquiring financial advisor and/or Ameriprise Financial Services.
Ameriprise Financial Services equity programs. We encourage our financial advisors to take an ownership stake
in our future by holding stock in our parent company, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). To make this possible for
financial advisors, we have created equity compensation programs for them. Employee financial advisors and
independent contractor franchisees may be eligible to receive an annual stock bonus. In addition, independent
contractor franchisees may be eligible to defer a certain percentage of their compensation each year. They may
choose to invest all or portion of this deferral into a notional account that tracks the performance of Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. stock.
Financial advisors who are independent contractor franchisees may build equity in their practices and may receive
payments if they sell all or a part of their practices to other Ameriprise financial advisors.
Loan programs. Clients may have access to information about lending products and services through marketing
and/or lending relationships Ameriprise Bank has with thirdparty financial institutions. Financial advisors do not
earn compensation related to the origination or referral of lending products (e.g., mortgages) offered and originated
by thirdparty providers.
Ameriprise Bank partners with Rocket Mortgage, LLC (NMLS#3030) that offers mortgage lending products and
services. Ameriprise Financial Services and Ameriprise financial advisors do not accept any mortgage loan
applications or offer or negotiate terms of any such loans. Financial advisors do not earn compensation related to
the origination or referral of mortgage lending products offered and originated by such thirdparty providers.
Ameriprise Bank may purchase and service some loans originated by Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Financial
Services and Ameriprise financial advisors may receive compensation for assisting clients with mortgages serviced
by Ameriprise Bank. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is not affiliated with Rocket Mortgage, LLC. Ameriprise Bank does
not guarantee products or services offered by Rocket Mortgage, LLC.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Elan Financial Services in offering Ameriprise cobranded credit cards. Your
financial advisor receives compensation for marketing efforts that lead to your opening of a cobranded credit card
account provided you activate the card and make sufficient purchases.
Ameriprise Bank has partnered with Goldman Sachs to make available the Ameriprise Preferred Line of Credit and
Loan. Ameriprise financial advisors will earn compensation for providing services related to your Ameriprise
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Preferred Line of Credit and Loan based on an annualized fixed percentage of the client’s average daily
outstanding balance. Apart from margin lending offered by AEIS, neither your Ameriprise financial advisor nor
Ameriprise Financial Services may arrange, promote, suggest or knowingly permit you to use line or loan proceeds
to purchase securities or other investment products.
Advisor-to-advisor training programs. Ameriprise Financial Services or its affiliates may also pay its financial
advisors for training other financial advisors on specific products and services that we offer. A portion of this payment
may be based on incremental sales of these products and services sold by the financial advisor receiving the
training.
Shared compensation. Financial advisors may also choose to work together as a team to share fees and
commissions generated from products and services you purchase. The cost of the product or service you purchase
is not affected by the fact that your financial advisor is a member of a team or by the fact that the fee or
commission may be split. Your financial advisor may be allowed to share a portion of the Assetbased Fee he or
she receives with one or more other Ameriprise financial advisor(s), including financial advisors who have not
completed the Ameriprise Financial Services required training to sell the investment advisory service, franchise
consultants or registered principals, as described below.
In cases where two or more financial advisors are assisting you, both financial advisors may share in the Asset
based Fee. Your servicing financial advisor will present the Managed Account or RPCS, set the Assetbased Fee,
and oversee the analysis and advice prepared for you. Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial
advisor authorized to use discretion to purchase and sell securities in your account, e.g., your SPS Discretionary
Advisor. In the instance that your servicing advisor is not authorized to use discretion, the financial advisor
authorized to use discretion will oversee the analysis and advice prepared for you. Only the financial advisor
authorized to use discretion will purchase and sell securities in our Account.
Your servicing advisor may or may not be the financial advisor who has completed the required training. A
financial advisor who has not completed the required training may refer a client to a financial advisor who has
completed the required training for the service or product. The financial advisor who has completed the required
training may pay a fee to the financial advisor who has not completed the required training for that referral. The
financial advisor who has not completed the required training may provide investment advisory services for
services and products that do not require training, however, only the financial advisor who has completed the
required training required for a particular service or product will provide the analysis and advice prepared for you
with respect to a service or product that requires the training. The financial advisor who has not completed the
required training may receive a share of the commission from any services or products sold to you by your
financial advisor who has completed the required training.
Your financial advisor may work with a franchise consultant. In those situations, the franchise consultant, who is
registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, may receive compensation based on services and products that you
purchase, and for the training and leadership of your financial advisor. The cost of the product or service you
purchase is not affected.
Your financial advisor may employ staff or work with other Ameriprise Financial Services staff to assist with
creating your financial planning recommendations. This may include leveraging services in geographic locations
outside of your financial advisor’s location, including international locations.
Services provided may include entering data into financial planning software, providing initial calculation and
assistance in creating solutions. Your financial advisor will provide final recommendations to you. For these
services your financial advisor may pay a fee or salary to employed staff.
Financial advisors and field leaders may share compensation with their registered support assistants or
recommend bonuses for their nonregistered support staff.
Employee financial advisors and selling leaders may receive continuing commissions and fees for the sale of
certain products and services for up to five years after leaving the securities industry.
Ameriprise offers a Business Development Account (BDA) Program. Eligible employee financial advisors may
create a voluntary BDA in a predetermined amount and use this account for businessrelated expenses above and
beyond what the company provides.
Management compensation and bonus programs. Employee compensation and operating goals at all levels of
the company are tied to the company’s success. All employees, directly or indirectly, may receive higher
compensation and other benefits when the investment products of certain providers, particularly affiliates, are
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purchased. Management, sales leaders and other employees spend more of their time and resources promoting
Ameriprise, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, and RiverSource branded products and services.
Field leaders receive a salary and a bonus and are responsible for an operating budget for expenses. Bonus
programs for Ameriprise Financial Services field leaders are designed to include an amount based on the
aggregate sales of all products sold by financial advisors, including proprietary products, in the regions of the
country those leaders are responsible for overseeing. The bonus incentive and expense programs present a
potential conflict because they are based in part on sales of these products.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Transactions
and Personal Trading
Code of ethics
As part of an overall internal compliance program, Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted policies and
procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on transactions for the account of Ameriprise Financial
Services and the accounts of our employees. Such policies and procedures are designed to prevent, among other
things, any improper or abusive conduct when potential conflicts of interest may exist with respect to a customer or
client. In addition, from time to time, restrictions are imposed to address the potential for selfdealing and conflict of
interest which may arise in connection with the business of Ameriprise Financial Services as a broker dealer.
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted various procedures to guard against insider trading.
Participation or interest in client transactions
From timetotime Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates and related persons may invest in the same or
related securities that Ameriprise Financial Services and/or its affiliates recommend to clients. Such transactions
may occur at or about the same time that such securities are bought or sold for client accounts. Ameriprise
Financial Services has adopted policies and procedures imposing certain conditions and restrictions on
transactions in these securities, such as trading blackout periods and preclearance requirements.
See the “Financial interest in products” subsection in the “Revenue Sources for Ameriprise Financial
Services, LLC” section in this Disclosure Brochure for more information about our financial interest in the sale of
certain products and services.
Personal trading rules and procedures
Ameriprise Financial Services has adopted personal trading rules and procedures within the Ameriprise Financial
Code of Ethics and Personal Trading Policy. These rules are designed to list standards of business conduct and to
mitigate potential conflicts of interest for all persons of Ameriprise Financial Services when they engage in
personal securities transactions. You may request a copy of the Ameriprise Financial Code of Ethics and Personal
Trading Policy from your financial advisor or by contacting us at 800.290.6663.
The standards of business conduct include compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with policies
and procedures such as those contained in the Ameriprise Global Code of Conduct. Under the personal trading
rules, persons are required to report their personal securities holdings and transactions, including transactions
in certain mutual funds; must preclear certain investments; are restricted with respect to the timing of certain
investments; and are prohibited from making certain investments. In addition, the Personal Trading Policy
requires (i) Ameriprise employee financial advisors and their employees, (ii) its independent contractor
franchisee financial advisors and their employees, and (iii) its affiliated investment advisers to conduct most
personal trades through one of three designated broker dealers unless an exception has been granted, and
report any changes in their selected brokerdealer.
Insider trading policy
Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons may, from time to time, come into possession of material nonpublic
information that, if disclosed, might affect an investor’s decision to buy, sell or hold a security.
Under applicable law, Ameriprise Financial Services and its related persons are prohibited from improperly disclosing or
using such information for their personal benefit or for the benefit of any other person, regardless of whether such other
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person is a client. Accordingly, should Ameriprise Financial Services or its related persons come into possession of
material nonpublic information with respect to any company, they may be prohibited from communicating such
information to, or using such information for the benefit of, their respective clients, and have no obligation or
responsibility to disclose such information to, nor responsibility to use such information for the benefit of, their clients
when following policies and procedures designed to comply with law. Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates
have adopted an “Insider Trading Policy” in accordance with Section 204A of the Advisers Act that establishes
procedures to prevent the misuse of material nonpublic information by Ameriprise Financial Services and its associated
persons.
Brokerage Practices
Ameriprise Financial Services does not receive research or other products or services other than execution from
any unaffiliated brokerdealer or other third party for client securities transactions. Ameriprise Financial Services
receives and distributes research authored by its affiliate AEIS; however, this research is not provided for client
securities transactions or for any other compensation. Nor do we or our affiliates receive client referrals from
brokerdealers or third parties that are considered in selecting or recommending brokerdealers.
Retail brokerage services are not made available through Ameriprise Financial Services as part of RPCS.
Review of Accounts
Certain supervisory functions are performed by Ameriprise Financial Services corporate office personnel.
Corporate registered principals review a sampling of financial advisor’s recommendations, including written RPCS
recommendations periodically based on certain key factors.
When appropriate, our corporate registered principals may also decide to call you directly to discuss your
understanding of RPCS, including the fees and expenses you will be paying. Our Compliance department also
conducts routine surveillance of financial advisor activities.
An important part of an RPCS engagement involves providing you with the opportunity to engage in periodic
reviews with your financial advisor or a designated member of the team servicing your RPCS. In these reviews,
you and your financial advisor should discuss any changes to your plan’s circumstances, financial situations,
investment objectives and/or risk tolerance.
Our supervision and surveillance do not substitute for your continued review and monitoring of your RPCS
services. You should review your account statements and other information we send to you. If you have any
questions, please discuss them with your financial advisor.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
Referral arrangements and other economic benefits
In certain circumstances your financial advisor may refer you to another retirement plan services provider. In this
case, the advisory fees you pay the thirdparty retirement plan services provider are shared with Ameriprise
Financial Services on a fully disclosed basis, as well as your financial advisor, as described in the “Financial
Advisors Compensation & Benefits” section of this Brochure.
Ameriprise Financial Services maintains formal and informal arrangements, the terms of which are disclosed to the
client, with individual professionals, professional firms, and select corporate, institutional or membership
organizations (“Promoters”). For each such arrangement, Ameriprise Financial Services pays the Promoter for
referral of their clients or members to Ameriprise Financial Services for its financial advisory services. The manner
and amount of compensation to be paid in connection with these agreements is subject to negotiation between
Ameriprise Financial Services and the applicable Promoter. Prospective clients are provided with the applicable
disclosures, including whether the Promoter is a client, the material terms of compensation (if any) and the material
conflicts of interest (if any), that results from the Promotor’s relationship with Ameriprise Financial Services. The
most common compensation arrangements include a flat fee at the time of the referral, a recurring flat fee, or a
sharing of a portion of any total Assetbased Fees. You will not be charged an additional fee as a result of any
referral arrangements. Compensation may include a onetime payment or ongoing payments for the duration of the
investment advisory relationship.
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Ameriprise Financial Services may form alliances and networking arrangements with financial institutions such as
community banks, credit unions, credit union service organizations, Farm Credit Services and trust service providers
(“ThirdParty Financial Institutions”) to allow its financial advisors to offer investment advisory services, financial
planning services and certain other nondeposit investment and insurance products and services, (described
elsewhere in this Brochure), to retail customers or members of the Third Party Financial Institutions. Under the
terms of these alliances or networking arrangements, financial advisors may not be able to offer to retail customers
or members of the ThirdParty Financial Institutions certain products that are otherwise available through Ameriprise
Financial Services or its affiliates. Also, because of these alliances or networking arrangements, ThirdParty
Financial Institutions may receive, in the form of a networking payment, a portion of Assetbased Fees and
securities and insurance commissions paid to financial advisors for sales to retail customers or members of the
ThirdParty Financial Institutions.
Ameriprise Financial Services has entered in partnership with Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc. (“RCF”) for
the referral of clients or prospects that have indicated an interest in establishing and maintaining a donor advised fund
made available through RCF. No referral fee is paid by RCF to Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors
however donor advised funds established by RCF because of the referral generally invest in eligible Managed
Account Programs that are advised and serviced by the referring financial advisor.
The administration fee that you pay RCF for a donor advised fund solution may be more or less than if you were to
purchase the donor advised fund services from RCF or another nonprofit organization. Any fees charged by RCF for
the administration of the donor advised fund are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services or financial advisors.
Ameriprise Financial Service and your financial advisor will receive Assetbased Fee revenue from a donor advised
fund established by RCF and invested in a Managed Account Program and no revenue if donor advised fund assets
are invested with a thirdparty investment adviser, whether through RCF or another nonprofit organization. We seek
to address this conflict of interest through a combination of disclosure and through our policies, procedures and
supervision related to the determination that a referral to RCF is appropriate for you based on your Client
Information, and by treating assets in Managed Accounts owned and administered by RCF and assets in Managed
Accounts owned directly by you as separate and distinct advisory relationships in accordance with all applicable
regulatory requirements.
Review of issuers of financial products
Ameriprise Financial Services and its affiliates have policies and procedures in place to review the issuers of
financial products such as alternative investments in nontraded REITs, nontraded BDCs and nontraded CEFs,
structured notes, and annuity and insurance products that Ameriprise Financial Services permits its financial
advisors to recommend to some or all of its clients. This review includes publicly available information and reports
issued by third parties and may in some cases include certain nonpublic information provided by the issuer.
Ameriprise Financial Services periodically reassesses, but does not continuously monitor, the creditworthiness or
financial solvency of thirdparty issuers. These policies and procedures are reasonably designed to mitigate our
clients’ exposure to credit and default risks resulting from an inability of the issuer to repay the principal on a note
or fulfill an insurance obligation. However, you should be advised that credit markets can be volatile and the
creditworthiness of an issuer may change rapidly. Ameriprise Financial Services, as a seller of these products, is
prohibited by regulation from guaranteeing or providing any assurance that an issuer of financial products will be
able to fulfill the issuer’s obligation to any purchaser of such a product through Ameriprise Financial Services.
Revenue sources for RiverSource
Sales charges. You pay sales and other charges under RiverSource variable annuity contracts and life insurance
policies. You may incur transaction costs or fees associated with structured annuities. You may pay a contingent
deferred sales charge, or surrender charge, if you withdraw funds during the applicable period.
Periodic fees and expenses. You pay certain fees and expenses under RiverSource annuity contracts, life
insurance policies and disability income insurance policies, including (depending on the type of contract or policy)
mortality and expense, administrative, policy, contract, and cost of insurance fees or charges, in addition to costs
associated with certain riders that may be available for both fixed, structured and variable products.
Periodic expenses are also paid from product assets, such as 12b1 fees paid on certain funds that serve as
underlying investment options for variable annuities and variable life insurance. 12b1 fees may be used to
pay for marketing, distribution and shareholder service expenses.
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Investment and interest income. Investment and interest income from insurance company general account
assets derived, in part, from the amounts you pay for insurance and annuity benefits.
Variable annuity and variable life insurance financial arrangements. RiverSource selects the funds available
within your variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. In doing so, RiverSource may consider
various objective and subjective factors. These factors include compensation RiverSource may receive from fund
assets (for those funds with 12b1 plans); assets of the fund’s adviser, subadviser or an affiliate of either; and
assets of the fund’s distributor or an affiliate. This compensation benefits RiverSource.
The amount of this revenue varies by fund, may be significant and may create potential conflicts of interest for
RiverSource. The greatest amount and percentage of revenue that RiverSource receives comes from assets
allocated to subaccounts investing in funds managed by its affiliates, CMIA, and Columbia Wanger Asset
Management. In general, the revenue directly related to assets under management that RiverSource receives
currently ranges up to 0.65% of the average daily net assets invested in the underlying funds through the variable
annuity or variable life insurance contracts RiverSource issues. This revenue is in addition to revenues
RiverSource receives from the charges you pay when buying, owning or surrendering your variable annuity
contract or life insurance policy. In accordance with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the agreements
under which such revenue is paid, RiverSource may receive this compensation for various purposes including
financial advisor training and compensation, marketing and distribution, customer servicing, transaction
processing, record keeping, and other administrative services.
Revenue sources for Columbia Management and Threadneedle
Periodic fees and expenses. Columbia Management and Threadneedle International Limited may receive
management fees and certificate advisory and services fees for services, including, with respect to Columbia
Management. These revenues may be received from the Columbia Funds, Columbia ETFs, Columbia closedend
funds, Ameriprise Certificates and from other affiliated and nonaffiliated advisory clients of Columbia Management
and Threadneedle International Limited.
Revenue sources for other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies
There are several other Ameriprise Financial, Inc. companies that will receive revenue from the charges and fees
you pay, including the following:
• Ameriprise Certificate Company receives investment spread income earned on, and any early withdrawal
penalty related to, Ameriprise Certificates.
• Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. receives certain fees and expenses paid from the Columbia
Funds and Ameriprise Certificates in exchange for the transfer agent services it provides.
• American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is compensated for its services through the brokerage
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commission and other fees charged for each brokerage transaction, which may include transactions made in a
Bank trust account, or through the brokerage commission which is included in the overall Assetbased fee,
depending on the account option you select.
If the Sweep Program for your Account is AIMMA, AEIS receives compensation from the Program Banks based
on the cash balance in the AIMMA program. If your account sweeps uninvested cash to ABISA or to Ameriprise
Bank as the Program Bank in the AIMMA program, Ameriprise Bank does not compensate AEIS, but
reimburses AEIS for its direct outofpocket expenses related to the sweep services provided.
• AEIS receives compensation in the form of interest charged on your margin account balance as well as from
order handling fees. In transactionbased brokerage accounts, AEIS may also engage in principal trading of
certain types of fixed income securities for brokerage accounts—that is, it may buy and sell these securities for
its own account with the objective of making a profit in certain circumstances, AEIS may buy these securities from
you or sell these securities to you on a principal basis, in which case you will pay a markup or markdown on the
transaction.
• AEIS performs, for the benefit of Ameriprise Financial Services, its financial advisors and clients, cost
reimbursement and marketing support services as described in the “Cost Reimbursement and Marketing
Support” section. In recognition of the above, Ameriprise Financial Services will compensate AEIS for these
services performed by AEIS.
• The capacity in which AEIS acts in any particular transaction is disclosed on each transaction confirmation you
receive. AEIS is also compensated for the shareholder services it provides for certain mutual fund companies.
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These services include but are not limited to delivering shareholder communications such as updated
prospectuses and statements of additional information, transaction confirmations and annual tax reporting, and
monitoring compliance with share class, discounted sales charge, market timing and other mutual fund
company policies.
• Ameriprise Financial Services receives fees paid from Columbia and the Columbia Funds and
Ameriprise Certificates in exchange for the administrative services it provides.
• Columbia Management Investment Distributors receives fees paid from the Columbia Funds in exchange for
the distribution services it provides. Ameriprise Financial Services has a financial interest in the sale of
Columbia Funds, Ameriprise Certificates and RiverSource products and certain other mutual funds.
• Ameriprise Financial Services sells annuity and insurance products manufactured by its RiverSource affiliates,
as well as products from unaffiliated providers. RiverSource is permitted to reimburse Ameriprise Financial
Services for client/prospect education events and advisor sales meetings, seminars, and training events
pertaining to annuity and insurance products, consistent with Ameriprise Financial Services policies and
industry regulation;
• Ameriprise Financial Services may also receive nominal noncash benefits from time to time. Unaffiliated
annuity and insurance providers may not provide some services, or the same level of services, to Ameriprise
financial advisors. As a result, Ameriprise financial advisors may have a greater familiarity with RiverSource
annuity and insurance products.
• Ameriprise Bank charges a fee, depending on the terms of trust documentation and applicable state laws
governing trust administration for its administrative trust services that are separate from investment
management fees charged by financial advisors and are not shared with Ameriprise Financial Services.
• When Ameriprise Bank is a Program Bank in the AIMMA program or ABISA is the Sweep Option, Ameriprise
Bank earns income by lending or investing the deposits it receives and charging a higher interest rate to
borrowers, or earning a higher yield, than it pays on the deposits held through these sweep programs. The
difference is known as the "spread."
• Ameriprise Bank earns revenue based on the amount of credit extended and the interest rate on the Ameriprise
Preferred Line of Credit and Loan.
Custody
Ameriprise Financial services does not maintain custody of client funds or securities or take possession of any plan
assets as part of RPCS.
Investment Discretion
Your Ameriprise financial advisor does not manage plan assets, securities or other investments on your behalf as
part of RPCS. Under RPCS your financial advisor provides investment advisory and consulting services on a
nondiscretionary basis.
Voting Client Securities
Ameriprise Financial Services does not offer proxy voting services with respect to RPCS.
Financial Information
We are not required to include a balance sheet in this Brochure because we do not require or solicit prepayment of
more than $1,200 in fees per client six months or more in advance.
We do not have any financial conditions that are reasonably likely to impair our ability to meet our contractual
commitments to clients.
Ameriprise Financial Services has not been the subject of a bankruptcy petition during the past 10 years.
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Privacy Notices
Protecting your privacy is a top priority. Visit our Privacy, Security & Fraud Center at Ameriprise.com to
understand our notices for how we collect, use, share and protect your personal information as well as to get
answers to privacy related questions.
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Glossary
“Advisers Act” means the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
“AEIS” means American Enterprise Investment Services Inc.
“AFIG” means Ameriprise Financial Institutions Group.
“Agreement” means the applicable service agreement, as it may be amended from time to time, that includes the
specific terms under which the client will receive those services.
“Ameriprise” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
“Ameriprise Financial Services”, “Ameriprise Financial”, “AFSI”, “we”, “us” or “our” means Ameriprise
Financial Services, LLC.
“ATC” means Ameriprise Trust Company.
“Bank” means Ameriprise Bank, FSB.
“CD” means a Certificate of Deposit.
“CFP®” means Certified Financial Planner™ professional.
“CFTC” means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
“CMIA” or “Columbia Management Investment Advisers” means Columbia Management Investment Advisers,
LLC.
“Columbia” or “Columbia Management” refers, collectively, to Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
“Columbia Funds” means investment companies and other funds advised by affiliated companies, Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC and Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.
“CTA” means Commodity Trading Advisor.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“FASB” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
“FDIC” means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
“FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“IRA” means an individual retirement account.
“IRG” means Ameriprise Investment Research Group.
“NFA” means National Futures Association.
“NYSE: AMP” means Ameriprise Financial, Inc. stock symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
“Outside Workplace Retirement Plan” means additional retirement plan assets held outside of Ameriprise
Financial Services in a participantdirected defined contribution plan.
“Plan Fiduciary” or “Plan Fiduciaries” means employers and trustees of the plan enrolled in RPCS.
“RiverSource” refers, collectively, to RiverSource Life Insurance Company and RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of
New York.
“RPCS” means Retirement Plan Consulting Service.
“RPCS Fee” means the fee you pay for investment advice and services for RPCS.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SIPC” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.
“Solicitor” means individual professional, professional firm, and select corporate, institutional or membership
organization to whom compensation is paid for referral of clients or members to Ameriprise Financial Services for
its financial advisory services.
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“Third-Party Financial Institutions” means thirdparty financial institutions such as community banks, credit
unions, credit union service organizations and Farm Credit Services with whom Ameriprise Financial Services may
form alliances and networking arrangements with to allow its financial advisors to offer financial planning services
and certain other nondeposit investment and insurance products and services, to retail customers/members of the
ThirdParty Financial Institutions.
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About Ameriprise
A tradition of commitment since 1894. A legacy of putting clients first. For more than 125 years,
Ameriprise has been committed to putting our clients' needs first. Our advisors develop ongoing
onetoone relationships and take time to understand what's truly important to clients and their
families. We offer a comprehensive approach to financial planning that helps our clients feel
confident, connected and in control of their financial life.
This Brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. If you have any questions about the contents of this
Brochure, please consult with your financial advisor or contact us at 800.862.7919 between
7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Central time. The information in this Brochure has not been approved or
verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or by any state
securities authority. Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC’s California insurance license
number is 0684538. Additional information about Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC also
is available on the SEC’s website at adviserinfo.sec.gov.
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