Type: Public
On the web: http://www.ameriprise.com
Employees: 10,472
Employee growth: 6.9%

It's no surprise that Ameriprise Financial is a leading provider of financial advice. The company offers financial planning, products, and services to individual and institutional investors, primarily in the US. Through Ameriprise Financial Services, Columbia Management, and other affiliates, the company sells insurance, mutual funds, college savings plans, personal trust services, retail brokerage, and other products and services. Its Ameriprise Bank subsidiary offers deposits and loans. Ameriprise distributes its products primarily through a network of more than 11,400 financial advisors. The company sold its Securities America broker-dealer subsidiary to Ladenburg Thalmann for some $150 million in 2011.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $9,976.0M
One year growth: 27.8%
Net income: $1,097.0M
Income growth: 51.9%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: James M. (Jim) Cracchiolo
EVP and CFO: Walter S. Berman
EVP Corporate Communications and Community Relations: Deirdre N. Davey

Competitors:
AXA Financial
FMR
Principal Financial

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