UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 11-K

 

(mark one)

 

 

x        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the year ended December 31, 2006

 

or

 

 

o        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to                

Commission file number 1-32525

A.            Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL 401(k) PLAN

B.            Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.

55 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN  55474

 




Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

Form 11-K

For the year ended December 31, 2006

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1

 

 

 

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2006 and 2005

 

2

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period October 1, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005

 

3

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4a – Delinquent Deposits of Participant Contributions

 

14

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

15

 

 

 

Signature

 

21

 

 

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

22

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

23

 




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Employee Benefits Administration Committee
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period October 1, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan at December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2006 and for the period October 1, 2005 (date of inception) through December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2006 and delinquent deposits of participant contributions for the year then ended are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

June 27, 2007

 

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

December 31, 2006

 

December 31, 2005

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value:

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

$

273,756,931

 

$

295,077,176

 

Collective investment funds

 

208,287,184

 

118,080,569

 

Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund

 

60,632,795

 

32,602,348

 

American Express Company Stock Fund

 

156,771,878

 

171,796,924

 

Self-Managed Brokerage Account

 

87,631,820

 

56,474,077

 

Income Fund:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment contracts

 

80,028,195

 

76,478,424

 

Other income fund investments

 

7,218,879

 

10,870,489

 

Participant loans

 

18,805,370

 

18,396,644

 

Total investments at fair value

 

893,133,052

 

779,776,651

 

Adjust investment contracts to contract value

 

728,979

 

757,227

 

Total investments

 

893,862,031

 

780,533,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

16,705

 

15,618

 

Proceeds from sale of investments

 

 

1,748,614

 

Employer contributions

 

20,397,060

 

21,699,877

 

Total assets

 

914,275,796

 

803,997,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for securities purchased

 

804,219

 

366,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

913,471,577

 

$

803,631,566

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2006

 

Period 
October 1, 2005
through 
December 31, 2005

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer

 

$

32,977,736

 

$

21,705,873

 

Participant

 

39,788,549

 

8,792,814

 

Participant rollovers or transfers

 

4,551,644

 

175,612

 

Total contributions

 

77,317,929

 

30,674,299

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

31,524,192

 

25,392,214

 

Interest on participant loans

 

1,071,661

 

223,229

 

Net realized/unrealized appreciation (depreciation):

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual funds

 

15,664,730

 

(9,467,904

)

Collective investment funds

 

26,167,980

 

6,299,189

 

Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund

 

13,146,641

 

6,098,107

 

American Express Company Stock Fund

 

26,243,057

 

12,114,139

 

Self-Managed Brokerage Account

 

4,689,817

 

1,005,786

 

Income Fund

 

300,117

 

73,628

 

Total net realized/unrealized appreciation

 

86,212,342

 

16,122,945

 

Total investment income

 

118,808,195

 

41,738,388

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contributions and investment income

 

196,126,124

 

72,412,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Withdrawal payments

 

(86,286,113

)

(11,658,627

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer from American Express Incentive Savings Plan

 

 

742,877,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

 

109,840,011

 

803,631,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits at beginning of period

 

803,631,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits at end of period

 

$

913,471,577

 

$

803,631,566

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2006

1. Description of the Plan

General

The Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”), which became effective October 1, 2005, is a defined contribution pension plan. Under the terms of the Plan, regular full-time and certain part-time employees of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its participating subsidiaries (the “Company”) can make contributions to the Plan upon date of hire and are eligible to receive Company contributions upon completion of one year of service.

The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”). The following is not a comprehensive description of the Plan, and therefore, does not include all situations and limitations covered by the Plan.

Administration

Ameriprise Trust Company (“ATC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., was the trustee and recordkeeper of the Plan as of December 31, 2006. The Plan is administered by the Company’s Employee Benefits Administration Committee (“EBAC”). The Company’s 401(k) Investment Committee selects the investment options offered to participants under the Plan and directs the manner in which investment options unique to the Plan are invested. Members of the EBAC and members of the 401(k) Investment Committee are determined based upon job title as specified in the Plan.

Expenses

Currently, all administrative expenses incurred with regard to the Plan are borne by the Company. Expenses related to the Plan’s investments, such as brokerage commissions, fees, stock transfer taxes and other charges are generally paid out of the applicable investment fund. The participant pays fees and expenses of the Self-Managed Brokerage Account (“SMBA”).

Contributions

The Plan currently provides for the following contributions:

Elective Contributions

Participants may contribute each pay period before-tax, after-tax (up to 10% of base salary), or a combination of both, not to exceed 80% of their base salary to the Plan through payroll deductions. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), imposes a limitation (adjusted annually for cost of living increases) on participants’ before-tax contributions to plans, which are qualified under Code Section 401(k), and other specified tax favored plans. This limit per the Code was $15,000 for employees under age 50 and $20,000 for employees over age 50 for 2006. The Plan complied with nondiscrimination requirements under the Code for 2006.

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Company Matching Contributions

Upon completion of one year of service, the Company matches participants’ before-tax contributions quarterly on a dollar for dollar basis up to 3% of base salary. A participant must be employed by the Company on the last working day of the quarter to receive Company Matching Contributions. Total Company Matching Contributions for the plan year ended December 31, 2006 and the three month period ended December 31, 2005 were $11,876,911 and $2,823,097, respectively.

Profit Sharing Contributions

Upon completion of one year of service, additional Company contributions of 0-7% of the participants’ base salary may be made annually at the Company’s discretion based, in part, on the Company’s performance. Participants must be employed on the last working day of the plan year (or be disabled under the terms of the Plan) to be eligible for any Profit Sharing Contributions made for that plan year. Contributions to eligible employees are made regardless of whether the employee contributes to the Plan. Profit Sharing Contributions were 4.5% of eligible base salary earned in both 2006 and 2005. Total Profit Sharing Contributions for 2006 and 2005 were $16,664,502 and $17,828,392, respectively.

Company Stock Contributions

Upon completion of one year of service, the Company contributes 1% of base salary quarterly regardless of whether the eligible employee contributes to the Plan. This contribution is invested in the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Stock Fund. However, participants are allowed to immediately transfer their balance among the other investment options. A participant must be employed by the Company on the last working day of the quarter to receive Company Stock Contributions. Total Company Stock Contributions for the plan year ended December 31, 2006 and the three month period ended December 31, 2005 were $4,436,323 and $1,054,384, respectively.

Limit on Contributions

For purposes of the Plan, base salary is a participant’s regular cash compensation up to $220,000 in 2006 before tax deductions and certain other withholdings. Base salary does not include bonuses, overtime, commissions and certain other amounts.

Rollover Contributions

A Rollover is a transfer to the Plan of a qualified distribution in accordance with the provisions of the Plan. Rollovers into the Plan are not subject to Company Matching Contributions.

Transfer of Account Balances

Participants’ account balances may be transferred among the Plan’s investment options upon instructions from the participant.

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Vesting

Participants are immediately vested in their before-tax and after-tax contributions, Company Matching Contributions, Company Stock Contributions, Rollovers, and income and appreciation on the foregoing. Profit Sharing Contributions, and income and appreciation thereon, are fully vested after five years of service, upon retiring at or after attaining the Plan’s normal retirement age (65), upon becoming disabled or at death. Company Profit Sharing Contributions not vested at the time of termination of employment are forfeited and used to reduce future Company contributions. Forfeitures for the plan year ended December 31, 2006 and the three month period ended December 31, 2005 were $1,698,350 and $238,793, respectively.

Tax Deferrals

As long as the Plan remains qualified and the related Trust (the “Trust”) remains tax exempt, amounts invested in the Plan through participant and Company contributions and Rollovers, as well as the income and appreciation on such amounts, are not subject to federal income tax until distributed to the participant.

Distributions and Withdrawals

Upon disability, death or retirement at or after attaining the Plan’s normal retirement age (65), participants or their beneficiaries are eligible to receive a distribution of the full value of their accounts. If employment ends for other reasons, participants are eligible to receive a distribution of their vested account balance. If employment ends, participants (or their beneficiaries) may elect to receive their accounts as a single lump-sum distribution in cash, whole shares of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common shares, American Express Company common shares, mutual funds shares held under the Self-Managed Brokerage Account, or a combination of cash and shares. A participant may request a withdrawal of all or a portion of their vested account balance subject to limitations under the terms of the Plan and certain tax penalties imposed by the Code.

Loan Program

The EBAC has the power to establish, interpret and administer a uniform and nondiscriminatory loan program which the trustee must observe in making loans, if any, to active participants and other parties in interest. Such individuals shall be eligible for loans pursuant to such uniform and nondiscriminatory loan program. Such loan program shall be evidenced by a written document separate from the Plan and Trust.

Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50 percent of their account balance. Loan terms range from up to 59 months or up to 359 months if the loan is used towards the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear a fixed interest rate of the prime rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal on the third Monday of the month preceding the loan request. Principal and interest are paid ratably through weekly, bi-weekly or monthly payroll deductions, with a minimum deduction of $10. A loan will become immediately due and payable upon the applicant’s retirement, termination of employment, total and permanent disability or death. A loan will be considered in default if payments are not received by the Plan within ninety (90) days following the date payment is due under the note. Loans not repaid within that timeframe will be reported as taxable distributions.

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2. Significant Accounting Policies

Valuation of Investments

Investments in mutual funds (including those held in SMBAs) and collective investment funds are valued at the closing net asset values of the funds on the last business day of the plan year. Investments in Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and American Express Company common shares are valued at the last quoted sales price on the New York Stock Exchange on the last business day of the plan year. The income fund primarily consists of investment contracts, which are fully benefit-responsive. Investment contracts are carried at contract value, which represents the face amount of the contract plus interest at the contract rate. Defined contribution pension plans are required to also report the fair value of investment contracts; therefore, a reconciliation is presented on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits between the fair value and contract value. Participant loan accounts are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.

Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.

Other

Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis. The cost of securities sold is determined using the average cost method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income from other investments is recorded on the accrual basis. As required by the Plan, all dividend and interest income is reinvested into the same investment funds in which the dividends and interest arose.

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and include the use of management estimates in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

3. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Staff Position AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans (the FSP). The FSP defines the circumstances in which an investment contract is considered fully benefit responsive and provides certain reporting and disclosure requirements for fully benefit responsive investment contracts in defined contribution health and welfare and pension plans. The financial statement presentation and disclosure provisions of the FSP are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods ending after December 15, 2006 and are required to be applied retroactively to all prior periods presented for comparative purposes. The Plan has adopted the provisions of the FSP at December 31, 2006.

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As described in the FSP, investment contracts held by a defined-contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. The fair value of the guaranteed investment contract is calculated by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations. However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined-contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan. As required by the FSP, the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared on a contract value basis. Contract value represents the face amount of the contract plus accrued interest at the contract rate.

4. Investments

Investment Elections

A participant may currently elect to invest contributions in any combination of investment funds in increments of 1% and change investment elections for future contributions or transfer existing account balances on any business day the New York Stock Exchange is open, with the exception of the SMBA. The SMBA has a minimum initial transfer of $3,000 and additional increments of at least $500. Future contributions cannot be made directly to the SMBA.

Investment Options

A summary of investment options at December 31, 2006 is set forth below:

Mutual Funds – The “RiverSourceSM Funds” – the RiverSourceSM Diversified Bond Fund, RiverSourceSM Balanced Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2010 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2015 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2020 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2025 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2030 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2035 Fund, RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2040 Fund and RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2045 Fund, RiverSourceSM Mid Cap Value Fund, RiverSourceSM Diversified Equity Income Fund, RiverSourceSM Disciplined Equity Fund, – are mutual funds offered to the general public. Each of the RiverSourceSM Funds is managed by RiverSourceSM Investments, LLC a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. James Small Cap Fund is managed by James Investment Research.

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Collective Investment Funds – The RiverSourceSM Trust Small Cap Equity Index Fund I, and RiverSourceSM Trust Equity Index Fund III are collective funds, managed by ATC. Wellington Trust Mid Cap Growth and Wellington Trust Large Cap Growth are managed by Wellington Management Company LLP. AllianceBernstein International Fund is managed by AllianceBernstein LP.

Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund Is considered to be an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”). The Fund invests primarily in the Company’s common stock, purchased in either the open market or directly from the Company, and in cash or short-term cash equivalents.

American Express Company Stock Fund Invested primarily in American Express Company common stock, and in cash or short-term cash equivalents. Amounts held could be sold at any time, but the fund could not receive additional contributions. In April 2007, Plan participants with balances in the American Express Company Stock Fund had the option of transferring their shares in-kind to a SMBA or transferring the balance to other investment options within the Plan.

Self-Managed Brokerage Account (Mutual Funds only) The SMBA gives participants the freedom to invest in a wide variety of mutual funds in addition to the other aforementioned investment options. Participants are provided a list of over 900 mutual funds to make choices and investment selections of their own design.

Income Fund Invests primarily in various investment contracts, directly or indirectly, offered by the U.S. Government, insurance companies or other financial institutions. See Note 5 for a more comprehensive discussion of investment contracts. ATC acts as investment manager for the Income Fund. The fund also invests in the RiverSourceSM Trust Money Market Fund I (which invests primarily in short-term debt instruments), the RiverSourceSM Government Income Fund (which invests primarily in U.S. Treasury, Agency and mortgage-backed securities) and the RiverSourceSM Trust Stable Capital Fund I (which invests primarily in a diversified pool of high quality bonds together with book value contracts of varying maturity, sizes and yields). The goal of these funds is to maximize current income consistent with the preservation of principal.

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At December 31, 2006 and 2005, investments with a fair value representing 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets available for benefit were as follows:

Description

 

Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Company

 

2,558,011

 

$

122,660,399

 

$

155,194,527

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

 

1,080,950

 

$

40,771,518

 

$

58,911,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wellington Trust Fund Mid Cap Growth

 

4,346,806

 

$

43,595,428

 

$

48,859,029

 

AllianceBernstein International

 

6,343,524

 

$

63,520,354

 

$

69,465,169

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Disciplined Equity

 

19,687,126

 

$

135,184,720

 

$

138,059,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Company

 

3,323,701

 

$

159,371,463

 

$

171,037,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM New Dimensions Fund, Inc.

 

4,512,272

 

$

102,426,883

 

$

89,433,234

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund International Equity Portfolio (Class A)

 

2,483,562

 

$

53,498,110

 

$

50,515,650

 

RiverSourceSM Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

3,411,447

 

$

46,676,472

 

$

49,534,214

 

RiverSourceSM Stock Fund, Inc.

 

2,370,868

 

$

45,578,308

 

$

48,033,778

 

 

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5. Investment Contracts

Investment contracts are comprised of both an investment and a contractual component. The investment component consists of collective investment funds and a pooled portfolio of actively managed fixed income securities owned by the Fund, referred to as the Covered Assets. The Fund enters into wrapper agreements (the contractual component) with third-parties, generally insurance companies or banks, to protect the Covered Assets from adverse interest rate movements. Under the agreements, the third-party is obligated to provide sufficient funds to cover participant benefit withdrawals and investment transfers regardless of the market value of the Covered Assets. While the agreements protect the Fund against interest rate risk, the Fund is still exposed to default risk if issuers of Covered Assets default on payment of interest or principle.

The fair value for traditional investment contracts was estimated based upon discounting future cash flows under the contract at current interest rates for similar investments with comparable terms. The fair value for synthetic contracts was estimated based on the market values of the underlying securities. Related wrap instruments for synthetic contracts were valued based on the present value of future fee payments attributable to each wrapper. Contracts with maturities of one year or less were valued at contract value, which approximates fair value. This valuation is made in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” and does not necessarily reflect the value that would be realized as a result of premature liquidation of the contracts. The fair value of investment contracts at December 31, 2006, and 2005, was estimated to be $80,028,195 and $76,478,424, respectively.

Certain events may limit the ability of the Fund to transact at contract value with the contract issuers for participant benefit payments or investment transfers. One possible event would be a request by Ameriprise Financial to terminate or partially terminate the Plan. Another possible event would be a request by ATC to terminate a contract at market value. Neither of these events is probable.

Certain events may allow the issuer to terminate a fully benefit-responsive investment contract and settle at an amount different from contract value. Such events are not probable but may include the termination of the Plan or the trust holding the Fund assets, the replacement of the trustee of the Fund without the consent of the wrapper provider, a breach of the contract terms by a counterparty, or a legal or regulatory event such as an adverse ruling by a regulatory agency.

The crediting rate of an investment contract is the rate at which the Fund will recognize income on Covered Assets. The rate is tied to the performance and duration of the Covered Assets and is generally reset quarterly. The weighted average crediting rates on investment contracts was 4.84% and 4.22% at December 31, 2006, and 2005, respectively. The average yield on investment contracts was 4.80% and 4.22% for 2006 and 2005, respectively.

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6. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities, which are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

7. Income Tax Status

The Plan has applied for a determination letter with the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) on May 8, 2006, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code. As of the date of these financial statements, a determination from the IRS has not been received. However, the Plan administrator believes that the Plan has been designed to comply with and is operating in accordance with the requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes the Plan is qualified and the related trust is exempt from taxation.

8. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements

 

$

913,471,577

 

$

803,631,566

 

Deemed distributions of participant loans

 

(228,676

)

(165,156

)

Difference between contract value and fair value of investment contracts

 

(728,979

)

 

Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500

 

$

912,513,922

 

$

803,466,410

 

 

9. Subsequent Events

In October 2006 the Company announced changes and additions to the Plan to be effective January 1, 2007. These changes included the addition of a Roth 401(k) feature; more frequent deposits of Company contributions; faster eligibility for Company contributions; revised vesting schedule for future Company contributions; and a new annual discretionary Variable Match Contribution that will replace the Profit Sharing Contribution.

Effective April 1, 2007, the Company changed its Plan trustee and recordkeeper from ATC to Wachovia Bank, National Association.

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan
Schedule H, Line 4a – Delinquent Deposits of Participant Contributions
Year Ended December 31, 2006

Name of Plan Sponsor:

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Employer Identification Number:

 

13-3180631

Three-Digit Plan Number:

 

001

 

Participant Contributions of the Current Plan Year Not Deposited Into the Plan Within the Time Period Described in 29 CFR 2510.3-102 (Line 4a of Schedule H)

 

$

2,217

 

Less: Amount fully corrected consistent with the DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFC Program) and PTE 2002-51

 

(2,217

)

Delinquent Deposits of Participant Contributions Constituting Non-exempt Prohibited Transactions

 

$

 

 

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Ameriprise Financial 401(k) Plan

Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2006

Name of Plan Sponsor:

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Employer Identification Number:

 

13-3180631

Three-Digit Plan Number:

 

001

 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares / Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Funds –

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Diversified Bond Fund*

 

4,896,660

 

$

23,631,909

 

RiverSourceSM Balanced Fund*

 

2,973,388

 

33,004,545

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2010*

 

412,420

 

4,293,293

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2015*

 

692,671

 

7,252,073

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2020*

 

854,577

 

8,992,285

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2025*

 

977,341

 

10,261,852

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2030*

 

1,062,631

 

11,151,400

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2035*

 

821,858

 

8,555,985

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2040*

 

591,352

 

6,214,516

 

RiverSourceSM Retirement Plus 2045*

 

357,484

 

3,756,430

 

RiverSourceSM Mid Cap Value Fund*

 

570,426

 

5,126,600

 

RiverSourceSM Diversified Equity Income Fund*

 

784,918

 

10,005,407

 

RiverSourceSM Disciplined Equity Fund*

 

19,687,126

 

138,059,774

 

James Small Cap Fund

 

147,314

 

3,450,862

 

Total Mutual Funds

 

 

 

273,756,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collective Investment Funds –

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Small Cap Equity Index Fund I*

 

2,098,981

 

42,279,218

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Equity Index Fund III*

 

1,142,553

 

45,554,776

 

Wellington Trust Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

 

4,346,806

 

48,859,029

 

Wellington Trust Large Cap Growth Portfolio

 

152,738

 

2,128,992

 

AllianceBernstein International

 

6,343,524

 

69,465,169

 

Total Collective Investment Funds

 

 

 

208,287,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund –

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Money Market Fund I*

 

1,721,020

 

1,721,020

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Common Shares*

 

1,080,950

 

58,911,775

 

Total Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund

 

 

 

60,632,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Company Stock Fund –

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Money Market Fund I*

 

1,577,351

 

1,577,351

 

American Express Company Common Shares

 

2,558,011

 

155,194,527

 

Total American Express Company Stock Fund

 

 

 

156,771,878

 

 

15




 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self-Managed Brokerage Account

 

 

 

87,631,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Fund –

 

 

 

 

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Money Market Fund I*

 

3,670,773

 

3,670,773

 

RiverSourceSM Government Income Fund*

 

220,834

 

4,751,451

 

RiverSourceSM Trust Stable Capital Fund I*

 

246,771

 

5,292,315

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 30YR TBA

 

1,550,000

 

1,496,234

 

FNMA 15YR TBA 5.50%

 

1,000,000

 

999,688

 

FNMA TBA 5.5% 1/1/31

 

2,275,000

 

2,247,984

 

FNMA 15YR TBA 6.00%

 

600,000

 

608,250

 

FNMA 30YR TBA 6.00%

 

2,500,000

 

2,516,400

 

FNMA 30YR TBA 6.50%

 

2,106,000

 

2,145,488

 

FGLMC GOLD 30YR TBA

 

750,000

 

741,563

 

FHLMC TBA

 

1,500,000

 

1,510,785

 

FHLMC GOLD #E92454

 

183,599

 

180,931

 

FHLMC GOLD #E97248

 

172,526

 

169,998

 

FHLMC GOLD #E99565

 

265,961

 

266,298

 

FHLMC GOLD #E99595

 

123,613

 

123,898

 

FGOLD 10YR #G12100 5.0% 5/1/16

 

207,383

 

204,996

 

FHLMC GOLD #G12141

 

977,694

 

942,787

 

FHLMC #1G1067

 

514,429

 

516,780

 

FHLMC (NON GOLD) ARM #1G2450

 

687,585

 

695,040

 

FHLMC #1G2496 ARM

 

221,570

 

223,495

 

FHLMC #G10559 GOLD 7.00%

 

22,728

 

23,362

 

FHLMC #G10561 GOLD 7.00%

 

24,352

 

25,032

 

FHLMC #C66537

 

52,059

 

53,566

 

FHLMC #C66594

 

59,393

 

61,234

 

FHLMC 15YR #E00546 5.50%

 

43,008

 

43,177

 

FHLMC GOLD #E00593

 

50,620

 

50,807

 

FHLMC GOLD #B12280

 

155,369

 

155,566

 

FHLMC #2113

 

2,330

 

2,329

 

FED HOME LN BANK 4.625% 1/18/08

 

390,000

 

387,839

 

FHLB 5.25% 2/13/08

 

720,000

 

720,379

 

FHLMC #E20124 GOLD

 

10,909

 

11,193

 

FHLMC 2403-DA

 

141,894

 

141,217

 

FHLMC REF NOTE

 

255,000

 

255,327

 

FHLMC REFERENCE NOTES

 

262,000

 

257,563

 

FHLMC 3.875% 6/15/08

 

130,000

 

127,786

 

FHLMC 4% 8/17/07

 

930,000

 

922,874

 

FHLMC #780514 ARM

 

131,247

 

129,315

 

 

16




 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

Income Fund (continued) –

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA BENCHMARK 4.5% 10/15/08

 

1,266,000

 

1,254,705

 

FNMA 7/27/07

 

706,000

 

699,099

 

FNMA 10/28/08

 

813,000

 

816,432

 

FNMA #190517

 

7,072

 

7,128

 

FNMA #190888

 

38,840

 

39,278

 

FNMA #250800 7.50%

 

23,367

 

24,107

 

FNMA #252016

 

29,434

 

30,385

 

FNMA 15YR #252260 6.00%

 

75,538

 

76,718

 

FNMA #254187

 

50,901

 

50,687

 

FNMA #254190

 

9,409

 

9,459

 

FNMA #254757

 

63,595

 

62,767

 

FNMA #254774

 

88,081

 

88,368

 

FNMA #255488

 

244,112

 

245,071

 

FNMA #323812 6% 7/1/29

 

1,329,483

 

1,343,825

 

FNMA #357324

 

645,142

 

624,278

 

FNMA #360800

 

297,732

 

298,907

 

FNMA #387357

 

492,172

 

500,923

 

FNMA #387549

 

441,854

 

430,463

 

FNMA #433679

 

98,743

 

100,101

 

FNMA #462236

 

249,212

 

251,769

 

FNMA #462237

 

299,100

 

303,808

 

FNMA #535003

 

63,770

 

65,628

 

FNMA #535219

 

49,301

 

51,168

 

FNMA #535802

 

72,211

 

74,304

 

FNMA #545874

 

137,805

 

141,270

 

FNMA #555432

 

955,199

 

945,462

 

FNMA #555528

 

533,589

 

538,459

 

FNMA #555531

 

869,104

 

860,244

 

FNMA #635227

 

205,447

 

211,845

 

FNMA #635894

 

46,401

 

47,673

 

FNMA #636030

 

74,235

 

76,148

 

FNMA #638210

 

48,148

 

49,319

 

FNMA #640996

 

63,713

 

66,226

 

FNMA #646456

 

286,416

 

294,632

 

FNMA #647989

 

378,380

 

389,235

 

FNMA #648349

 

201,643

 

205,016

 

FNMA #653145

 

158,505

 

161,152

 

FNMA ARM #654285

 

83,046

 

83,514

 

FNMA #659930

 

835,733

 

843,359

 

FNMA #667787

 

125,648

 

125,888

 

FNMA #670891

 

227,697

 

226,556

 

 

17




 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

Income Fund (continued) –

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA 2002-W10 A3

 

3,146

 

3,133

 

FNMA 2003-W11 A1

 

5,369

 

5,396

 

FNMA #200394

 

221,501

 

220,666

 

FHLMC 2617 HD

 

188,999

 

194,734

 

FNMA 2003-W19-1A6

 

575,000

 

568,610

 

FNMA 2003-133 GB

 

57,417

 

60,508

 

FHLMC_2641

 

156,894

 

161,023

 

FNMA 2004-W3 A15

 

198,929

 

197,401

 

FNMA 2004-60 PA

 

289,267

 

289,087

 

FHLMC 2657 NT

 

142,197

 

141,456

 

FHLMC 2672 NT

 

237,189

 

235,870

 

FHLMC 2662 DB

 

109,675

 

109,092

 

FHLMC 2726 AG

 

51,115

 

50,896

 

FHLMC 2750 DB

 

317,392

 

313,870

 

FHLMC 2770 ON

 

413,272

 

396,213

 

FHLMC 2843-BA

 

194,854

 

192,769

 

FHLMC 2907-AG

 

236,621

 

230,538

 

FHLMC 3154-AN

 

575,000

 

564,918

 

FHMS 2006-K1-A2

 

573,082

 

580,418

 

FNMA #682229 5.5% 3/1/33

 

701,417

 

694,411

 

FNMA #683387

 

959,806

 

950,022

 

FNMA #695838

 

152,249

 

152,687

 

FNMA #699883

 

949,557

 

939,878

 

FNMA #702427

 

263,544

 

261,325

 

FNMA #703937

 

42,888

 

42,970

 

FNMA #704265

 

979,275

 

969,293

 

FNMA #705304

 

170,595

 

167,377

 

FNMA #720399

 

193,312

 

193,758

 

FNMA #720422

 

123,715

 

124,013

 

FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN GTD MTG PASS

 

650,968

 

656,457

 

FNMA #725090

 

176,301

 

170,838

 

FNMA #725232

 

997,257

 

964,676

 

FNMA #725284

 

127,647

 

131,393

 

FNMA #725425

 

180,362

 

178,535

 

FNMA #725773

 

933,753

 

923,742

 

FNMA #725815

 

383,504

 

386,737

 

FNMA #735057

 

338,032

 

326,894

 

FNMA #740843

 

117,643

 

115,930

 

FNMA #741897

 

226,653

 

219,248

 

FNMA #745563

 

298,895

 

295,848

 

FNMA #745629

 

588,797

 

583,309

 

 

18




 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

Income Fund (continued) –

 

 

 

 

 

FNMA #745802

 

703,754

 

708,519

 

FNMA #747019

 

112,245

 

110,553

 

FNMA #754297

 

89,989

 

87,723

 

FNMA #759123

 

135,551

 

133,979

 

FNMA #761141

 

576,484

 

568,001

 

FNMA #763578

 

928,661

 

935,621

 

FNMA #764082

 

201,051

 

198,290

 

FNMA #764156

 

162,206

 

159,066

 

FNMA #766731

 

796,912

 

770,351

 

FNMA #780582

 

204,498

 

202,165

 

FNMA ARM #786628

 

140,557

 

141,022

 

FNMA #794787

 

213,580

 

211,079

 

FNMA ARM #799769

 

158,324

 

157,225

 

FNMA ARM #801344

 

181,098

 

180,966

 

FNMA #22092 5.5% 9/1/34

 

392,790

 

388,786

 

FNMA #809534 5.09% 2/01/35

 

238,876

 

238,201

 

FNMA ARM #815264

 

341,116

 

340,378

 

FNMA 10/1 HYBRID ARM 5.1% 8/1/35

 

471,645

 

464,052

 

FNMA ARM #820545

 

342,963

 

338,816

 

FNMA ARM #826908

 

399,826

 

393,973

 

FNMA #844705

 

516,539

 

517,345

 

FNMA #844816

 

284,557

 

288,792

 

FNMA ARM #845070

 

675,978

 

672,490

 

FNMA ARM #847988

 

553,847

 

557,021

 

FNMA ARM #849082

 

395,132

 

397,538

 

FNMA ARM #849170

 

403,979

 

406,485

 

FNMA #865689

 

483,765

 

490,571

 

FNMA #865818

 

601,847

 

608,931

 

FNMA ARM #866097

 

356,991

 

363,242

 

FNMA ARM #872753

 

191,708

 

192,884

 

FNMA #883267

 

342,183

 

350,987

 

FNMA #886054

 

288,838

 

298,465

 

FNMA ARM #886461

 

186,595

 

188,966

 

FNMA ARM #887096

 

406,236

 

411,241

 

FNMA ARM #900197

 

274,939

 

276,652

 

FNMA ARM #901922

 

248,728

 

250,438

 

GNMA II #003920

 

499,222

 

504,935

 

GNMA 2006-32-A

 

648,684

 

645,706

 

GNMA 2006-30-A

 

865,603

 

843,996

 

GNMA 2004-60 A

 

628,034

 

615,323

 

VENDEE 2003-2 D

 

77,450

 

76,936

 

 

19




 

Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party

 

Number of
Shares/Units or
Face Amount

 

Current Value

 

Income Fund (continued) –

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. TREASURY BOND 6.25% 8/15/23

 

343,000

 

394,798

 

U.S. TREASURY BOND 6.00% 2/15/26

 

240,000

 

272,194

 

UST INFLATION INDEX 3.375% 1/15/07

 

2,840,000

 

3,608,975

 

U.S. TREASURY NOTE 3.625% 6/30/07

 

352,000

 

349,635

 

U.S. TREASURY NOTE 4.88% 10/31/08

 

520,000

 

520,244

 

U.S. TREASURY NOTE 4.63% 10/31/11

 

1,240,000

 

1,235,495

 

U.S. TREASURY NOTE 4.63% 11/15/16

 

130,000

 

129,147

 

U.S. TREASURY NOTE 4.50% 11/30/11

 

1,380,000

 

1,367,710

 

FHLMC CMO 6.085% 9/25/29

 

113,802

 

113,859

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 4.63% 11/21/08

 

2,640,000

 

2,620,279

 

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 4.63% 2/8/08

 

695,000

 

690,756

 

FNMA 2004-W10 A23

 

324,000

 

321,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued Income and Wrappers:

 

 

 

 

 

Synthetic Accrued Income

 

 

 

405,323

 

AIG Wrapper

 

 

 

20,011

 

Bank of America Wrapper

 

 

 

18,144

 

IXIS Wrapper

 

 

 

14,190

 

JP Morgan Chase Wrapper

 

 

 

16,972

 

Met Life Wrapper

 

 

 

13,150

 

Monumental II Wrapper

 

 

 

5,401

 

Monumental V Wrapper

 

 

 

8,314

 

Pacific Life Wrapper

 

 

 

16,036

 

Rabobank Wrapper

 

 

 

15,945

 

RBC I Wrapper

 

 

 

6,946

 

RBC II Wrapper

 

 

 

8,314

 

State Street Wrapper

 

 

 

13,458

 

UBS Wrapper

 

 

 

17,342

 

Total Income Fund

 

 

 

87,247,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to Participants*

 

 

 

 

 

Various, 4.0% – 9.5%, due 1/07 – 10/36

 

 

 

18,805,370

 

Less: Deemed distributions

 

 

 

(228,676

)

Net participant loans

 

 

 

18,576,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets Held at End of Year per Form 5500

 

 

 

$

892,904,376

 

 


* Indicates Party-in-interest

20




SIGNATURE

THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Employee Benefits Administration Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL 401(k) PLAN

 

 

By

/s/ Michelle Rudlong

 

 

Michelle Rudlong

 

 

Delegate

 

 

Employee Benefits Administration Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  June 27, 2007

 

 

 

21




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

 

22