Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Independent Advisor Business
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-25
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
Not disclosed
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Advertising Contributions6 | Will vary by campaign [p.21 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
|---|
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$9,576.62 [p.29 · WI · 2026-03-25] – $138,402.60 [p.29 · WI · 2026-03-25]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | Not disclosed |
| Net change in franchised outlets | Not disclosed |
| Transfers | 521 [p.81 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | 0 [p.85 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 1,724 [p.78 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Independent Advisors in 72.0% GDC Payout Rate tier (2025 rates based on 2024 qualification) · 2024
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,335 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $206,625 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $165,264 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
All disclosed cohorts (21)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Independent Advisors in All 6 Region Sites Based on Annual GDC (2025) December 26, 2024 through December 23, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors in 72.0% GDC Payout Rate tier (2025 rates based on 2024 qualification) 2024 |
1,335 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $206,625 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $165,264 [p.64 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors in 91.0% GDC Payout Rate tier (2025 rates based on 2024 qualification) 2024 |
488 [p.65 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $4,723,053 [p.65 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $3,776,364 [p.65 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors in 72.0% GDC Payout Rate tier (2026 rates based on 2025 qualification) 2025 |
1,054 [p.66 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $173,330 [p.66 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $124,754 [p.66 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors in 91.0% GDC Payout Rate tier (2026 rates based on 2025 qualification) 2025 |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Qualifying Independent Advisors in Client Acquisition Cohort (Business Development Coaching Program) January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 |
425 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $3,508 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Qualifying Independent Advisors in Financial Planning Cohort (Business Development Coaching Program) January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 |
242 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $23,038 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Qualifying Independent Advisors in Net Flows Cohort (Business Development Coaching Program) January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 |
155 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $1,172,000,000 [p.69 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors Highly Contacted (Wealth Management Solutions Consulting Program Net Flows Focus Group) January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 |
1,399 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $8,200,000 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $3,846,080 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors Not Highly Contacted (Wealth Management Solutions Consulting Program Net Flows Focus Group) January 1, 2025 through October 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| All Advisors 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Employee & Independent Advisors 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Top 20% of Qualifying Employee & Independent Advisors by AUM 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom 20% of Qualifying Employee & Independent Advisors by AUM 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Top 20% of Qualifying Independent Advisors by AUM 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Bottom 20% of Qualifying Independent Advisors by AUM 5-Year CAGR of GDC December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2025 |
676 [p.73 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Sales of Ameriprise Financial Independent Financial Advisor Businesses (Recurring Revenue) 2023 and 2024 |
159 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $3.13 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $3.30 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Sales of Industry Sample Group Businesses (non-Ameriprise Financial) (Recurring Revenue) 2023 and 2024 |
157 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $2.76 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $2.83 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Independent Advisors with Highest Practice Growth by Month 24 Based on GDC September 1, 2019 through March 1, 2023 (first 24 months) |
24 [p.75 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $1,184,756 [p.75 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $419,752 [p.75 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
| Independent Advisors with Lowest Practice Growth by Month 24 Based on GDC September 1, 2019 through March 1, 2023 (first 24 months) |
24 [p.76 · WI · 2026-03-25] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | $787,666 [p.76 · WI · 2026-03-25] | $64,762 [p.76 · WI · 2026-03-25] |
“Some Independent Advisors have earned these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance you will earn as much.” [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-25]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 20 outlet counts failed an arithmetic check (start + net change ≠ end); those figures are withheld.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.
- The headline cohort's description does not explicitly state the population is franchised outlets — population not verified.