Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Stewart David Kent
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC [AMP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. V. P. & Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
707 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2005
(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 10/03/2005   A   1,784 A $ 0 1,784 D  
Common Stock               12 I By ISP Trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3) $ 20.819 09/30/2005   A   6,148     (4) 01/26/2013 Common Stock 6,148 $ 0 6,148 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3) $ 31.313 09/30/2005   A   9,627     (5) 01/25/2014 Common Stock 9,627 $ 0 9,627 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (3) $ 32.587 09/30/2005   A   14,440     (6) 01/23/2015 Common Stock 14,440 $ 0 14,440 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) (7) $ 35.035 10/03/2005   A   23,069     (7) 10/02/2015 Common Stock 23,069 $ 0 23,069 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Stewart David Kent
707 SECOND AVENUE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55474		       Sr. V. P. & Controller  

Signatures

 /s/ Julie E. Ramacher for David K. Stewart   10/04/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock award, granted under the Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, will vest in four equal installments on October 3, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(2) Estimate of the number of shares held in reporting person's account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the American Express Company Incentive Savings Plan as a result of the distribution with respect to such reporting person's holdings in the American Express Company pooled stock fund as of September 19, 2005. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the unit price of the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund.
(3) Employee stock option granted under Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan in substitution of employee stock option originally granted to the reporting person under the American Express Company 1998 Incentive Compensation Plan, adjusted to reflect the distribution of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. on September 30, 2005.
(4) The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in two equal installments on January 27, 2006 and 2007.
(5) The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in three equal installments January 26, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
(6) The reported employee stock option will become exercisable on the same schedule as the American Express Company stock option it replaced; in four equal installments on January 24, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(7) The reported employee stock option, granted under the Ameriprise Financial 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, will become exercisable in four equal installments on October 3, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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