James Shoemaker is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Charlotte, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2011. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service designed for clients with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated entities.

Raymond Watson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Charlotte, NC, holding a Series 66 credential and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Ameriprise Financial Service, LLC since 2002. Outside of advising, he operates an e-commerce business called This Baseball Mom, which sells baseball-themed items for mothers, and manages his son’s baseball team, the Carolina Wolverines. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide written, non-discretionary recommendations delivered in partnership with financial advisors.