Charlottesville, VA E Jefferson St Office

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Ameriprise

Institution

Firm-wide stats for Ameriprise

Total advisors

12,720

Across 4,069 offices

Clients per advisor

108 High

Avg AUM per client

$471,167 Typical

HNW client ratio

13% Typical

About

Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm that serves individual and institutional clients and offers a specialized Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service for clients approaching or in retirement. The Service delivers a written Recommendation Report and ongoing annual retirement‑income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax‑aware withdrawal strategies.

The retirement income offering is produced by a centralized Service team that collaborates with the client’s Ameriprise financial advisor; implementation is non‑discretionary and clients or their advisors act on the recommendations. Analysis for the Recommendation Report draws on Ameriprise’s investment research, third‑party data and algorithmic tools overseen by an internal committee, and typically addresses asset allocation, asset‑bucketing/adaptive withdrawal approaches, and Social Security claiming options.

Distinctive features include restrictive enrollment criteria that require a minimum level of investable assets and the inclusion of Ameriprise managed account assets (and therefore assets held at Ameriprise) to participate, which is more limiting than many large advisory programs. The firm’s recommendations operate within an investment universe influenced by its affiliated product ecosystem and distribution arrangements — including Columbia and RiverSource sub‑advised options, AEIS cost‑reimbursement relationships for some investment portfolios, and a StartingPoint list that privileges participating fund firms — and Ameriprise discloses these economic relationships and rebates certain fund‑level fees in Managed Accounts.

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Expertise

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies

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Demographic focus

Approaching retirement

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Location

908 E Jefferson St Suite 201

Charlottesville VA 22902

Advisors at this office

4

Advisors at this office

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Wallace B

Series 63, Series 65

Charlottesville, VA

Ameriprise

Wallace Barrett Johnson is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Ameriprise and its related entities since 2005. Outside his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and Vice President of Clarinity, Inc. and is President of a local condo association board. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a Premier Retirement Income service that provides ongoing retirement-planning advice focused on dependable income and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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Grace B

Series 66

Charlottesville, VA

Ameriprise

Grace Barrett Johnson is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience managing an advisory business under Clarinity Inc. Johnson’s background includes service in the United States Marine Corps and community involvement through Christ the King Church. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies. The firm utilizes proprietary research and third-party data to provide non-discretionary recommendations within a defined investment universe.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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Graham S

Series 66

Charlottesville, VA

Ameriprise

Graham Scharf is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Charlottesville, VA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of experience at the firm. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2018, he spent four years with the Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm that serves both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service providing written recommendation reports and annual retirement-income planning focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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Kimberlee B

Series 63, Series 65

Charlottesville, VA

Ameriprise

Kimberlee Barrett Johnson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Charlottesville, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on multiple nonprofit boards in the Charlottesville area, including the Charlottesville Area Planned Giving Council and the Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge Foundation. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning, combining proprietary research and third-party data to provide tailored, tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Retirement income strategy Income planning Social Security optimization Retirement withdrawal strategies Approaching retirement
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