Dayton, OH Washington Village Dr Office

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Ameriprise

Institution

Firm-wide stats for Ameriprise

Total advisors

13,140

Across 4,277 offices

Clients per advisor

104 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

7887 Washington Village Dr, Suite 200

Dayton OH 45459

Advisors at this office

5

Advisors at this office

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Gary J

Series 66

Dayton, OH

Ameriprise

Gary Johnson is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Dayton, OH, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameriprise since 2010 and also owns a tax preparation business operating since 1983. Ameriprise is an institutional firm offering a retirement-income planning service tailored for clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies to provide written recommendation reports.

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

CFP®, Series 63

Dayton, OH

Ameriprise

Stephen Hester is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Ameriprise in Dayton, Ohio, bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its predecessor entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and secretary of Stephen Thomas Hester, Inc., a practice management and administration business. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on clients approaching or in retirement, using a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver personalized, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its affiliated entities.

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

Series 66

Dayton, OH

Ameriprise

Grant Ulrich is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Dayton, OH, holding a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at Twin Valley Vet Services and Twin Valley Community School District. Ameriprise provides a retirement-income planning service tailored to individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, offering written Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis in its approach and operates as a large institutional provider of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions.

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

Series 66

Dayton, OH

Ameriprise

Michael Wardley is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Dayton, OH, holding a Series 66 license and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its related entities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Wardley is a partner at Kentner Sellers, LLP, where he is involved in tax preparation. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals nearing or in retirement, focusing on clients with significant investable assets. The firm combines research and modeling with personalized recommendations and provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its institutional platform.

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

Series 66

Dayton, OH

Ameriprise

Annie Scott is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ameriprise Financial Services since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she works as a financial planning analyst and paraplanner at Heick, Hester, Smith & Associates LLC. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning through its Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service, which provides written recommendation reports and ongoing tax-aware withdrawal advice.

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