Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Williams William Jerryl

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/29/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC [AMP]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE, 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, AMP Franchise Group /

(Street)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11450	D
Common Stock	48.43 ⁽¹⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	2/5/2023	Common Stock	8851	$65.31	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	2/7/2024	Common Stock	7379	$107.61	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	2/2/2025	Common Stock	7961	$128.76	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁴⁾	2/1/2026	Common Stock	20239	$87.79	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽⁵⁾	2/6/2027	Common Stock	12703	$123.37	D
Phantom Stock	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	13670.3468	⁽⁷⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Estimate of the number of shares held in the reporting person's account in the Ameriprise Financial Stock Fund under the Ameriprise Financial 401(k) plan as of November 29, 2017. This plan uses unit accounting and the number of shares that a participant is deemed to hold varies with the price of Ameriprise stock.
(2)	Fully vested.
(3)	One-third of the options vest after one year; one-third of the options vest after two years and the final options vest three years from February 2, 2015.
(4)	One-third of the options vest after one year; one-third of the options vest after two years and the final options vest three years from February 1, 2016.
(5)	One-third of the options vest after one year; one-third of the options vest after two years and the final options vest three years from February 6, 2017.
(6)	Shares of phantom stock are payable in shares of Ameriprise common stock following termination of employment or during a specified future year in accordance with The Ameriprise Financial Deferred Compensation Plan.
(7)	Each share of phantom stock represents the right to receive one share of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. common stock.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Williams William Jerryl GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE 1098 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55474			EVP, AMP Franchise Group

Signatures
/s/ Thomas R. Moore for William Jerryl Williams		12/11/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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