POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Thomas R. Moore, David H. Weiser, Julie E.
Ramacher and Laura M. Imholte, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney in fact to execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned,in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and or director of
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (the "Company"):

(1)  Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, and any
other forms or reports the undersigned may be required to file
in connection with the undersigned's ownership, acquisition,
or disposition of securities of the Company;

(2)  Form 144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and to do and perform any and all
acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be
necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any
such Form 144 and the timely filing of such form with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority and;

(3)  Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney in
fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required,by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve in such
attorney in fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney in fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with
full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney in fact, or such attorney in fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming,any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 14th day of March, 2006.


/s/ Mark Schwarzmann
Name:  Mark Schwarzmann
Title:  President, Insurance and Annuities Distribution
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.