POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of John C. Junek,
Thomas R. Moore, David H. Weiser,and Kasey L. Ross, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney in fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,in the
undersigned's capacity as a director of Ameriprise Financial,
Inc. (the "Company") 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, including Form 144;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3,4,or 5 or other form or report, including
the completion, execution, and filing of Form ID, and the
timely filing of such form with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar 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
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, 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 25th day of October, 2006.


/s/ Walter S. Berman
Name:  Walter S. Berman
Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
        of Ameriprise Financial, Inc.