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Stephen Carter Ameriprise Financial Advisor

Stephen Carter

CFP®, MBA, CEP®, ChFC®

Financial Advisor

512.986.5569 | stephen.a.carter@ampf.com

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Working Together

Meeting with an Ameriprise financial advisor is an important first step. It's an opportunity to get to know an advisor and share your goals and dreams. You're under no obligation; your initial meeting with an Ameriprise financial advisor will be relaxed and informal.

Your meeting will include a review of your existing financial situation and potential opportunities, gaps or general strategies. While you won't receive a comprehensive review or financial planning services for which fees are charged, you should expect to get a sense of what it might be like to work together.

What to expect

  • Professional help in clarifying your financial goals and priorities
  • If you decide to purchase a financial planning service, you will receive sound financial advice at a fair price, tailored to your investment objectives
  • Accurate information about our tailored solutions, including risks, benefits and costs

What to bring

  • A list of any questions you have regarding your current financial situation
  • Any account statements, budget information or other areas of your financial life that you feel deserve immediate attention
  • A list of future dreams and financial goals you would like to achieve, including both short- and long-term goals

About Ameriprise

John Tappan founded Ameriprise Financial in 1894 with a singular vision, to help ordinary Americans achieve their financial dreams and feel confident about their futures. Throughout our long history, we have remained steadfast to this vision of putting our clients’ needs first, always.

The strength of this commitment is matched only by our strength as a company. Through downturns, recessions, booms, the Great Depression and the recent Great Recession, we have honored every financial obligation to our clients and have never taken a bailout.

Over the years, we’ve helped millions of people invest billions of dollars for what’s important to them. Today, we are America’s largest financial planning company1 and a leading global financial institution, with more than $650 billion in assets under management and administration2.

Every day – true to Tappan’s vision -- our 10,000 financial advisors2 work with our clients one-to-one, to help put their dreams and goals more within reach.

Interactive Timeline
  • The FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Program (“Program”) research was conducted (Insert survey dates from the Five Star table: www.fivestarprofessional.com/wm2012researchdates.htm.) All identified broker dealers, RIA firms and FINRA-registered representatives in the area were contacted to gather wealth manager nominations. Fewer than seven percent of wealth managers in the area receive the recognition. The quality of client service provided by nominated wealth managers was evaluated using ten objective criteria, but results may not represent a particular client experience. Not all wealth managers use discretionary control to manage clients’ assets. Five Star Professional, manages the Program, but does not endorse listed wealth managers. Investors should conduct their own evaluation of a financial professional as working with a financial advisor is not a guarantee of future financial success. For details go to: www.fivestarprofessional.com/wm2012researchoverview.htm
  • As part of the FIVE STAR Wealth Manager ("Program") research process, surveys were administered to at least 20% of high–net–worth households in the area, along with financial service professionals (survey dates and details at: www.fivestarprofessional.com/wmresearchspecs). Fewer than seven percent of wealth managers in the area receive the recognition. Wealth managers were evaluated based on customer service, knowledge, overall satisfaction and other criteria. A score averages all responses and may not represent a particular client experience. Not all wealth managers use discretionary control to manage clients’ assets. Crescendo Business Services, LLC, manages the Program, but does not endorse listed wealth managers. Working with this wealth manager is not a guarantee of future financial success. Investors should conduct their own evaluation of a financial professional.
  • 1Based on the number of financial plans annually disclosed in Form ADV, Part 1A, Item 5, available at adviserinfo.sec.gov as of Dec. 31, 2010, and the number of CFP® professionals documented by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
  • 2Ameriprise Financial Second Quarter 2011 Statistical Supplement, June 30, 2011.
  • Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
  • Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results.
  • Ameriprise Financial and its representatives do not provide tax or legal advice. Consult with your tax advisor or attorney regarding specific tax issues.

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