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INVESTORS DIVERSIFIED SERVICES INC.
INVESTORS DIVERSIFIED SERVICES INC. Ameriprise Financial began as Investors Syndicate in 1894. A few of the company's key milestones include:
1894 - John Tappan founds Investors Syndicate in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1937 - Company assets reach $100 million
1940 - Investors Syndicate introduces one of the first mutual funds, the
Investors Mutual Fund, giving clients new investing options and
two advantages: diversification and professional management. By
the 1960s, Investors Mutual Fund is the largest balanced mutual
fund in the world.
1949 - Investors Syndicate changes its name to Investors Diversified
Services, Inc. (IDS)
1958 - IDS founds the Investors Syndicate Life Insurance and Annuity
Company (now known as RiverSource Life Insurance Company)
1974 - the IDS Centre (now IDS Center) is opened in downtown Minneapolis
as the company's headquarters
1979 - IDS became a wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation
pursuant to a merger
1984 - American Express completes acquisition of IDS Financial Services
from Alleghany Corporation; company renamed as American Express
Financial Advisors (AEFA)
1986 - IDS acquires Wisconsin Employers Casualty Company of Green Bay
and renames it IDS Property Casualty Insurance Company
1994 - IDS reaches $100 billion in assets and conducts business under
the American Express brand
2001 - American Express Financial Corporation builds a new headquarters
in downtown Minneapolis
2003 - American Express Financial Corporation acquires London-based
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
2005 - American Express Financial Corporation spins off and becomes
an independent company named Ameriprise Financial, Inc.; begins
trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AMP
2006 - Ameriprise Financial launches Ameriprise Bank, FSB
2007 - Ameriprise Financial debutes at 297 on the FORTUNE 500 list
2008 - Ameriprise Financial acquires H&R Block Financial Advisors for
$315 million, and the asset management firm J. & W. Seligman & Co.
for $400 million; declines U.S. Government financial assistance
2009 - Ameriprise Financial acquires long-term asset management business
of Columbia Management for $1.2 billion from Bank of America
2010 - Ameriprise Financial completes 116 years of existence and its fifth
anniversary as an independent public company
2011 - Ameriprise Financial takes its proprietary Dream > Plan > Track >
approach to Financial Planning to consumers in India
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The 1962 Dubuque City Directory listed 1580 Curtis.
The 1972 Dubuque City Directory listed 917 W. 5th.
The 1983 through 1985 Dubuque City Directory listed 220 W. 7th. and 805 Century Drive.
The 1987 through 1989 Dubuque City Directory listed 805 Century Drive and 880 Locust.
The 1993 Dubuque City Directory listed 805 Century Drive and 3255 Foothill Ct.

