Stephen A. Vaughan

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CRD#: 2594665

Professional summary

Stephen Arnold Vaughan was suspended by undefined from acting as a broker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm.

Stephen Arnold Vaughan was a registered financial professional .

Stephen is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1995. Stephen had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series 31 and Series 7 exams.

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

October 5, 2009 - December 9, 2015

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 6363

HOUSTON, TX

Past

October 5, 2009 - December 9, 2015

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 6363

HOUSTON, TX

Past

April 28, 2009 - October 5, 2009

AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.

RIA

CRD#: 5979

HOUSTON, TX

Past

April 3, 2009 - October 5, 2009

AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.

CRD#: 5979

HOUSTON, TX

Past

July 1, 2003 - April 6, 2009

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 19616

HOUSTON, TX

Past

July 1, 2003 - April 6, 2009

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 19616

HOUSTON, TX

Past

April 27, 2001 - July 1, 2003

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

RIA

CRD#: 7471

HOUSTON, TX

Past

April 27, 2001 - July 1, 2003

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 7471

NEW YORK, NY

Past

April 18, 1995 - May 3, 2001

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

CRD#: 7556

PURCHASE, NY

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 6363 / SEC#: 801-28543, 8-16791

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/5/1986 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Kansas City district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

IAR

Series 65

Date: 12/14/1999

Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 4/26/1995

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 12/9/2015

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 31

Date: 11/14/1995

Futures Managed Funds Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 4/17/1995

General Securities Representative Examination

Current Firm

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 6363 / SEC#: 801-28543, 8-16791

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/5/1986 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Kansas City district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

9013rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55402

Mailing Address

5221 Ameriprise Financial Center, Minneapolis, MN 55474

Phone number

(612) 671-3131

Established

Delaware since 06/14/1971

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

14,000

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

AMERIPRISE MANAGED ACCOUNTS (9/26/2025)

AMERIPRISE MANAGED ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE (9/26/2025)

AMERIPRISE PREMIER RETIREMENT INCOME (7/25/2025)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - LIMITED CONSULTING SERVICES SUPPLEMENT (3/28/2025)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - DIVORCE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SUPPLEMENT (3/28/2025)

AMERIPRISE RETIREMENT PLAN CONSULTING SERVICES (3/28/2025)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES - FLEXIBLE SERVICE SUPPLEMENT (3/28/2025)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES (3/28/2025)

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICE - CONSULTING SERVICE SUPPLEMENT (3/28/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
AMPF HOLDING, LLC	SHAREHOLDER
DOREN, MITCHELL DAVID	REGION VICE PRESIDENT (TEXAS DESIGNATED OFFICER)	2129844
FLEMING, JOSEPH DANIEL	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	2093776
MATTOX, MICHAEL SCOTT	VICE PRESIDENT - CONTROLLER, INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER	4383501
O'CONNELL, PATRICK HUGH	DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-FIELD MANAGEMENT	2246285
SENNE, ANN MARIE	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT - WEALTH MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS	2515669
SWEENEY, JOSEPH EDWARD	PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	4668713
WILLIAMS, WILLIAM JERRYL	EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL GROUP & AMERIPRISE ADVISOR CENTER	1954117

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	2,281,153
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 564,622,896,919

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	79
Civil Event	1
Arbitration	103

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
08/19/2025	Cover Page	Report
09/23/2024	Cover Page	Report
10/24/2023	Cover Page	Report
12/16/2022	Cover Page	Report

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Stephen A. Vaughan

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.

AMERIPRISE ADVISOR SERVICES, INC.

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.

Primary Firm SEC Registration

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 65

Date: 12/14/1999

Series 63

Date: 4/26/1995

SIE

Date: 12/9/2015

Series 31

Date: 11/14/1995

Series 7

Date: 4/17/1995

Current Firm

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (51 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

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