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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.(f)

                           CAPITAL SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This Capital Support Agreement ("Agreement"), dated as of March 2, 2009, is by
and between Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Parent"), a Delaware corporation, and
Ameriprise Certificate Company ("ACC"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent.  Parent and ACC are sometimes individually referred to
herein as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties."

                                   RECITALS:

A.      Parent is the sole shareholder of ACC; and

B.      Parent and ACC desire to ensure that ACC continues to operate safely and
        soundly and with a reasonable level of capital while also allowing
        Parent to manage Parent's capital efficiently.

        In consideration of the following agreements and covenants and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

                                   AGREEMENT:

1.      Commitment of Capital.  Parent shall, subject to the conditions set
        forth below in this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary and
        appropriate to cause ACC to maintain during the term of this Agreement
        the amount of capital necessary for ACC to satisfy the minimum capital
        requirements established by the federal, state, local or foreign
        governmental or regulatory authority, agency or commission, court or
        other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity, or
        governmental or non-governmental self-regulatory organization having
        primary jurisdiction over the capital standards of ACC (the "Applicable
        Capital Requirement").

2.      Limitations.  Notwithstanding Section 1 of this Agreement, Parent's
        obligation to provide, or cause to be provided, capital under this
        Agreement is limited to an aggregate amount of no more than $115,000,000
        (the "Maximum Capital Amount").

3.      Quarterly Provision of Capital.  Parent's obligation to provide capital
        pursuant to Section 1 shall arise at any time at which ACC does not have
        an amount of capital sufficient to satisfy the Applicable Capital
        Requirement. Such obligation shall be calculated based upon the monthly
        regulatory filings made by ACC with respect to its Applicable Capital
        Requirement. All infusions or other provisions of capital related to
        Parent's obligation shall be made by Parent once per fiscal quarter.
        With respect to any quarter for which Parent is obligated under this
        Agreement to infuse or otherwise provide capital to ACC, such infusion
        or other provision shall be made by Parent no later than the date on
        which ACC's
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        filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission of its financial
        statements in respect of such fiscal quarter (or, in the case of the
        fourth fiscal quarter, the filing of ACC's financial statements in
        respect of the corresponding fiscal year) is due pursuant to the rules
        and regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
        Parent shall be entitled to receive from ACC such information as Parent
        reasonably deems appropriate to confirm ACC's need for capital.

4.      Representations of ACC.  ACC, based upon the assumption, for purposes of
        Clauses 4.a, 4.b and 4.c below and Section 6.c, that Parent has or will
        infuse the necessary capital as set forth in Section 3 of this
        Agreement, hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:

        a.   ACC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
             standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. ACC has all
             requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its
             properties, to carry on its business as now conducted, and to carry
             out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

        b.   ACC is qualified to do business and in good standing in every
             jurisdiction where its assets are located and wherever necessary to
             carry out its business and operations.

        c.   ACC is operating, and for the immediate future will continue to
             operate, as a going concern capable of realizing assets and
             discharging liabilities in the normal course of operations.

        d.   No  involuntary case has been commenced against ACC under the US
             Bankruptcy Code or under any other applicable bankruptcy,
             insolvency or similar law now or hereafter in effect; no decree or
             order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises for the
             appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee,
             conservator, custodian or other officer having similar powers over
             ACC has been entered; there has been no involuntary appointment of
             an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian of ACC; and no
             warrant of attachment, execution or similar process has been issued
             against any substantial part of the property
             of ACC.

5.      Term of Commitment.  This Agreement shall remain in effect until the
        Expiration Date, which Expiration Date shall be automatically extended
        without amendment of this Agreement for one year, and on each
        anniversary date thereafter, unless the Agreement is terminated pursuant
        to Section 6. "Expiration Date" means January 1, 2010, and each date
        annually thereafter to the extent the Agreement is extended in
        accordance with this Section 5, or the termination date if earlier
        terminated pursuant to Section 6.

6.      Termination.  The Parties may terminate this Agreement prior to the
        Expiration Date as follows:
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   a.   the Parties may terminate this Agreement at any time by mutual written
        consent;

   b.   either Party may terminate this Agreement prior to the Expiration Date
        by providing written notice to the other Party at least thirty (30) days
        prior to the proposed termination date; provided, however, that any
        notice of termination delivered by Parent after an obligation to provide
        capital pursuant to Section 3 has arisen shall not terminate Parent's
        responsibility to provide capital in respect of such obligation;

   c.   this Agreement shall terminate immediately, without notice or further
        action of the Parties, if at any time the representations and warranties
        of ACC in this Agreement are not true and correct as of such time in all
        material respects;

   d.   this Agreement shall terminate immediately, without notice or further
        action of the Parties,  if at any time during the term of this Agreement
        ACC ceases to be a wholly-owned, directly or indirectly, subsidiary of
        Parent; or

   e.   this Agreement shall terminate, without notice or further action of the
        Parties, when the aggregate amount of capital provided, or caused to be
        provided, by Parent to ACC under this Agreement reaches the Maximum
        Capital Amount.

7.  Notices.  Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice or
    other communication herein required or permitted to be given shall be in
    writing and may be personally served, or sent by facsimile or United
    States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given
    when delivered in person or by courier service, or upon receipt of
    facsimile in complete and legible form.  Each such notice, request or
    other communication shall be addressed as follows:

   a.   If to Parent:

        Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
        Attn: Chief Financial Officer
        802 Ameriprise Financial Center
        Minneapolis, MN   55474

   b.   If to ACC:

        Ameriprise Certificate Company
        Attn: Chief Financial Officer
        5228 Ameriprise Financial Center
        Minneapolis, MN   55474
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8.  Amendments.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written
    agreement of the Parties.

9.  Assignment, Successors.  No assignment or transfer by any Party of such
    Party's rights and obligations under this Agreement will be made except with
    the prior written consent of the other Party to this Agreement.  This
    Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties
    and their successors and permitted assigns, and any reference to a Party
    shall also be a reference to a successor or permitted assign.

10. Termination, Amendment or Assignment by ACC.  The termination, material
    amendment or assignment of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6, Section 8
    or Section 9, or the consent to such actions, by ACC shall require the
    approval of ACC's Board of Directors, including a majority of its
    independent directors.

11. Severability.  If any part of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal,
    or unenforceable, the remaining parts of the Agreement shall not be affected
    and shall continue with full force and effect.

12. Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
    each of which will be deemed an original.

13. Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
    accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
    conflict of laws rules thereof.


                             [Signature page follows.]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed, as of the date first above written.



                                             AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC.


                                             By: /s/ Walter S. Berman
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                                             Name:  Walter S. Berman
                                             Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


                                             AMERIPRISE CERTIFICATE COMPANY


                                             By: /s/ William F. Truscott
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                                             Name:  William F. Truscott
                                             Title  President and Chief
                                                    Executive Officer