About 1,800 customers of Ameriprise paid roughly $1.8 million in unnecessary front-loaded sales charges and trails on mutual funds, according to the SEC. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Securities and Exchange Commission has slapped a $230,000 fine on Ameriprise Financial Services for recommending higher-fee mutual fund share classes to retail investors in IRAs when lower-cost shares were readily available.
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