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Left to right: Jay Wade, Ameriprise Financial owner; Ron Coderre, past president of the Putnam Business Association; and Stephen R. Bucknam, at the open house for Bucknam, Masseur Associates, an investment advisory office of Ameriprise Financial, following the finalization of the merger of Ameriprise Financial into Bucknam. Linda Lemmon photo.

 

PUTNAM — An open house was recently held at the Ameriprise Financial in downtown Putnam.

The office is changing over to Info on change over to Bucknam, Masseur Associates, an Investment Advisory Office of Ameriprise Financial

Jay Wade was appointed with IDS Financial Services in December 1989 and opened an office downtown in 1993, above Shaw’s Stationary Store. American Express, the owner of IDS Financial Services, rebranded the company to American Express Financial Advisors late 1990s. In 2006 American Express spun off the financial advisory business to its own free standing company, Ameriprise Financial. In May 2014 Wade  merged his practice with  Bucknam, Masseur Associates, an investment management office of Ameriprise Financial. Its main office is in Warwick, R.I., and currently has five advisers in the practice and six support staff.

Wade said “Bucknam, Masseur Associates has made a commitment to the Putnam area by maintaining the Putnam office to serve clients in the surrounding area.”

 The office suite located at 158 Main St. and has been renovated in order to continue to provide a high level of service to clients.