John Elliott Tappan
John Elliott Tappan | |
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| Born | August 29, 1870 |
| Died | January 16, 1957 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer and businessman |
| Known for | Inventing the investment certificate |
| Spouse | Winifred Gallagher Tappan |
| Children | 5 |
John Elliott Tappan (August 29, 1870 - January 16, 1957) was an American lawyer and businessman from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tappan founded Investors Syndicate in 1894, an investment company which later became Investors Diversified Services (IDS), then American Express Financial Advisors, and is known today as Ameriprise Financial and RiverSource.
Tappan is credited with inventing the investment certificate, and making the first certificate available to the public when he founded the Investors Syndicate.