CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3, No. 333-149953 of
RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Advantage(R) Variable Annuity/RiverSource
Retirement Advisor 4 Select(R) Variable Annuity/RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4
Access(R) Variable Annuity, RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage Plus(R)
Variable Annuity/ RiverSource Retirement Advisor Select Plus(R) Variable
Annuity, RiverSource(R) RAVA 5 Advantage/RAVA 5 Select/RAVA 5 Access/Variable
Annuity(Offered for contract applications signed prior to April 30, 2012),
RiverSource(R) RAVA 5 Advantage/RAVA 5 Select/RAVA 5 Access/Variable
Annuity(Offered for contract applications signed after April 30, 2012),
RiverSource(R) Retirement Group Annuity Contract I, and RiverSource(R)
Retirement Group Annuity Contract II of our report dated February 24, 2012
relating to the financial statements, which appear in RiverSource Life Insurance
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 20, 2012



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 23,
2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of RiverSource Life
Insurance Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Post-Effective  Amendment  No.1 to the Registration Statement (Form  S-3,
333-149953) for the registration of the RiverSource Guaranteed Term Annuity
offered by RiverSource Life Insurance Company.

                                                          /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 20, 2012



            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 23,
2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of RiverSource Life
Insurance Company included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3,
333-149953) for the registration of the RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4
Advantage(R) Variable Annuity, RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Select(R)
Variable Annuity, RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Access(R) Variable Annuity,
RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage Plus(R) Variable Annuity, RiverSource
Retirement Advisor Select Plus (R) Variable Annuity, RiverSource(R) RAVA 5
Advantage Variable Annuity, RAVA 5 Select Variable Annuity, and RAVA 5 Access
Variable Annuity (offered prior to April 30, 2012), RiverSource(R) RAVA 5
Advantage Variable Annuity, RAVA 5 Select Variable Annuity, RAVA 5 Access
Variable Annuity(offered on or after April 30, 2012) RiverSource(R) Retirement
Group Annuity Contract I and RiverSource(R) Retirement Group Annuity Contract II
offered by RiverSource Life Insurance Company.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 20, 2012