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January 27, 2012 @ 10:32 PM

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Axa Advisors

Vice President, Northern Division

As a financial professional with AXA Advisors,LLC, I am dedicated to helping individuals and businesses build their financial futures.

My education, experience, and professional affiliations have fostered my practical approach to offering financial advice and planning services to my clients. Rather than just recommending a hodgepodge of unrelated products, first I'll consider your specific financial goals and investment objectives. Working together, we'll formulate a strategy to help you work toward your goals. Then, if it is appropriate in your situation, as a registered representative of AXA Advisors, LLC, and an insurance agent of AXA Network,LLC, I'll recommend the appropriate products and services to help you execute your strategy.

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