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AXA Advisors, LLC

I am a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™professional as well as a non-practicing attorney  and have been in the financial planning and management industries since 1987.

       After an eight-year tour of duty in the U. S. Navy, I received my Bachelor of Sciences Degree from the University of Southern Illinois and went on to receive my law degree from George Washington University Law School, passing the bar in the state of Virginia.

       I completed my studies for the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation at the American College. I am a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council.  

       In 2008, I received a Certificate in Retirement Planning from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.  Read more about the Retirement Planning Specialist designation and my Wharton experience by clicking the link on the home page.

 

CFPÒand CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTMare certification marks owned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.  These marks are awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

 AXA Advisors, LLC does not provide legal or tax advice.   

 

 

 

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