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AXA Advisors

Helping You Plan Your Financial Future

Don Hughett and Joe Brungs are financial professionals who have found that their team approach is incredibly valuable in servicing both their many corporate and individual clients.

Their aim is to empower you to make informed decisions and take effective action toward meeting your specific goals. 

Through AXA Advisors, Don and Joe are able to approach each client as an individual and offer objective advice to appropriately fit your unique situation.

This site has been created to to help you gain a better understanding of the financial concepts behind insurance, investing, retirement, estate planning*, and wealth preservation. It is also to help you become aware of the opportunities and potential rewards that become available when you take a proactive approach to your personal financial situation. Most importantly, we hope you see the value of working with skilled professionals to pursue your financial goals.

Feel free to browse our site. You'll find a variety of articles, calculators, and research that we hope will answer your questions or stimulate your interest.

If you have a specific question or want more information, just click on contact us in the menu to the right.

*Funded through the use of life insurance and other financial products

 

Newsletters

GDP: Measuring the Economy

It's likely you've heard a lot about the gross domestic product (GDP) if you follow the news. But what is its impact on the national economy and how has the Great Recession impacted the GDP? This primer explains the numbers behind the GDP and what it ultimately tells us about the economic health of the nation.

Tax-Efficient Investments for the Tax-Averse

Raising taxes is one of many ideas that have been proposed to help reduce mounting federal budget deficits. Readers who are concerned about the prospect of higher taxes in the future may want to consider the tax advantages associated with municipal bonds and tax-exempt mutual funds.

Deciding When to Begin

Waiting until full retirement age (or up to age 70) to claim Social Security may result in significantly higher monthly benefits. At age 62, the earliest age to claim Social Security, the amount received could be only 70% of the benefit received at "full retirement age" (which ranges from age 65 to 67 depending on year of birth).

HOT TOPIC: Understanding the Three New U.S. Trade Agreements

Congress recently approved trade agreements with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama. They are the first U.S. trade agreements in four years. This article examines the pros and cons of the agreements and how they may stimulate the U.S. economy.

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Calculators

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How much life insurance would you need to produce a sufficient income stream for your family?

College Funding

Use this calculator to estimate the cost of your child’s education, based on the variables you input.

Tax-Deferred Savings

Compare the potential future value of tax-deferred investments to that of taxable investments.

Cost of Retirement

Use this calculator to estimate how much income and savings you may need in retirement.

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