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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.

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Newsletters

The Dynamics That Can Drive Inflation

High unemployment and slow wage growth seem to have kept consumer spending and core inflation from growing very rapidly in the first half of 2011. This article reminds investors to keep the potential risk of inflation in mind, because even modest price increases compounded over time can erode the purchasing power of the assets in their portfolios.

New Opportunity Under the Federal Gift Tax

The 2010 Tax Relief Act raised the lifetime gift-tax exclusion to $5 million. This means it could be a good time to make the most of tax-free gift transfers. If so, it's important to understand the annual and lifetime gift exemption limits, as well as which gifts might not be subject to them.

Earning Income from Mutual Funds

More than half of working Americans are concerned that they may not have enough money to live comfortably during retirement. Although mutual funds are often thought of as a tool to build savings, they can also be used to generate income. This article examines the potential income benefits of bond funds, equity or stock income funds, and hybrid funds.

Balancing Stability and Growth

An investor who is 2 or 3 decades from retirement could decide to be more aggressive in pursuing investment growth than someone approaching retirement. Even though investors address this by transitioning to a more conservative asset allocation, they still need to seek growth while balancing the desire for principal preservation. This article offers some factors to consider.

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Calculators

Life Insurance

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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