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May 27, 2012 @ 11:29 AM

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John C. Anderson, CFP®, President

My background provides me with the qualifications to address your financial goals.  In addition, I can work with teams of financial professionals throughout AXA Advisors’ national network to bring you well-rounded advice and guidance.  I have been a registered representative of AXA Advisors since December 2001 and have been in the industry since that time.  I hold an Economics degree from Harvard College and an MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg Graduate School of Management.  My achievements at AXA include:  Branch Class Leader in 2002 and 2003, International Sales Campaign Leader in Fall 2002, appointment as a Vice President in the Chicago Branch in August 2004, and obtaining my Certified Financial Planning Designation in January 2008.  I am involved in the National Black MBA Association, the Kellogg Alumni Club of Chicago, the National Sales Network and the 100 Black Men of Chicago.

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