D Cowie National Leader Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

Donald W. Cowie, CPA, MBA

attends AXA Advisors National Leaders Conference

Mr. Richard P. Benonis, Divisional Executive VP Congratulates Mr. Donald W. Cowie, CPA, MBA and Retirement Planning Specialist

June 1, 2011

San Diego, CA -- Donald W. Cowie, CPA, MBA and Retirement Planning Specialist with AXA Advisors recently attended the AXA Advisors National Leaders Forum in San Diego, CA.  The National Leaders Forum recognizes AXA Advisors Financial Professionals who have attained certain levels of production and client satisfaction.

Mr. Cowie has been in financial services industry for over 30 years and employed by AXA Advisors as a Financial Professional since December 1995.  He is responsible for assisting individual and business clients with their financial planning needs. He also teaches a Personal Financial Planning course at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.

He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, a 1978 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with and MBA in Finance and a CPA.  He has also been awarded the title of Retirement Planning Specialist based on his receipt of a Certificate in Retirement Planning from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  

He is involved in several in several community activities, including Treasurer and former President of the East Hills Kiwanis Club, Treasurer of the Business Networking Group, Johnstown Chapter, member and former Vice-President of the East Hills Business Association, and a member of the Greater Johnstown / Cambria Country Chamber of Commerce.

He and his wife, Wendi, live in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County.

Financial products and services available to individuals and small business through AXA Advisors include personal and business financial planning, retirement planning, college funding, and estate planning strategies.  Products available include: life, health, disability income and long term care insurance as well as annuities, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, brokerage and managed accounts and CDs.

About AXA Equitable

In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (NY, NY) is a leading financial protection company and one of the nation’s premier providers of life insurance, annuityand financial products and services.  The company’s products and services are distributed to individuals and business owners through its retail distribution channel, AXA Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC) and to the financial services market through its wholesale distribution channel, AXA Distributors, LLC.  Find AXA Equitable on Facebookand Twitteror visit the company’s multi-media newsroom The Source @ AXA Equitable.

AXA Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial, Inc., is part of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection strategies and wealth management.  “AXA Group” refers to AXA, a French holding company for an international group of insurance and financial services companies together with its direct and indirect consolidated subsidiaries.   For more information, visit www.axa-equitable.com.

Securities products are offered through AXA Advisors, LLC, NY, NY, 10104  (212) 314-4600, member FINRA, SIPC.  Investment advisory products and services offered through AXA Advisors, LLC, an investment advisor registered with the SEC. Insurance and annuity products are available through an affiliate, AXA Network, LLC, and its insurance agency subsidiaries.

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For additional information please contact

Donald W. Cowie, CPA, MBA

Retirement Planning Specialist

www.donaldcowie.com

AXA Advisors, LLC

969 Eisenhower Blvd., Suite D

Johnstown, PA  15904

814-266-8641

800-800-3749