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Financial Announces Agreement With The National Association For Female Executives

NEW YORK, NY – National Association For Female Executives (NAFE), the largest women’s professional and business owners association, and AXA Financial, Inc., one of the nation’s premier financial services organizations, announced their agreement whereby AXA Financial - through its subsidiary AXA Advisors, LLC   -  will remain the exclusive provider of comprehensive financial planning services for NAFE’s nationwide membership of approximately 70,000 professional executive women, businesswomen and female business owners, for the third year in a row.

Through its national network of financial professionals, AXA Advisors will offer services to help NAFE’s members meet their financial planning, asset management, wealth accumulation, estate and retirement planning needs.

“Women need to pay attention to their financial futures beginning with their first job, but few business women have the time to do it themselves,” said   Betty Spence, Ph.D., president of NAFE.  “That’s why NAFE is pleased to continue our relationship with AXA Financial to provide our members with this benefit, as well as access to the necessary skills, resources and experience to help them achieve their financial goals”.  

AXA Advisors financial professionals team up with NAFE’s 150 local networks to help promote the financial well-being of the organization’s members, through financial education that directly addresses issues which impact women and financial planning.   The organization’s members, who elect to receive fee-based financial planning services, will receive a complimentary financial review. 

“For over 34 years, the National Association for Female Executives has been working to help women achieve professional and financial success – through education, networking and public advocacy,” said Stacy Braun, senior vice president of marketing for AXA Financial.   “For the last two years, AXA Advisors and NAFE have worked together to help educate women executives and business owners on the importance of financial planning for themselves, their families and their businesses.”

About NAFE

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country, provides resources and services – through education, networking, and public advocacy – to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security.

About AXA Financial

AXA Financial is one of the premier U.S. organizations providing financial protection and wealth management through its strong brands: AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, AXA Advisors, LLC, Alliance Capital Management, L.P., Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, AXA Distributors, LLC, and the MONY family of companies, including MONY Life Insurance Company, U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company, Advest, Inc., and Lebenthal, a division of Advest, Inc. (Member: NYSE, NASD, SIPC.) AXA Financial had approximately $551.28 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2004.   AXA Financial is a member of the global AXA Group.  AXA Advisors does not provide legal or tax advice.