AXA Advisors

Ilyas Akbar

Welcome to my web site.

As a financial professional for AXA Advisors, LLC, I assist individuals and businesses in the development and implementation of strategies to help meet their long-term financial objectives.

I obtained my Bachelor's Degree in Accounting at Syracuse University and hold a professional designation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).*  Prior to joining AXA Advisors I was in public accounting with KPMG LLP.

My educational background, and professional experience has driven me to use a systematic approach in working with my clients to determine their financial goals and investment objectives. The next step is to create a strategy to address these goals and objectives. Then as a registered representative of AXA Advisors, LLC, I will recommend the appropriate products and services to execute the strategy. My goal is to empower my clients with the information they require to make sound financial decisions.

In my spare time I like to travel, exercise, and spend time with my family. In addition I mentor two high school students, and serve on the advisory board of the Empowered Mentee Family, a not-for-profit organization.

Take a moment to browse through some of the features of my web site, which includes helpful financial calculators and newsletters on a variety of topics.

Thank you for visiting my web site and I look forward to working with you in the near future.

 

*I do not provide accountancy services in my role as a financial professional with AXA Advisors.
Calculators

Retirement Plan Early Distribution

Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.

Loan Payoff

How much will it cost to pay off a loan over its lifetime?

Mortgage Refinancing

Determine whether you should consider refinancing your mortgage.

Cost of Retirement

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

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Newsletters

A Simple Way to Help Your Family

A letter of instructions, while not a legal document, can help your family cope during a difficult period by providing information that has no place in a will.

Beware the Better-Than-Average Effect

Economists have found that, on average, people tend to believe that their own lives are improving at a faster rate than most everyone else's.

HOT TOPIC: Sum of All Fears: Are Risk Aversion and Greed All in the Mind?

Do you change your investment strategy as the markets go up and down, or do you stay the course? As difficult as it may be, staying the course is usually the more advisable approach — but research shows that you may need to defy your brain to do it.

HOT TOPIC: What's Ahead for 2010?

Economists expect the economy to grow by a respectable 3% in 2010, but they don't hold out much hope for the employment situation. What else can investors and consumers expect from the coming year?

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