We're the broker-dealer and investment advisor for AXA Equitable, a member of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are diverse geographically with main operations in Western Europe, North America and the Asia/Pacific region and had over € 981 billion in client assets under management, as of 12/31/08. Our 6,000 AXA Advisors financial professionals practice in communities throughout the continental United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, serving over three million individual & business clients.