Our varied professional and personal backgrounds and unique collective experiences is what enables us to pro-actively understand the needs of our clients and what is important to them and not what might be important to those selling financial products and services.

Chuck Hunt is an MBA and Qualified Plan Specialist and brings to the table over 15 years of employment at the State of Illinois Teacher’s Retirement System (TRS) including having served for 3 years as Director of Member Services. His unique understanding of and experience in dealing with teacher and other public employee pensions and benefit packages, enables him to offer comprehensive guidance to the employees of governmental agencies and public and private schools as he works with them on their individual financial plans.

 

Joseph Iacono brings nearly 20 years of experience with AXA Equitable / AXA Advisors.  His breadth of experience with insurance products for life and health is vast.  Joe has achieved nearly every level of recognition possible both within AXA Equitable and the insurance and financial services industry.  Joe offers his clients streamlined, straightforward strategies  to help them deal with their complex financial problems. 
 

Chris Parks is a CPA and Qualified Plan Specialist with 17 years of hands-on business experience in both public accounting and private industry. He started his public accounting career in Springfield with McGladrey and Pullen and has been a controller and Chief Financial Officer for companies in a variety of industries. His approach to educating and helping clients define and reach their goals is based upon tested, suitable and easy to understand fundamental steps.  AXA Advisors, LLC does not provide legal and/or tax advice.

 

V. Paul Smith brings 30 years of CFO experience framed by his hands-on strategy development necessary to address the problems our clients face every day in the management of their business financial services needs.  He has in-depth experience in areas of corporate finance, treasury management, non-qualified executive deferred compensation as well as employee health & welfare plan design.