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February 09, 2012 @ 05:52 PM

Dow Jones Industrials 12,890.46+ 6.51
Dow Jones Transportation 5,309.09+ 10.48
Dow Jones Utilities 451.02- 1.46
Nasdaq Composite 2,927.23+ 11.37
Nasdaq 100 2,563.93+ 18.21
S&P 500 1,351.95+ 1.99
S&P 100 611.10+ 0.72
S&P Mid-Cap 400 975.21+ 2.00
S&P Volatility Index 18.63+ 0.47
NYSE Composite 8,081.25- 1.73
10 Year Treasury Note 2.05+ 0.07
Wilshire 5000 14,228.05+ 17.74

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AXA Financial

My name is Marc Thal. Welcome to my Web site.

As a financial professional of AXA Advisors, LLC and active member of the Delaware Valley community, I am dedicated to helping individuals and businesses build their financial futures.

To stay on top of my field and develop my professional skills over my 30 plus year career, I’ve regularly attended industry training and certification programs. This includes completing the curriculum and passing the exams for the:

    • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)1
    • Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)1
    • NASD Securities Registrations: Series 6, Series 7, Series 63 and Series 65

My academic achievements include:

    • Graduate of Central High in Philadelphia
    • Bachelor of Arts Degree from Temple University in Philadelphia

My education, experience and professional affiliations have fostered my practical approach to offering risk management, financial products and planning services to my clients. Rather than just recommending a hodgepodge of unrelated products, first I’ll consider your specific financial goals and investment objectives. Working together, we’ll formulate a strategy to help you address your goals. Then, if it is suitable, I’ll recommend the appropriate products and services to help you execute your strategy.

Maintaining a solid professional foundation is very important to me. My professional affiliations include:

    • Society of Financial Service Professionals
    • National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
    • Million Dollar Round Table – Life member

Sterling GroupIn addition, I am a member of the Sterling Group. The Sterling Group is a select group of financial professionals affiliated with AXA Advisors, LLC who are distinguished as having exceedingly high standards of experience, expertise and service in the industry.

My wife Angie and I live in Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania with our beagle, Morgan.

Thank you for visiting. 

1. ChFC and CLU are professional designations of The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA.

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