Press release

LANSDOWNE PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT
JOINS AXA ADVISORS, LLC
RECEIVES ELITE STATUS

November 18, 2009

ASHBURN, VA – Local financial professional Robert R. O’Braitis, and his firm, Lansdowne Private Wealth Management, have joined AXA Advisors in Ashburn as a “Platinum” firm in the company’s Paramount Planning Group.  Less than fifty firms in the United States have received this highly honored recognition from AXA Advisors.

AXA Advisors’ Paramount Planning Group is a select group of financial professionals who are distinguished for achieving a high standard of experience, expertise and service in the industry.

Mark Swartz, JD, CFPTM, ChFC, CLU, Senior Executive Vice President of the company’s Washington, DC Branch explains, “We are extremely honored to have a firm awarded this elite status in our branch.  Lansdowne Private Wealth Management is one of an elite group of firms in the state of Virginia to be granted this honor.  The requirements are extremely high and result in increased client satisfaction.”

Ashburn-based Lansdowne Private Wealth Management was established by Mr. O’Braitis, who has more than two decades of experience in portfolio management, investment strategy, trading and financial analysis. Mr. O’Braitis holds the FINRA Series 7, 8, 24, 63 and 65 registrations.

Mr. O’Braitis is joined by his partner Jason Pitts. Mr. Pitts is the Executive Vice President and Managing Partner of Lansdowne Private Wealth Management.  He has 15 plus years of industry experience and focuses on developing wealth and risk management strategies for business owners, corporate executives, and high net worth Individuals.  Mr. Pitts holds the FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 registrations.

Lansdowne Private Wealth Management is dedicated to helping clients manage their portfolios, as well as providing investment strategies, trading and financial analysis.  With decades of experience in the financial services industry, Lansdowne’s professionals specialize in domestic equity, global fixed income, derivative and risk management strategies. 

According to O’Braitis, his company and its affiliation with AXA Advisors can significantly improve the client experience.  “We’ve always been committed to careful planning, objective guidance and personal service,” he says.  “Our company’s affiliation with AXA Advisors can help us do it even better.  Increased infrastructure and staff can allow me, Jason and our associates more time to work directly with clients.  Additionally, AXA Advisors’ wide network of professionals can give our clients new expertise and new options. Almost every family has a financial riddle that needs solving. We’re better equipped to do that now.”

Mr. O’Braitis is active in community and professional organizations including qualifying for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table, an international, independent, association of more than 29,000, or less than 1 percent, of the world’s highest regarded life insurance and financial services professionals. He also coaches youth athletics and is especially proud of the contributions made to local and national causes by his charitable organization, The O’Braitis Family Foundation.

He lives in Ashburn with his wife Denise and two daughters, Brittany and Madison.

Mr. Pitts lives in Loudoun County Virginia with his wife and two boys.  He's a native Washingtonian and proud graduate of Penn State University.  He enjoys coaching his son's little league teams and spending time outdoors with his family.

Lansdowne Private Wealth Management is located at 44084 Riverside Parkway, Suite 120, Lansdowne, VA 20176.  For more information, call 703-724-9499 or visit http://www.lpwmgroup.com/.

Financial services available to individuals and business owners through AXA Advisors, LLC include: strategies and products for financial protection and investments; asset allocation, college, retirement, business and estate planning strategies; life insurance, annuity and investment products, including mutual funds.  Securities products are offered through AXA Advisors, LLC, NY, NY, member FINRA, SIPC, 10104 (212) 314-4600. Insurance and annuity products are available through an affiliate, AXA Network, LLC and its subsidiaries.

About AXA Equitable
In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (New York, NY) is a leading financial protection company and one of the nation’s premier providers of life insurance and annuities as well as financial strategies, and investment products and services through its affiliate, AXA Advisors, LLC. The company’s products and services are distributed to individuals and business owners through its retail distribution channel, AXA Advisors, LLC; to the financial services market through its wholesale distribution channel, AXA Distributors, LLC; and to corporations and their employees through its corporate distribution channel, Corporate Markets.

AXA Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial Inc., is part of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection strategies and wealth management. “AXA Group” refers to AXA, a French holding company for an international group of insurance and financial services companies together with its direct and indirect consolidated subsidiaries. While a part of the AXA Group, AXA Equitable is solely responsible for its annuity and life insurance obligations. For more information, visit www.axa-equitable.com.

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Contacts:  Matthew Klein, 212-314-2919