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February 22, 2012 @ 10:44 PM

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AXA Advisors

R. Jeffrey Jerome, Financial Consultant

My name is R. Jeffrey Jerome, and welcome to my website.

I have been a successful Financial Consultant since joining AXA Advisors in February, 1996.  My business focuses on retirement planning, and I am dedicated to helping individuals and their families build their financial futures.  My goal is to make your transition between your working life and your retirement as comfortable and worry-free as possible.  I take pride in building relationships with my clients, not only on a professional level, but also a personal level.  I guide my clients to do what is appropirate for them in order to attain any and all financial goals. 

I am currently a member of the Buffalo Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (BAIFA), the Paramount Planning Group of AXA Advisors, and the industry's Million Dollar Round Table, this year also joining the Million Dollar Round Table's Court of the Table.

 

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In recent weeks, the yields on Italian bonds spiked to more than 7%, suggesting the sovereign debt crisis was spreading to a much larger economy and eluding the European Union’s efforts to contain it. The U.S. stock and bond markets have responded to the headlines coming out of Europe. This article explores the role of political risk in U.S. financial market volatility.

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