Leslie A. Margolies, JD Financial Consultant

Ms. Margolies is a licensed and registered Financial Professional,and a former practicing attorney.  She is a financial consultant for legal and medical professionals, professional corporations as well as nonprofit organizations.  Ms. Margolies practiced family law for nearly 20 years before becoming a financial consultant.  She also served as Executive Director of a nonrpofit legal services organization for 10 years.   She now devotes much of her time to the efforts of the Society for Financial Awareness, a nationwide nonprofit educational speaker's bureau, whose mission is to raise morale and provide financial education at the workplace in local communities, thus empowering individuals to take control over their financial futures (www.sofaUSA.org).

With the resources now available to her at AXA Advisors, LLC,  AXA Network, LLC and Karr Barth Associates, Inc., Ms. Margolies is able to provide comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory services, employee benefit plans and risk management products for individuals and organizations with the same integrity and due diligence that she devoted to her own nonprofiit organization for many years.  Karr Barth Associates is the local agency of AXA Advisors, formed by George Karr and Bob Barth in 1967-- now equipped with five satellite offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and one of the largest and most successful agencies of AXA Advisors in the United States--the firm has over 350 associates.  The  firm is proud to offer an open architecture including a wide variety of money managers and insurance carriers through their financial professionals. 

Ms. Margolies' unique background in law and nonprofit organizations, combined with the firm's resources, open architecture and local intellectual capital, provides her clients with a distinct advantage.   “People need someone they can trust to turn to for unbiased advice on many different financial issues affecting their lives, their families, their communities and organizations.  At Karr Barth, we have the knowledge and professional expertise on staff in our local office which I utilitze on their behalf to help map out a truly customized strategic course for our clients' financial futures.  We are able to provide effective guidance as well as ongoing oversight so that our clients are able to handle the financial transitions in their busy lives.  For most business  professionals, we are able to help them get their ducks in a row without ever leaving their office.”

Transitions of any kind usually present both an emotional as well as a financial challenge - whether the transition is a marriage, divorce, raising a family, opening or closing a business or professional practice, experiencing a career or employment change, retirement or even a death in the family.  Each of these phases in life present different financial issues that should be addressed professionally to help keep you on track to meet your long-term goals. 

Ms. Margolies is a frequent writer and speaker about financial planning issues, and, although she does not provide legal advice or services in her capacity as an AXA Advisors or Karr Barth Financial Professional,  her legal background provides her with a unique perspective.  Ms. Margolies enjoys the teaching and coaching aspect of her work and she periodically teaches workshops regarding various financial planning issues.  She still remains active with charitable organizations and causes of interest to her, such as the environment and sustainable energy, homelessness and housing, the advancement of financial education of the public, as well as children and adoption issues.

Ms. Margolies lives in Lansdale Pennsylvania with her two daughters and enjoys photography and outdoor activities such as hiking, horsebackriding, gardening and farm living surrounded by cornfields, tree farms and the local animal life.  She volunteers for several committees within her local school district including the Environmental Committee for Worcester Elementary School.

Please note that Karr Barth Associates has satellite offices in Bethlehem, Harrisburg and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as well as Marlton and Princeton, New Jersey.

AXA Advisors and AXA Network do not provide tax or legal advice.  Please consult your own legal and tax advisors regarding your particular circumstances.