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Do Advisors, Clients Suffer From PTSD?

By Dr. Jack Singer

When we think about post-traumatic stress disorder, we typically envision combat, tornadoes, and hurricanes. But PTSD is not limited to life-threatening events. Events threatening financial security (and even career-security) can be very traumatic. A recent study reported in Health & Social Work examined the risk of PTSD associated with sudden and dramatic personal financial loss. […]

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Advising the Advisors – Part 2

By Dr. Jack Singer

Buffer Yourself Against The Real Cause of All of Your Stress By Dr. Jack Singer Licensed Clinical Psychologist Financial Advisor Trainer and Coach In my initial article Advising the Advisors – Part 1, I talked about the surveys done with financial advisors right after the 2008 financial crisis and the alarming percentage of advisors who […]

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Advising the Advisors – Part 1

By Dr. Jack Singer

By Dr. Jack Singer Licensed Clinical Psychologist Financial Advisor Trainer and Coach A Psychological Perspective of PTSD Among Financial Advisors When we think about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we typically envision tornadoes, hurricanes, combat, and other life-threatening events. But PTSD is not limited to life-threatening events. For example, events threatening financial security and even […]

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