When compared to the stress levels of the general population, advisor stress levels are a bit scary.(Photo: Shutterstock)
Advisors are under stress, and use on-the-job coping mechanisms rather than avoidance techniques to deal with it.
That's according to a new survey from FlexShares, which reports that not only are advisors reporting an average stress level 23.3 percent higher than the national average, but the ways in which they deal with that stress differ from those used by many others.
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Marlene Satter
Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.
