Mini:Advisor
An advisor is somebody who gives advice (edit). It may refer to:
Finances
- Commodity trading advisor, any person who engages in the business of advising others
- Financial advisor, also known as a financial planner, a practicing professional who helps people to deal with various personal financial issues through proper planning
- In the UK, this person is known as a financial adviser
- Fee-Only financial advisor, a financial advisor compensated only by their clients and accept no commissions or compensation from other sources
- Financial Management Advisor, a professional designation of the Canadian Securities Institute
- Investment advisor, an individual or firm that advises clients on investment matters
- Registered Investment Advisor, an individual who has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state regulatory agency in connection with the management of the investments of others
- Tax advisor, an expert in tax law
Government positions
- Chief Advisor, the Head of State in Bangladesh during the 90 day Caretaker Government
- Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, adviser to the Prime Minister and head of the Office of Science and Technology
- Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff, the head of the Budgeting Directorate of Israel’s Ministry of Defense
- Legal Advisor (CSRT), part of the team tasked to coduct Combatant Status Review Tribunals of captives detained in Guantanamo Bay
- Military or combat advisors, soldiers sent to foreign nations to aid that nation with various military tasks
- National Science Advisor (Canada), advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada and head of the Office of the National Science Advisor
- National Security Advisor, the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security
- Senior Advisor, a person appointed to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy
- Women's Affairs advisor, a female officer in the Israel Defense Forces, in charge of promoting freedom of opportunities for women soldiers
Publications
- Broadband & Internet Advisor (originally Internet Advisor), a magazine which provides articles, news, and reviews relating to Internet technology
- The CPA Technology Advisor, a technology magazine for accounting and tax professionals
- Resident Advisor, an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene
- Peter J. Laugharne, Parliament and Specialist Advice, Manutius Press, 1994. An academic study of expert advisers to committees in the British Parliament.
Specific advisory companies
- Amaranth Advisors LLC, an American multistrategy hedge fund
- Dimensional Fund Advisors, an investment firm that develops mutual funds grounded in academic research
- Greenfield Advisors LLC, a real estate and business consulting firm in Seattle, Washington
- State Street Global Advisors, the investment management division of State Street Corporation
Specific advisory services
- Dipmeter Advisor, an early system developed to aid in the analysis of data gathered during oil exploration
- McAfee SiteAdvisor, an Internet service that warns users that a site may make them victims of malware or spam
- MIT Design Advisor, an online tool for exploring the energy performance of building designs
Other
- Customer Service Advisor, a generic job title in the service industry, principally used in the United Kingdom
- Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor, a qualification required of chemical distributors and storage companies throughout the United Kingdom relating to packing and labelling of hazardous materials
- Technical advisor, an expert in a particular field of knowledge, hired to ensure that this area of knowledge is portrayed accurately in a movie
- Technical Design Advisor, a person is charge of advising in technical aspects of information technology design
- Combine Advisor, a fictional creature from the Half-Life series.