Advisor

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Advisor or adviser may refer to:

Contents 1 Finances 2 Government positions 3 Publications 4 Specific advisory companies 5 Specific advisory services 6 Other

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
  • National Security Advisor (Canada)
  • National Security Advisor (India)
  • National Security Advisor (United States)
    • Deputy National Security Advisor, deputy to the President's NSA
• 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Specific advisory companies

• Agathon Advisors LLC, a human resources consulting firm
• 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.