Advisor

An advisor is normally a person with more and deeper knowledge in a specific area i.e. a specialist and 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 advisor
- 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 or firm 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

Chief Advisor, the Head of State in Bangladesh during the 90 day Caretaker Government
Financial Advisor to the Chief of Staff, the head of the Budgeting Directorate of Israel’s Ministry of Defence
Legal Advisor (Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants), part of the team tasked to conduct 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 Security Advisor (disambiguation), 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
Ministerial Advisor, aperson appointed to advise relevant minister on the highest levels of the relevant portfolio/ministry.
Women's Affairs advisor, a female officer in the Israel Defence Forces, in charge of promoting freedom of opportunities for women soldiers

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

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

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

Academic advisor, an employee of a college or university who helps students to select courses or an academic major, and engaging in short term and long term educational planning (in some countries, the professor who offers a student academic/methodologic assistance to prepare the work/thesis job necessary to obtain the degree).
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 labeling of hazardous materials
Legal advisor; that is, a lawyer who gives legal advice.
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.