Advisor Quotations

In seeking a lawyer, you are looking for an advocate, an expert advisor on the law and on your rights and responsibilities, a strategist, a negotiator, and a litigator.

I tried to render the Afghan war as much as I could fro the perspective of the Afghans. I have served as an advisor to Afghan troops, and much of my war experience was seen through the lens of fighting that war alongside Afghan soldiers.

I have a cousin who is a spiritual advisor for Native veterans in Canada, so I'm very familiar with the history of Natives in the military. And growing up as an American Indian myself, the story of Ira Hayes is one that is often told.

It's the job of a special advisor to be the eyes and ears of a minister and it's the job of a corporate lobbyist to represent the best interests of their organization.

We often forget that Iran has a long tradition and history with the United States. Iranians have been coming to the United States as students for decades. American businessmen were in Iran developing the oil fields. ...There was an American financial advisor to the Iranian government in the early part of the century.

I grew up in the 70s, when the careers advisor used to come to school, and he used to get the kids together and say, 'Look, I advise you to get a career, what can I say? That's it.'

Online stock trades are $9.99 - period - no strings attached. This is only part of the value proposition, though. From trading tools to investment planning, clients can tailor the level of service that fits their needs. As we develop these new offerings, we believe we have a unique opportunity to leverage the core strengths that made us a leader with active traders and apply those to the long-term investor and advisor segments.

Frank asks me questions, and I give him opinions, and that's it. I'm the senior advisor to the chairman of the board. It wouldn't be good if we both had the same opinions.

I have a financial advisor who advises me but he wouldn't reckon himself to be involved 'in the game'.

If that advisor or instructor is not there year in and year out, the kids really don't get hooked into the program. That's what I pretty much ran into there (Weiner) and I pretty much built the program.

John brings experience and background in global capital markets that will add value to our board. His experience with many companies in a broad range of industries as an investment banking advisor over a 20-year career is a perspective we want serving on our board.

Someone over there is playing blatant politics with their office by sending out their political advisor to smear people who haven't been found guilty of anything.

Rebalancing forces the investor to do what is typically emotionally uncomfortable but financially productive. Emotional biases tempt us to chase performance. An advisor can bring an objective third party perspective that's more rational.

I think it's crucial that there be a family advisor who was close to running the company; who the family can trust, and who can guide discussions. That was probably why it happened so smoothly.

I think it's good news for investors. Investors already pay a management fee to the advisor to run the fund - it might shock investors to know they are paying, say, another 50 basis points for research.

Usually when reporting on powerful public figures, the press advisor and I would have had a conversation that established what journalists call 'ground rules,' placing restrictions on what can and cannot be reported.

My brother was an advisor to Michael Manley and they wanted to do a project in McIntyre Lands. It was about 1972. I volunteered to design a scheme and the next thing I knew the PNP won (the general election).

Wellington Mara was a dear friend and football fans everywhere mourn his passing. Throughout my tenure as an NFL owner he was an invaluable advisor in person and in our many phone calls. As a Hall of Fame owner and backbone of the League, he shaped the sport we all love so dearly. My thoughts and prayers are with his family during this sad time.

To break even only would have satisfied us. As one advisor said, it would be far better to invest (Challenger's operating costs) directly into social work and community projects.

We're honored to be recognized for the second consecutive year by Lotus Advisor Magazine for our technology development work and commitment to the Lotus community. This award acknowledges the importance of issues related to compliance and corporate governance for enterprises in every sector, and we believe our offerings constitute the best technology and services on the market.

Wait one year before you do anything, and hire an objective advisor and an attorney. And unplug your phone.

During his 36-year career at GM, Mike has made a tremendous contribution to GM in a broad range of assignments, ... And, he's been a long-time advisor and friend to me and many others in the company. We thank him and wish him well.

What I've asked the students to do on the phone is put together a list of all the classes you've completed; list the classes you were registered for for the fall term and that will give an advisor here a clue here as to what you should be taking.

I've been to a lawyer, and a business advisor and a CPA (Certified Public Accountant), and I have a business plan ready.

They apparently developed a relationship. He was a youth advisor in his church group and apparently that's how the two got together.

With recent reforms in U.S. bankruptcy law making it more difficult than ever to erase debt, it's important to protect yourself. If you face financial challenges, seek the advice of a lawyer or professional financial advisor to explore alternatives.

The recent name change to the Old Mutual Advisor Funds II enables us to market all of our fund choices under one common Old Mutual branding strategy. The new manager assignments further enhance our product offering to the financial community as part of a broad, multi-tiered fund family that provides solutions for a variety of investment needs.

A wise parent humours the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

Personality traits have nothing to do with competence or integrity. Investors should not trust a friendly advisor to the exclusion of performing an objective evaluation process.

The PPL program has missed Professor Arthur's guidance. Many students over the course of this semester have approached us to express their wishes for his recovery. Students have also expressed their hope to take a course from him next year. The strong and supportive student response is a testament to Professor Arthur's dedication and work as a teacher and advisor to so many students.

In the U.S., we're working with our retail financial advisor network to create a first class mortgage program.

Not only can the partner sell the CSC module and make a profit on the initial sale, but also each year the customer will need to renew the license, which gives the partner additional profit, as well as allowing the partner to continue to show their value as the trusted security advisor to the customer.

At this stage of the game, the agent becomes an advisor and big brother to the player. Charles is a good person and a good father ... You work harder for the clients you like.

I have tendered my resignation as a presidential economic advisor and handed it to my employer. I think the decision will be approved.

He's tremendously well respected in the juvenile justice field. He's like a senior advisor to all of us.

I probably wouldn't have even known about it, but my academic advisor called me and told me.

It just so happened that I was going to be her advisor for the Presidential Scholars program that summer.

After careful deliberation, consultation with my financial advisor and consideration of developments since the announcement of the merger, I have decided to vote against the transaction. I believe that Hewlett-Packard can create greater value for stockholders as a stand-alone company than as a company combined with Compaq.

a friend, advisor and confidant to generations of Yorktown youth.

Any suggestion by the Office of Independent Counsel or its public relations advisor that the president should do otherwise is reckless and irresponsible.

An important one that comes to mind is the California Scholarship Federation, which requires a lot of bookkeeping and also supervising, as the advisor calculates and administers academic honors and rewards for graduation. I know the work of this club was begun well before it was clear there would be no stipend.

As economic policy advisor to a new German government and head of a council for growth and innovation, (von Pierer) will bring with him huge expertise and vast experience.

The goal isn't for the advisor to divorce him or herself from the brand, but rather to go beyond it.

The first question I ask an advisor is, 'What are you saying now when someone asks you what you do?' Oftentimes the advisor says: 'I am a vice president with x brokerage.' This is too generic, and it's not client-centric.

As White House Counsel, Harriet Miers served as the key legal advisor on controversial legislative matters. Therefore, the White House should disclose the advice she provided the administration on key legislation such as the anti-marriage constitutional amendment and the Marriage Protection Act.

Abe Foxman has been a friend and advisor of mine for a long time.

It's been a strange day - a day when I thought I was on top of the world, planning my life. I planned all of my courses for the rest of the semester at Smith, and talked to my advisor about honoring in History.

I cannot remember a national security advisor testing in public, under oath, talking at length about policy matters, and that's an unusual event.

I rob banks because that's where the money is.