# Investor Relations

*Careers & Credentials — Finicade finance glossary*

Investor relations manages communication between a listed company and the market — earnings calls, guidance, investor days, analyst relationships. It sits between finance and communications, and it operates under strict fair-disclosure rules that forbid selectively telling one investor something material. Guidance policy is its most consequential decision, since the numbers a company chooses to promise become the numbers it is judged against.

**Also known as:** IR, investor relations officer, earnings call

**Related terms:** [Chief Financial Officer](https://finicade.com/glossary/chief-financial-officer), [Disclosure](https://finicade.com/glossary/disclosure), [Form 10-K](https://finicade.com/glossary/form-10-k), [Management Discussion & Analysis](https://finicade.com/glossary/management-discussion-and-analysis), [Material Nonpublic Information](https://finicade.com/glossary/material-nonpublic-information)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/investor-relations