guidance
noun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡaɪdəns/ ushelp and advice about how to do something or to deal with problems:
give/offer/provide guidance (to sb) The website offers guidance to employers on employment law.
guidance on sth The first chapter gives guidance on how to make the best use of existing staff.
Freelance staff have been brought in to help develop software systems under Chris's guidance.
FINANCE
written information that a company gives about its probable financial results for a particular period, before the period has ended:
to provide/give/issue guidance
quarterly/full-year guidance There are only a few companies that don't issue quarterly earnings guidance.