11.   A NEED FOR PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP One piece of conventional wisdom making the rounds these days is that investors may prefer the gridlock that a close presidential election brings.

12.   Britain was said to be immune to the shakeout in technology stocks gripping the U.S., and investors preferred to focus on the domestic outlook.

13.   Bryan said investors would prefer that Armstrong Jones realize gains on its existing properties before selling shares to raise money for more ill-conceived projects.

14.   But growth investors prefer to use prices relative to future earnings as a gauge.

15.   But those investors prefer big names and tend to gravitate back toward them.

16.   But, Soifer added, some investors may prefer to wait and see whether the current market turmoil represents a correction or a full-fledged bear market.

17.   Do investors now prefer stock buybacks to big dividends?

18.   Foreign institutional investors would now prefer Indian markets to other Southeast Asian markets, which are facing currency risks attached with investments, analysts say.

19.   Foreign investors prefer to buy shares of Indian companies listed overseas to avoid problems related to share transactions in India.

20.   Foreign investors generally prefer large exporters like Samsung which are easy to trade.