11.   However, Investors liked the put option because it allows them to cash out of the bonds if Time Warner becomes a riskier investment in seven years.

12.   In other words, the seemingly riskier investment is safer over time while the outwardly safe one can be dangerous.

13.   Insurance companies must conform to NAIC guidelines, which require them to have more capital set aside for riskier investments.

14.   Investors objected to a move last year into the gambling business, saying casinos were a riskier investment than hotels.

15.   Maybe so, but convenience alone is not the best reason to choose a riskier investment, consumer advocates say.

16.   Most closed-end funds leverage their assets by borrowing and thus are much riskier investments than open-end funds.

17.   Ms. Levine says the lines increasingly blur between men and women in terms of who prefers riskier investments, but they do have different styles of exploring their options.

18.   Since junk-rated companies are considered riskier investments, fund managers want plenty of time to study the company.

19.   Stocks from developing nations are generally considered riskier investments than bonds because governments are more likely to pay their obligations than companies.

20.   Stocks from developing nations are generally considered riskier investments than bon UMgovernments are more likely to pay their obligations than companies.