21.   Foreign investors usually prefer to invest in countries where the currency is appreciating.

22.   For that reason, investors may prefer active management, at least for overseas holdings.

23.   For the moment, however, investors prefer to worry.

24.   For their part, investors prefer more information to discreet silence.

25.   If Japanese yields start to rise, some investors may prefer to sell Australian bonds and buy Japanese bonds instead.

26.   Indeed, some investors may prefer these enterprises to Steelcase, despite its less expensive stock.

27.   Investor Funds for Russia Russia adopted new rules to create mutual funds, which could attract much of the money that investors have preferred to squirrel away at home.

28.   Investors often prefer dollars to deutsche marks on signs of political instability in Russia, since Germany has significant economic ties with Russia.

29.   Investors prefer that outcome because the leftist parties are seen more committed to selling off state companies and cutting the budget deficit.

30.   Institutional investors also prefer buying individual stocks to funds, Churchouse said.