31.   In the aftermath, hedge fund managers and other professional investors have been left wondering whether a diverse portfolio offers any protection from future financial storms.

32.   Indeed, that has been the style of professional investors.

33.   Internet stocks, which have been pushed to heights professional investors have long said were unsustainable, continued to be battered.

34.   It is Friday morning, and you are watching a professional investor being interviewed on CNBC.

35.   Many economists, bond-market watchers and other professional investors predict the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates today in an effort to shore up the economy.

36.   Many professional investors are managing their funds with an eye toward such theories as convexity and duration.

37.   Many professional investors are trying to exploit the split personality of the market by buying very selectively.

38.   Many professional investors had already reduced their presence in Mexico by the time the peso started to slide.

39.   Most professional investors and market experts are not overly concerned about this kind of activity.

40.   Most professional investors pick stocks based on the business prospects for the company involved, and say the Super Bowl theory is just another silly statistical oddity.