41.   Long-term studies have shown that high-yielding stocks tend to outperform the market.

42.   Mazzaferro explained that technology stocks tend to be volatile, and Xylan is no exception.

43.   Once the prohibition ends, putting more shares on the market, and once brokers lose interest, the stocks tend to settle back.

44.   Over time, stocks tend to rise roughly in line with profit growth, Lynch said.

45.   Penny stocks tend to be thinly traded, making it relatively easy for their prices to be artificially inflated or depressed.

46.   Property stocks tend to move based on their net asset values rather than any rise or fall in the stock market.

47.   Smith noted that restaurant stocks tend to be volatile and are out of favor on Wall Street at the moment.

48.   Small company stocks tend to perform their worst during periods when the economy is weak, he said.

49.   Stocks tend to fall into the value category as a result of earnings disappointments or declining volumes in their industries.

50.   Stocks tend to go down when these deals are announced, and not just because more options signal more dilution for shareholders.