81.   Since insurance companies own loads of Treasury bonds, a rise of that magnitude decreases the value of their bond portfolio.

82.   Some investors have sold parts of their bond portfolios maturing in six to nine years, he said.

83.   Stansky was widely expected to thin out the bond portfolio and start buying growth stocks.

84.   Still, because of the riskiness of junk bonds, most financial advisers suggest that individuals restrict them to a small portion of their bond portfolios.

85.   That would keep bank profit margins on bond portfolios high.

86.   The bank manages domestic stock and bond portfolios, international investments and a hedge fund -- a partnership for wealthy individuals.

87.   The bond portfolio has shrunk to slightly more than a third of assets.

88.   The bond portfolios in Wellesley, Star and Puritan could provide a good deal of comfort as the market works its way through the next year or so.

89.   The company cited losses in its U.S. bond portfolio, many related to the collapse of Enron, and lower capital gains because of to weak financial markets.

90.   The critical thing that people who are considering bond portfolios need to know is that bonds and bond funds can be treacherous for short-term investors.