1.   And perhaps unsurprisingly, substantial investors were more optimistic about their ability to maintain their standard or living and meet financial goals.

2.   As bad loans proliferate, investors are less willing to buy bank debt and equity, making capital scarcer.

3.   Because of the drop in stock prices, investors were able to find some bargains this week.

4.   In the present economic climate, investors should be cautious.

5.   Investors are a little edgy about the financial Markets these days.

6.   Investors are concerned that real estate inflation has gone too far.

7.   Investors are jittery due to uncertainty about interest rates.

8.   Investors are not children or lemmings.

9.   Investors are only human.