1.   Investors were shifting funds from U.S. to Asian stocks.

2.   This approach requires very different kinds of investment, unlikely to save institutional funds overall, although it will shift funds towards areas such as networking infrastructure.

3.   Among the most important services to shareholders are check-writing privileges and the ability to shift funds within the same family with a telephone call.

4.   Anecdotally, real estate brokers report that many buyers are shifting funds they had invested in stocks to housing.

5.   Bonds have been boosted in recent weeks as domestic investors have been shifting funds into fixed-income securities in the wake of falling global stock markets.

6.   A declining stock market can support bonds by prompting investors to shift funds into bonds from equities in search of more stable returns.

7.   A German rate rise could spur similar increases throughout Europe, prompting investors to shift funds to fixed-income securities, such as bonds.

8.   A strong showing by the stock market can hurt bonds by prompting investors to shift their funds into equities in search of better returns.

9.   A widening gap between interest rates in different countries often benefits the currency with the comparatively higher rate, as investors shift funds seeking better return on deposits.

10.   All the same, a report from CS First Boston said investors should shift some funds out of Brazil and invest more in Chile and Mexico.