11.   Fund companies are then able to market that performance to the public, stepping through a loophole in government regulations that restrict similar actions by private investment pools.

12.   Government agencies temporarily place surplus cash in the investment pool to fund future expenses.

13.   Hedge funds are loosely regulated investment pools.

14.   If no other buyers could be found, the bonds were to be repurchased by an investment pool managed by Orange County Treasurer Robert L. Citron.

15.   If they are so smart, why did the investment pool that they helped create, Long-Term Capital Management LP, collapse last month?

16.   In addition, several alternative investment pools offered by investment houses have since become available to municipalities.

17.   In a recent case involving a huge loss in a municipal investment pool, Wall Street firms paid heavily.

18.   In the aftermath of the bankruptcy, the county slashed services and restructured its investment pool.

19.   In the aftermath of its historic bankruptcy, Orange County slashed services and restructured its investment pool.

20.   Instead, it is an investment pool where municipalities put their extra cash in order to earn more.