21.   Rental properties can be a profitable investment.

22.   Rising stocks weigh on bonds, making equities seem a more profitable investment.

23.   Seats on the exchange have themselves proven a profitable investment.

24.   Some Asian investors were optimistic the agreement would make Treasuries a profitable investment.

25.   The executive, who asked not to be identified, noted that Interscope has been a profitable investment for Time Warner.

26.   The rising dollar also prompted concern Japanese investors might shop abroad from more profitable investments.

27.   To make good on those promises, insurers have to cut losses on stocks and look for more profitable investments.

28.   To make good on those promises they have to cut losses on stocks and look for more profitable investments.

29.   When the market is insane, sanity is not a profitable investment strategy.

30.   A company official said the rise in profit was primarily due to improved prices, a drop in expenses and profitable investments in other firms.