41.   Economists believe that, for whatever reason, investors now think the stock market is less risky than they once did.

42.   Even if a newsletter is successful, investors should think twice before handing money over to its executives to manage.

43.   For all their differences, some investors think the relationship will survive because the men need each other.

44.   Few investors think that the volatility is over.

45.   Few investors think the government will put together another large stock-boosting package because it realizes the price-keeping operations artificially inflate the market.

46.   For months, investors have confidently thought the Asian crisis would provide the brake to slow economic growth here and keep inflation in check.

47.   For those countries that investors think have a chance of qualifying, though, improved prospects for monetary union lately have slashed interest rates relative to Germany.

48.   Given the incredible recent gains in the domestic stock market, investors understandably are thinking about diversifying abroad, where stocks may be undervalued.

49.   Given how sketchy corporate financial information is there, investors might also think long and hard about how reliable those low valuations really are.

50.   He also said some investors think a Casino-Promodes linkup could be bad for Promodes.