51.   The wise investor would favor a veteran fund over an upstart, even if the upstart had slightly better lifetime performance.

52.   U.S. investors favored the package, he explained, while some U.K. investors did not.

53.   Traders and economists say investors favor the ringgit because short-term economic growth prospects are brighter in Malaysia than in Singapore.

54.   Traders say domestic investors will favor bonds over stocks and foreign securities.

55.   Virtual merchants that sell products and services exclusively to other businesses are now favored by investors who see that model as underserved and potentially more safely lucrative.

56.   When the earnings yield gets abnormally low, stocks look pricey and investors favor bonds.

57.   Where growth investors look for earnings and stock price momentum, value investors favor stolid but unloved companies selling at low multiples to earnings, revenue or other figures.

58.   When the earnings yield gets unusually high, stocks look cheap and investors favor stocks.

59.   Because higher interest rates can cut into corporate profits, investors have been favoring stocks of companies whose profits are growing rapidly -- namely, technology stocks.

60.   Gold is favored by investors when financial markets and the dollar are weakening.