1.   As interest rates fall, investors hungry for bigger returns have more reason to shelve bond investments in favor of stocks.

2.   At first the Monettis had their money in conservative bond investments.

3.   Banks also have large bond investments.

4.   Barnett Banks Inc. said it hired Jack Ablin from BankBoston Corp. as executive vice president in charge of fixed-income bond investments.

5.   Because many investors borrow money to make bond investments, lower interest rates make bonds more attractive.

6.   Bond investors prefer moderate growth and little inflation because rising consumer prices erode the fixed principal and interest payments they receive on their bond investments.

7.   Bond investors prefer moderate growth and little inflation since rising consumer prices erode the fixed principal and interest payments they receive on their bond investments.

8.   A currency hedge implies the underlying value of a bond investment is partially guarded against currency losses through the use of swaps or options.

9.   A rising dollar allows a Japanese investor to bring home more yen after converting the return on a Brady bond investment into the Japanese currency.

10.   A rate increase would hurt bonds by making it more expensive for investors to finance bond investments.