1.   As a result, some banks may be reluctant to unload their holdings, even when prices reach record highs and yields dip to new lows.

2.   As stocks begin to fall, more and more optimists turn pessimistic and unload their holdings.

3.   One bond fund manager who unloaded his holdings even earlier is Gregory Lobo at the HGK Fixed-Income Bond fund.

4.   Sally Anderson of Kopp Investment Advisors sticks to a simple formula when deciding whether to unload a holding.

5.   Universities and other large investors can be urged to unload their holdings in such firms.

6.   Philippine stocks fell sharply Tuesday as investors unloaded their holdings amid concern about social unrest in Indonesia, traders said.

7.   Investors also unloaded their holdings because of a continuing rise in interest rates.

8.   On the stock market, shares fell as investors unloaded their holdings in the wake of rising interest rates and currency volatility, traders said.

9.   Share prices fell Thursday for a second straight day as investors unloaded their holdings amid uncertainty about U.S. interest rates.

10.   Some investors may also want to unload their holdings shortly before the Lenten holidays, he said.