When he wanted to pay a second visit to one apartment, his brokers urged him not to dillydally but to bid right away.

The company's broker stopped distributing the melons and urged stores to remove them from shelves.

The broker may claim to have the "inside" information about impeding news and will urge buyers to buy the stock quickly.

But he gets better treatment at Merrill, he said, adding that Japanese brokers urge him to trade stocks almost daily to generate commissions.

Ms. Whitehead noticed that the seller's broker was interested in Ms. Eggers and after the closing, urged him to call her.

To avoid this problem, brokers urge investors to register their bearer bonds with securities firms or bankers who track interest payments and redemptions for them.

A few days later, brokers from the investment firms telephoned investors and urged them to buy the penny stocks.

Indeed, Jean was so impressed with the newsletter's advice that when a broker called him and urged him to buy one of the recommended penny stocks, he invested $18,000.

But some brokers are urging insurers to reconsider.

Even brokers urged him to cut his prices, but he would not.