He contributed the maximum allowed to his 401(k) and chose good investments for his age.

The measurement allows a firm or individual to choose investments which have had relatively good upside performance, per unit of downside risk.

The Bush administration contended that workers needed help in choosing investments.

As a fund gets bigger, trading and choosing investments large enough to have an impact become more difficult.

Investment theory encompasses the body of knowledge used to support the decision-making process of choosing investments for various purposes.

In some cases, pension officials say they also choose alternative investments to achieve other goals, like local development.

Many investors are choosing conservative investments that will not provide adequately for their retirement.

Consumers should then choose investments with care.

Still, financial advice can cover much more than choosing investments.

First, the courts have said that in choosing investments, trustees may not disregard the financial implications of the investment choice.