By contrast, when the ratio was low, stocks have often been an excellent investment.

"Obviously the bond market sees an excellent investment here," he said.

This is why many financial advisors consider stock an excellent long-term investment.

So combining units, she said, "should make an excellent investment besides serving the needs of the family."

"I think it is excellent investment, even better than the stock market," he says.

They were also, it turns out, an excellent investment.

"These people were guaranteed an excellent short-term investment and it just didn't happen."

I would have thought that support for marketing new ideas in the difficult early stages is an excellent investment of taxpayers' money.

Few if any people believed that the American stock market was sure to be an excellent long-term investment.

"If the apartment scores above 800," the instructions read, "it is an excellent investment."