This means that some foreign investors are already suffering a little.

New investors, at least, will not suffer from the huge losses run up in 1990 and 1991.

But if the price of the stock rises, the investor can suffer a loss.

On the income side, the investors suffered an $18,000 operating loss the first year.

"When it does happen, both the company and investors suffer," she said.

For the quarter, investors who rode out the decline suffered a loss of 21.1 percent.

The investors alone suffered directly, not the general public.

The worry among professionals is that small investors will suffer the most when the market begins to fall.

Many small investors have suffered as a result of market abuse and insider dealing.

However, the investors suffered financial problems in the 1990s.