Smaller-fries investing diversely will still experience queasiness, but they’re seen as pulling ahead in the long-term; it’s more the fancy pants cats using esoteric financial instruments like hedge funds and derivatives who have the most to fear in the current crunch, NYT reports.






Huh?
Okay, how about this? It’s still wordy, but it’s a complete sentence:
Smaller-fry investors may still experience queasiness due to recent downturns in the market, but their investments will be safe long-term, compared to the fancy-pants cats using esoteric financial instruments (such as hedge funds), who have the most to fear in the current crunch, NYT reports.
@not_seth_brundle: Well done! I nominate you to be the next Consumerist editor (full pay and benefits included, of course).