Nervous Nellie

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An unduly risk-averse investor. Nervous Nellies tend to invest in fixed-income securities. If they invest in stocks at all, they tend to sell at the first negative sign, resulting in a loss.

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When the curtain opened, Nervous Nelly, otherwise known as Kimberly Ann, otherwise known as Wendy, went onstage and did perfectly, amazingly great.

NERVOUS NELLY SAYS: Never draw attention to yourself.

At the very beginning she's pictured "cleaning shelves, doing laundry, writing notes," a Nervous Nelly about her husband's departure for 35 days.

Serena beat her to the Australian Open title in January and Svetlana Kuznetsova, Miss Nervous Nelly herself, prevailed at Roland Garros.

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