Buying shares in Telstra may be a relatively safe play, but it is hardly an Asian one.
"If I know my opponent is not a good bunker player and he hits it in the bunker on a Par 3, I will play it safe, play for the fat part of the green, " he says.
Utilities, consumer-staple companies and other safe-play stocks trailed the market as investors took on more risk.
There is also the problem of weaker emerging market currencies as a result of the safe haven play.
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Instead of trusting us to give them something good, people started playing it safe, and we had to play safe with them.
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Only utility stocks look to be the safe defensive play just now, according to Richard Ross, my market technician guru at Auerbach Grayson.
With the directional uncertainty following this report, it could indicate that we are moving back into a time where positive news, even out of the US, actually weakens the dollar as the safe haven play disappears.
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We lead by virtue of who we are every time we refuse to play safe.
The suburban cul-de-sac offered a safe place to play, with lower crime rates than cities.
The troubles of neighbouring Argentina may make voters play safe, and seek the continuation of Mr Cardoso's prudent policies.
In a months-long fall this year, gold stopped behaving as usual and lost its shine as a safe-haven play.
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Maybe so, but the Supreme Court disagrees, so many school boards play safe by barring the slightest whiff of faith.
Ahead of the weekend, play safe and buy treasuries, that is if one wants to buy anything ahead or after the data.
That effort will lead to a number of Tea Party-backed primary challenges in 2014, which could oust some pledge-breaking incumbents and put a safe seat into play.
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This has been an underlying supportive factor for gold, on a safe-haven investment play.
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They know he's likely to play a safe pass to a more skillful teammate.
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Conventional football wisdom says to punt and play it safe when your team has the lead.
Cowell insists the show flopped because producers at CBS wanted to play it safe.
Since then, most of China's fast-growing ranks of rich businessmen have preferred to play things safe.
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Salazar knew that Rupp probably could play it safe and break from the pack with several laps remaining.
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Clinton chose to play it safe, hoping the polls that put her ahead of her rivals would stay put.
Still, even as the major banks play it safe, smaller banks are churning out products in ever greater numbers.
Advertisers could play it safe, of course, by simply ignoring consumer-generated marketing altogether and sticking with their traditional marketing methods.
It would seem the only way to pull that off would be to play things safe while seeming to be rebellious.
Rather than play it safe and hope the clock runs out, he should press his advantage and keep up his momentum.
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Any of those can get awkward, so play it safe and stick to electronics, food and wine, and desk or travel accessories.
Translation: It can really pay off when you don't play it safe.
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