Companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.

The goal of what Japan's central bank is doing is to create growth. If it actually creates growth, in the long run, it will lead to appreciation.

Well, if you were the American public, you saw a catastrophe. In general, you would say, "The biggest institutions of America - Washington, broadly, and Wall Street, broadly - they're to blame." And, broadly, they're right.

We have a lot of people who are Republicans, a lot of people who are Democrats, and it's not just because of business reasons.

All our clients know that we're there, we're steady, we do a good job, we earn a fair return for ourselves, which I think is critical.

Good regulation should be conducive to business and to customer protection.

We see very broad-based, moderate, growth. Most of the sectors are quite strong. I don't see any major potholes, and I believe [the economy] is strengthening.