Stan O'Neal Quotations

Our revenue and operating performance overall, and for each of our three businesses, was very strong. Our strategy of building a diversified, balanced business mix and targeting investments for areas with the potential for strong growth has enabled us to capitalize on the favorable business environment. We remain focused on disciplined execution of our strategy.

We finished the year at Merrill Lynch on a very strong note, with a compelling revenue performance and record earnings for both the fourth quarter and the full year.