Robert Hansen Quotations

We still like the company's competitive position but think that Bear Stearns is the most sensitive among its peers to rising rates, given its large fixed income franchise.

Many of our customers use the Super Bowl as an excuse to upgrade their home entertainment centers, whether they?re watching the game or not. We seem to be doing well enough without the Patriots? help.

Since Charles Schwab has taken the helm, the firm has consistently reduced their commission rates and their account fees. They've been taking their medicine in consistent and regular doses.

I think maybe the shock of the water froze his senses so he was not able to breathe. I can't understand myself what happened.

We continue to see higher trading volumes from both hedge funds and retail investors, despite concerns that growth could slow.

This should be a great quarter for the investment banks across virtually all their business segments. High-margin merger advisory, sales and trading, and stock and bond underwriting all look really strong this quarter.

There are a number of potential catalysts for a short-term correction in the sector.

The state is already telling us what to teach

You're seeing trading volumes trend higher with appreciation in the equity markets, and you're seeing client assets rise in tandem.

This gives Merrill an established brokerage force, and since the brokerage business is a scale business, getting bigger makes sense.

They were left without a prom date following the Ameritrade announcement. This planned acquisition demonstrates that this company is a long-term contender in a rapidly consolidating industry.

They had a really impressive quarter, across the board. Just about every segment was at or above record levels -- mergers and acquisitions, stocks and bonds, fixed-income, merchant banking. It was really just a phenomenal quarter.

It's becoming a horse race among Schwab, Ameritrade and E*Trade, ... They're in a dead heat.

It looked as if E*Trade was left without a prom date, ... But buying Harrisdirect and BrownCo puts E*Trade back in the horse race.

Instead of just throwing them in a cell, trying to wash your hands of it, you know what? Give them the treatment they need.

He believed people should love the environment and each other, and live in harmony. He died doing what he loved.