I'm A Really Big Believer - This

Companies That Build Scale For The Benefit Of Their Customers And Shareholders More Often Succeed Over Time.

When You Walk Into A Store And You Want To Buy Something, You Give Them Cash And They Sell It To You. But Very Often, You Walk Into Our "store" And You Want Something - A Credit Card, Maybe, Or A Loan - And Very Often The Answer Is "no," Even If You're A Large Corporation.

Not Every Company Went Bankrupt. Not Every Bank Needed Tarp [troubled Asset Relief Program]. So I'm Very Proud That Jpmorgan, Throughout That Time Period, Was Completely Steadfast. We Bought Bear Stearns Because We Thought We Were Helping The Situation. We Didn't Cut And Run.

The Best Way To Look At Any Business Is From The Standpoint Of The Clients. So There Are These Certain Basic Things That Aren't Going To Change. Companies Are Going To Have Needs For Equity, Debt, Advice, Fx, And Derivatives. Individuals Are Going To Have Needs For Auto Loans, Mortgages, Something That Looks Like A Deposit Account, And The Ability To Send Money To People. Those Things Aren't Going To Change.

I Also Believe That Most Of The Emerging Economies Have A Fairly Large Amount Of Foreign Exchange Reserves, Relative To 10 Years Ago.