Prince is trying to put his stamp on the company.

We think it's very cheap. The regional banks are selling at half of the S&P multiple; this is a very attractive time to be committing money to financial service companies, and as investors come to the view that the Fed is nearly through raising interest rates, you'll see a resurgence in the prices of bank stocks.

Owning precious metals because you think the world is going to end? Forget it.

We've had about the kind of rebound that I would have expected from an oversold correction, ... I think the overall direction of the market is going to be choppy.

If they're going to go toe to toe with Citigroup, they're going need to have more powerhouse entry in the investment banking area, ... This is not the end of Chase's acquisitions in the investment banking field.

I think the weakness in some of the small- and mid-cap stocks will be reversed early in the year.

Doesn't accomplish what the company needs to do long-term in order to be a global player in investment banking.

This company is very deep in skilled management, so my guess is that this will have little enduring impact, ... But so far, this stock market hasn't been applauding (Prince), and if that's a measure of how he's performed to date, he gets a mixed review.

There's plenty of room for Intel to raise their dividend and still have sufficient cash flow to fund their research and development.