I think the amount of market and regulatory scrutiny would deter any predatory activity.

I think this is going to get close scrutiny. This raises the bar as far as the nervousness [about regulatory approval] the companies should be feeling right now.

I think we'll see a pickup in market activity in the afternoon, but for now market participants are reluctant to take positions ahead of Bush's address later in the morning.

The door is now open to some kinds of corporate activity with very few checks. Scrutiny by the court is good, but one consequence is that you almost have the death of control over mergers.

I do think we got some scrutiny that we didn't deserve. We're really proud of what we've done. We weren't going to let a bunch of people around the country who haven't seen us tell us any different.

By changing ownership of the manufacturer, not just the branding, much of the regulatory burden and investor scrutiny financial advisors had faced may be eliminated.