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> [What we prefer to do is operate our investment bank in a way that is like what investment banks used to be, which is a middle man - someone who is here to match people who need capital with people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/what-we-prefer-to-do-is-operate-our-investment-bank-in-a-way-that-is/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

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## More by Warren Stephens

> [What we prefer to do is operate our investment bank in a way that is like what investment banks used to be, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/what-we-prefer-to-do-is-operate-our-investment-bank-in-a-way-that-is/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [Underwriting is probably the smallest part of our business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/underwriting-is-probably-the-smallest-part-of-our-business/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [It's difficult to make your clients understand that there are certain days that the market will go up or down 2%, and it's basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/it-s-difficult-to-make-your-clients-understand-that-there-are-certain/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [One of the industries we follow very closely is the trucking industry. They would love if today there was an option for them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/one-of-the-industries-we-follow-very-closely-is-the-trucking-industry/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [We don't think of ourselves as a regional investment bank. We think of ourselves as merchant bankers with clients all over the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/we-don-t-think-of-ourselves-as-a-regional-investment-bank-we-think-of/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [In our experience, what we have found is the rare commodity is a good management team. And good management teams manage through good and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/in-our-experience-what-we-have-found-is-the-rare-commodity-is-a-good/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [We're certainly interested in maximizing our return and doing it - we're interested in maximizing our return, but we're also interested in doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/we-re-certainly-interested-in-maximizing-our-return-and-doing-it-we/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [We've always been modestly leveraged, and we've never believed in a great deal of leverage on either our private equity business or on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/we-ve-always-been-modestly-leveraged-and-we-ve-never-believed-in-a/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

> [Owning equities is an essential part of anyone's portfolio. You just can't ignore it over time. It's going to add the real pop to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-stephens/owning-equities-is-an-essential-part-of-anyone-s-portfolio-you-just/)

[Warren Stephens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-stephens/)

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