This expectation was indeed reflected in their share prices amid the general increase of stock valuations last week. Many commentators have hasted in concluding that the recent geo-political developments will have, after all, economic benefits. This may be the case in the short-term but the real negative effects of heightened uncertainty can come later.
From our vantage point, another important concern is the possibility of our citizenry becoming so overly worried about what might happen that there could be created the very type of problem we are working so hard to prevent. Many people would like to have an ironclad guarantee that there will be no Y2K disruption, but that guarantee is simply not available.