After The Attacks I am shell-shocked as I write this. These television images will scar my memory to my dying day. I worry about my children and their fears. Three of them called me from their schools Tuesday afternoon. Many emails and phone calls yesterday confirmed that my personal friends in New York are OK, if badly shaken.
Work is the antidote to helplessness.
There is work to be done and responsibility to exercise. I've reviewed the list of tenants affected in and around the World Trade Center. I've spoken with friends and professionals in the industry. I've reviewed all positions in portfolios that will be impacted by the attacks and constructed strategies to deal with them. U.S. markets may reopen tomorrow although I would rather they did not until Monday.