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Registered Rep. June 1, 2006 Kristen French	Is Legg Mason Suffering Citi Indigestion? Can Legg Mason pull it off? That's what fickle Wall Street investors are wondering lately about the firm's blockbuster asset swap deal with Citigroup, in which Legg exchanged its brokerage unit for Citi's asset management business.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Legg Mason Gets a Leg Up The money manager posts solid growth ahead of the pending Citigroup asset swap. Legg Mason shareholders still have much to look forward to.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kristen French	Legg Slims Citi Swap Ranks After Legg Mason and Citigroup closed their asset swap deal on Dec. 1, Legg announced in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it plans to cut some of the employees that came with the swap.
Registered Rep. June 27, 2005 Kristen French	Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2006 Stephen Ellis	A Value Opportunity at a Value Manager With prices and expectations lowered, Legg Mason now has a low bar to beat. Mr. Market has given us a gift in the form of a cheap, top-quality asset manager.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Matthew Crews	Legg Mason: Could the Price Be Right? The tailwinds Legg Mason has enjoyed in the mutual fund industry are winding down. There is a good chance the company is currently fairly priced.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Legg Mason Falls Short The money manager Legg Mason posts strong earnings, but it misses high expectations.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Chris O'Leary	Break a Legg With Mason approaching retirement age (he is 68 and has not talked about retiring), and with the company frustrated in its efforts to find suitable acquisitions to keep growing, Legg has become an oft-rumored takeover target.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2007 S.J. Caplan	Legg's Anatomy Lesson Legg Mason's new branding effort seeks to distinguish its various appendages.
Registered Rep. April 7, 2006 Kevin Burke	Bye, Bye Smith Barney Funds; Welcome Legg Mason Legg Mason announced today the renaming of a bulk of the Smith Barney funds as the Legg Mason Partners Funds in the wake of last year's blockbuster deal.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Kristen French	Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 S.J. Caplan	A New Legg for the Long Run The fourth-largest U.S. money manager reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. Clearly, Legg's not bionic. But if its equity performance undergoes some rehab, the firm could give rivals a run for their revenue.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Tom Taulli	BlackRock Sees Green in Hedge Funds BlackRock is ramping up its alternative investment business. The company will purchase the fund-of-hedge-funds business of Quellos Group for $1.7 billion.
Registered Rep. March 24, 2006 Halah Touryalai	New Legg Mason President Marks the End of an Era The asset-management firm announced that its founder, Raymond "Chip" Mason, is stepping down as president. James Hirschmann, the current CEO of Western Asset Management, Legg Mason's largest subsidiary by assets under management, will replace him.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 S.J. Caplan	Legg's Achilles' Heel Legg Mason reports first-quarter earnings. The firm can't fully hit its stride as long as equity underperformance remains Legg's Achilles' Heel.
BusinessWeek October 30, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	A Legg Up Soon? When Legg Mason, the sixth-largest U.S. asset manager, plunged on Oct. 11, Steven Roge of Roge Partners Fund couldn't believe his luck.
Registered Rep. June 10, 2005 Kristen French	On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies.
National Real Estate Investor July 22, 2003	Legg Mason Sells Real Estate Divisions Baltimore-based asset manager Legg Mason will sell the commercial mortgage banking and mortgage servicing operations of its wholly owned subsidiary, Legg Mason Real Estate Services, to NorthMarq Capital Inc. NorthMarq is a subsidiary of Marquette Financial Cos.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Legg Mason Has a Jarring Quarter The asset manager reports its first loss ever, but you shouldn't necessarily kick it to the curb.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Michael Leibert	Previewing 2007: BlackRock Investors might find BlackRock to be a disappointing investment next year after the firm delivered such a healthy 35% total return year to date.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	Legg Mason Goes Shopping Time will tell whether Legg Mason's shopping spree will yield positive benefits for the firm. In the meantime, most investors will be looking for fund performance to turn a corner.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2004 Phil Wohl	Legg Running in Stride On the surface, it appears that job growth and economic wellness are heavy on the minds of Americans. Yet, these same people are parking huge sums of money at brokerage firms such as Legg Mason, which continue to produce record results.
Registered Rep. February 13, 2006 Kristen French	Merrill, BlackRock Deal Near Merrill Lynch is close to doing what Morgan Stanley could not: acquire a large stake in BlackRock, the stellar bond funds house, in a deal that would create a $1 trillion money manager.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Legg Mason: Good Buy or Goodbye? For market participants who adopt a short time horizon, the decision to sell may be rational, but for value investors who aren't afraid to think in terms of years, rather than quarters, the sudden price cut of Legg Mason may create opportunity.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The New Legg Mason Stumbles The new Citigroup assets will take time to digest, but they should pay off over time. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek February 27, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Money Managers On The Block Banks and brokerages are selling, and plenty of deep-pocketed bidders await.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Worst Mutual Funds of 2008 Bill Miller is the yardstick in another bad year for Legg Mason.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Emily Thornton	Mutual Funds: The Cost Of Full Disclosure With Securities & Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson pushing for new rules aimed at providing greater safeguards for mutual-fund investors, brokerages worry that implementing them will cost billions of dollars.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A.G. Edwards Continues to Evolve Efforts to build up the asset-management business should bring greater long-term stability. Though the stock doesn't look like a compelling bargain today, the company is improving itself.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Balancing Act Part of the fallout from the regulatory onslaught of the past three years has been a drastic overhaul in how mutual funds are sold. Heading into 2006, the money-management business is entering a new era of price competition and consolidation.
Registered Rep. October 2, 2006 Kevin Burke	Merrill Hands Over Mutual Fund Reins to BlackRock BlackRock, the nation's third-largest bond fund manager, said it has completed its takeover of the asset-management arm of Merrill Lynch; the union is one of the world's largest asset managers.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Smith Barney and Legg Mason announced a deal to swap the wirehouse's asset-management business for Legg's brokerage unit, a lot of Legg reps made calls to recruiters and began to prepare for a move. But now, a lot of reps have stopped packing.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Got Conflicts? A new business model seems to be gaining popularity: retail brokerages spinning off their asset-management businesses but retaining a minority stake.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Will Leitch	The End of the World as We Know It? Is the traditional model for securities houses --- investment banking, research, asset management, retail brokerage all coexisting under one roof --- more trouble than it's worth?
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Time to Sell Your Mutual Fund? In the past two months there have been huge outflows from U.S.- focused stock mutual funds. Should you get out too? Watch a video discussion about this topic.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Sizing Up Mutual Fund Predictions for 2009 After suffering through the double whammy of falling stock prices and investor redemptions in 2008, folks had little problem snapping up mutual fund shares once the equity markets began rallying in March.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2010	Want an Edge? Follow the Insiders This video discusses how piggybacking open market acquisitions by insiders can be a wise move.
Registered Rep. July 21, 2005 Kristen French	On the Gossip Trail: Mack to Replace Schaefer--But With Whom? When Morgan Stanley announced that the head of its struggling retail brokerage unit was stepping down, Wall Street immediately began speculating about who will be chosen as his successor -- and what that successor might augur for the retail brokerage.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2011 Amanda B. Kish	Bill Miller Heads for the Exit The legendary investor is throwing in the towel. What lessons have we learned?
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Michael Leibert	Citigroup's Improving Fortunes Citigroup turned in another quarter of solid growth, but the global consumer unit has not yet delivered on its promises.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2006 Michael Leibert	Previewing 2007: Federated Investors Federated Investors is not like most asset managers, and there are a couple of reasons why this adviser's outlook is largely positive, regardless of how the market might behave.
Registered Rep. November 22, 2005 John Churchill	For Merrill and Smith Barney Acquisitions, It's Wait n' See The financial firms' respective purchases would have added hundreds of regional brokers to their retail brokerage units, but many of these departing brokers have decided they don't want to work for a big firm and are finding sweet recruiting deals at smaller shops.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2006 Stephen Ellis	The Rodney Dangerfield of Asset Managers Eaton Vance continues to get no respect. Still, the company has done well for shareholders. Does that make the stock a wise purchase now?
The Motley Fool August 4, 2005 Tom Taulli	Amvescap Won't Talk Takeovers After an OK quarter, investors wonder: Will one of the world's largest mutual fund companies be bought out?
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond	Culture Shock Two questions that should be on the mind of regional brokers are: "Would I want to work in a wirehouse, and will it serve my clients' needs?"
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Matt Barthel	The Ten to Watch 2005: Learning to Live With the New Normal Lately, there is a palpable sense of acceptance in the brokerage industry that the new regulatory climate is likely to be a permanent one. Heralds of the new order: John Mack... Chris Cox... etc.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Stephen Ellis	The Best Financial Stock for 2007: Legg Mason This downtrodden asset manager has been nicked for having a difficult time digesting the acquisition of Citigroup's asset management business. However, there are signs that the company's ship may be turning.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: 3 Keys to Investing and 2 Millionaire-Makers What are the three keys to successful investing? Why should investors consider Legg Mason and Diamond Hill right now? These questions are discussed in this video.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Susan Konig	The Advisor as Matchmaker For an financial advisor, helping someone determine whether or not to sell a business requires a large investment of time. But done right, it is time well spent.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Anne Tergesen	Funds: Going The Hybrid Route Mutual funds that ape hedge-fund tactics can help you profit from a tepid market. Unfortunately, some hybrid funds with strong track records are closed to new investments. Still, some good opportunities remain.