Similar Articles |
|
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock. |
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. |
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 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 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. |
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. |
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. 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm. |
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. |
Registered Rep. June 10, 2005 Kristen French |
On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies. |
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. |
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. |
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 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 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 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. |
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. |
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. |
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 February 28, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Brokerages Misbehaving The SEC has gotten an earful about brokerages upsetting customers. Investors, the more you know about the stock market and how brokerages and brokers work, the better off you'll likely be. |
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. 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. |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Fighting for Dollars The retail brokerage model in the U.S. is flawed. Why? Because advisors get too much of the revenue pie. |
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 April 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
U.S. Still Homely for Citigroup The U.S. retail banking business gets tough, so thank goodness for overseas markets. This is likely a stock that's more for the patient, slow-growth folks out there. |
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. 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 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 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. February 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Bill Mann |
Value Investors Pile Into Level 3 Why would the most risk-averse segment of the market be interested in a money-losing telecom company? |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Is Your Mutual Fund One of the Worst? The dismal performance of some top mutual funds in 2008 is probably enough to send most investors out the door, and to keep many would-be investors away. But should these funds really be avoided? Perhaps not. |
Registered Rep. August 9, 2011 Diana Britton |
Insurer-Affiliated Reps Show Increased Interest in Selling Investments Advisors affiliated with insurance companies are not locked into the insurance commission mentality; many of them looking to diversify their sources of revenues with other types of investment products as well as AUM-based fees. |
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. December 4, 2002 Rick Weinberg |
Weill Postpones Elimination of Salomon Name Sandy Weill, the chairman of Salomon Smith Barney's parent Citigroup, has informed brokers and other employees that plans to eliminate the Salomon name, a Wall Street hallmark for nearly a century, have been postponed, according to sources. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Best Brokerages for Mutual Funds Mutual fund investing can be unnecessarily expensive at some brokerages. |
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. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kristen French |
Too Hot to Touch The recent acquisitions of Legg Mason's retail brokerage by Citigroup and Advest by Merrill Lynch brought an interesting recruiting problem into high relief: Raiding. |
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 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 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? |