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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. 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. 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 July 30, 2007 S.J. Caplan	No Trouble for T. Rowe The investment company's second-quarter earnings show its strength to investors.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 29, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Over the Top With T. Rowe Price The fund family's solid fourth-quarter earnings reflected its funds' strong performance during a tough time in the market.
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.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2007 Michael Leibert	Federated Investors Charts Its Own Course Federated Investors generates strong earnings growth in its overlooked corner of the asset management industry. Given the recent volatility in equity bond markets, Federated's low-profile approach may be well suited to the current investment climate.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 S.J. Caplan	T. Rowe's Terrific Earnings While some headlines proclaimed that first-quarter results of T. Rowe Price proved disappointing, there's not much trouble to be found in its report. In fact, the picture looks sort of terrific. Investors, take note.
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 October 24, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Tallying T. Rowe's Earnings Investors, T. Rowe Price announced solid third-quarter results.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Investing in Investors There's big business out there for asset managers, and big profits for people investing in asset managers.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Earnings Stall at U.S. Global Investors It was a mixed second-quarter report for asset manager U.S. Global Investors.
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 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 24, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fun With Funds Shares of Janus Capital and Franklin Resources both opened higher, buoyed by healthy quarterly reports.
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 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?
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.
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 28, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	T. Rowe Rows Its Boat The mutual fund giant continues to increase its customer base and profits.
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. June 10, 2005 Kristen French	On the (Acquisition) Warpath Merrill Lynch is hungry to buy companies.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Buy Mutual Funds, Sell Mutual Fund Stocks Naturally, the fourth quarter wasn't a good one for most fund operators. Now, T. Rowe Price has fallen like the rest of them.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Partner Up With Alliance One of the nation's largest money managers posts 43% increase in third-quarter earnings amid solid fund inflows. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Michael Leibert	Federated's Improving Results Last week's earnings announcement is an encouraging sign of progress, especially for shareholders who hope to see faster growth and expanding valuation multiples for Federated's stock.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Not So Fast, Bill Miller Unless something catastrophic happens to Legg Mason funds during the last two months of 2009, the legendary fund manager will be back to beating the market.
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. 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 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?
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