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Interview with Chuck Royce, CIO and small-cap portfolio manager (PDF)
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Mauboussin on Strategy: In Defense of Shareholder Value
Setting the record straight on what shareholder value really means. 		Special ReportsLegg Mason Capital Management JUN-12-2009
David Nelson's Market Commentary May 2009
EquityLegg Mason Capital Management JUN-10-2009
The Western View: Municipals - Q109
The Western View on Municipal Bond Markets provides an overview on the municipal bond market and highlights of the Western Team's municipal bond strategy. 		Fixed IncomeWestern Asset MAY-20-2009
LM American Leading Companies Trust Commentary Q109
The stock market experienced one of the worst twelve-month periods in history during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as all of the major U.S. market indices posted declines in excess of 32%. 		EquityLegg Mason Capital Management MAY-19-2009
LM Special Investment Trust Commentary Q109
Special Investment Trust outperformed its relevant indices and peers during the first calendar quarter. 		EquityLegg Mason Capital Management MAY-19-2009
Briefly Speaking Q109 - Our Managers on the Markets
Legg Mason's affiliated investment managers offer their perspective on recent market events and provide their strategies for managing assets in their specific area of expertise. 		Equity, Fixed Income, General EconomicBatterymarch, ClearBridge, Legg Mason Capital Management, Royce, Western Asset MAY-13-2009
Brandywine Global Traditional Large Cap Value Equity Portfolios Commentary-1Q09
Market Overview The U.S. stock market misery extended into the first quarter of 2009. After losing 37% in 2008, the S&P 500 Index declined almost 11% in the first three month of the New Year. A massive rally in March … 		EquityBrandywine Global MAY-12-2009
Bill Miller Quarterly Commentary Q109
The rally that began following the March 6th bottom at 666 on the S&P 500 has had a different character from those embedded in the bear market that began with the credit disruptions of August 2007. Whether it is the … 		EquityLegg Mason Capital Management MAY-06-2009
Western Asset Active Bond Portfolios Commentary-1Q09
While first quarter 2009 gross domestic product ("GDP") figures have not yet been released, fourth quarter 2008 GDP contracted 6.3%, the worst quarterly GDP reading since 1982. In addition to the bleak GDP reading, the … 		Fixed IncomeWestern Asset MAY-05-2009
ClearBridge Large Cap Growth Portfolios (gross & net) Commentary-Q109
Market overview While the calendar may now say 2009 instead of 2008, the stock market?s performance during the first quarter was something straight out of last year?s challenging environment. For the sixth consecutive … 		EquityClearBridge MAY-01-2009
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