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Royce & Associates Commentary

Interview with Chuck Royce, CIO and small-cap portfolio manager (PDF)
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Insights David Nelson Market Commentary April 2008
Monthly market commentary by David E. Nelson, CFA, Chairman of the Investment Policy Committee, Legg Mason Capital Management 		General EconomicLegg Mason Capital Management MAY-09-2008
Bill Miller 1Q08 Value Trust Commentary
1Q commentary From Bill Miller, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Legg Mason Value Trust. 		EquityLegg Mason Capital Management MAY-06-2008
The Western View on the Municipal Bond Market
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. We also explain why municipal bonds are attractive in the … 		Fixed IncomeWAM MAY-05-2008
Legg Mason Partners Managed Municipals Fund Commentary - Western Asset Team
We continued to structure the Fund in anticipation of a steeper yield curve. This positioning enhanced results as the curve steepened during the period. In addition, our high quality portfolios contributed to results as… 		Fixed Income, General EconomicWAM APR-29-2008
Legg Mason Partners Core Plus Bond Fund Commentary - Western Asset Team
The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) intensified its campaign against downside risks to growth. The federal funds rate was reduced 200 basis points (bps) and the latest Fed statement indicated further reductions were in the … 		Fixed IncomeWAM APR-29-2008
Legg Mason Partners Core Bond Fund Commentary - Western Asset Team
We felt the Federal Reserve was late in reacting to growing financial dislocations by late summer of 2007. Since mid-December, however, its policy response has been quite aggressive. The federal funds rate has been … 		Fixed Income, General EconomicWAM APR-29-2008
Legg Mason Partners Capital Fund Commentary - Angerame
While the first quarter of 2008 will be remembered for its remarkable volatility and the rescue of Bear Stearns, the Legg Mason Partners Capital Fund focused on finding the opportunities that often accompany such … 		Equity, General EconomicClearBridge APR-24-2008
Legg Mason Partners Mid Cap Core - Deutsch & Angerame
As we have repeated in our last few quarterly commentaries, in times of volatility it is even more crucial to remain unemotional and rely on a disciplined investment process. We believe our approach, which combines … 		Equity, General EconomicClearBridge APR-24-2008
LMP Dividend Strategy Fund Commentary - Glasser, Hable & Vanderlee
In our cautious year-end 2007 letter, we said that two things were necessary to put in place a durable bottom for the stock market. The first was some visibility as to the end of the credit problems. Crises tend to … 		EquityClearBridge APR-24-2008
Legg Mason Partners Small Cap Growth Fund Commentary - Green & Russell
The equity markets have been fixated on the global credit crunch and the sharp slowdown of the U.S. economy; both factors weighed on small-cap growth stocks. The U.S. economy is in an unusually split and vulnerable … 		Equity, General EconomicClearBridge APR-24-2008
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