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Hits keep coming for Legg Mason

October 30, 2008 — 3:03pm ET | By Jim Kim
The credit crunch has been cruel to more than a few money managers. Bill Miller, the head of the Legg Mason Value Trust fund, is at the top of the list. He never gave up on financial stocks, even as... Read more...

Bill Gross wins big on Fannie, Freddie

September 10, 2008 — 9:21pm ET | By Jim Kim
The credit crunch has been cruel to some fund managers, notably Bill Miller of Legg Mason, who kept on buying as financial stocks kept on tanking. On the other hand, Bill Gross of on-fire Pimco, went... Read more...

Winners and losers in the Fannie, Freddie mess

September 8, 2008 — 7:50am ET | By Jim Kim
The news of the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spells really bad news for value investors--notably Bill Miller, who just couldn't believe that a beaten down stock wouldn't bounce... Read more...

Bill Miller bets on Freddie Mac

August 13, 2008 — 8:14am ET | By Jim Kim
It's fair to say that the financial crisis has been unkind to a lot of value-oriented fund managers. The mindset--by on valuation dips--has proved to be a loser's strategy. Anyone buying on the likes... Read more...

Credit crisis crunches Bill Miller

July 23, 2008 — 1:35pm ET | By Jim Kim
In the annals of investing, Bill Miller remains a big name. Recall that he beat the S&P 500 for 15 years in a row until last year. In 2007, his Legg Mason Value Trust fund fell nearly 7 percent... Read more...

Hedge funds shorting financials

June 5, 2008 — 6:24am ET | By Jim Kim
A Goldman Sachs analysis has found that hedge funds now appear to be net short financial stocks. This follows two quarters where they seemed to be buying up low-priced financials. Read more...