Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund

Scorecard
5 / 5 Stars
Lipper
5 5 4 3 2
Zacks Investment Research
4 (Sell)
Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com
C+ (Hold)

U.S. News evaluated 61 Retirement Income Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.

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Performance

The fund has returned 10.01 percent over the past year, and 8.74 percent over the past three years.

Trailing Returns Updated 04.30.2013
Year to date 4.4%
1 Year 10.0%
3 Years (Annualized) 8.7%
5 Years (Annualized) N/A
10 Years (Annualized) N/A

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Summary

The investment seeks the highest total return (that is, a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation) over time consistent with its asset mix. The fund is a fund of funds-it invests primarily in other funds. These underlying funds are open-end funds managed by the manager or its affiliates, or exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are based on an index and managed by unaffiliated investment advisers. It seeks to achieve its objectives by investing in a combination of underlying funds representing a variety of broad asset classes-equity, fixed income and inflation-hedging-and investment styles.

Fees

Fees are Average compared to funds in the same category.
Legg Mason Target Retirement Fund has an expense ratio of 0.29 percent.

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Risk

Risk is Above Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.

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