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Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc.
Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc is a member of NASD, the National Association of Securities Dealers. NASD is a self-regulatory organization of the securities industry responsible for the operation and regulation of the NASDQ stock market and over the counter markets. It also administrates exams for the investments professionals, such as the series of 7 exams.
This is a global investment management organization known as Franklin Templeton Investments. Their headquarters are located just south of San Francisco; in San Mateo, California have offices in 29 countries around the world and offer investment solutions and services in more than 100.
They offer investment solutions under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary Trust and Darby Overseas names. They manage investment vehicles for individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, partnerships and other clients.
Their common stock is listed on the New York and Pacific exchanges under the ticker symbol BEN. They are also on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol FRK.
Franklin Templeton provides estimated capital gain distribution information with 5, 15 and 30 day advance notice prior to the record date. Final capital gains distributions amounts are available on a fund's ex dividend date.
All mutual funds, regardless of performance, must distribute to shareholders any net realized gains from the sale of individual securities in their portfolios.
For over 25 years, Franklin has followed a disciplined, conservative investment strategy. Portfolio managers focus on providing shareholders with high, monthly tax-free income while preserving their capital.
They use a plain vanilla approach which means they don't use leverage or invest in derivatives or options which could expose shareholder capital to unnecessary risk.
Their Real Return Fund offers a hedge against inflation and a means to add an element of diversification to a portfolio. The fund seeks to allocate assets among investments to achieve the highest level of real return total return less inflation consistent with an acceptable level of risk.
It is expected that the fund will generally invest a substantial portion of its assets in inflation protected securities. Managers also have the flexibility to invest in other sectors of the market to increase real return potential and offer greater diversification.
Their vision is to be a premier global investment management organization by offering high quality investment solutions, providing outstanding service and attracting, motivating and retaining talented individuals.
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