
58 billion), Franklin Income FKINX ($55 billion), Mutual Global Discovery TEDIX ($17 billion), Templeton Growth TEPLX ($14 billion) and Franklin California Tax-Free Income FKTFX ($13 billion)--accounted for 24% of total AUM. With
the Thrift Savings Plan (half into the C fund and half into the I fund). We also max out our Roth IRAs each year into the TEPLX and PIDX funds. In addition to that we put a very small amount into TEDIX (about $125 a month). We currently have about
well-respected AXEAX suggest investors keep some power dry for a "cathartic event". Players also mentioned: TEMFX and TEPLX . ECONOMIC BEAT. Recession risks are estimated to be fading, but not gone. A TAX ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS? An idea floated
Although this fund has stumbled in recent years, it's likely to resemble its sibling more closely going forward.
has held bigger stakes in emerging markets (up to 25% of assets) and offered a slightly lower yield than Templeton Growth TEPLX but the funds' differences have decreased in recent years. The fund has remained more fully invested lately than it once did
position in telecom stocks (roughly 14% of assets) with its globe-trotting cousins Templeton World TEMWX and Templeton Growth TEPLX . More recently, management has been pocketing gains from some of those holdings such as Vodafone VOD and China Telecom and
competition's. This fund has more room to roam, though, than global siblings Templeton World TEMWX and Templeton Growth TEPLX , as it can park up to 40% of assets in emerging markets, and it has more leeway to delve into smaller-cap stocks. The
is well known for its international-stock investing and includes funds such as Templeton World TEMWX and Templeton Growth TEPLX . Deep-value expert Mutual Series also has decent funds, including Mutual Global Discovery TEDIX and Mutual Beacon TEBIX
and conservative nature offset the benefits of some good stock selection in other areas. Value-oriented Templeton Growth TEPLX and Templeton World TEMWX posted average results for world-stock offerings, as their ample positions in industrial materials
primarily responsible for day-to-day operations. Myers, part of the teams on Templeton Foreign TEMFX, Templeton Growth TEPLX , and Templeton World TEMWX, handles the stock portion of the fund. Hasenstab, of Templeton Global Bond and Global Total