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The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests substantially in the equity securities of companies that are leaders in their industries. Although it normally invests substantially in the equity securities (principally common stocks) of U.S.-based large and medium market capitalization companies, the fund may invest in companies in new and emerging industries where growth is expected to be above average and may invest up to 25% of its assets in smaller companies.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Joyce Lin | Portfolio Manager | 2021 | Now |
Biography | JOYCE LIN, CFA Senior Vice President/ Co-Director of Research Research Analyst/ Portfolio Manager Franklin Equity Group Franklin Advisers Inc San Mateo, California, United States Joyce Lin is senior vice president, co-director of Equity Research for Franklin Equity Group. Ms. Lin is a portfolio manager on the Franklin Growth Fund and related portfolios. Her equity research responsibilities focus on companies in the industrials industry. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 2014, Ms. Lin was a research associate at Cooke & Bieler. Her prior experience includes research in the telecommunications, midstream oil and gas, life science tools, and technology industries. Ms. Lin earned her B.A. in government and psychology from Harvard University, an M.B.A. in economics, finance, and international business from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder. | ||
Robert Rendler | Portfolio Manager | 2016 | Now |
Biography | Robert Rendler, CFA, is Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst of Franklin Templeton Investments. Mr. Rendler joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2005. | ||
Serena Perin Vinton | Senior Vice President | 2008 | Now |
Biography | Serena Perin Vinton is an SVP and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity Group. Ms. Perin Vinton joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1991. She served as an analyst and portfolio manager in the international fixed-income group for four years, before joining the Franklin Equity Group in 1995. Ms. Perin Vinton previously worked as a research assistant for a British member of Parliament in London. Ms. Perin Vinton earned her B.A. in business economics from Brown University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute. | ||
Christopher Anderson | Portfolio Manager | 2020 | 2021 |
Biography | Chris Anderson is a research analyst and portfolio manager with the Franklin Equity Group, focusing on equity research and analysis of companies in the business services and insurance industries. Mr. Anderson previously was an investment associate at Blum Capital Partners, an investment associate at Fox Paine & Company and an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Anderson holds a B.Sc in management science and engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. | ||
John Anderson | Portfolio Manager | 2016 | 2020 |
Biography | John Anderson joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2014. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments, he was a research analyst at Lakeview Investment Group and an associate at ThinkEquity Partners, a full-service investment bank. | ||
Conrad B. Herrmann | Senior Vice President | 1991 | 2016 |
Biography | Conrad Herrmann is a senior vice president and portfolio manager with Franklin Advisers, Inc., and director of Equity Portfolio Management for Franklin’s equity group. He has final authority over all aspects of the fund's investment portfolio, including but not limited to, purchases and sales of individual securities, portfolio risk assessment, and the management of daily cash balances in accordance with anticipated investment management requirements. Herrmann joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1989. | ||
Vivian J. Palmieri | Vice President | 1965 | 2014 |
Biography | Jerry Palmieri is a vice president of Franklin Equity Group, a senior portfolio manager of Franklin Growth Fund and a securities analyst. He has been in the securities industry more than 40 years. Mr. Palmieri joined Franklin in 1965 as a portfolio manager of Franklin Growth Fund. Prior to Franklin, Mr. Palmieri worked at Merrill Lynch and Wood Struthers & Withrop. He has also served in the U.S. Air Force.Mr. Palmieri earned his B.A. in economics from Williams College. |
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