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The investment seeks capital appreciation; secondary goal is to provide shareholders with current income through dividends or interest received from its investments. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of gold and precious metals operation companies. It may buy securities of gold and precious metals operation companies located anywhere in the world and in general invests predominantly in non-U.S. companies. The fund may invest in companies without regard to market capitalization, and may heavily invest in small- and mid-capitalization companies. The fund is non-diversified.
Name | Title | Since | Until |
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Frederick G. Fromm | Lead Portfolio Manager | 2005 | Now |
Biography | Mr. Fromm has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since 2005, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. He joined Franklin Templeton in 1992. | ||
Steve M. Land | Lead Portfolio Manager | 1999 | Now |
Biography | Stephen M. Land, CFA, Portfolio Manager of Franklin Advisers, Inc. Mr. Land has been lead portfolio manager. 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. The degree to which he may perform these functions, and the nature of these functions, may change from time to time. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1997. | ||
Jason M. Goins | - | 2003 | 2005 |
R. Martin Wiskemann | Senior Vice President | 1972 | 2001 |
Biography | Wiskemann is a senior vice president at Franklin Advisers. He joined the company in 1972, following the merger of Winfield & Company and Franklin Resources. Previously, he has also worked as a securities analyst at Laird, Bissell & Meed and was involved in foreign sales with Walston & Company. Wiskemann is a member of the Financial Analysts Federation and the Security Analysts of San Francisco. | ||
Suzanne Willoughby Killea | - | 1994 | 1999 |
Biography | Killea joined Franklin Advisers in 1991. She has completed NASD Series 7 and is fluent in Spanish. | ||
Shan Green | - | 1994 | 1997 |
David Christensen | Assistant Portfolio Manager | 1988 | 1994 |
Biography | David Christensen joined ASA in 2007 after being the Global Coordinator of Metals and Mining Research for Merrill Lynch, joining them in 1994 and was a Portfolio Manager of the Franklin Gold and Precious Metals fund, having joined Franklin in 1987. |
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