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Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Franklin Templeton Investments

Asset Class: Equity

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Total Assets: 292.01M

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Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Class Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of FRAAX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests predominantly in equity securities of companies demonstrating accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential as compared with the overall economy. It normally invests predominantly in equity securities, primarily to predominantly common stock. A portion to a significant amount of the fund's investments may be in smaller and midsize companies. The fund, from time to time, may have significant positions in particular sectors, such as information technology, healthcare and consumer discretionary.

Contact Information

Address One Franklin Parkway, Building 970, 1st Floor
San Mateo,CA 94403
United States

Phone +1 650 3122000

Web www.franklintempleton.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Sara Araghi	Portfolio Manager	2016	Now
Biography	Sara Araghi is Senior Vice President, Co-Director of Equity Research for Franklin Equity Group. Ms. Araghi is a portfolio manager on the Franklin Growth Opportunities Fund and FTIF Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund (SICAV), as well as related portfolios. She has equity research coverage responsibilities for private and public equity securities across the market capitalization spectrum within the softline and specialty retail industries.
Grant Bowers	Vice President	2007	Now
Biography	Grant Bowers is a vice president and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity Group. Mr. Bowers joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1993 as a fixed income analyst and in 1998 joined the Franklin Equity Group as an analyst. His previous research coverage has included the telecom, media, publishing, transportation and business services industries. Mr. Bowers studied economics at the University of California at Davis. Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, he served in the United States Army.
Conrad B. Herrmann	Senior Vice President	1999	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.
Andrew J. Schramm	-	2013	2013
Biography	Andrew J. Schramm, CFA Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst of Advisers Mr. Schramm has been a portfolio manager of the Fund since September 2013, providing research and advice on the purchases and sales of individual securities, and portfolio risk assessment. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 2006.
Raymond Chan	-	2006	2009
Biography	Mr. Chan joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1996.
Robert Dean	Portfolio Manager	2004	2007
Biography	Dean is a portfolio manager with Franklin Advisers. He has been a manager of the fund since 2000, and he joined Franklin Templeton in 1995 as a wholesaler associate. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a stock broker. Dean holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Michael McCarthy	Portfolio Manager	1999	2004
Biography	Michael McCarthy is executive vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Equity Group (FEG). He is the lead portfolio manager for the Franklin Small Cap Growth strategy, and also assists with the management of the Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth strategy, which he has helped manage since its inception in 1992. Mr. McCarthy is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and earned his B.A. in history from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of the Security Analysts of San Francisco (SASF) and the CFA Institute
John P. Scandalios	Vice President	1999	2004
Biography	John P. Scandalios is a vice president, research analyst and portfolio manager with Franklin Equity Group. He is the co-manager of the Franklin Technology Fund, Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund and is a member of the Technology/Communications Research Team. Mr. Scandalios specializes in research analysis of the semiconductor industry. Mr. Scandalios joined Franklin Templeton Investments(FTI) as an analyst in 1996. Prior to FTI, he completed the management-training program at Chase Manhattan in New York, and was an assistant portfolio manager for Chase Private Bank in Los Angeles.

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