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Franklin Templeton Investments? I am new to investing and have been advised that the Mutual Discovery Fund, Templeton Growth, Mutual Shares, and Income funds are best for me. Besides them, what else would be better to invest in with less fees and better returns with less or reasonable risk? What else if I desire no stock market investing?

HELP!How do I close a Franklin Templeton Investment Fund account? I want to get my money out of an account what do I have to do and what documents do I have to have?

Do US investments cause starvation and environmental damage? I just saw a Franklin Templeton Investments commercial that showed a peasant woman walking through a traditional Asian market. The commerical suggests that by investing through this company, you can help transform her life so that she can walk through a western style grocery store. I was appalled by the frozen foods section and the wall-to-wall plastic packaging. This is very bad for the world's environment. It's also bad for most of the people in those countries who will not be able to afford food in these affluent grocery stores. American investments overseas can lead to higher GNP, but it has also inevitably leds to higher rates of starvation. Thanks NBC for bringing the French Open to TV, however, has anyone at Franklin Templeton Investments thought throught the consequences of their globalization efforts? I'm no Noam Chomsky, but the totalitarian goverments supporting globalization enrich an elite while ignoring the needs of the population. Look at Haiti. http://www.chomsky.info/debates/20000516.htm http://www.chomsky.info/articles/20040309.htm http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2004/000014.html Please take your head out of an economics text book and look into a history text book. The powerful have exploited the weak every time. The US tends to support exploitive rather than progressive governments. http://www.leftwatch.com/archives/years/2001/000143.html

I took $400 out of my Franklin Templeton Growth Fund last year. How to I report this on my taxes? It says to "Enter a description of the investment property that was sold" What should I do? Do I put "Sale of stock (short-term gain)" ? Thanks!

Can we move US Savings Bonds from my CHILD's name into a 529 Plan? The 529 plan (NJBest) is in the parent's name for the benefit of the child, managed by Franklin Templeton Investments. The child just started college this year, and we didn't realize the disadvantage of the ownership, for the FAFSA, until recently.

I have lost 5,000.00 in the past few months with our usually rock solid firm, Franklin Templeton? Our portfolio is diversified for a long term gain, but we are in financial chrisis and are having to re-think our investment strategy. We are thinking of switching from the global basket type to the fixed, which would yeild small dividends quarterly for fear of losing it all. We are toying with e-trading but know how risky that can be. Any thoughts on this? Thanks

Kothari pioneer mutual fund? Is the kothari pioneer mutual fund still into existence? or is it taken over by Franklin templeton investments?

if i been investing 300 month in mutual funds and Roth IRAs for the last 2 years, can I lower the amount? I am going to be getting out of my job in February and I need to lower my amount that I put into the investing each month. Do I just talk to my financial planner and he can take care of that. Or anre there penalization fees? I just need to lower it for a while until I get a different job or get some other similar income. Ive done this through First Command, and they been investing my money through Pioneer Investments and Franklin templeton.

WHich of these companies should I start a 403 b in ? I trying to decided which of these companies would be the best choice for starting a 403 B in and why? Here is the list you help is greatly needed. Acacia Life Insurance Company AIG Annuity Insurance Company AIG VALIC American Century Investments American Fidelity Assurance Company "American Funds Distributors, Inc. (AFD)" American United Life (AUL) Americo Financial Life & Annuity Insurance Cmpy Ameriprise Financial Inc. Ameritas Life Insurance Company Annuity Investors Life Insurance Company "AXA Advisors, LLC" AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company CalSTRS Cambridge Investment Research Conseco Insurance Company Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Com. First Investors Corporation (TDS Umbrella) First Investors General Authorization Form Franklin Templeton Investments "FTJ FundChoice, LLC" "Great American Advisors, Inc., Member NASD" Great American Life Insurance Company Great Southern Life Insurance Company "GWN Securities, Inc" Horace Mann Companies "Industrial-Alliance Pacific Life Ins Co, US Branch" ING Life Insurance & Annuity Company ING-ReliaStar Life Insurance Company Jackson National Life Ins. Co. "Legend Group, Inc., The" Life Investors Company Life Insurance Company of the Southwest "Lincoln Nat'l Life Ins Co (Lincoln Fin Grp), The" MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut Metropolitan Life Insurance Midland National Modern Woodmen of America National Health Insurance Co (NHIC) New York Life Ins. & Annuity Corp. North American Company for Life and Health "Oppenheimer Funds Distributor, Inc" Pacific Life Insurance Company PFS Investments Inc PlanMember Services Corp Principal Mutual Funds Putnam Investments RSG Securities Security Benefit Group State Farm Symetra Life Insurance Company Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company "Transamerica Fund Services, Inc." United Teacher Associates Insurance Company USAA Investment Management Company USAA Life Insurance Company Vanguard ISA Vanguard Plan Authorization "Veritrust® Financial, L.L.C." "Waddell & Reed, Inc" Washington National Insurance Company Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

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Is there an index fund that is also an ELSS - that is, qualifies for the section 80C exemption? The only one I found - franklin templeton india index tax advantage - no longer accepts fresh investments.

investments in BRICs? What do we think about the Franklin Templeton BRIC? I have lost some money in the stock market in the past but seem to be recooping my loses since I invested some money in a BRIC. Anyone else in BRICs?

what do you think of the FFALX fund? Is Franklin Templeton Founding All A fund a good long term(5 years) investment?

Personal Finance - Someone please help me formulate a proper investment strategy!!? HEy will someone suggest a proper investment policy for someone like me who has started working only about 2 months ago....i can invest upto 6K every month....but intend to take a break from work for about 2 years to finish my masters... Trying to help dad in financing his dream home is another objective...which would call for a loan of about 5-8 Lacs and is hence a purely ambitious one considering the present scenario.... Ive been doing some research on this as well...Someone recommended Franklin Templeton SIP to start with but i thought why not diversify...I can take some risks wrt the investments i make....my priorities are mainly long term but i can take a few risks too... I am pretty amateur to all this so maynot know all the jargons...i hope ppl can still understand what i intend to say.... I also want to know how much returns can i expect from the various offerings currently available.... Hope someone would help me out with this.... Thanks in advance, Rajit

how good of an investment company is Blackrock? i was looking to invest in blackrock mutual funds in particular MDABX, MDLHX, MAVAX, and MDEFX the bank im with wants me to invest in a Franklin Templeton fund but i was thinking blackrock would be better

What do you think of my 401k investments? For those investment savy people. I am doing 5% per paycheck to invest in my 401k starting April. This is my breakdown. Keep in mind, I am 24, so I am trying to be very agressive. Templeton Growth(A) 10% William Blair Intl Growth (N) 5% Munder Large-Cap Value (Y) 15% Comerica 500 Stock Index 25% William Blair Growth(N) 15% Franklin Rising Dividends(A) 10% Munder S&P Mid-Cap Index Equity (Y) 5% Munder Mid-Cap Core Growth (Y) 5% Neuberger Berman Genesis Trust 5% Heritage Small Cap Stock(A) 5% This is 100% stocks. Would you change any percentages around? if so, why? Also what happens if my company goes under? Do I lose everything? or can i rollover it to a roth ira?

How should I check on taxes for my son's mutual fund? When my son was born, i started a fund for him with franklin templeton growth fund. i had the understanding that it grew tax free because ANY and ALL interest and gains were just re-invested without me ever seeing it. I only put in about $50 a monty for about 3 yrs. the account is now worth about $4000. The "capital gains" per year evidently are around $150-$200. I recently became more interested in investments. I have never claimed it but as I'm reading into the tax laws about investments, I'm beginning to think that I need to claim these gains each year as little as they are. I haven't in 10 yrs :-0 Should I have a tax person check into it for me so I can pay back taxes and penalties? or am I just getting too excited over nothing? any advice will be helpful. thanks in advance just as a side note, the account is in his name and I am the "custodian" if I remember right.

Mutual Fund Questions? Hello, I recently open an IRA Roth Account (with Chase bank) linked to Brokerage account so I can invest in the FFALX mutual fund (franklin templeton). You only make money out of Mutual Fund at the end of year when dividends are paid and when you sell your share if price per share is higher than when you bought it? How else can you make money out of Mutual Funds? Do you think I selected a good company (Franklin Templeton) or should i have gone with another investment company? Since I'm only able to put in 5,000 into my IRA account is there any other way to invest ? What company do you recommend?

How is my portfolio? i have invested in these indian mutual funds.? Hello,i m indian I have invested in some indian mutual funds and ULIPS. I am 38 yr old single male.Right now unemployed. I want to know how is portfolio and what is needed to make it a balanced one? below are details of mutual fund and insurance i have taken . details are 1.ICICI Fusion fund series II- Rs 1.5 lakhs in March 2007 2. HSBC Freedom Indian Equity - 10,000 Dollars(Approx RS 4 Lakhs in MARCH 2006) 3.HDFC PRUDENCE FUND SIP- Rs 3000 per month till 2 yrs Via SIP-Sept 2008 4.SBI MAGNUM CONTRA FUND SIP-Rs 4000 per month till 2 yrs Via SIP- started at Sept 2008 5.Franklin Templeton India Pension Plan SIP-Rs 1500 per month till 3 yrs. SIP started at May 2009 6.LIC ULIP INSURANCE POLICY-money plus-paid 3 yrs premimum of Rs 60000(Rs 20000 per year)- started in march 2007 7.Bajaj Allianz ULIP Policy unit gain- paid 3 yrs premimum of Rs 60000(Rs 20000 per year)- started March 2004 .stopped paying premium now. I m thinking of investing in NEW PENSION SCHEME ? NPS Are my investment options good enough? PLS REPLY AT THE EARLIEST urs truly Samad

What do you think about this investment portfolio? What are your thoughts/recommendations/warnings please -- the CHASE financial advisor is presenting me with the idea of investing some of my money in a portfolio consisting of the following: Franklin Adjustable US Govt Secs C JPMorgan Core Bond C JPMorgan High Yield Bond C Templeton Global Bond C

I'm entering into my companies 401K and I'm having a hard time trying to elect which Investment to choose? Use whole numbers (for example: 0%, 3%, 25%, 72%); total must equal 100%. B. You may elect automatic Account Rebalancing to help maintain the long-term investment strategy you decide is appropriate for meeting your savings goals. Once you’ve created your asset allocation, automatic Account Rebalancing can rebalance your account as often as you choose: quarterly, semi-annually, or annually. SM SSgA Government Money Market Fund % TR PIMCO Total Return Fund - Class A % 7X DWS High Income Plus Fund - Class S % SI SSgA Life Solutions(SM) Income & Growth Fund % SB SSgA Life Solutions(SM) Balanced Growth Fund % SG SSgA Life Solutions(SM) Growth Fund % AG AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Fund - Class A % A2 DWS Large Cap Value Fund - Class A % S5 SSgA S&P® 500 Index Fund % VZ Neuberger Berman Partners Fund - Advisor Class % OC Oppenheimer Capital Appreciation Fund - Class A % MD Fidelity® Advisor Equity Growth Fund - Class T % XQ Franklin Rising Dividends Fund - Class A % 9E SSgA S&P® MidCap 400 Index Strategy Fund % M1 Alger MidCap Growth Institutional Fund - Class I % J8 Janus Adviser International Growth Fund - Class S % Z4 Templeton Growth Fund, Inc. - Class R % TS Allianz NFJ Small-Cap Value Fund - Class A % SR SSgA Russell® 2000 Index Strategy Fund % AR Alger SmallCap Growth Institutional Fund - Class I %