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Buy 3 Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds for Stunning Returns

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With around $737.5-billion assets under management as of Mar 31, 2018, Franklin Templeton Investments is a well-known global investment management firm. The company offers investment management strategies and integrated risk management solutions to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts and partnerships.

Founded in 1947, Franklin Templeton Investments prides itself in offering "exceptional asset management" to its clients in more than 170 countries throughout the globe. It has presence in 17 countries and more than 600 investment professionals. Franklin Templeton Investments is the biggest cross-border fund management group in the world.

Below we share with you three top-ranked Franklin Templeton mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. Investors can click here to see the complete list of all Franklin Templeton mutual funds, their Zacks Rank and past performance.

Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Advisor (FTDZX - Free Report) seeks appreciation of capital. FTDZX invests a large chunk of its assets in securities of discovery research firms and biotechnology companies. The fund may also invest around one-fifth of its assets in both debt and equity securities of companies from other sectors. Franklin Biotechnology Discovery Advisor has returned 5.7% in a year's time.

FTDZX has an expense ratio of 0.77% compared with the category average of 1.30%.

Franklin Convertible Securities A (FISCX - Free Report) invests a bulk of its assets in convertible securities. FISCX may invest almost all its assets in securities rated lower than investment grade. The fund may invest about one-fifth of its assets in preferred and common stocks as well as non-convertible debt securities. Franklin Convertible Securities A has returned 16.4% in the past one-year period.

As of March 2018, FISCX held 77 issues, with 2.36% of its assets invested in Square Inc 0.38%.

Franklin DynaTech Fund Advisor (FDYZX - Free Report) seeks capital appreciation for the long run. FDYZX invests a major portion of its assets in equity securities issued by companies, which are believed to be leaders in innovation and benefiting from new industry conditions. Franklin DynaTech Fund Advisor has returned 31.7% in a year's time.

Rupert H. Johnson is one of the fund managers of FDYZX since 1968.

To view the Zacks Rank and the past performance of all Franklin Templeton mutual funds, investors can click here to see the complete list of funds.

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