What are Franklin Templeton funds?

Franklin Templeton Investments offers mutual funds to retail investors, such as no-load mutual funds and closed-end mutual funds. Franklin Templeton packages stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies into one investment fund, and investors can buy and sell shares of that fund, according to the company website.

As of 2015, Franklin Templeton?s portfolio of mutual funds exceeds 200 no-load funds and seven closed-end funds. The company offers a diverse selection of funds ranging from exchange-traded funds to fixed-income securities. Mutual fund managers continuously add or remove stocks, bonds or commodities from funds to meet investor expectations. For example, the goal of a fixed-income mutual fund may be to generate a steady stream of income from the rise in price of the fund?s underlying assets, and a fund manager adds or removes assets to meet that goal, explains Franklin Templeton Investments.