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Understanding Web3—a primer on the emerging digital asset ecosystem
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This primer will provide an overview of Web3 and emerging digital assets, and related terms and technology. Its aim is to equip the reader with the foundational understanding necessary to appreciate the potential impact on the future of the financial industry, and also on economies and society more widely.
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Quick Thoughts: Positioning for a timely opportunity in munis
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As markets continue to respond to an uncertain macroeconomic environment, the current fundamentals in the municipal bond market are creating an investment opportunity to capture strong after-tax total returns according to Stephen Dover, Head of Franklin Templeton Institute.
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Municipal Bonds: How Utilities May Deliver Resilience In Recession
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U.S. municipal utility bonds – backed by issuers who provide water, sewer and electricity – have limited losses during past recessions, providing investors with an opportunity to fortify their portfolios against economic weakness by investing in strategies holding utility bonds.
Fixed Income Insights
Jackson®: Power Planning: The Multi-Generational Benefits of Trust-Owned Annuities
Today’s global economy and volatile markets create challenges for trustees who are tasked with driving growth, preserving capital, and managing the everpresent sting of taxes and expenses in trust–owned portfolios. Did you know that trusts can benefit from the same features that individuals find in annuities? Namely, tax deferral,* income control, and diversified investment options. On the next few pages, we’re going to walk through three phases of trust planning (accumulation, distribution, and post-death planning) and show the many ways that a trust-owned annuity can be a powerful planning tool.
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Whitepaper: How pension plans can clear a higher hurdle
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Pension plans likely will need to find less conventional ways to boost returns in the coming years
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Allocation Views
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The Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions team continue to anticipate that the cumulative effect of monetary policy tightening will have a dampening effect on economic activity.
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Fixed Income Insights: Key Convictions 1Q23
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Market insights at a glance. On the heels of a turbulent 2022, valuations for fixed-income have not been this attractive in a long time.