Beyond Bulls & Bears

Quick Thoughts: Risk vs. uncertainty
Perspectives

Quick Thoughts: Risk vs. uncertainty

Weaker US economic data is leading to volatility in the equity markets. Head of Franklin Templeton Institute Stephen Dover discusses why uncertainty is more difficult to factor in than risk and what investors can do about it.

Quick Thoughts: US election update—uncertainty reigns
Perspectives

Quick Thoughts: US election update—uncertainty reigns

With less than five weeks to the November 5 polling date, the US presidential as well as Senate and House majority outcomes remain too close to call. Franklin Templeton Institute’s Stephen Dover believes that a divided government in Washington, DC, with no single party controlling the White House, Senate and House of Representatives is likely. He discusses the possible effects of the elections on the markets and offers investment conclusions.

US equities: Opportunities amid turbulence
Equity

US equities: Opportunities amid turbulence

Franklin Equity Group Portfolio Manager Grant Bowers shares his outlook on inflation and recessionary risks and where he’s finding opportunities in US equities amid recent market volatility.