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They include 485 individuals, 11 pooled investment vehicles and 6 investment companies.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 16 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Templeton Investment Counsel offer?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Which custodians does Templeton Investment Counsel use?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (New York, NY), with $686M, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (New York, NY), with $272M and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (New York, NY), with $134M. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 16 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"custodians"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Templeton Investment Counsel have?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 31 employees, and 17 perform investment advisory functions. 1 employee is a registered representative of a broker-dealer and 0 employees are licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Templeton Investment Counsel invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Templeton Investment Counsel’s separately managed accounts held 95% exchange-traded equities, 3% cash and equivalents, 1% non-exchange-traded equities and 1% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs). It advises 1 private fund.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Templeton Investment Counsel?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel is owned through a chain of holding companies by Franklin Templeton, Inc. Its direct owner is Templeton Worldwide, Inc. (75% or more).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 16 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Templeton Investment Counsel get paid?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How do I contact Templeton Investment Counsel?","answer":"Templeton Investment Counsel’s main office is at 300 Southeast 2nd Street, FT. Lauderdale, FL 33301. Its phone number is 954-527-7500.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 16 September 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"offices"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}