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Effective 5/1/19, this fund made changes to its glide path and asset allocation. Additionally, the fund revised its fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements to include acquired fund fees and expenses, which is likely to result in lower fund net expense ratios. The fund’s managers believe these changes will help make the fund more competitive. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have questions, please contact your financial advisor or Shareholder Services.
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Beginning on 10/19/18, Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares. Thereafter, Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis. This conversion allows shareholders to take advantage of the lower expenses offered by Class A shares. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have any questions, please contact your financial advisor or call Franklin Templeton.
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Effective 9/10/18, certain sales charges and commissions paid to dealers on Class A and A1 shares of our mutual funds changed. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have additional questions, please contact your financial advisor or call Franklin Templeton.
Documents
Fund Literature
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Fund Fact Sheet - Advisor
A single-page data sheet describing Franklin LifeSmart(TM) 2040 Retirement Target Fund's objective, portfolio holdings and performance.
Literature Code: 081-FF Publication Date: 12/19 Next Update: 03/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Fund Fact Sheet - A, C
A single-page data sheet describing Franklin LifeSmart (TM) 2040 Retirement Target Fund's objective, portfolio holdings and performance.
Literature Code: 049-FF Publication Date: 12/19 Next Update: 03/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
Fund Documents
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Summary Prospectus
A short document explaining the fund's goal, investments and risks, as well as sales charges, fees and expenses.
Literature Code: 049-PSUM Publication Date: 05/19 Next Update: 05/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Prospectus
The prospectus explains the Franklin Fund Allocator Series goal, investments and risks, as well as sales charges, fees and expenses.
Literature Code: RTF-P Publication Date: 05/19 Next Update: 05/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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SAI
Supplemental to the Franklin Fund Allocator Series' prospectus, the Statement of Additional Information provides a more detailed description of the fund's activities and operations.
Literature Code: RTF-SAI Publication Date: 05/19 Next Update: 05/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Annual Report
A discussion of market conditions and fund performance covering the funds' fiscal year, along with a complete list of holdings and detailed financial information.
Literature Code: RTF-A Publication Date: 02/19 Next Update: 02/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
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Semi-Annual Report
A discussion of market conditions and fund performance covering the first half of the funds' fiscal year, along with a complete list of holdings and detailed financial information.
Literature Code: RTF-S Publication Date: 08/19 Next Update: 08/20 Piece must be accompanied by the Quarterly Performance Update, which includes standardized returns,sales Charge and expenses.
Additional Sales Resources
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Account Application Form
Literature Code: GOF-APP Publication Date: 08/19 Next Update: 08/20 Open and invest in most funds using this application.
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IRA Application Form
Literature Code: RIRA-APP Publication Date: 08/19 Next Update: 11/19 Open and invest in a Traditional or Roth IRA, convert your Traditional IRA to a Roth Conversion IRA, or roll over a 401(k), 403(b) or other qualified plan distribution to a Rollover IRA using this application and included documents.
Important Legal Information
- CFA® and Chartered Financial Analyst® are trademarks owned by CFA Institute.
- Indexes are unmanaged, and one cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
- Total Returns include change in share price, assume reinvestment of all distributions, and reflect the deduction of fund expenses and applicable fees. Total Returns With Sales Charge: returns reflect the deduction of the stated sales charge. Total returns, distribution rate, and yields reflect any applicable expense reductions, without which the results for those impacted funds would have been lower.
- Your clients should carefully consider a fund's investment goals, risks, charges and expenses before investing. Download a prospectus, which contains this and other information. Your clients should read the prospectus carefully before they invest or send money.
- Effective 5/1/19, the fund made changes to its glide path and asset allocation, including removing its strategic allocation to alternative investments. Additionally, the fund revised its fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements to include acquired fund fees and expenses. Such changes can impact performance. The fund's investment goal has remained the same.
- Performance data represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. Current performance may differ from figures shown. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate with market conditions, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell your shares.
- The investment risk of the retirement target fund changes over time as its asset allocation changes. Since the fund invests in underlying funds, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which may engage in a variety of investment strategies involving certain risks, the Franklin LifeSmart 2040 Retirement Target Fund is subject to those same risks. All investments involve risks, including possible loss of principal. Principal invested is not guaranteed at any time, including at or after the fund's retirement target date; nor is there any guarantee that the fund will provide sufficient income at or through the investor's retirement. Stock prices fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and dramatically, due to factors affecting individual companies, particular industries or sectors, or general market conditions. Bond prices generally move in the opposite direction of interest rates. Thus, as the prices of bonds in the fund adjust to a rise in interest rates, the fund's share price may decline. Foreign investing carries additional risks such as currency and market volatility and political or social instability, risks which are heightened in developing countries. These risks are described more fully in the fund's prospectus. Investors should consult their financial advisor for help selecting the appropriate fund of funds, or fund combination, based on an evaluation of their investment objectives, retirement time horizons and risk tolerance.
Footnotes
- The expense ratio for this fund includes estimated indirect expenses of its underlying funds.
- A statistical measurement of the range of a fund's total returns. In general, a higher standard deviation means greater volatility. Based on the fund's monthly returns over the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- A statistical measurement of a fund's historical risk-adjusted performance. It is calculated by taking a fund's excess return over that of the three-month Treasury bill divided by its standard deviation. Higher values generally indicate better historical risk-adjusted performance. Based on the 3 years ended as of the date of the calculation.
- The annualized percentage difference between a fund's actual returns and its expected performance given its level of market risk, as measured by beta. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- A measure of the fund's volatility relative to the market, as represented by the Blended Benchmark. Allocations for the fund's blended benchmark reflect or map the fund's current target asset class allocations and may not be representative of the fund's historical asset class allocations. A beta greater than 1.00 indicates volatility greater than the market. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- Public Offering Price — Purchase price for each share of the fund on a given day. It includes the maximum initial sales charge, if any.
- Net Asset Value — The amount per share you would receive if you sold shares that day.
- The fund indirectly bears the fees and expenses of the underlying fund.
- Percentage of the fund's returns explained by movements in the Blended Benchmark. 100 equals perfect correlation to the index. Based on the 3-year period ended as of the date of the calculation.
- The Gross Expense Ratio does not include an expense reduction or fee waiver related to the fund's investment in a Franklin Templeton money fund and/or other underlying fund, contractually guaranteed through 4/30/20. Fund investment results reflect the expense reduction and fee waiver; without these reductions, the results would have been lower.
- Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in them. Index returns do not reflect any fees, expenses or sales charges.
- For performance reporting purposes, the inception date for Classes A/A1, R, R6, Z, and Advisor Class shares of all Franklin Templeton Funds is the date of effectiveness of the fund's registration statement or the first day the fund commenced operations. For Class C shares, generally the inception date is the first day the fund commenced offering such shares. Exceptions: Templeton Global Balanced Fund Classes A and C use the inception date of the old Class A and C shares, renamed Class A1 and Class C1. For Franklin Mutual Series Funds, Franklin International Small Cap Growth Fund and Franklin Pelagos Commodities Strategy Fund, the inception date for Classes A, C, R and R6 shares is the funds' oldest class', Z or Advisor, inception date. Franklin U.S. Government Money Fund Class R6 inception date is the first day it commenced offering such shares. For Franklin California Ultra-Short Tax-Free Income Fund Classes A1 and Advisor Class use the inception date of its predecessor, Franklin California Tax-Exempt Money Fund.
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