Franklin Income A  FKINX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Conservative Allocation Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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   Avg Duration
   3.96 Yrs
   Avg Credit Quality
   B
As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.01
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 2.00
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
29.63%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
48,350
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Franklin Income A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Conservative Allocation
Index: Morningstar Moderate Target Risk
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1948-08-31 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 29.63 48.52 -0.99 3.48 7.04 10.45
+/- Category 13.12 32.60 -1.18 0.73 3.84 ---
+/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk 9.06 17.43 -2.15 -1.34 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 21.94 5.86 -1.69 2.86 6.54 10.39
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 22.11 20.55 -2.43 2.61 6.57 10.38
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 16.60 -5.07 0.05 3.67 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 12.88 -3.48 0.81 3.92 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 506 funds), (5 yrs : out of 343 funds), (10 yrs : out of 143 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 4.25%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 4.49
Software 0.00
Hardware 0.00
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 4.49
Service 42.26
Healthcare 10.25
Consumer Services 0.00
Business Services 4.17
Financial Services 27.84
Manufacturing 53.24
Consumer Goods 1.29
Industrial Materials 1.73
Energy 5.04
Utilities 45.18
Bond Quality % of Bonds
AAA 0.0
AA 0.1
A 7.4
BBB 10.8
BB 21.4
B 29.6
Below B 30.0
Not Rated 0.8
 
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 5.1
Stocks 25.0
Bonds 59.2
Other 10.7
Foreign Stocks 4.4
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 46 Turnover % 40
Total Number of Bond Holdings 278 30 Day SEC Yield % 6.92
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 12.97 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO --- --- --- 1.76
Bank of America Corporation 25.58 14.49 1.64
Canadian Oil Sands Trust --- --- 1.57
Merck & Co., Inc. 8.35 23.68 1.53
Wells Fargo Company 42.19 -3.80 1.19
Duke Energy Corporation 14.86 14.32 1.11
DOLLAR GEN CORP --- --- 1.10
First Data --- --- 1.04
Clear Channel Communications I --- --- 1.02
Bk Amer Pfd --- --- 1.01
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1948-08-31
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Charles B. Johnson  (1957-03-01)
Charles B. Johnson is chairman and director of Franklin Resources, Inc., and chairman and director of various Franklin Templeton funds. He joined Franklin Distributors, Inc., as president and chief executive officer in 1957 and assumed those positions with Franklin Resources when it was organized in 1969. Mr. Johnson served as CEO until 2003. Mr. Johnson is a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts. In 1992, he was elected chairman of the National Association of Security Dealers (NASD) and served on various committees and boards of the NASD (including NASDAQ) from 1988-2002. Previously, Mr. Johnson served on the Board of Governors of the Investment Company Institute from 1973-1988. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In addition, Mr. Johnson is a board member of the Bay Area Council and other Bay Area civic organizations. He served as the Northern California chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1992 and on the boards of the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-2002, the Peninsula Community Foundation from 1986-1996 and the Commonwealth Club of California from 1994-1997, and as a trustee of Crystal Springs Uplands School from 1985-1993. Mr. Johnson received a B.A. degree in economics and political science from Yale University. He served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, Army Artillery.
Edward D. Perks  (2002-05-01)
Perks is a senior vice president of Franklin Advisers, Inc. He joined Franklin Templeton Investments in 1992. Perks holds the charted financial analyst designation.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-05-01)
Front: 4.25
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.62
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-09-30)
Correspondence Information
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo CA 94403-1906
San Mateo,    94403-1906
United States
Telephone:
800-632-2301
650-312-2000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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