John Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growth Fund, which averaged growth over 15% per year for 38 years. A pioneer of emerging market investing in the 1960s, Money magazine named him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century" in 1999.
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Trending topics shown first"The question is not is there a God, but is there anything else except God? God is everyone and each of us is a little bit."
"I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?"
"Sir John M. Templeton, Philanthropist, Dies at 95" by Robert D. McFadden, in The New York Times"
"If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search."
"The four most expensive words in the English language are "this time it’s different."
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