John Templeton

John Marks Templeton, renowned Stock Investor and Businessman , was born on 29 November 1912 , in the town of Winchester, Tennessee . He became a naturalized British citizen and lives in Nassau, Bahamas .

BUSINESS

Sir John Marks Templeton is a highly successful pioneer of globally diversified Mutual Fund s, becoming a billionaire. He established:

PERSONAL

He attended Yale University , pledged the Zeta Psi Fraternity and was selected for membership in the Elihu secret society. He graduated in 1934 as a top scholar in his class.

He was a Rhodes Scholar to Balliol College , University Of Oxford from which he graduated with a M.A. degree in law. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter-holder.

He was a trustee on the board of Princeton Theological Seminary , the largest Presbyterian seminary, for 42 years and served as its chair for 12 years.

He married the former Judith Folk in 1937 and the couple had three children — John, Anne and Christopher. She died in February, 1951.

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Interview

Interview with Sir John Templeton - with Eleanor Laise of SmartMoney on April 1, 2004.

Sir John Templeton Interview - on stocks, currencies, China, and real estate, April 2005

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