Peter Gonedes, CFA

Peter Gonedes has been a securities trader with Franklin Templeton since 1996. For 21 years he traded under Franklin Advisory Services, LLC. for Balance Sheet Investment Fund, MicroCap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Funds, MidCap Value Fund, LargeCap Value Fund, and the Rising Dividends Funds. Since July of 2017, he trades under Franklin Equity Group and currently trades for: the Rising Dividends Funds, Franklin Global Growth Funds, REIT Funds and, Franklin Equity Income Funds.

Mr. Gonedes has been in the securities industry since 1989.

Prior to joining Franklin Advisory Services, LLC., Mr. Gonedes was a trader for Oak Hall Capital Advisors.

Mr. Gonedes holds a B.B.A., Cum Laude in computer information systems and an M.B.A. in finance from City University New York (CUNY), Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business. He has also earned a second master's degree from Columbia University in quantitative methods in social sciences with a concentration in economics. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society.