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How does a five-star fund manager approach investing when uncertainty is high?
"Our strategy is to think about capturing income, whether it be dividends from common stocks, or yield from bonds... and then think about the opportunity for capital appreciation over the long term," Franklin Income Fund's Edward Perks told CNBC.
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So what are the top five holdings in Perks's portfolio, and why?
"Canadian Oil Sands [COSWF
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