Tony Coffey is a senior vice president and portfolio manager for Franklin Advisers, Inc. He manages fund of fund portfolios for Franklin Templeton Solutions, including the Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series, the Franklin LifeSmart Retirement Target funds, the Franklin Templeton Corefolio Allocation Fund and Franklin Templeton Founding Funds Allocation Fund.

He also manages Franklin Real Return Fund and Franklin Templeton 529 College Savings Plan's agebased and risk-based portfolios.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton Investments in 1989, Mr. Coffey was an associate for Analysis Group, Inc., an economic consulting firm specializing in the use of economic analysis for litigation. He has 28 years of financial services industry experience.

Mr. Coffey holds a B.A. in applied mathematics and economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and has taught a review class for CFA candidates. He is a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco and the CFA Institute.