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Franklin Temepleton Investments

Summary Prospectus
October 1, 2014


Franklin Multi-Asset
Real Return Fund

(formerly, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Real Return Fund)



Franklin Fund Allocator Series

(formerly, Franklin Templeton Fund Allocator Series)








Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s prospectus, statement of additional information and other information about the Fund online at www.franklintempleton.com/prospectus. You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236 or by sending an e-mail request to prospectus@franklintempleton.com. The Fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated October 1, 2014, as may be supplemented, are all incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.


Class A Class C Class R Advisor Class
FTMAX Pending Pending Pending
 


Investment Goal

Real return.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts in Class A if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in Franklin Templeton funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under “Your Account” on page 76 in the Fund's Prospectus and under “Buying and Selling Shares” on page 83 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information.


Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

    Class A  Class C  Class R  Advisor Class 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as percentage of offering price)  5.75%  None  None  None 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as percentage of the lower of original purchase price or sale proceeds)  None1  1.00%  None  None 

1. There is a 1% contingent deferred sales charge that applies to investments of $1 million or more (see "Investments of $1 Million or More" under "Choosing a Share Class") and purchases by certain retirement plans without an initial sales charge.


Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

    Class A  Class C  Class R  Advisor Class 
Management fees  0.35%  0.35%  0.35%  0.35% 
Distribution and service (12b-1) fees  0.26%  1.00%  0.50%  None 
Other expenses  0.65%  0.65%  0.65%  0.65% 
Acquired fund fees and expenses1  0.70%  0.70%  0.70%  0.70% 
Total annual Fund operating expenses  1.96%  2.70%  2.20%  1.70% 
Fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement2  -0.55%  -0.55%  -0.55%  -0.55% 
Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement1  1.41%  2.15%  1.65%  1.15% 

1. Total annual Fund operating expenses differ from the ratio of expenses to average net assets shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include acquired fund fees and expenses.

2. The investment manager has contractually agreed to waive fees or assume certain expenses so that common expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain non-routine expenses) for each class of the Fund do not exceed 0.45%, until September 30, 2015. The investment manager also has contractually agreed in advance to reduce its fee as a result of the Fund's investment in a Franklin Templeton money fund (acquired fund) for at least the next 12 months. Contractual fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreements may not be terminated during the period set forth above, but may or may not be renewed at the discretion of the investment manager thereafter.

Example

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of the period. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. The Example reflects adjustments made to the Fund's operating expenses due to the fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement by management for the 1 Year numbers only. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

    1 Year  3 Years  5 Years  10 Years 
Class A    $ 710  $ 1,105  $ 1,524  $ 2,687 
Class C    $ 318  $ 786  $ 1,381  $ 2,992 
Class R    $ 168  $ 635  $ 1,129  $ 2,491 
Advisor Class    $ 117  $ 482  $ 871  $ 1,963 
If you do not sell your shares: 
Class C    $ 218  $ 786  $ 1,381  $ 2,992 

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 39.70% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund uses a flexible allocation strategy that is diversified across broad asset classes, including global equities, global fixed income and commodities, and seeks real return which is total return that exceeds U.S. inflation over a full inflation cycle, typically 5 years. In periods shorter than a full inflation cycle, the Fund's returns may be volatile as compared to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or lag behind inflation.

The Fund is structured as a limited "fund-of-funds" meaning that it seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing its assets primarily in other mutual funds, predominantly other Franklin Templeton mutual funds (underlying funds). The Fund also invests a portion of its assets in inflation-indexed securities, predominantly Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS).

With respect to the portion of the Fund's portfolio invested in underlying funds, under normal market conditions, the investment manager allocates the Fund’s assets among the broad asset classes representing exposure to global equities, global fixed income and commodities markets by investing primarily in a combination of underlying funds, based on each underlying fund's predominant asset class. These underlying funds, in turn, invest in a variety of U.S. and foreign equity, fixed-income and money market securities, and commodity linked instruments. The investment manager will vary the underlying funds’ allocation percentages based on the current inflationary and economic environment and the investment manager’s tactical views. Generally, no more than 25% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in any one underlying fund.

With respect to the portion of the Fund's portfolio invested in inflation-indexed securities, the investment manager sub-contracts with Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC to manage the Fund’s assets invested in inflation-indexed securities, predominantly TIPS. Inflation-indexed securities, including TIPS, are fixed-income securities that are structured to provide protection against inflation. The value of the security’s principal or the interest income paid on the security is adjusted to track changes in an official inflation measure.

When selecting equity funds, the investment manager considers the underlying funds’ foreign and domestic exposure, market capitalization ranges, and investment style (growth vs. value). When selecting fixed-income funds, the investment manager focuses primarily on maximizing income. The investment manager invests in commodities funds and TIPS in an effort to hedge the Fund's portfolio against inflation.

Principal Risks

You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Mutual fund shares are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, any bank, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other agency of the U.S. government.

Asset Allocation   The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment goal depends upon the investment manager’s skill in determining the Fund’s broad asset allocation mix and selecting underlying funds. There is the possibility that the investment manager’s evaluations and assumptions regarding asset classes and underlying funds will not successfully achieve the Fund's investment goal in view of actual market trends.

Investing in Underlying Funds   Because the Fund invests in underlying funds, and the Fund’s performance is directly related to the performance of the underlying funds held by it, the ability of the Fund to achieve its investment goal is directly related to the ability of the underlying funds to meet their investment goals. In addition, shareholders of the Fund will indirectly bear the fees and expenses of the underlying funds. The risks described below are the principal risks of the Fund and the underlying funds. For purposes of the discussion below, “Fund” means the Fund and/or one or more of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests.

Market   The market values of securities owned by the Fund will go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. A security’s market value may be reduced by market activity or other results of supply and demand unrelated to the issuer. This is a basic risk associated with all securities. When there are more sellers than buyers, prices tend to fall. Likewise, when there are more buyers than sellers, prices tend to rise.

Stock prices tend to go up and down more dramatically than those of debt securities. A slower-growth or recessionary economic environment could have an adverse effect on the prices of the various stocks held by the Fund.

Foreign Securities   Investing in foreign securities typically involves more risks than investing in U.S. securities, and includes risks associated with: internal and external political and economic developments – e.g., the political, economic and social policies and structures of some foreign countries may be less stable and more volatile than those in the U.S. or some foreign countries may be subject to trading restrictions or economic sanctions; trading practices – e.g., government supervision and regulation of foreign securities and currency markets, trading systems and brokers may be less than in the U.S.; availability of information – e.g., foreign issuers may not be subject to the same disclosure, accounting and financial reporting standards and practices as U.S. issuers; limited markets – e.g., the securities of certain foreign issuers may be less liquid (harder to sell) and more volatile; and currency exchange rate fluctuations and policies. The risks of foreign investments may be greater in developing or emerging market countries.

Inflation-Indexed Securities   Inflation-indexed securities have a tendency to react to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates represent nominal (stated) interest rates lowered by the anticipated effect of inflation. In general, the price of an inflation-indexed security decreases when real interest rates increase, and increases when real interest rates decrease. Interest payments on inflation-indexed securities will fluctuate as the principal and/or interest is adjusted for inflation and can be unpredictable.

Interest Rate   When interest rates rise, debt security prices generally fall. The opposite is also generally true: debt security prices rise when interest rates fall. Interest rate changes on the whole are influenced by a number of factors including government policy, monetary policy, inflation expectations, perceptions of risk, and supply and demand of bonds. In general, securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to these interest rate changes.

Income   Because the Fund can only distribute what it earns, the Fund's distributions to shareholders may decline when prevailing interest rates fall or when the Fund experiences defaults on debt securities it holds.

Credit   An issuer of debt securities may fail to make interest payments or repay principal when due, in whole or in part. Changes in an issuer's financial strength or in a security's credit rating may affect a security's value.

Derivative Instruments   The performance of derivative instruments depends largely on the performance of an underlying instrument, such as a currency, security or index, and derivative instruments often have risks similar to the underlying instrument, in addition to other risks. Derivatives involve costs and can create economic leverage in the Fund's portfolio which may result in significant volatility and cause the Fund to participate in losses (as well as gains) in an amount that significantly exceeds the Fund's initial investment. Other risks include illiquidity, mispricing or improper valuation of the derivative instrument, and imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying instrument so that the Fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, the change in value of the derivative may also not correlate specifically with the currency, security or other risk being hedged. Derivatives also present the risk that the other party to the transaction will fail to perform.

Commodities   If the Fund invests in an underlying commodities fund, its returns will be subject to the unique risks of exposure to commodities. Investing in physical commodities, even through derivative instruments or other complex securities, is speculative and can be extremely volatile. Market prices of commodities may fluctuate rapidly based on numerous factors, including: changes in supply and demand relationships; weather; agriculture; trade; domestic and foreign political and economic events and policies; diseases; pestilence; technological developments; and monetary and other governmental policies, action and inaction. The current or “spot” prices of physical commodities may also affect, in a volatile and inconsistent manner, the prices of futures contracts in respect of the relevant commodity.

Growth Style Investing   Growth stock prices reflect projections of future earnings or revenues, and can, therefore, fall dramatically if the company fails to meet those projections. Prices of these companies’ securities may be more volatile than other securities, particularly over the short term.

Value Style Investing   A value stock may not increase in price as anticipated by the investment manager if other investors fail to recognize the company's value and bid up the price, the markets favor faster-growing companies, or the factors that the investment manager believes will increase the price of the security do not occur.

Smaller and Midsize Companies   Securities issued by smaller and midsize companies may be more volatile in price than those of larger companies, involve substantial risks and should be considered speculative. Such risks may include greater sensitivity to economic conditions, less certain growth prospects, lack of depth of management and funds for growth and development, and limited or less developed product lines and markets. In addition, smaller and midsize companies may be particularly affected by interest rate increases, as they may find it more difficult to borrow money to continue or expand operations, or may have difficulty in repaying any loans.

Prepayment   Prepayment risk occurs when a debt security can be repaid in whole or in part prior to the security's maturity and the Fund must reinvest the proceeds it receives, during periods of declining interest rates, in securities that pay a lower rate of interest.

Management   The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Fund's investment manager applies investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Fund, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions will produce the desired results.

Because the Fund seeks returns that exceed the rate of inflation over time, if the investment manager's inflation forecasts are incorrect (e.g., in unanticipated high inflationary or deflationary periods), the Fund's performance may be impacted more than other funds.

Tax Risk   If an underlying fund fails to qualify as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code, such fund would be liable for federal, and possibly state, corporate taxes on its taxable income and gains. Such failure by an underlying fund is not expected to impact the ability of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company, however, the total return of the Fund may be decreased by the amount of any taxes due by the underlying fund as a result of such failure.

Performance

The following bar chart and table provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's performance from year to year for Class A shares. The table shows how the Fund's average annual returns for 1 year, 5 years, 10 years or since inception, as applicable, compared with those of a broad measure of market performance. The Fund's past performance (before and after taxes) is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future. You can obtain updated performance information at franklintempleton.com or by calling (800) DIAL BEN/342-5236.

The secondary indices in the table below show how the Fund's performance compares to groups of securities that align more closely with the Fund's investment strategies.

Sales charges are not reflected in the bar chart, and if those charges were included, returns would be less than those shown.

Class A Annual Total Returns


Best Quarter:  Q3'12  4.17% 
Worst Quarter:  Q2'13  -2.96% 
As of June 30, 2014, the Fund's year-to-date return was 3.20%. 


Average Annual Total Returns
(figures reflect sales charges)

For the periods ended December 31, 2013

    1 Year  Since Inception
12/19/2011 
Franklin Multi-Asset Real Return Fund - Class A       
         Return Before Taxes  -1.00%  2.09% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions  -1.57%  1.40% 
         Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares  -0.45%  1.39% 
Franklin Multi-Asset Real Return Fund - Class C    3.32%  4.27% 
Franklin Multi-Asset Real Return Fund - Class R    4.77%  4.75% 
Franklin Multi-Asset Real Return Fund - Advisor Class    5.30%  5.25% 
Barclays U.S. 1-10 Year TIPS Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  -5.58%  -0.58% 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers - Non-Seasonally Adjusted (CPI-NSA) (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  1.50%  1.55% 
S&P 500® Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  32.39%  26.13% 
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index (index reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)  -2.02%  1.02% 

No one index is representative of the Fund's portfolio.

The after-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown only for Class A and after-tax returns for other classes will vary.

Investment Manager

Franklin Advisers, Inc. (Advisers)

Sub-Advisor

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC (FT Institutional)

Portfolio Managers

Thomas A. Nelson, CFA   Portfolio Manager of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since inception (2011).

T. Anthony Coffey, CFA   Vice President of Advisers and portfolio manager of the Fund since inception (2011).

Warren Keyser   Portfolio Manager of FT Institutional and portfolio manager of the TIPS portion of the Fund since inception (2011).

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

You may purchase or redeem shares of the Fund on any business day online through our website at franklintempleton.com, by mail (Franklin Templeton Investor Services, P.O. Box 997151, Sacramento, CA 95899-7151), or by telephone at (800) 632-2301. For Class A, C and R, the minimum initial purchase for most accounts is $1,000 (or $50 under an automatic investment plan). Advisor Class is only available to certain qualified investors and the minimum initial investment will vary depending on the type of qualified investor, as described under "Your Account — Choosing a Share Class — Qualified Investors — Advisor Class" in the Fund's prospectus.

Taxes

The Fund’s distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income, capital gains, or some combination of both, unless you are investing through a tax-deferred arrangement, such as a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account, in which case your distributions would generally be taxed when withdrawn from the tax-deferred account.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and
Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your financial advisor or visit your financial intermediary's website for more information.


Franklin Templeton Investments

Franklin Templeton Distributors, Inc.
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, CA 94403-1906
franklintempleton.com

Franklin Multi-Asset
Real Return Fund

Investment Company Act file #811-07851

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