It’s been a tough road for value investors during the past decade or so, even leading some pundits to declare the investing style is dead.

It’s easy to understand why the return of equity market volatility in the first quarter of 2018 caused some consternation for investors.

There were no surprises as French voters elected Emmanuel Macron as their new president after the second round of voting. Franklin Templeton’s investment professionals share their thoughts on the prospects of a Macron presidency and suggest it might not be plain sailing for the self-styled political outsider.