Ali Winrow, Product Specialist, and Rick Schaupp, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, both from Clarion Partners, a Franklin Templeton company, review private real estate and the historical benefits of this alternative asset class, including durable income, growth through appreciation, a hedge against inflation, and greater diversification. They expand on how Clarion Partners Real Estate Income Fund focuses on providing individual investors with direct exposure to a high-quality portfolio of income-producing private real estate and real estate related securities—leveraging Clarion's deep expertise in the field.