New ways of thinking about your investing questions.

• Are there targeted return funds that help offset market volatility?

  • Putnam Absolute Return Funds

    The funds pursue consistent return targets over a full market cycle and offer a clear alternative to traditional funds that are tied to the ups and downs of benchmark indexes.

    • Putnam Absolute Return 100
    • Putnam Absolute Return 300
    • Putnam Absolute Return 500
    • Putnam Absolute Return 700

    

    • Brochure (PDF)
• How do I seek more consistent results in uncertain markets?

  • Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds

    Funds that combine multiple asset classes in different proportions can offer a choice of the risk and return characteristics that suit you best

    • Dynamic Asset Allocation Balanced Fund
    • Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund
    • Dynamic Asset Allocation Growth Fund

    Commentary (PDF)
• Are there short-term investments I should consider?

  • Putnam Short Duration Income Fund

    The fund seeks greater income than is typical of other short-term investments, and features a consistent history of low volatility and active risk management.

    • Short Duration Income Fund

    

    • Sales ideas (PDF)
• Are there targeted return funds that help offset market volatility?

  • Putnam Equity Funds

    The experienced managers of Putnam’s equity funds invest with active strategies, using fundamental research to identify stocks they consider likely to outperform the market.

    • Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund
    • Putnam Multi-Cap Core Fund
    • Putnam Research Fund

    Whitepaper (PDF)