Brett S. Goldstein, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Mr. Goldstein is a Portfolio Manager in the Global Asset Allocation (GAA) group. He is responsible for the research and implementation of risk and portfolio construction methods across GAA products. Mr. Goldstein also works extensively with retirement glide path research and GAA target-date funds.
He is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds (Growth, Balanced, and Conservative); Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund; Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund; Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds; Putnam RetirementReady Funds; Putnam Total Return Fund; and Putnam 529 for America. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Goldstein served as an Analyst and an Investment Associate in the GAA group. He has been in the investment industry since he joined Putnam in 2010.
Blog posts
Actively targeting inflation risk for retirement savers
2/21/2019
We explain why a dynamic approach to hedging inflation risk in a target-date fund may be a better way to protect a retirement nest egg.
Calibrate equity allocations with higher savings rates
10/17/2018
Evidence of higher savings rates by plan participants make it reasonable to consider lower equity allocations across the glide path of target-date funds.
How to plan more rationally for longevity risk
9/6/2018
Longevity risk — the possibility outliving one's money in retirement — is a genuine risk, but data suggests that many people overestimate its likelihood.