Expert views on issues shaping the investment landscape
Putnam experts provide in-depth analysis of emerging trends in financial markets, asset classes, and industry sectors.
Assessing the risks of seeking safety
U.S. and International Equity team
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| Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Alternatives in action: A guide to strategies for portfolio diversification | Putnam offers insights for using strategies in portfolio construction by comparing performance in different economic scenarios over the past 20 years. | 10/01/2015|October 2015 |
| Optimizing the target-date glide path | Our research shows that a lower equity allocation at and throughout retirement provides the highest probability of retirement success. | 07/01/2016|July 2016 |
| Low-gear growth ahead for developed economies | The world's long-term growth outlook has major implications for portfolio strategies. Putnam examines the components of GDP growth, including labor productivity and demographic factors, to offer a detailed view of four major developed economies. | 11/01/2015|November 2015 |
| Capital Markets Outlook | Analysis of current market themes and asset class opportunities from investment leaders across Putnam. | 07/01/2016|July 2016 |
| Independent equity research: How we do it, and why it matters to investors | Members of Putnam's equity research team explain their philosophy and practice of independent equity research, including their emphasis on developing high-conviction, non-consensus views. | 04/01/2016|April 2016 |
| Revisiting "Thinking outside the index" | Leaders of Putnam's fixed income group outline their independent thinking on the forms of fixed income risk and discuss the risk-return potential of sectors outside the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. | 07/01/2016|July 2016 |
| Fixed Income Outlook | Analysis of global bond market sectors from the Co-Heads of Fixed Income. | 07/01/2016|July 2016 |
| Equity Outlook | Analysis of global equity markets from the Co-Heads of U.S. and International Equities. | 07/01/2016|July 2016 |
| Improving portfolio efficiency with multi-asset absolute return strategies | Putnam studies the impact of absolute return on portfolio and pension plan efficiency and diversification. | 08/01/2015|August 2015 |
| Holding the middle ground with convertible securities | With characteristics of stocks and bonds, convertible securities can help diversify a portfolio. This study highlights Putnam's active approach to managing a convertibles portfolio. | 02/01/2016|February 2016 |