Jason R. Vaillancourt,CFA
Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation
Mr. Vaillancourt is Co-Head of Global Asset Allocation (GAA). In partnership with the other GAA Co-Heads, he directs the overall strategy and positioning of Putnam’s GAA products. He is responsible for the research that drives the top-down views of GAA portfolios, including asset class, region, and sector decisions. His work also contributes to Putnam’s Capital Markets Outlook.
Mr. Vaillancourt is a portfolio manager of Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Funds (Balanced, Conservative, and Growth); Putnam Dynamic Risk Allocation Fund; Putnam Multi-Asset Absolute Return Fund; Putnam Multi-Asset Model Portfolios; Putnam Retirement Advantage Funds; Putnam RetirementReady Funds; Putnam Total Return Fund; and Putnam 529 for America. He joined Putnam in 1999 and has been in the investment industry since 1993.
College Savings Funds
Whitepapers
Q2 2020
Analysis of current market themes and asset class opportunities from investment leaders across Putnam.
Blog posts
Market volatility returns to "old" normal
1/28/2019
Our outlook for stock market volatility sees the levels reached in 2018 continuing, in part because these levels were close to the long-term norm.
11/29/2016
We are watching the referendum in Italy this weekend for yet another existential crisis for the euro.
Italy's bank troubles challenge EU
7/28/2016
Troubled banks in Italy pose a new challenge to the EU, one that has been compounded by the U.K.'s vote in favor of Brexit.