Norman P. Boucher

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Boucher is a Portfolio Manager in the Corporate and Tax-Exempt Credit group within Fixed Income. He is a Portfolio Manager of Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Global Income Trust, Putnam High Yield Fund, and Putnam ESG High Yield ETF. Mr. Boucher is also responsible for covering cyclical sectors and portions of the non-cyclical market, including food/beverages and utilities. He joined Putnam in 1998 and has been in the investment industry since 1985. Previously at Putnam, Mr. Boucher served as a Portfolio Manager in the U.S. High Yield group and as an Analyst covering the automotive, aerospace, and technology sectors. Mr. Boucher also has managed European high-yield portfolios and the allocation of global high-yield portfolios from Putnam’s London office.

Funds managed

Putnam Global High Yield Bond Fund

Blog posts

Active investing may matter more than risk trade

11/13/2012

Improving fundamental conditions in the high-yield bond sector may make the ability to research sectors and individual issues more important


Comparing high yield and equities? Consider risk

9/21/2012

The high-yield sector may offer more attractive returns with potentially lower volatility than equities, based on a comparison of the