Putnam Funds

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Putnam Funds vs. S&P Index Fund

Five Putnam
Market Beating Funds

From the 3/12/03 bottom, each of the five funds shown have beat the green S&P 500 line handily.

But they are not always the best funds under all circumstances.

Putnam Fund Selection

. . . is what FastTrack does. On your own computer you make regular (monthly-quarterly) decisions about shifting part of assets among several funds.

Market Timing

. . .is what FastTrack does when there are no attractive alternatives.

Expect more Return with less Risk!

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Putnam Family Member Charts as of Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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PARTX	Putnam Absolute Return 100-A	PTRNX	Putnam Absolute Return 300-A
PJMDX	Putnam Absolute Return 500-A	PDMAX	Putnam Absolute Return 700-A
PAGVX	Putnam American Government Income-A	PAMYX	Putnam AMT Free Municipal-Y
PABAX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Balanced-A	PABYX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Balanced-Y
PACAX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Conservative-A	PACYX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Conservative-Y
PAEAX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Growth-A	PAGMX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Growth-M
PAGYX	Putnam Asset Allocation:Growth-Y	PCTEX	Putnam CA Tax-Exempt Income-A
PCOAX	Putnam Capital Opportunities-A	PYCOX	Putnam Capital Opportunities-Y
PVSAX	Putnam Capital Spectrum-A	PVSYX	Putnam Capital Spectrum-Y
PCONX	Putnam Convertible Income-Growth-A	PCNMX	Putnam Convertible Income-Growth-M
PCGYX	Putnam Convertible Income-Growth-Y	PDINX	Putnam Diversified Income-A
PDVYX	Putnam Diversified Income-Y	PEMAX	Putnam Emerging Markets Equity-M
PEYAX	Putnam Equity Income-A	PEQRX	Putnam Equity Income-R
PEIYX	Putnam Equity Income-Y	PYSAX	Putnam Equity Spectrum-A
PYSYX	Putnam Equity Spectrum-Y	PEUGX	Putnam Europe Equity-A
PFLRX	Putnam Floating Rate Income-A	PFRYX	Putnam Floating Rate Income-Y
PGIYX	Putnam Fund for Growth & Income-Y	PGEOX	Putnam George Putnam-A
PGEBX	Putnam George Putnam-B	PGEYX	Putnam George Putnam-Y
PGCOX	Putnam Global Consumer-A	PGEAX	Putnam Global Energy-A
PEQUX	Putnam Global Equity-A	PGLRX	Putnam Global Equity-R
PEQYX	Putnam Global Equity-Y	PHSTX	Putnam Global Health Care-A
PHSBX	Putnam Global Health Care-B	PCHSX	Putnam Global Health Care-C
PHLMX	Putnam Global Health Care-M	PHSYX	Putnam Global Health Care-Y
PGGIX	Putnam Global Income Trust-A	EBERX	Putnam Global Natural Resources-A
PNRBX	Putnam Global Natural Resources-B	PGLMX	Putnam Global Natural Resources-M
PGNRX	Putnam Global Natural Resources-R	PUGIX	Putnam Global Utilities-A
PUTBX	Putnam Global Utilities-B	PGRWX	Putnam Growth & Income-A
PGIBX	Putnam Growth & Income-B	PGCRX	Putnam Growth & Income-R
POGAX	Putnam Growth Opportunities-A	POGBX	Putnam Growth Opportunities-B
PGOMX	Putnam Growth Opportunities-M	PGOYX	Putnam Growth Opportunities-Y
PHYIX	Putnam High-Yield Advantage-A	PHAYX	Putnam High-Yield Advantage-Y
PHIGX	Putnam High-Yield-A	PHYYX	Putnam High-Yield-Y
PIIYX	Putnam Income Strategies-Y	PINCX	Putnam Income-A
PNCYX	Putnam Income-Y	PNVAX	Putnam International Capital Opportn-A
PIVMX	Putnam International Capital Opportn-M	PIVYX	Putnam International Capital Opportn-Y
POVSX	Putnam International Equity-A	POVBX	Putnam International Equity-B
POVMX	Putnam International Equity-M	PIERX	Putnam International Equity-R
POVYX	Putnam International Equity-Y	PNGAX	Putnam International Growth & Income-A
PIGMX	Putnam International Growth & Income-M	PINOX	Putnam International New Opportunity-A
PINMX	Putnam International New Opportunity-M	PNPRX	Putnam International New Opportunity-R
PINVX	Putnam Investors-A	PNVMX	Putnam Investors-M
PNVYX	Putnam Investors-Y	PXMAX	Putnam MA Tax-Exempt Income-A
PMVAX	Putnam MidCap Value-A	PMVBX	Putnam MidCap Value-B
PMPCX	Putnam MidCap Value-C	PMCVX	Putnam MidCap Value-M
PMVYX	Putnam MidCap Value-Y	PNOPX	Putnam New Opportunities-A
PNOBX	Putnam New Opportunities-B	PNOCX	Putnam New Opportunities-C
PNORX	Putnam New Opportunities-R	PNOYX	Putnam New Opportunities-Y
PTEIX	Putnam NY Tax-Exempt Income-A	PNRAX	Putnam Research-A
PRFBX	Putnam Research-B	PRFMX	Putnam Research-M
PURYX	Putnam Research-Y	PRXRX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2010-A
PRRHX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2015-A	PRRMX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2020-A
PRROX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2025-A	PRRQX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2030-A
PRRWX	Putnam Retirement Ready 2035-A	PRMYX	Putnam Retirement Ready Maturity-Y
PNSAX	Putnam SmallCap Growth-A	PSYGX	Putnam SmallCap Growth-Y
PSLAX	Putnam SmallCap Value-A	PSLBX	Putnam SmallCap Value-B
PSLCX	Putnam SmallCap Value-C	PSLMX	Putnam SmallCap Value-M
PYSVX	Putnam SmallCap Value-Y	PTAEX	Putnam Tax-Exempt Income-A
PTHAX	Putnam Tax-Free High-Yield-A	PTFYX	Putnam Tax-Free High-Yield-Y
PTEYX	Putnam Tax-Free High-Yield-Y	PGSIX	Putnam US Government Income-A
PUSYX	Putnam US Government Income-Y	PVISX	Putnam Vista-A
PVIYX	Putnam Vista-Y	PVOYX	Putnam Voyager-A
PVOBX	Putnam Voyager-B	PVFCX	Putnam Voyager-C
PVOMX	Putnam Voyager-M	PVYRX	Putnam Voyager-R
PVYYX	Putnam Voyager-Y

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