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Putnam Income Strategies A (PISFX)On Nov 27: 8.91  Down 0.05 (0.56%)  
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Putnam Income Strategies A
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Conservative Allocation
Fund Family:Putnam
Net Assets:12.70M
Year-to-Date Return:28.04%
Yield:7.98%
Morningstar Rating:1 stars
Fund Inception Date:13-Sep-04
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Jeffrey L. Knight
Lead Manager since 30-Dec-04
Knight is a managing director, deputy head of investments, and CIO of Putnam?s Global Asset Allocation team. Knight oversees the team?s institutional and individual portfolios and asset allocation investment process for the multi-asset-class portfolios.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$500
Min Initial Investment, IRA:NaN
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$0
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$0
PISFX can be purchased from 14 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks current income; capital appreciation is secondary consideration. The fund invests in a combination of bonds and common stocks of U.S. and non-U.S. companies. It invests in bonds with short- to long-term maturities that are either investment-grade or below investment-grade in quality. The fund also invests in other fixed-income securities. The allocation of investments is approximately 75% of net assets in fixed-income investments and approximately 25% of net assets in equity investments, the fund may adjust allocations within a range of 50% to 95% of net assets in fixed-income investments and 5% to 50% of net assets in equity investments.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (22-Oct-09): 0.04
Last Cap Gain (19-Dec-07): 0.05
Annual Holdings Turnover 144.95%
Average for Category: 75.40%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpensePISFXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:0.79% 0.86%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.25% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:5.75% 4.94%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.64%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,008$638
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,389$979
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 2,453$1,930
* Per $10,000 invested


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