Strategy And Objective
Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund seeks total return consistent with preservation of capital. Total return is composed of capital appreciation and income. This section contains greater detail on each funds main investment strategies and the related risks you would face as a fund shareholder. It is important to keep in mind that risk and reward generally go hand in hand; the higher the potential reward, the greater the risk. As mentioned in the fund summaries, we pursue each funds goal by adjusting portfolio allocations from time to time within a certain range for each fund to try to optimize a funds performance consistent with its goal. There are three funds in the Putnam Global Asset Allocation suite. These funds pursue their goals by making strategic allocations to equity and fixed income asset classes, and by adjusting these allocations dynamically within certain specified ranges as market conditions change. Common stocks. Common stock represents an ownership interest in a company. The value of a companys stock may fall as a result of factors directly relating to that company, such as decisions made by its management or lower demand for the companys products or services. A stocks value may also fall because of factors affecting not just the company, but also other companies in the same industry or in a number of different industries, such as increases in production costs. From time to time, a fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in companies in one or more related industries or sectors, which would make the fun more vulnerable to adverse developments affecting those issuers, industries or sectors. The value of a companys stock may also be affected by changes in financial markets that are relatively unrelated to the company or its industry, such as changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates. In addition, a companys stock generally pays dividends only after the company invests in its own business and makes required payments to holders of its bonds and other debt. For this reason, the value of a companys stock will usually react more strongly than its bonds and other debt to actual or perceived changes in the companys financial condition or prospects. Growth stocks Stocks of companies we believe are fast-growing may trade at a higher multiple of current earnings than other stocks. The values of these stocks may be more sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings than the values of other stocks. If our assessment of the prospects for a companys earnings growth is wrong, or if our judgment of how other investors will value the companys earnings growth is wrong, then the price of the companys stock may fall or may not approach the value that we have placed on it. In addition, growth stocks, at times, may not perform as well as value stocks or the stock market in general, and may be out of favor with investors for varying periods of time. Value stocks Companies whose stocks we believe are undervalued by the market may have experienced adverse business developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused their stocks to be out of favor. If our assessment of a companys prospects is wrong, or if other investors do not similarly recognize the value of the company, then the price of the companys stock may fall or may not approach the value that we have placed on it. In addition, value stocks, at times, may not perform as well as growth stocks or the stock market in general, and may be out of favor with investors for varying periods of time. Small and midsize companies.
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