
Kornitzer Capital Management, and expenses are high relative to those of other no-load small-growth funds. Putnam Voyager PVOYX This fund had very strong showings in 2009 and 2010 under new manager Nick Thakore, and it also has reasonable expenses relative
Citigroup Asset Management's director of U.S. growth equities. At Putnam, O'Toole was the lead manager on Putnam Voyager PVOYX , and he comanaged Putnam Growth Opportunities POGAX and Putnam New Opportunities PNOPX. O Toole was the last major hire on
broader examination of the context, can provide useful lessons for all investors. A Strong Start Hits Turbulence Putnam Voyager PVOYX manager Nick Thakore arrived at Putnam in late 2008, and a bit more than a year later the firm featured him in a full-page
assistants on Fidelity Magellan, and then running funds. At Putnam, Thakore and Ewing were charged with running Putnam Voyager PVOYX and Putnam Fund for Growth & Income PGRWX, respectively, two previous flagship funds that had fallen on hard times. More
performance that was in dire need of improvement. Two of Reynold's early hires--Nick Thakore, who manages Putnam Voyager PVOYX , and Bob Ewing, who runs Putnam Fund for Growth & Income PGRWX--contributed to the revamp of the analyst staff and helped
It sounded like Nick talking to Nick.” The PM in question was Nick Thakore, who has captained Putnam’s Voyager Fund ( PVOYX /$25.01) after associating with that organization in November 2008. Combining Nick’s current performance record, with
MERFX 9 / 30 / 2009 $ 10 . 1 $ 1 . 5 0 . 69 % Putnam Voyager PVOYX 7 / 31 / 2009 $ 21 . 5 $ 3 . 1 0 . 69 % BlackRock US Opportunities ..... changes of regime and strategy do . For example , Putnam Voyager PVOYX underwent a makeover in late 2008 when new manager Nick Thakore
managers, and performance of some of its flagship funds, including Putnam Fund for Growth & Income PGRWX and Putnam Voyager PVOYX , had been in the bottom half of its peer group for each of the previous five years. Reynolds has made a number of significant
illustrates this point. Although three of Putnam funds' 12 trustees each have more than $100,000 invested in Putnam Voyager PVOYX , the firm's large-growth flagship fund, it has been a laggard since 1999. It's a similar situation with the board that
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