CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Putnam Global Equity Fund:

We consent to the use of our report dated December 13, 2004, incorporated
in this Registration Statement by reference, to the Putnam Global Equity
Fund and to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the prospectuses and "Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm and Financial Statements" in the Statement of Additional
Information.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2005