CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust:

We consent to the use of our report dated December 10, 2004, incorporated in
this Registration Statement by reference, to the Putnam Convertible
Income-Growth Trust 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