Blogs

April 3, 2020

Robert Bush, Calamos Senior Vice President and Director of Closed-End Fund Products, points out that even with all the benefits attributable to closed-end funds—intraday trading, low financing costs of leverage, ability to be fully invested, and consistent source of income—they have some idiosyncrasies that present challenges, especially during extreme volatility.

April 2, 2020

John Hillenbrand, CPA, Co-CIO, and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Growth and Income Fund (CGIIX) , describes the near-term signs of the market bottoming process that his team is watching for.

April 2, 2020

At a time when investors are looking for trusted financial partners, Calamos offers LinkedIn training designed to help financial advisors enhance their personal brand and communications.

March 31, 2020

Nick Niziolek, CFA, Co-CIO, Head of International and Global Strategies, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager, believes the global economy and markets could be in recovery mode by the second half of the year, with China and other overseas markets making strong contributions.

March 31, 2020

Every once in a while—this would be the fifth time in the last 25 years—tactical opportunities present themselves that Calamos’ team of convertible securities specialists are especially attuned to.

March 31, 2020

The CARES Act can reduce immediate downside risks as well as systematic shocks to the U.S. economy and financial system, says John Hillenbrand, Co-CIO and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager. He explains why he believes the Act will be successful in its overall goals, and some areas positioned to benefit from an investment standpoint.

March 30, 2020

In challenging environments, top-down secular themes provide “a wind in the sails” that can help companies stay above the economy. In this post, the Calamos Global Equity Team revisits three themes that they’ve been bullish on for quite some time: Bioprocessing, artificial intelligence, and global payments. While growth prospects for these themes were strong coming into this crisis, the team expects opportunity to increase in these uncertain times.

March 26, 2020

For John P. Calamos, Sr., the recent market downturn is reminiscent of conditions in 1987. He explains why conditions point to a V-shaped recovery and why he believes convertible securities are extremely compelling.

March 23, 2020

Nick Niziolek discusses making targeted additions, focused primarily on consolidation around core positions and secular theme opportunities. In uncertain times, thematic tailwinds (such as global payments, bioprocessing, Big Data and AI) can provide a degree of resilience and growth potential.

March 20, 2020

John P. Calamos, Sr. encourages taking a long-term view in this challenging time. During this period of heightened uncertainty, it’s important to remember the historic resilience of the markets and the global economy. Drawing upon our decades of experience and our risk-management DNA, our teams are identifying opportunities where securities have been oversold, including in the convertible market.