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CPLIX’s Grant Called the Market Rally, and Continues Risk-on

Michael Grant
June 15, 2020

This has been an unusual recovery. Initially, it was led by the same high-quality “safety” stocks that dominated before the drawdown. Cyclical issues then followed, starting in mid-May. Here’s how the barbell strategy employed by the Calamos Phineus Long/Short Equity Fund (CPLIX) managed to capture gains during both legs.

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How Calamos Alts Broke the Market’s Steepest Fall

Michael Grant
March 3, 2020

Last week's six-day market correction is proof that you can’t always count on having time to hedge equities. In a turbulent market, Calamos liquid alternative funds demonstrated the value of their role in client portfolios.

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Watch: CPLIX’s Michael Grant Anticipates a Radically Different Decade

Michael Grant
November 7, 2019

In the next decade “investors face a radically different landscape that demands a rethink of the global investment approach,” according to Michael Grant, Co-CIO, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX). Watch as Grant explains in this series of five videos.

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August Was Wild, and Our Alts Worked

Eli Pars, Michael Grant
September 9, 2019

These are the markets our alternative funds are made for, an opportunity to demonstrate why they’re worthy of financial advisors' consideration as a core allocation in clients’ portfolios.

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