Investment Ideas

What Could An Income and Equity Alternative Do for a 60/40 Portfolio? Meet the Half Caff

March 25, 2022

To rebalance back to a 60% allocation of unhedged long-only equity and a 40% allocation likely to generate just the skinniest of fixed income returns is to ignore today’s environment. Instead, let us introduce you to the diversification benefits of our blend of equal parts fixed income alternative Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) and equity alternative Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX).

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Off to a Strong Start to 2022, Grant’s CPLIX Positions for a Return to a World Where Profits Matter

Michael Grant
February 22, 2022

In an environment where the dominance of the mega caps is over, Calamos Co-CIO, Head of Long/Short Strategies and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager Michael Grant predicts we will not see the extraordinary, absolute returns that have been seen from the S&P 500. An actively managed portfolio, both long and short, has a much greater chance of now beating the benchmark, he says.

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Liquid Alts in 2021: Record AUM, Strongest Flows Since 2013—and Performance to Believe In

Elise Pondel, CFA, AVP, Director of Product Analytics
January 25, 2022

In a reversal of a downward trend that started in 2014, last year there was unprecedented demand for liquid alternatives. Most important: the products’ performance met the demand. Alt assets reached a new high watermark in 2021, with almost all Morningstar categories benefiting from positive net flows and positive performance.

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