Investment Team Voices

2021 Outlooks from the Calamos Investment Team

January 26, 2021

Senior members of our investment organization discuss their outlooks, the opportunities and risks they see, and how they are positioning the Calamos funds. With an introduction from John P. Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer.

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Asset Allocation Perspectives: Responding to Risk While Staying Invested

John P. Calamos, Sr.
April 9, 2020

John P. Calamos, Sr. explains why it makes sense to stay invested through uncertainty. There are variety of ways to potentially reduce the equity exposures in a portfolio without going to cash—for example, by including risk-managed liquid alternative and convertible security strategies.

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Calamos Honored to be the Largest Provider of Liquid Alternative Funds

A Note of Thanks from our Founder, John P. Calamos, Sr.
March 12, 2020

John P. Calamos, Sr. reflects on our firm’s history in liquid alternatives in a note of thanks to our clients. All of us at Calamos Investments recognize that investors and their financial advisors have many choices about where to invest, and we are honored that our capabilities have been chosen so frequently.

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Managing Volatility-Aided Strategies in a Low Volatility Environment

Alternative Team Perspectives by David O’Donohue
June 26, 2017

While a lack of volatility may be comforting for many investors, volatility can play an important role in the management of some hedged strategies. David O’Donohue discusses index volatility versus individual stock volatility, and how our team navigates different volatility environments.

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How We Navigated Election Night Turmoil

Alternative Team Perspectives by David O’Donohue
November 11, 2016

In our market neutral approach, the work of hedging around a major event begins days, weeks or even months before. The U.S. presidential election provides a case in point.

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Thoughts on the Market In Light of Election Results

Global Long/Short Team Perspectives by Michael Grant
November 9, 2016

Populism has won, suggests the election of Donald Trump. Health care reform, infrastructure and defense spending and a bond market sell-off are among the likely policy consequences.

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Is Everyone Overpaying for "Safety Stocks"?

Global Long/Short Team Perspectives by Michael Grant
May 17, 2016

Michael Grant, Sr. Portfolio Manager, considers how investors’ potentially misplaced belief in the economy’s fragility influences valuations and opportunities in the stock market.

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Where Has All the Debt Gone?

Global Long/Short Team Perspectives by Michael Grant
May 12, 2016

Michael Grant, Sr. Co-Portfolio Manager, takes a look at debt fears, deleveraging, and the implications for equities.

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