US households and businesses are in robust health with balance sheets in their best shape in decades. Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX) has been highly tactical around key positioning narratives, leaning into several AI themes while maintaining a modest level of net equity exposure.
Read Post2024 will be different from 2023 because the balance between inflation, disinflation and the rising possibility of deflation is more nuanced. We suspect the revived bullish mood climaxes in coming weeks, giving way to a (possibly hard) consolidation into spring.
Read PostLow interest rates and central bank distortions have been the hallmark of the post-2008 era. The past quarter was notable for the sense that this landscape is giving way to something quite different, with real interest rates attaining their highest levels in two decades. In his latest commentary, Michael Grant sorts out the implications of this “new normal.”
Read PostIn his Q3 Investment Team Outlook, Michael Grant discusses the “harder” challenges confronting investors in the latter part of 2023, which underscore the portfolio’s emphasis on a mix of select quality GARP opportunities and cyclicals that appear too cheap in the absence of a near-term recession.
Read PostThere is a further mild upside for equities, but equities are not in a new bull market, according to Michael Grant, Senior Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund. Beyond summer, rising volatility seems inevitable as investors await the resolutions of key debates, including the one over Fed policy.
Read PostSuccess in the coming decade will depend on tactical approaches to equity allocation, making this an advantageous environment for Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund (CPLIX), according to Co-CIO Michael Grant.
Read PostMichael Grant and Glen Ingalls share their views on AI and how Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund is positioned to potentially benefit.
Read PostEconomic resilience will be the surprise in coming quarters, according to Michael Grant, Co-CIO and Senior Co-Portfolio Manager of Calamos Phineus Long/Short Fund. Grant discusses his expectation that equities can grind higher, but returns will be muted.
Read PostOver recent days, markets have reflected widening concern over the fallout from recent bank failures, but now is not the time to panic. There are important differences between now and 2008, explain John P. Calamos, Sr., Founder and Global CIO, and Michael Grant, Co-CIO.
Read PostInflation may be more persistent, and the pace of growth may be slowing, but our teams continue to identify many opportunities across asset classes. Senior members of our investment organization share their outlooks and discuss how they are positioning portfolios. With an introduction from John P. Calamos, Sr., Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer.
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