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  • June 20, 2024

    Why pursue growth overseas? 1) Growth matters because it consistently outperforms everywhere. 2) Growth overseas is scarce, making it a key diversifier. 3) And valuations are their lowest in a decade. Calamos International Growth Fund (CIGIX) has outpaced its benchmark and peers by delivering a world of growth to investors.

  • June 20, 2024

    The Fi360 Fiduciary Score is a peer percentile ranking of an investment against a set of quantitative due diligence criteria selected to reflect prudent fiduciary management.

  • May 29, 2024

    Over the next three years, approximately 11,000 Americans per day will reach peak retirement age (65)—Dubbed “Peak 65.” Calamos Structured Protection ETFs can provide these retirees 100% downside protection, growth potential to help outpace inflation, and liquidity/flexibility for life’s unknowns.

  • May 14, 2024

    We have experienced historic monetary policy shifts and their impact on markets over recent months. While changing interest rates can create challenges for traditional bond strategies, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund (CMNIX) is designed to address these challenges, allowing investors to enhance their fixed income allocations.

  • May 13, 2024

    How can Calamos build an ETF with 100% downside protection and capture upside equity performance? In this short guide, we look under the hood and demystify how Calamos ingenuity has allowed us to construct and deliver these strategies through transparent, cost-effective, liquid and tax-efficient ETF vehicles.

Investment Team Voices

  • June 24, 2024

    While many companies are still defining their business case for AI, the possibilities appear limitless. However, the viability of AI’s rapid progression will depend on data center advancements that mitigate energy and resource use—and this is where we see tremendous investment opportunities.

  • May 29, 2024

    As traditional bonds continue to struggle, Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund has kept its footing, thanks to an approach with little interest rate opportunity or risk. Co-CIO Eli Pars explains how the fund’s blend of arbitrage and hedged equity strategies have positioned the fund for success.

  • May 24, 2024

    Whether you love or hate sustainable investing, two important factors support the notion that it’s not only here to stay but will in fact increase in importance as more companies and investors realize that it’s time to get on board or risk losing a critical competitive advantage.

  • April 29, 2024

    For more than 50 years, Calamos Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer John P. Calamos, Sr. has helped investors achieve their long-term asset allocation goals. In this post, he shares some basic principles that he believes can position investors for success year in and year out.

  • April 18, 2024

    There are two key factors revealing a clear trend in upward momentum for Timpani Small Cap Growth fund (CTSIX).