CHI News and Press, Calamos Convertible Opportunities and Income Fund From 07/31/21

For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. But with index investing, there's no escape from a roller coaster ride. Early last year, we introduced the concept of the Near-Perfect Portfolio (NPP). Since that time, the market has made ...

CHI has a distribution of 7.56% which is reasonably attractive if the distribution is covered. I continue my series where I look at CEFs beyond the yield with a look at CHI. While the distribution has been covered over the last 3 years, recent NAV performance tells me to wait for ...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad market...

As we reach halftime of the calendar year, investors go into the locker room with some knowledge of the pandemic recovery and some new concerns to monitor in the second half of 2021 and into 2022. Our base case is inflation is transitory; however, we are watching the data very closely...

In spite of the pandemic-induced crisis and correction last year and other challenges, the stock market has made a remarkable recovery, and a new bull market is clearly evident. Obviously, the big question is, where does it go from here, and is it a good time to invest? If you are...

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promise high distributions and reasonable total returns. The closed-end funds are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broad ma...

In the summer of 2020, I created a small “piggy bank” portfolio consisting of six titles entirely dedicated to ETFs and ETNs as an adjunct to my Cupolone Income Portfolio. I named this new portfolio my Giotto Income Portfolio, in honor of the famous Florentine painter an...

NCV pays a relatively high distribution rate compared to its peers, even after it cut its distribution last year. Interestingly enough, the fund is also trading at a deeper discount than its peers and is becoming a tempting target. Despite the attractive features at this time, I'm...

CHI seems to be expensive at a quick first glance; however, diving a bit deeper might change one's opinion. The fund earlier in 2021 boosted its distribution, and they should be able to maintain the current rate for the foreseeable future. A longer-term investor could do well with...

We introduced the concept of the Near Perfect Portfolio (NPP) a year ago, last year. Since then, the market has made a remarkable comeback. It's probably time to revisit it. For most people, especially retirees, it's very difficult to tolerate large and deep drawdowns. But with index ...