Anna Davlantes

John Calamos, Founder, Chairman and Global Chief Investment Officer, Calamos Investments, joins Anna Davlantes in for John Williams to talk about his military service, what it means to be a veteran, the importance of philanthropy to Calamos investments, and more.

John Koudounis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Calamos Investments, joins Anna Davlantes in for John Williams to share his post election observations and makes a point to mention that this country is extremely divided and how this division effects our markets. John also shares some insight on how the inflation will effect our pockets this holiday season, the unemployment numbers as a whole, and what the Federal Reserve is up to next. To close out the conversation, John Koudounis shares some of the advice he shares to his clients on a daily basis.

WGN-TV’s Larry Potash talks to WGN Radio’s Anna Davlantes about the three-part true crime series presented by WGN Films which features two unsolved murders that changed Chicago forever. One of the murders involves the story about two sisters who were on their way home from the movies who go missing, later found dead. Could a recent discovery crack the case?

Watch part one of Innocence Lost: The Grimes Sisters Murders tonight on WGN TV at 9, or see the entire half-hour special this Friday at 7.

Matt Freund is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Calamos Investments. He joins Anna Davlantes, filling in for John Williams, to give us a broad view on the economy. Matt also shares more insight on Fed policy, bond market/bond funds, gas prices, and shares some key advice for the first-time investor.

John Koudounis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Calamos Investments, joins Anna Davlantes, in for John Williams, to set table with assessment of current financial markets and economy. Listen in while John shares some insight on inflation and his thoughts on how the Federal Reserve will handle the changes. John and Anna also talk more in depth about opening our reserves and selling them to Russia and what that means for our markets.

Bill Takahashi is the Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources for Calamos Investments. He joined Anna Davlantes, filling in for Lisa Dent, on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss work and life balance, face to face contact, and how people are able to go back to the workplace in a post pandemic world.

Joe Nader is the Head of Calamos Wealth Management. He joined Anna Davlantes, filling in for Lisa Dent, on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss the growth of millennial involvement in stocks and bonds, what trends he is seeing in wealth management, and why it’s important to start investing when you’re young.

Matt Freund is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Calamos Investments. He joined Anna Davlantes filling in for Lisa Dent on Chicago’s Afternoon News to talk about inflation and the concern over where to go from here, how inflation can go down, what to do if you’re an older investor, and more.

John Koudounis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Calamos Investments, joins Anna Davlantes in for Lisa Dent on Chicago’s Afternoon News to talk about the stock market reaction to what is happening with Russia and Ukraine, provides reasoning for huge volatility in the markets, gas prices and where they are going, company’s growth, expansion and more.

Attorney Rich Lenkov, partner at Bryce Downey & Lenkov and host of “Legal Face-Off,” joins guest host Anna Davlantes to discuss what we need to know about the temporary restraining order issued by a downstate judge that prohibits school districts from enforcing Gov. Pritzker’s mask mandate. Also joining Anna is Robyn Franzen, parent of a preschooler at St. Catherine of Alexandria in Oak Lawn and a member of the group Parents for Choice of the Catholic Archdiocese, who tells Anna why the mask mandate needs to end.