Bob Bush, Senior Vice President with Calamos, discusses 1) the benefits of investment flexibility and active management in volatile markets; 2) convertibles as a risk-managed way to invest in equity markets and; 3) evaluating closed-end funds for your portfolio.

Convertible securities found in closed-end funds offer a compelling opportunity to add value in portfolios given the volatility that has re-emerged in the market. Historically, convertibles have outperformed all other fixed income classes in periods of rising rates. Find out more about all the potential benefits of convertibles from a leading money manager in this asset class.

First Trust’s Bill Housey, Senior Portfolio Manager for the Leveraged Finance Investment Team, discusses the senior loan sector and overall U.S. economy.

The Closed-End Fund Association checks in with two Cohen & Steers’ experts for a mid-year review of the MLP, infrastructure and CEF markets. Special guests Doug Bond and Bob Becker are both portfolio managers who have decades of investment experience in their respective asset classes.

The following Q&A is from a discussion that originally took place as part of a podcast series on May 22, 2018. Joined by Gerd Kirsten, CFA, Portfolio Manager, The European Equity Fund, we discuss investment trends and opportunities in the European market.

Amidst a very public international trade dialogue, Italy's volatile political situation, Brexit's impending consequences and the Fed continuing to hike US interest rates, this discussion focuses on global equity. Throughout the podcast we’ll hear about the New Ireland Fund’s single-country fund approach and the overall outlook for Ireland and Europe, also taking a look at Canada’s investment landscape and the overall emerging market sector.

Joined by Ed Russell, Managing Director — Tortoise and James Cunnane, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Advisory Research MLP & Energy Infrastructure team, we discuss one of the more curious performances of the market this year.

The following Q&A recaps the conversation that originally took place as part of CEFA’s podcast series on April 20, 2018.

Joined by Purva Petal, CIMA®, Senior Vice President, Client Portfolio Manager — Nuveen Asset Management and Robert Amodeo, CFA and Head of Municipals – Western Asset, we discuss the outlook for municipals throughout a year of rising interest rates and changes to federal legislation.

Representing different sectors of the investing spectrum, these speakers came together for a discussion on special sectors in the areas of infrastructure, natural resources, and real estate.

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