John P. Calamos is the founder, president, and chief investment officer of Calamos Asset Management, Inc., an investment firm specializing in managing convertible portfolios which has over $2.2 billion in assets under management. A frequent speaker at investment seminars and conferences, Mr. Calamos has taught graduate level courses on finance and investments. He is the acclaimed author of Investing in Convertible Securities, writes a column on investment risk management in Personal Financial Planning, and has written articles for Pension World, Pensions & Investments, Journal of Financial Inv...