By Vitaliy Katsenelson
I sang love serenades for Abbott Labs’ (ABT) stock for a long time. Call me materialistic, but my love for stocks is not ‘til death do us part,’ it is conditional of fundamentals staying intact and of valuation – it has to be undervalued. Abbott Labs’ fundamentals have improved over the last couple of [...]

By Vitaliy Katsenelson, CFA
As you look at the high-flying Russian stock market, you may feel like you want some of it. But before you dive into Russia consider this: as it is, Russia is a dysfunctional play on high oil prices as well as commodities. It is no less bureaucratic than it was some [...]

I usually have CNBC muted in the background, but I was very amused by the interview given by the CEO of Countrywide (CFC). If you read between the lines of what he said he was pleading for the Fed to lower rates. He tried to say it subliminally in every way possible.
Another thought that comes [...]