Born in Russia-Made in America

Becoming an investor - Vitaliy and Naum Katsenelson

Becoming an investor

Hallway conversations with Joe and Bill at PVG Asset Management sparked my love affair with investing. I knew I wanted to be an analyst.

Second-class citizen

I was often made aware that there was something wrong with my being Jewish. Even as a little child, I often encountered a second-class-citizen attitude toward me.

Naum Katsenelson

My Father

For months after my mom’s death, I was terrified of losing my father. I had nightmares about it. That fear of losing my dad was seared into my brain.

Life takes a terrible turn

Life takes a terrible turn

My mother and my father were born a year a part. Both of their birthdays are in May. I remember ...

Red October

Red October

I spent my youth in Murmansk, a city in the northwest part of Russia, located right above the Arctic Circle. Fans of Tom Clancy’s The Hunt for Red October may remember Murmansk as the home base for the submarine Red October.