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'''James Joseph "Jim" Cramer''' (born February 10, 1955)<ref name=pabook>{{cite web|title=Cramer, James J. (Jim)|url=http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Cramer__Jim.html|author=Michael A. Kowalski|date=Spring 2008|publisher=[http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/ The Pennsylvania Center for the Book]}}, June 6, 2009.</ref> is an [[United States|American]] television host of [[CNBC]]'s ''Mad Money'' and a co-founder of ''TheStreet.com'', a former [[hedge fund]] manager, and a best-selling author. He is also a regular contributor to ''New York'' magazine and an occasional contributor to ''[[Time Magazine]]''.
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'''James Joseph "Jim" Cramer''' (born February 10, 1955)<ref name=pabook>{{cite web|title=Cramer, James J. (Jim)|url=http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Cramer__Jim.html|author=Michael A. Kowalski|date=Spring 2008|publisher=[http://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/ The Pennsylvania Center for the Book]}}, June 6, 2009.</ref> is an [[United States|American]] television host of [[CNBC]]'s ''Mad Money'' and a co-founder of TheStreet.com, a former [[hedge fund]] manager, and a best-selling author.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/17364946/site/14081545/ Jim Cramer Bio], CNBC.com</ref> Cramer was born to Polish-American parents in Wyndmoor, [[Pennsylvania]], a suburb of [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=pabook/> One of his first jobs was selling ice cream at Veterans Stadium during [[Philadelphia]] Phillies games.<ref name=isb>{{cite news|title=Jim Cramer|url=http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speaker/395/jim_cramer|publisher=[http://www.internationalspeakers.com/ International Speakers Bureau]}}, June 6, 2009</ref> He went to Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/71004|title=Springfield Township High School|publisher=publicschoolreview.com}}, June 6, 2009</ref> Cramer graduated <i>[[magna cum laude]]</i> from [[Harvard College]] in 1977, where he was President and Editor-in-Chief of the daily ''The Harvard Crimson''. He graduated from Harvard with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[government]].<ref name=isb/> After graduation he became a reporter for the ''Tallahassee Democrat'' and later for the ''Los Angeles Herald Examiner'' before attending [[Harvard Law School]] where he earned a law degree.
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Cramer was born to Polish-American parents in Wyndmoor, [[Pennsylvania]], a suburb of [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=pabook/> One of his first jobs was selling ice cream at Veterans Stadium during [[Philadelphia]] Phillies games.<ref name=isb>{{cite news|title=Jim Cramer|url=http://www.internationalspeakers.com/speaker/395/jim_cramer|publisher=[http://www.internationalspeakers.com/ International Speakers Bureau]}}, June 6, 2009</ref> Cramer went to Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/71004|title=Springfield Township High School|publisher=publicschoolreview.com}}, June 6, 2009</ref> He graduated <i>[[magna cum laude]]</i> from [[Harvard College]] in 1977 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[government]].<ref name=isb/> 
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Jim Cramer is the author of several [[books]], including ''Confessions of a Street Addict'', ''You Got Screwed: Why Wall Street Tanked and How You Can Prosper'', ''RealMoney: Sane Investing in an Insane World'', ''Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich'',<ref>Jim Cramer. [http://www.cnbc.com/id/16005693/ Mad Money: Watch TV, Make Money], CNBC, December 2, 2006.</ref> ''Stay Mad For Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich'', and his latest publication, ''Getting Back to Even: Your Personal Economic Recovery Plan.''<ref>[http://books.simonandschuster.com/Jim-Cramer%27s-Getting-Back-to-Even/James-J-Cramer/9781439158012 Jim Cramer's Getting Back to Even - Book Summary & Video], Simon & Schuster, October 2009.</ref> In addition to writing a column for TheStreet.com, Cramer also serves as the "Bottom Line" columnist for ''New York'' magazine, and he is also an occasional contributor to ''[[Time Magazine]]''.
    
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== Investing career ==
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