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'''Jim Cramer''' (full name '''James Joseph 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 the television host of [[CNBC|CNBC's]] ''Mad Money'', a former [[hedge fund]] manager, and also a best-selling author.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/17364946/site/14081545/ Jim Cramer Bio], CNBC.com</ref> Cramer is a market commentator for ''TheStreet.com'', which he co-founded and of which is he is the largest shareholder. In addition to writing a column for ''TheStreet.com'', Cramer also writes about the stock market as a columnist for ''New York'' magazine, and he is a frequent contributor to ''Time'' magazine. He was a founder of and former columnist for ''SmartMoney'' [[magazine]] and helped found ''American Lawyer'' magazine. Jim Cramer also shares his stock picks live on air with [[Erin Burnett]] during his ''"Stop Trading!"'' segment on CNBC's ''Street Signs''.

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'''Jim Cramer''' (full name '''James Joseph 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 the television host of [[CNBC|CNBC's]] ''Mad Money'', a former [[hedge fund]] manager, and also a best-selling author.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/17364946/site/14081545/ Jim Cramer Bio], CNBC.com</ref> Cramer is a market commentator for ''TheStreet.com'', which he co-founded and of which is he is the largest shareholder. In addition to writing a column for ''TheStreet.com'', Cramer also writes about the stock market as a columnist for ''New York'' magazine, and he is a frequent contributor to ''Time'' magazine. He was a founder of and former columnist for ''SmartMoney'' [[magazine]] and helped found ''American Lawyer'' magazine. Jim Cramer also shares his stock picks live on air with [[Erin Burnett]] during his ''"Stop Trading!"'' segment on CNBC's ''Street Signs''.

Jim Cramer was born to Polish-American parents in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, a suburb of [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=pabook/><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 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[government]],<ref name=isb/> where he was President and Editor-in-Chief of ''The Harvard Crimson''. After graduation he became a [[journalist]] for four years; he worked for the ''Tallahassee Democrat'' and later for the ''Los Angeles Herald Examiner'' before attending [[Harvard Law School]] where he earned a law degree in 1984.<ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/author/269/jim-cramer/all.html Jim Cramer RealMoney columnist], TheStreet.com</ref> In 1988, Cramer [[marriage|married]] his [[wife]], Karen, and they had their first child in July 1991.<ref name=isb/>  

Jim Cramer was born to Polish-American parents in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, a suburb of [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=pabook/><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 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in [[government]],<ref name=isb/> where he was President and Editor-in-Chief of ''The Harvard Crimson''. After graduation he became a [[journalist]] for four years; he worked for the ''Tallahassee Democrat'' and later for the ''Los Angeles Herald Examiner'' before attending [[Harvard Law School]] where he earned a law degree in 1984.<ref>[http://www.thestreet.com/author/269/jim-cramer/all.html Jim Cramer RealMoney columnist], TheStreet.com</ref> In 1988, Cramer [[marriage|married]] his [[wife]], Karen, and they had their first child in July 1991.<ref name=isb/>  

=== The Lightning Round ===

=== The Lightning Round ===

The ''Lightning Round'' segment of the show is supposed to be [[entertainment|entertaining]]. The [[segment]] is also about interactivity and the viewers and the stocks they think are [[important]]. Due to the nature of the ''Lightning Round'', it isn’t as well developed as the rest of the show, and it isn't about recommending individual stocks. By [[definition]], according to Jim Cramer, the ''Lightning Round'' is recommended as sector analysis; what sectors Cramer likes, which he doesn’t, and the stocks he considers best in show from any given sector.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/32678503 Think Sectors, Not Stocks, For Lightning Round], CNBC, September 3, 2009.</ref>

The ''Lightning Round'' segment of the show is supposed to be [[entertainment|entertaining]]. The [[segment]] is also about interactivity and the viewers and the stocks they think are important. Due to the nature of the ''Lightning Round'', it isn’t as well developed as the rest of the show, and it isn't about recommending individual stocks. By [[definition]], according to Jim Cramer, the ''Lightning Round'' is recommended as sector analysis; what sectors Cramer likes, which he doesn’t, and the stocks he considers best in show from any given sector.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/32678503 Think Sectors, Not Stocks, For Lightning Round], CNBC, September 3, 2009.</ref>

=== Am I Diversified, Sell Block and Speculation Friday ===

=== Am I Diversified, Sell Block and Speculation Friday ===

Once a week Cramer tells viewers when to sell a stock during the Sell Block segment during ''Mad Money''. The Sell Block is devoted to two separate but related things: holding Cramer accountable, and focusing on when to sell. Just like any other ''Mad Money'' segment, Cramer said a stock that gets his sell call, it doesn’t mean viewers should empty out their holdings immediately. Most of the time, his recommendation is to slowly sell off your position in a stock.

Once a week Cramer tells viewers when to sell a stock during the Sell Block segment during ''Mad Money''. The Sell Block is devoted to two separate but related things: holding Cramer accountable, and focusing on when to sell. Just like any other ''Mad Money'' segment, Cramer said a stock that gets his sell call, it doesn’t mean viewers should empty out their holdings immediately. Most of the time, his recommendation is to slowly sell off your position in a stock.

The Game Plan is something Cramer does every [[Friday]] in anticipation of the week ahead, and it's entirely about short-term trades. Cramer lays out where viewers should focus their "homework" efforts during the [[weekend]] to be fully prepared for when the bell rings [[Monday]] morning. This is the only segment on ''Mad Money'' where Cramer goes into the [[business]] of short-term, catalyst-based trading. Everything else on ''Mad Money'' belongs squarely in the investing column.

The Game Plan is something Cramer does every Friday in anticipation of the week ahead, and it's entirely about short-term trades. Cramer lays out where viewers should focus their "homework" efforts during the weekend to be fully prepared for when the bell rings Monday morning. This is the only segment on ''Mad Money'' where Cramer goes into the [[business]] of short-term, catalyst-based trading. Everything else on ''Mad Money'' belongs squarely in the investing column.

Jim Cramer quote on the three segments on ''Mad Money'':  

Jim Cramer quote on the three segments on ''Mad Money'':  

{{Cquote|Use ''Am I Diversified?'' to get a better sense of what makes a [[strong]] portfolio. ''Speculation Friday'' is there to encourage you to do homework on speculative picks, and the ''sell block'' is for guidance on selling, for the thought process and for caution – it’s not the [[Ten Commandments]]. If you want short-term trades, then the ''Game Plan'' is the one part of ''Mad Money'' that belongs to you.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/32678505 How to Springboard Off Other Segments]</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Use ''Am I Diversified?'' to get a better sense of what makes a strong portfolio. Speculation Friday is there to encourage you to do homework on speculative picks, and the Sell Block is for guidance on selling, for the thought process and for caution – it’s not the [[Ten Commandments]]. If you want short-term trades, then the ''Game Plan'' is the one part of ''Mad Money'' that belongs to you.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/id/32678505 How to Springboard Off Other Segments]</ref>}}

== Performance of stock picks and history of market calls ==

== Performance of stock picks and history of market calls ==

{{Cquote|Huh? Backup? Look at the incredible decline in the stock market, in all indices, since the inauguration of the President, with the drop accelerating when the budget plan came to light because of the massive fear and indecision the document sowed: Raising [[taxes]] on the eve of what could be a second [[Great Depression]], destroying the profits in health care companies, tinkering with the mortgage deduction at a time when U.S. house price depreciation is behind much of the world's morass and certainly the devastation affecting our banks, and pushing an aggressive [[cap and trade]] program that could raise the price of energy for millions of people. The market's the effect; much of what the president is fighting for is the cause. The market's signal can't be ignored. It's too palpable, too predictive to be ignored, despite the prattle that the markets predicted far more recessions than we have.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Cramer |title=Cramer: My Response To The White House |url=http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/news/cramer-my-response-white-house?page=2 |publisher=MainStreet.com}}, 2009-05-03</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Huh? Backup? Look at the incredible decline in the stock market, in all indices, since the inauguration of the President, with the drop accelerating when the budget plan came to light because of the massive fear and indecision the document sowed: Raising [[taxes]] on the eve of what could be a second [[Great Depression]], destroying the profits in health care companies, tinkering with the mortgage deduction at a time when U.S. house price depreciation is behind much of the world's morass and certainly the devastation affecting our banks, and pushing an aggressive [[cap and trade]] program that could raise the price of energy for millions of people. The market's the effect; much of what the president is fighting for is the cause. The market's signal can't be ignored. It's too palpable, too predictive to be ignored, despite the prattle that the markets predicted far more recessions than we have.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Cramer |title=Cramer: My Response To The White House |url=http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/news/cramer-my-response-white-house?page=2 |publisher=MainStreet.com}}, 2009-05-03</ref>}}

Cramer questioned criticism he received which he explained makes him "uncomfortable being in the crosshairs of columnists and comedians I enjoy."<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Cramer |title=Cramer Takes on the White House, Frank Rich and Jon Stewart |url=http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/news/cramer-takes-white-house-frank-rich-and-jon-stewart |publisher=MainStreet.com}}, 2009-09-03</ref><ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030909/content/01125111.guest.html Welcome to the Club, Cramer], RushLimbaugh.com, March 9, 2009.</ref> Cramer asked, "So, why after toiling in the cable wilderness for four years with ''Mad Money'' am I the target of the wrath of the Obama clan, and the darling, albeit surely momentary, of the [[Tea Party Movement|Obama-critics]]? After all, my criticism of Obama's handling of the economic crisis is a lot less pointed than my withering August 2007 'They Know Nothing' meltdown against [[Ben Bernanke]] and the previous administration's handling of the economic crisis."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jim Cramer's famous rant about the "know nothing" Fed. |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=808465173&play=1 |publisher=NBC}} July 29, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cramer: Bernanke, Wake Up |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=452808336 |publisher=NBC}} 2007-03-08</ref>

Cramer questioned criticism he received which he explained makes him "uncomfortable being in the crosshairs of columnists and comedians I enjoy."<ref>{{cite news |author=Jim Cramer |title=Cramer Takes on the White House, Frank Rich and Jon Stewart |url=http://www.mainstreet.com/article/moneyinvesting/news/cramer-takes-white-house-frank-rich-and-jon-stewart |publisher=MainStreet.com}}, 2009-09-03</ref><ref>Rush Limbaugh. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030909/content/01125111.guest.html Welcome to the Club, Cramer], RushLimbaugh.com, March 9, 2009.</ref> Cramer asked, "So, why after toiling in the cable wilderness for four years with ''Mad Money'' am I the target of the wrath of the Obama clan, and the darling, albeit surely momentary, of the Obama-critics? After all, my criticism of Obama's handling of the economic crisis is a lot less pointed than my withering August 2007 'They Know Nothing' meltdown against [[Ben Bernanke]] and the previous administration's handling of the economic crisis."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jim Cramer's famous rant about the "know nothing" Fed. |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=808465173&play=1 |publisher=NBC}} July 29, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cramer: Bernanke, Wake Up |url=http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=452808336 |publisher=NBC}} 2007-03-08</ref>

=== Obama Accountability Index ===

=== Obama Accountability Index ===