Jim Cramer

[rcknfrewld]

i like watching CNBC for market info...no other choice besides Doomberg...anyway i like watching Kudlow...but i try and try to watch Cramer's Mad Money...but I seriously cannot understand one thing he says...is he speaking English...he speaks so fast I have no idea what he is saying...i don't know why CNBC let's him out of his cage for an hour every day

 

[Buster]

If that's the same channel that Rachael Madcow is on ..I refuse to degrade my TV to tune it in..

 

[nnuut]

If that's the same channel that Rachael Madcow is on ..I refuse to degrade my TV to tune it in..

Madcow is on MSNBC!

 

[MrBowl]

I like CNBC and the people on there. As always, you have to get to know the individual personalities to know their slants, and weigh what they say acoordingly.

I like to watch Cramer. He's very positive and gung ho on the market, almost always. About the only time he turns negative is when we're a week or more into a correction, so you can't time the market based on him. The first segment of his show is the most important, as he does a good job capturing the most important theme of the day. I also like the second to last segment, the "No Huddle Offense" and the very last where he signs out sometime with a one sentence forward looking summary.

Cramer is much more about individual stocks, though, and I'm not. When I am looking to pick up a stock I've done well with his picks, with a "win rate" of about 75-80% of the time. That's not bad considering I don't have time to do the homework on those stocks.

I agree, though, that sometimes you have to rewind the dvr several times to catch what he's saying.

 

[nnuut]

Jim is a tad hyperactive, makes me nervous but knows what he's talking about. He's been wrong and he's been right and he will tell you when he was right, over and over.

 

[Birchtree]

Hey Blunt man, I listen to Kudlow every night - he's my kind of guy. We more often than not tend to think similar thoughts on the economy - green shoots, etc.

 

[MrBowl]

I've watched Kudlow enough to know that he's been a cheerleader for the economy during the entire Obama presidency. You won't see a democrat cheering for the economy to improve while a republican is president. At least, I don't remember ever seeing it in the 30+ years that I've been watching the national news. Kudlow does, however, always say things like "despite the current administration's efforts", which is funny. And unlike many republicans that likely want things to fall apart on Obama's watch, Kudlow's occasional advice to the administration is spot on and his honest opinion.

Santelli is interesting, and if you tune him out because you are bitter about him starting the Tea Party movement then you are missing out on an opportunity to learn about the fixed income market. I've learned a lot by watching him, and his sparring with the more liberal Steve Liesman can be very entertaining and educational.

By the way, even though Liesman is one of the more liberal folks on CNBC I do always listen to him and take his viewpoint into consideration. It just makes sense to have a clear understanding of all arguments and angles. In the end, who cares about politics...making the best investment decisions is the highest priority.

 

[nnuut]

Pay no attention to the man behind the SMUT curtain!

 

[MrBowl]

Agree with your philosophy of listening to everyone, which is why I've described Kudlow and Santelli, because I see them regularly.
I just have a hard time taking anyone seriously who says we're headed for a double dip recession because of Obama, and then after the market shoots up 30% in one year and unemployment goes from 10%-7.5% says the market and economy is doing great despite the Obama/Bernanke stimulus efforts, and then in the next breath says that Bernake needs to stop talking about tapering, and then a day later says that this Fed Policy of QE is part of Obama's expanding socialist agenda. At this point I tune them out because I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYONES PERSONAL POLITICS in the middle of a financial segment, whether its right or left.

I think Cramer is much more valuable as an investing source than the other 2 guys because he minimizes his politics...if not for an occasional hint once every few months I would not know what party he preferred. .

I think you've said before that you like Fast Money, as well? I agree that Fast Money and Mad Money are the most valuable parts of that channel if you are there to get good insight on financial decisioins you need to make.

I might add, for nightowls, that the overnight stuff out of Asia and London have really helped me unstand things, and it gives me a head start on what will be important when I wake up.

 

[MrBowl]

You mean those late night British gals in short skirts, high heels and muscular legs who parade by the green and red stock international map all night long?
Yup, watch that when I can.

I don't know what you're talking about, what girls? That must be some other channel ;-)

 

[rcknfrewld]

I love it when Mandy Drury fills in...she was on squawk back today...she blows Becky Quick away...anyway i bet she's got one hell of a bedroom voice to go along with that body