If Musk was in the CNBC studio last week Cramer would have given the guy a BJ.

Its all about grasshopper or ant...

real

ff - some history http://www.kwaves.com/fiat.htm

I really don't know about that... you see as all the mortgages were melting and no one was doing a thing... i got a construction loan... knocked down my old 70 year old house, and built a new house on the same property, with natural gas and lots and lots of insulation and energy efficient appliances and windows and rolled it into a 4.75 percent 30 year fixed mortgage... i don't think a house should be used as a financial vehicle... to me its more of a comfortable place to live in... and its not overly big.. a small property so i don't have to work too hard to maintain it when i am old.

all that after the builder filed bankruptcy and used up all the construction money... i had to finish out of pocket ... and with credit cards. But i am now living in the house over a year and its great....

then i bought two off lease hybrids... loaded with so low milage on them the its laughable... cause they were a fraction of the price of new ones....I got them before gas started going up....(wifey said buy one for her and she bought one for me.... our xmas presents to each other... she said gas was going to 4 dollars) So now i don't drop 600 or 700 dollars in gas into my truck each month... and i have been putting cash away...

my credit rating is way ok.... i got no problem at all getting a loan and I still get zero credit card offers though they usually attach a 3 percent fee now.... but i never pay interest if i can help in on my credit...

and all during the job meltdown i changed jobs and got a nice salary increase....

I also worked on my old boat... lol

so during these hard times i have turned lemons into lemonade. I am also a small foot print kind of guy.... it has its pluses I did my part to keep the economy going and i have to get all sorts of things for the house so i am keeping the usa going...

real estate worked out for me.

As far a Cramers picks some work out some don't and some work for a while but you got to remember... time will go on and Cramer does not run those companies... you cannot tag him with company managers that are incompetent or did not adapt to the new economic turns.... and some companies just got wiped out. Some companies continue to grow and some do extremes of hot and cold over a period of a couple of years

oh well.... that was then and this is now....

those that do well during these hard times are the ones that worked hard preparing for the turn around... if you are situated and have cash you can ride nice. its the difference between grasshopper and ant.

I know how much i need to retire and live in the small footprint that i have made... its not the ritz but it could be a lot worse... sooner or later it will turn around and all the Cramers will be able to pick runners blindfolded....

gl

real

that was almost as bad as these Cramer picks from 2000, rotflmao, hge
http://www.thestreet.com/story/891820/the-winners-of-the-new-world.html

Jim says buy realestate... by march the mortgage rates will be close to 4 percent or less.

real

Good for you mars!

I'm happy for you.

I could lose a few pounds myself.

lol....have hardly listened to motor mouth in the last 3mos ....took the summer off from this site and was also getting trimmed down hitting the official minus 25lbs mark yesterday .

It was those last 5lbs that were the hardest and now to keep it off !

(and i'm sure feeling happy too , in the best shape of my life ;o)

Hey Mars2, give up on Jim?

Hope all is well!

Noting how the Democrats are pushing for a coal-to-liquids energy plan to support a bullish view on coal shares. He suggests Consol Energy (CNX) and Arch Coal (ACI). If he had to choose, Cramer said he'd go with Consol as it has the highest cash margins, and much of its coal production is "locked in," making it more stable. In addition, it has about 64 years worth of reserves and could even be a takeover target, he said. His favorite name is Peabody Energy (BTU) and is well placed to supply coal to China and India, with 8% of its reserves in Australia. Plus, China is getting rid of its import tariff on coal, which is good for foreign competitors like Peabody that want Chinese exposure. Further, Peabody has "great visibility," he said, and is set to establish the first coal-to-liquids facility in the U.S. this year. It is the less-risky way to play the technology, Cramer said. Next, he recommends LodgeNet Entertainment (LNET) and says the co has room to grow as it starts offering more services, he said. Additionally, the co is looking to get into timeshares and hospitals, as well. He also favors its merger with On Command.

Sudden Death" round, Cramer was bullish on Fannie Mae (FNM) and Downey Financial (DSL). He was bearish on Sterling Bancorp (STL) and Jones Soda (JSDA), CYTYC (CYTC), Trident Microsystems (TRID), Echelon (ELON) and Melco PBL Entertainment (MPEL).

was bullish on Hologic (HOLX), MasterCard (MA), Yamana Gold (AUY), Golden Star Resources (GSS), Apollo Investment (AINV), Bucyrus International (BUCY), Joy Global (JOYG), Elan (ELN), Texas Instruments (TXN), Nvidia (NVDA), National Semiconductor (NSM), Caterpillar (CAT), optionsXpress Holdings (OXPS) and J.C. Penney (JCP).

Louis Navellier's Emerging Growth Update is positive on CXW, EML, GTI, SVU, TNH, TRCR, and WRNC; and cautious on ACLI, AGP, CHIC, DRQ, DXPE, HANS, HITT, & LDSH

Herb Greenberg comments on Hansen's earnings-MarketWatch
Herb Greenberg commented in his blog that Hansen Natural's (HANS) fourth quarter results fell way below the consensus estimates. Greenberg wondered whether the company conveniently used an options probe to avoid reporting the bottom line originally, when it gave "preliminary" results in February. He stated that investors are failing to see the same signs from the company's first quarter "preliminary" results, released in May, which contained a sales shortfall and falling margins. He concluded by suggesting the first quarter will also be a miss, like the fourth quarter before it.

re: AAPL: sell some, take some profits, and retain some shares of AAPL. Cramer: If you're up more than 40%, never be afraid to take some profits. DELL: Hold DELL. SHLD: They had a horrible quarter, but Hold SHLD. Cramer: Be patient with Eddie Lampert, he hit a rough patch; he's hit them before and recovered; he will again. I'm not worried about SHLD. :

(yah buy it in the $160's lol)

Jim Cramer's "Mad Money"
During Thursday's "Mad Money" show, Cramer talked about the "Russell Rebalance", one of the best trades of the year. The Russell 2000 index of stocks needs to be rebalanced every year, after companies are bought, or fail to meet index requirements. Russell does it all on one day, and this year it is June 22, 2007. The Adds/Deletes are based on stock prices as of today's close [Thursday, May 31, 2007]. Cramer: Hence, there are some great trades here, based on the stocks that are added to the index. Cramer likes: Coleman Cable (CCIX), FC Stone (FCSX), and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD). Caution: These are all small cap names. Do not buy these stocks after hours: buy them days, with limit orders. In the Lightning Round, Cramer %, so Sell CHTR and take most or all profits off the table.

was bullish on: Global Sources (GSOL), Duke Energy (DUK), Level 3 (LVLT), Briggs & Stratton (BGG), AAR Corp (AIR), BE Aerospace (BEAV), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Bankrate (RATE), Nucor (NUE), and Valueclick (VCLK).

In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), IDT Corp (IDT), and Applebee''s (APPB). In the Sell Block Round, Cramer had the following recommendations: CHTR: it's up 40

bullish on: Potash (POT), Monsanto (MON), Cisco (CSCO), Clearwire (CLWR), Virgin Media (VMED), Visat (VSAT), ING (ING), 3M (MMM), El Paso (EP), Halliburton (HAL), and Giant Cleveland Cliffs (CLF): buy on CLF on a dip below $70. In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: Lama (LMAR) snd Giant Industries (GI).

- Sell solar stocks: SPWR, FSLR, ESLR, TSL. Cramer there's an excess of solar stock, so Sell them all, now. Solar is too dangerous to own.

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was bearish on Consol Energy (CNX), Massey Energy (MEE), DivX (DIVX), Big Lots (BIG), Sport Chalet (SPCHB) and Central Garden & Pet (CENT).

was bullish on Six Flags (SIX), Ford (F), Wells Fargo (WFC), Goldman Sachs (GS), Peabody Energy (BTU), Chemed (CHE), Charter Communications (CHTR), J.C. Penney (JCP), Kohl's (KSS), Saks (SKS), Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS), Lowe's (LOW), Sears (SHLD), Caterpillar (CAT), Joy Global (JOYG) and Syneron Medical (ELOS).

was bullish on Spartan Motors (SPAR), Force Protection (FRPT), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), GameStop (GME), Rio Tinto (RTP), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX), BHP Billiton (BHP), IBM (IBM), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Jack in the Box (JBX), Cepheid (CPHD), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Schering-Plough (SGP) and ITT Educational Services (ESI).

was bearish on Blockbuster (BBI), NuStar GP Holdings (NSH), Activision (ATVI), Sysco (SYY), Trump Entertainment (TRMP) and Biovail (BVF).

suggests Chicago Bridge & Iron (CBI) and notes its exposure to the Middle East while a weak dollar translates into strong earnings. Next, he suggests Rogers Communications (RG). The co has quadruple-play action because it is a wireless provider as well. Given its wireless presence and its ability to grow, Rogers is a co worth owning, Cramer said.

was bullish on Corning (GLW), Level 3 Communications (LVLT), CSX (CSX), Best Buy (BBY), Medtronic (MDT), St. Jude (STJ), Allergan (AGN), Under Armour (UA), Crocs (CROX), Barrick Gold (ABX), Kinross Gold (KGC), Golden Star Resources (GSS), Yamana Gold (AUY), Quintana Maritime (QMAR), General Maritime (GMR), Wynn Resorts (WYNN) and Las Vegas Sands (LVS).

was bullish on Ionatron (IOTN), Diageo (DEO), Jefferies Group (JEF), Moog (MOGA), Kinross Gold (KGC), Yamana Gold (AUY), Golden Star Resources (GSS), First Solar (FSLR), Charter Communications (CHTR), Goldman Sachs (GS), Allegheny Technologies (ATI) and Brookfield Asset Management (BAM).

was bearish on Gmarket (GMKT) and Hansen Medical (HNSN).

Sudden Death" round, Cramer was bullish on Level 3 Communications (LVLT) and eBay (EBAY).

was bullish on IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), CBOT Holdings (BOT), Ciena (CIEN), Tellabs (TLAB), Progressive (PGR), Prudential (PRU), MetLife (MET), United Online (UNTD), Sears (SHLD), American Capital (ACAS), Public Service Enterprise (PEG), Exelon (EXC), Duke Energy (DUK), Consolidated Edison (ED), Energy Metals (EMU), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Bank of New York (BK) and Amgen (AMGN).

Vive la France TASR VE CGG ...Jim says Nicolas Sarkozy could turn France into the best market in the world if he wins the presidential elections. Accordingly, he provides two picks from that country. First, he selects CGG Veritas (CGV), an oil patch play. The co maps the land for oil exploration companies to let the drillers know where they should be digging. Next, he suggests Veolia Environment (VE), a play on water, waste management and transportation, which in the end makes it a play on privatization. Cramer believes that water and the treatment of waste water is being privatized worldwide and that VE is the beneficiary of that because it's "more efficient" and "does a better job." Finally, he mentions Taser (TASR) as a spec play because Sarkozy has stated he'd like to place a Taser stun gun in every police vehicle in France.

bearish on DivX (DIVX), Nvidia (NVDA), Fronteer Development (FRG) and Andersons (ANDE

bullish on Nymex (NMX), Dendreon (DNDN), Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Nabors (NBR), Accenture (ACN), Altria (MO), Energy Metals (EMU), Mosaic (MOS), Healthcare Services (HCSG), Chemed (CHE) and Vulcan Materials (VMC).

bearish on Marriott International (MAR), American Commercial Lines (ACLI), International Coal Group (ICO) and SunPower (SPWR).

was bullish on Wyndham Worldwide (WYN), Union Pacific (UNP), Humana (HUM), WellPoint (WLP), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), WellCare Health Plans (WCG), Superior Offshore International (DEEP), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), eBay (EBAY), MedcoHealth Solutions (MHS), Arch Coal (ACI), Peabody Energy (BTU), Monster Worldwide (MNST) and First Solar (FSLR).

was bullish on Tata Motors (TTM), Ciena (CIEN), Corning (GLW), Stryker (SYK), Zimmer (ZMH), Goldman Sachs (GS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Yamana Gold (AUY) and Kinross Gold (KGC).

hsns 19 Hansen Medical 1Q Loss/Shr 40c Vs Loss $3.70 >HNSNLast update: 4/30/2007 5:54:07 PMDOW JONES NEWSWIRES Hansen Medical Inc.'s (HNSN) first-quarter loss widened to $8.62 million, from $5.09 million in the year-earlier period. On a per-share basis, the loss narrowed to 40 cents from $3.70, as the number of shares outstanding increased to 21.4 million from 1.37 million. The Mountain View, Calif., developer of robotic technology didn't generate any revenue for the three months ended March 31. Separately, the company said it entered joint development and co-marketing agreements with St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) to integrate technologies from its sensei robotic catheter system and artisan control catheter with St. Jude's enSite system. -Lauren Pollock; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones NewswiresApril 30, 2007 17:54 ET (21:54 GMT)

the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on: Volcano (VOLC), Superior Offshore (DEEP), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), AT&T (T), NVR (NVR), and Nutrisystem (NTRI): buy NTRI for a trade only, not a longer-term play. In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: Pacific Ethanol (PEIX). In the Sell Block Round, Cramer had the following recommendations: IBM, Cramer said he was wrong about IBM, and it is now a Buy. Also, Cramer said he was wrong about Sells for: Amazon (AMZN) and Riverbed (RVBD). In addition, Cramer said to take profits with: Portfolio Recovery Association (PRAA) and American Ecology (ECOL). Next, Cramer evaluated Kinross Gold (KGC) and spoke briefly with CEO Tye Burt. Cramer: Those of you who need a gold company and feel that you missed the Yamana (AUY) play, take a look at Kinross. In the Sudden Death Round, Cramer had the following recommendations - Buy: EMC Corp. (EMC) and Allegheny Tech (ATI). Sell: Ivanhoe (IVAN).

Jim Cramer's "Mad Money"
During Thursday's "Mad Money" show, Cramer expanded on the new bull market Cramer: This is a serious rally. Why is the market moving up? Earnings, they have been good; and the estimates bar was set low. Cramer: Almost all analysts' estimates were too low. Companies are performing well, but the market can't price it all in, during one session, which creates opportunities as we head to Dow 14,000. Of the companies still to report quarterly earnings, Cramer likes: Medco (MHS), CVS (CVS), Allergan (AGN), Transocean (RIG), Halliburton (HAL), Caterpillar (CAT), and Boeing (BA). Cramer: Forget the analysis that only considers the U.S. economy; as long as the rest of the world continues to grow at a healthy rate, these stocks [and others] and the market will move higher. Next, Cramer continued with his list of potential private equity buy-out candidates, with solid fundamentals. Cramer likes: Ross Stores (ROST) and TJX Companies (TJX). Each has strong cash flow and some, but fixable, problems. These are the companies that private equity likes: fixable companies with strong cash flows. Both ROST and TJX could be taken private. In

Thursday, Cramer evaluated Tetra Tech (TTEK). TTEK is expanding into alternative energy, but at its core it is a water company consultant, and fresh clean water is in demand, both domestically, and even more internationally. Cramer: Buy TTEK. In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on: RIO (RIO): sell 25 shares of RIO if you own 100 shares, take some profits; then let RIO pull-back, and buy more; Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), Quicksilver Resources (KWK), XTO Energy (XTO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Southern Copper (PCU): buy PCU on a $3 or $4 pullback from $79; RPM (RPM), St. Jude Medical (STJ), Dow Chemical (DOW), Domino's (DPZ), Diageo (DEO): buy DEO on a pull-back to $80; Tiffany (TIF), Ralph Lauren (RL), and Coach (COH). In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: Motorola (MOT). Next, In the Sell Block Round, Cramer had the following recommendations: Buy: CHTR. Sell: CMGI, BQI, KRY,VG, and FMT. Then, Cramer evaluated Nastech Pharmaceutical (NSTK) and spoke briefly with CEO Steven Quay. Cramer: NSTK is stock where there are so many ways to win with it; Buy NSTK. :theflyonthewall

In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on: Northgate (NXG), Yamana (AUY), Lundin (LMC), Genco Shipping (GSTL), MetLife (MET), eBay (EBAY), Toyota Motors (TM), Washington Mutual (WM), Ameren (AEE), Brocade (BRCD), and The Mosaic Company (MOS). In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: Uranerz Energy (URZ).

In the Sudden Death Round, Cramer had the following recommendations -

Buy: Kroger (KR) and Safeway (SWY). Sell: Hovnanian (HOV).

BWA Cramer continued with his "Green Plays" evaluating auto parts manufacturer Borgwarner (BWA), which helps control auto emissions. BWA has a variety of products that reduce emissions. Cramer: BWA is directly levered the new, pro-environment investment and federal regulatory climate. Buy BWA.

evaluated Downey Financial (DSL). Caution: Don't buy DSL unless you do your homework. Cramer: DSL is seriously undervalued, and there are 3 ways to win with DSL: via an interest rate cut, it's a takeover target [which could generate a $110 per share offer], and it's a short-busting play [40% of the float is short]. Cramer: Buy DSL, but only after doing your homework. The

Cramer revisited his CEO Wall of Shame list - CEOs who could send their stocks soaring, by resigning. Cramer: I elevated Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Terry Semel to the No. 1 position: he overpromises and underdelivers. Avoid YHOO until Semel resigns. Next, Cramer

recommends Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and believes the co is positioned correctly during the subprime-mortgage crisis. He claims NLY isn't as exposed to credit risk as the other subprime lenders that have been hurt. Next, he suggests Sappi (SPP) is the "big winner" from the new antisubsidy and antidumping tariffs the U.S. has imposed on coated free paper from China. Over the long term, Cramer believes, this South African paper co won't be able to compete against its Chinese competitors.

bullish on Las Vegas Sands (LVS) and Mueller Water (MWA). He was bearish on BB&T (BBT) and Valero (VLO).

bearish on US Gold (UXG), J2 Global Communications (JCOM), Mannatech (MTEX) and Smith & Wesson (SWHC).

was bullish on Mattel (MAT), Hasbro (HAS), CVS (CVS), Express Scripts (ESRX), Rochester Medical (ROCM), Zimmer (ZMH), Allergan (AGN), Color Kinetics (CLRK), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Medco Health (MHS), Yamana Gold (AUY), International Securities Exchange (ISE), IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG).

cramer's playing it safe with those for now ...economy might just be entering the perfect storm with a slight resession is almost a given ...thats why all the world markets are trading at their all time highs .lol....

just keep buying as long as the money does ...

How often does give pics like this? ABT, KMP, AUY?

Thanks!

During Monday's "Mad Money" show, Cramer evaluated how to prepare your portfolio for doomsday, just in case a diplomatic solution to the U.K. / Iran stand-off does not prevail. Hence his "Iran Awry Portfolio." Cramer: You need to be ready, in case the worst is yet to come. Cramer defensive: Abbot Labs (ABT). If higher oil prices produce a recession, defensive stocks will return to center stage. And a solid defensive is ABT. Cramer: ABT is the only drug stock that consistently beats the numbers. Cramer, also likes: Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP): it's an energy company whose 6.3% dividend will look even better after a rush into U.S. Treasuries, in the event of an oil-price-fed recession. Cramer also likes: Yamana Gold (AUY), a superior-performing gold company. Cramer: If gold rises to $700 during a Persian Gulf crisis, AUY will jump $10. In addition to the 3 stocks recommended, Cramer also recommend a 25% cash position for this portfolio. In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on: AKAM, CAKE, DEO, GGB, RIG, GSF, BRCD: buy more on pullback to $9; HAL; HP; GILD, GENZ, CELG, and GSOL. In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bearish on: STZ, AMGN, and LCAV. Next, Cramer evaluated Mastercard (MA), which Cramer says is worth $130-$140 per share. FDC is not the ultimate plastic play: MA is. MA has no debt, and Cramer does not believe current litigation will present a problem for MA. MA is a transaction payments play, not a lender. And it has a huge presence in the Europe and Asia growth markets. Buy MA. In the Sudden Death Round, Cramer had the following recommendations - Buy: Abbott Laboratories (ABT). Sell: Nabi (NABI) and Wyeth (WYE).