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Investing can be confusing. Luckily, Cramer has mapped out some road rules for all you Home Gamers trying to navigate the jungle that is Wall Street. Think of it as "Mad Money 101" –- some fundamental advice to keep in mind as you play the market. Whether you're a first time investor or a seasoned financier, it's always good to remember the basics.
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Sep.12
11:48 AM ET
Wednesday, 12 Sep 2007
It's Time for the Lightning Round!

Circuit City [CC  Loading...      ()   ]: “I’m having trouble trying to figure out why Circuit City stays in business, to be honest.” Best Buy [BBY  Loading...      ()   ] does the job, Cramer said. “You just don’t need Circuit City.”

Build-a-Bear Workshop [BBW  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer thinks it is too inconsistent. “I don’t even want to get near that stock,” he said.

Wyeth [WYE  Loading...      ()   ]: He's not a fan of most Big Pharma, so Cramer won’t recommend Wyeth, which he said has been a “terrible performer this year.” But it’s too cheap to sell, too. If it only had a big drug in the pipeline, it would be a buy, he said. Investors with a big position should “take some off the table,” Cramer said. “It’s just not that good a company.”

Oceanfreight [OCNF  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer likes the dry bulk shipping space, including Oceanfreight and Eagle [EGLE  Loading...      ()   ]. “That group rocks.”

Synaptics [SYNA  Loading...      ()   ]: It has been a winner, but Cramer isn’t recommending it. He’s worried it’s going to face competition with its touchpad technology.

Unisys [UIS  Loading...      ()   ]: “I can’t get behind that stock whatsoever,” Cramer said. He thinks the technology is too old and it isn’t working.

NYSE Euronext [NYX  Loading...      ()   ]: If there has ever been a stock that has tortured Cramer, NYX is it. He picked it as one of his stocks of the year, and it has been performing horribly – and Cramer takes full responsibility for being “dead wrong.” However, he still believes in NYX over the long term and isn’t going to be “shaken out by short-term considerations.”

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia [MSO  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer called MSO “disappointing” and said he can’t get behind “anything print.” The New York Times [NYT  Loading...      ()   ] is also worrisome, he said.


Jim's charitable trust owns NYSE Euronext.

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