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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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Dec.18
12:10 PM ET
Tuesday, 18 Dec 2007
Lightning Round: Mastercard, Baidu, JetBlue and More

Baidu.com [BIDU  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer said he would use the recent decline to buy more of the stock. But BIDU is volatile, he said. Don’t buy it all at once.

Bristol-Myers Squibb [BMY  Loading...      ()   ]: A conservative stock that Cramer said he likes, even though he doesn’t expect it to grow very fast.

Focus Media [FMCN  Loading...      ()   ]: A great Chinese play on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Cramer said.

Rite Aid [RAD  Loading...      ()   ]: Once a Mad Money favorite, Cramer said he wouldn’t get behind RAD again until CEO Mary Sammons comes on the show and convinces him that she can turn the stock around.

Moog [MOGA  Loading...      ()   ]: If this aerospace stock would just pull back a few points, Cramer said he would be a buyer.

JetBlue [JBLU  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer said he refuses to get behind any airline stocks with oil prices so high, JBLU included.

Mastercard [MA  Loading...      ()   ]: The safest way to play Mastercard is to sell half and let the rest ride, according to Cramer. When people realize it’s a play on a worldwide sea change and not the domestic consumer, it will go much higher, he said.

Genesis Lease [GLS  Loading...      ()   ]: The stock has been “unrelentingly” bad even though the company is good, Cramer said. With fundamentals so solid, he won’t back away from this global air demand play.

ConocoPhillips [COP  Loading...      ()   ]: Cramer endorses COP “nine ways to Sunday.” He said it’s the cheapest oil stock around.

Jim's charitable trust owns ConocoPhillips.

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