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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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Jan.07
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The tech sector is “dispiriting,” Cramer said on Monday’s Stop Trading!, but there are still great tech stocks that deserve to go higher.

He pointed out Hewlett-Packard [HPQ  Loading...      ()   ] as a buy even though the stock is down eight points in the last two weeks. Even though tech is one of the most global sectors of the market – with roughly half of tech spending coming from overseas – no one wants to be the one to call a bottom, Cramer said. Why buy Nokia [NOK  Loading...      ()   ] when consumer staples like Pepsi [PEP  Loading...      ()   ], Coke [KO  Loading...      ()   ] and Procter & Gamble [PG  Loading...      ()   ] are ramping?

On Crocs [CROX  Loading...      ()   ], Cramer said the shoe company’s time has passed. With the momentum having peaked, Crocs “becomes Heely’s [HLYS  Loading...      ()   ], not Nike [NKE  Loading...      ()   ].”

And on the news that McDonald’s [MCD  Loading...      ()   ] will open coffee bars in some of its stores to compete with Starbucks [SBUX  Loading...      ()   ], Cramer said it was another sign that the hamburger chain is “doing everything right.” Starbucks becomes “quite vulnerable” to McDonald’s now, according to Cramer. He would wait for SBUX to fall to $16 before buying it back.


Jim's charitable trust owns Hewlett-Packard.

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