One of the first investment books I have read. It gives readers a clear and simple way to be their own personal brokers. It was a very good book to read and start a "base" of stock market and financial advice.

I liked learning the fundamentals, but I could have used less self-promotion.

Stopped reading. He rambled too much. Hard to follow

Jim grows on you like moss on the dark side of bark. At first blush, he's loud, morning zoo zany and LOUD. Beyond the noise, reading his books are totally sane. The knowledge is possess is vast and brilliant. Don't underestimate his nuggets. Every investor's portfolio ought to include this book. Skip universities. This book delves into the hard knocks of street smarts. Become a disciple of this guru and you will become richer for it.

When I first caught this guy on CNBC (while at work), I couldn't believe that a major network was giving this blow-hard that much air time. Eventually, I started to warm to his sheer obstreperousness, and when he was the only guy in the media last autumn to call it like it was and note that the Fed was about to dilly-dally its way into allowing a wholesale collapse of the global financial markets, I began to sit up and take notice.

I've since come to the conclusion that Cramer is one of the smarter investment guys out there. There are several ways to skin a cat, and while a lot of folks try to find an investment trend and ride it for all its worth (the trend is your friend, the saying goes), I've always favored Mencken's philosophy that no one has ever gone broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public, that American capitalism is built on a false confidence in an indivdual's ability at any given time to know what the hell is going on, and that the best way to make money is to wait for fear to overpower greed in the market.... it is at these moments when you can either short the market or wait for things to get cheap enough to find some great buying opportunities.

Well, that's not exactly Cramer's philosophy, but he does start with a basic premise that is spot on, namely that you make money either buying good companies during the times when the market lets them get too cheap, or you ride the waves of irrational exuberance higher, knowing that's it's all B.S. and that the the market will signal when to get out ahead of all the suckers.

I like the information in this book. As a futures trader, I don't know much about stocks, but this book has given me a host of practical strategies that make sense and that don't dwell in the pie-eyed fantasy world of most financial analysts, who are far too complacent in the moral and practical superiority of their free market abstractions.

Good book, I'm just overwhelmed with all the different styles of investing that I've learned about and right now nothing seems to be working consistently.

Great book for anyone who would like to know more about trading stocks and options.

Great book!!

So far the best book on stock selection I have ever read - EVER. Unlike other stock investment books that suggest looking for value and buying and holding over the long term, this book shows you how to evaluate stocks, how to look for signals in the marketplace for market turns, and then gives great trading strategies about what to buy and sell at different points in the market. A SOLID read. I have become a great Cramer fan after reading this book. Excellent-Excellent Book.

A good book for introducing fundamental investing concepts. Many useful strategies and it hones some good fundamental "ways to think about investing". Undoubtedly some of the material might be a little dated. But overall a good and easy read for the new or novice investor of stocks.

Cramer is sometimes embarrassing on his show but he is not without knowledge and ideas. The book is accessible and has good contents. I don't agree with his emphasis on timing the market by investing in cyclical businesses.


I recommend as a first book on investing: The Warren Buffett Way.

Very helpful and great explanation of the markets and trading.