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Mad Money Recap

Every evening on CNBC's "Mad Money," Jim Cramer tells you the stocks that are making news in the market -- and may be a good fit in your portfolio. Click here to read a recap.

Mad Money Performance

How do Jim's picks fare? We keep track at Mad Money Performance.

Investing Primer
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Target Date Funds Let You Invest and Forget
Target Date Funds Let You Invest and Forget

Target date funds aren't just for retirement -- they enable you to invest for any goal.

11/28/08 - 10:00 AM EST

Ask TheStreet
Lenny Dykstra Answers Readers' Questions
Lenny Dykstra Answers Readers' Questions

Make sure you're 'averaging down' and not just throwing money into a losing position.

09/25/08 - 10:52 AM EDT

The Finance Professor
Understanding the Financials Now: Banks
Understanding the Financials Now: Banks

The Finance Professor maps out the current financial landscape.

09/23/08 - 01:23 PM EDT

Investing Checklist
Kass: How'd That Financial Adviser Work Out?
Kass: How'd That Financial Adviser Work Out?

It is time to examine the job done by our financial consultants, stock brokers and money managers.

10/28/08 - 10:59 AM EDT

Tax Tips
Need a Tax Adviser? Start Looking Now
Need a Tax Adviser? Start Looking Now

If you need a new tax adviser, it's best to start searching now to find a good match.

11/26/08 - 09:59 AM EST

Understanding the Market
NSTAR Is Made for Winter of Discontent
NSTAR Is Made for Winter of Discontent

NSTAR produces electricity -- and impressive performance during economic recessions.

12/03/08 - 09:22 AM EST

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Glossary

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TheStreet Word of the Day
Value Stock
  • Value stocks, also known as undervalued stocks, trade at a lower price than the company's reputation, earnings outlook, or financial situation would seem to merit. More. Related article: Four Drilling Stocks for Value Investors
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Asset Protection
Kass: The Smart Guys Continue to Lose
Hiring a Pro
Financial Advisers Urge Investors to Chillax
Financial Advisers Urge Investors to Chillax

Stock market turbulence has left a lot of people shaken, but now's the time to keep a cool head.

12/02/08 - 11:08 AM EST

Investing Strategies
Cramer: How Guesswork Becomes Gospel
Cramer: How Guesswork Becomes Gospel

Whether we soar or crash, everybody is an expert after the event.

12/03/08 - 05:26 PM EST

Know What You Own
Kass: 'Kudlow & Company' Recap
Kass: 'Kudlow & Company' Recap

Savings and tax cuts from lower energy prices will be trumped by the negative wealth effect in home and equity prices.

12/03/08 - 11:59 AM EST

Stock-Picking Training
Why Dividends Beat P/E Ratios
Why Dividends Beat P/E Ratios

Earnings can be massaged or revised, but dividends are tangible and cannot be faked.

12/02/08 - 03:57 PM EST

Trades That Worked
How Wittenberg U.'s Portfolio Makes the Grade
How Wittenberg U.'s Portfolio Makes the Grade

How has the student-run WittInvest fund returned over 50% since 2000? Here's a look.

09/03/08 - 03:57 PM EDT

Advanced Trading Education
Options Trading
Fear and Loathing in the Options Market
Fear and Loathing in the Options Market

Volatility is at crisis levels, but traders looking to hedge with options still have, well, options.

11/19/08 - 03:19 PM EST

Playing Emerging Markets
China Watch: Tapping Into Telecom
China Watch: Tapping Into Telecom

Technology reporter Gary Krakow breaks down why the Chinese telecom sector's buzzing with mergers and acquisitions and reveals the two telecom stocks to watch.

12/03/08 - 06:59 AM EST

Financial Statement Breakdown
American Stocks Are Priced to Move
Short Selling
Kass: This Is Just the Eye of the Storm
Speculating
'Mad Money Lightning Round': Start Unloading Chesapeake Energy

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TheStreet.com RealMoney
The Astute Analysis That's a Must in This Market
Success nowadays is as much about avoiding losses as making money. For example, David Peltier suggested on September 4 that RealMoney members steer clear of Celanese, which he predicted would have a big dip in its $36.82 share price (it's now off by over 50%); on September 18 he said that Western Refining was also in for a fall (by mid-October it was trading at half price). Get this kind of incisive analysis from Peltier and 45 other pros when you take a free trial to RealMoney.

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