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Confessions of a Street Addict
by James J. Cramer

Confessions of a Street Addict
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Binding: Paperback
Feature: ISBN13: 9780743224888
ISBN: 0743224884
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2003-06-03
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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Everyone on Wall Street knows Jim Cramer, and Cramer knows Wall Street better than anyone. In the most candid and outrageous look at Wall Street since Liar's Poker, Cramer, co-founder of TheStreet.com, radio and television commentator, and for years a premier money manager, takes readers on the wild ride that is Wall Street -- revealing how the game is played, who breaks the rules, and who gets hurt.

Confessions of a Street Addict takes us from Cramer's roots in the middle-class Philadelphia suburbs to Harvard, where he began managing money, and then to Goldman Sachs, where he went into business with his wife -- Karen, the "Trading Goddess" -- as his partner. He brilliantly describes the life of a money manager: the frenetic pace, the constant pressure to outperform the market and other fund managers, and the sharklike attacks fund managers make as they circle a fund perceived to be in trouble.

Throughout the book Cramer is characteristically outspoken, offering his hard-won insights about the market and everyone in it, himself included. There has never been a more eloquent market insider than Cramer, nor a more high-octane book about Wall Street.


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Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 A Lovable Nut
This is a page turner especially if you are driven (in whatever you do) and dabble in the market. From the insights as to the how and why some "little" guys like me can win some and lose some with the same, crazed Cramer-like feelings to having a plan and knowing when enough is enough, this guy is real and relevant. Besides being a money maker, the guy can write. Although I found his profanity distasteful, he kept it to a minimum for effect (no excuses, just the way I see it). He is the type of person I would have liked to work with but not for long. He is the type of person I would like to share time with but maybe just brief visits. Forget about his antics and read the book. I'm fairly confidant (a 90% degree of certainty) you will grow because of his writing and by correlating the knowledge he imparts with your own experiences. In the interest of full disclosure and to avoid trouble with the SEC, I have one of his books for sale on Amazon.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 I am addicted to Cramer!
I must start by stating this book if one of the best I have recently read both from a content perspective and the way its written. In a nutshell, this book is an autobiography of Jim Cramer during the years he ran his hedge fund and co-founded the financial analysis site The [...].

This book offers a lot of insight into the world of hedge fund which is mostly kept hidden. This includes both some of the trading strategies used, methods of analysis (fundamental and technical), and the politics involved. It also details how the Hedge Fund are true market makers that are able to shape the markets based on a number of maneuvers. In addition, this book offers insight into the world of financial analysis and news, as Jim talks about The [...] that he co-founded. This part of the book helps understand the .com burst and put it into context. This section also offers tremendous insight into the stock underwriting process and the associated IPOs. All that being said, it shows how trading can become a lethal addiction. An addiction in which any loss can have severe consequences for the underlying financial institution and reminds us that "you are only as good as your last trade". A thrilling, highly recommended book.

Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5Average rating of 4/5 wanted to give it a 4 1/2
This is an excellent book and his best one.

I would have given it 5 stars except for the split infinitives, dangling participles,
references to the object of a sentence as "who" instead of "whom" and a few other
grammatical mistakes. Normally I would let these slide as being picayune, but as
a University of Pennsylvania man, I feel I must call out the former editor of the
Harvard Crimson (not to mention a Philadelphian who roots for the METS...oh the
humanity!).

I also noted only one contradiction - which I now can't find - quite impressive for
this kind of book.

Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 Candid Story!
I appreciated the candidness of this book. A lot of the psychology of what Cramer went through it quite true, as I've gone through it myself at times as an investor. His story makes a lot of sense and is scary, even if it's only partly true. If it's totally accurate, then it's downright frightening. Hats off to Cramer for his straightforward style. Some it his stories are very unflattering about himself, but that's what makes his book so admirable, endearing, educational, and ultimately quite entertaining. If you want to understand some of the psychology of what investors go through managing money, or if you want to understand the broader ballgame of the Wall Street machine, then this story is worth reading.


Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5 Stock Lover's Frenetic Fairy Tale
This book was a fast-paced adventure into the mind and life of a guy who LOVES stocks! His true life story resonated with all the heart-pounding audacity and human foibles that a mad man can undergo while learning the ropes of Wall Street. I appreciated Cramer's honesty when he "dirted" on himself on many occasions throughout the book. (His wife is a Saint!) It was a true page turner and hard to put down once the book was opened. Loved it so much, I was sorry to see it end. Am hoping to see other books from this Author soon!!


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