In March, he said Bear Stearns “is not in trouble.” After Bear Stearns tipped over, he wrote in his New York magazine column that the bottom had finally come. “I feel the bear has been tamed, and the worst of the clawing is over,” he said. And on Sept. 15, he hosted his friend Robert Steel, chief executive of Wachovia, and suggested that its $10.71 share price was a bargain. Two weeks later, it was at $1.84.Jim Cramer:cheerleader for the establishment.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Cramer's Reputation Craters With The Dow
The New York Time reports on Jim Cramer's not so good calls: