💬 When entertainment poses as financial advice, bad predictions become the main event.
📉 Jim Cramer, the bombastic host of Mad Money, is notorious for his consistently poor market calls. So much so that there’s now a “Reverse Cramer” ETF—a real fund that profits by doing the exact opposite of what he recommends.
How does someone get it wrong so often? Part of the answer lies in the spectacle. Cramer’s entire persona is built on energy, volume, and confidence. He’s not trying to be a reliable analyst; he’s trying to keep people watching. His job is more showman than strategist.
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In that sense, he’s not far removed from the crypto influencers clogging up your social feed—big opinions, small accuracy, but massive engagement. The goal isn’t to build wealth. It’s to build attention.
Cramer isn’t a villain. But he is a lesson: in a media-saturated market, the loudest voice is often the least useful one.
