Mad Money 01/02/26 | Audio Only

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 06, 2026 at 00:28  |  44:21  |  CNBC
Speakers
Jim Cramer — Host, Mad Money
Bill Ready — CEO, Pinterest

Summary

This Mad Money 20th-anniversary special reflects on Jim Cramer's two decades on CNBC, the show's impact on retail investing, and memorable market calls. It revisits Cramer's 2007-08 warnings on housing, banks, and the stock market, along with his early Nvidia advocacy and other past stock opinions. The episode features testimonials from colleagues, CEOs, and viewers, and is largely retrospective rather than a source of new current stock picks.

  • Mad Money celebrates 20 years on CNBC with a retrospective format.
  • Jim Cramer's career, show style, and mission to educate retail investors are highlighted.
  • The special traces the rise of retail investing and zero-commission trading.
  • Cramer's 2007 Fed rant and 2008 stock-market exit call are revisited.
  • Cramer's early Nvidia call and other past stock opinions are featured.
  • CEOs, colleagues, and viewers share testimonials about the show's impact.
  • The episode also covers pop-culture moments and college campus tours.
Ideas
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 12:02
Nvidia is an early AI winner.
Cramer has always liked Nvidia and called NVDA one of the few winners in the PC supply chain; he was early in recognizing AI's potential and telling the Nvidia story, and he says Nvidia deserves the accolades.
NVDA HIGH
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 26:18
Switch Krispy Kreme into Tim Hortons.
Cramer advised switching out of Krispy Kreme and into Tim Hortons, arguing Tim Hortons was a better-run company even if it was less sexy and not as good-tasting.
Tim Hortons MED
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 26:18
Switch Krispy Kreme into Tim Hortons.
Cramer advised switching out of Krispy Kreme and into Tim Hortons, arguing Tim Hortons was a better-run company even if it was less sexy and not as good-tasting.
DNUT MED
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 31:44
Housing crisis requires Fed rate cuts.
Cramer argued the Fed needed to cut interest rates because the economy was in major trouble, especially housing, where millions of borrowers with teaser-rate mortgages were at risk of losing their homes.
ITB HIGH
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 33:44
Banks were in deep trouble.
Cramer said he knew banks were in trouble and the system was not fine during the 2007-08 period, as bank after bank was taken down by toxic assets.
KBE MED
Jim Cramer Host, Mad Money 35:08
Exit stocks for five-year money.
During the 2008 crisis, Cramer told investors to take any money needed for the next five years out of the stock market because the banking system was much weaker than realized, banks were failing from toxic assets, and the market could fall much further.
SPY HIGH
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This CNBC video, published January 06, 2026, features Jim Cramer discussing NVDA, Tim Hortons, DNUT, ITB, KBE, SPY. 6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Jim Cramer  · Tickers: NVDA, Tim Hortons, DNUT, ITB, KBE, SPY