Catching up with Cramer as “Mad Money” turns 20

Oliver Darcy of “Status” interviewed CNBC’s Jim Cramer as his show “Mad Money” is turning 20.

Here is an excerpt:

When you look back on the past two decades of “Mad Money,” what do you see as your most lasting contribution to financial journalism?

The best thing I have done is to de-mystify Wall Street to help people take control of their finances. The stock market is complicated and can be intimidating. From the start, my goal with “Mad Money” was to take my experience on Wall Street and use it to educate people while having fun along the way. I talk to viewers the way I talked to my late mother about stocks. She was observant, she was curious, but she really didn’t know how stocks work, so I keep her in mind as I put the show together each day. We have created a community, “Cramerica,” who is now passionate about investing smartly and that makes me feel like we have made a real impact. Twenty years flew by in a flash!

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