Pat Sheridan of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer and came away with some interesting insights into his growing business journalism empire.
Here is an excerpt:
Q: Has “Mad Money” increased subscribers to TheStreet.com?
A: Yeah, definitely. But when I do something on “Mad Money,” for the most part the stocks that I recommend, I do not own for my charitable trust … that’s just not right.
Q: So are you living the dream now doing both things you love, journalism and stocks?
A: No, I’m not living the dream. Frankly, I wish I weren’t doing stocks. I would just like to do journalism. It’s too hard. I’ve been working too hard. I would tell you the show’s a dream and everything else is work.
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