My mission is simple, to make you money. I'm here to level the playing field for all investors.

There's always a home market somewhere, and I promise to help you find it. Mad Money starts now.

Hey, I'm Kramer. Welcome to Mad Money. Welcome to Kramer.

Other people make friends. I'm just trying to make you a little money.

My job is not just entertained, but to put it all in context, so call me at 1-800-743C or tweet me at Jim Kramer.

I am constantly on this show telling you that discipline always trumps conviction.

I tell it to you over and over and over again. In other words,

no matter how much you may love a stock, no matter how enthralled you are with the underlying

story, if the rules say sell, sell, sell, sell it. One thing I've learned from my investing

career, no matter how much you might believe in something, you violate the rules of the road

at your own peril. That's why we obey them religiously with the Channel Trust, and they become our core

guide for the CMEC investing club, which I want you to be in.

But where the heck do these rules come from?

It's not like they were handed down from on high and carved into stone tablets.

Hey, they're not the lowest five commanders for the history of the world part one.

They're not like the laws of physics. You can't just deduce them from observing the way markets

works that you can do say gravity. No, the rules come from my experience. That's right, from my

experience. I've spent over 40 years in this business and in that time, you better believe I've

learned some powerful lessons. In many cases, I did have to learn them the hard way. And because I don't want

you to repeat my mistakes, because I want you to have the benefit of my whole career, tonight

I'm going to lay out some of the most important rules for investing, and they are indeed

timeless. Some of this stuff may seem basic,

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