04/19/06

The lead segment for today's show was "Playing Favorites: Making Money off of the Halliburton Split".

Jim has always liked King Hal and he even mentioned it when he was on the Jay Leno Show. Now that Halliburton is going to split into two companies, Jim thinks Halliburton Co. (HAL) is a huge buy. Jim says he's done the homework and you can just buy on his word.

Pain to Gain

Baby boomers are exercising longer according to a Wall Street Journal Article. That's why Jim suggests DJ Orthopedics Inc. (DJO). This company specializes in the braces that baby boomers will need as they continue to exercise into their later years. 

ETRADE

E Trade Financial (ET) had a monster quarter and Jim interviewed the CEO today. Jim says this stock is going higher.

Mad Money Lightning Round Picks

Bulls
IFLO
TI
ESRX
GOOG
SIRF
AAPL
PQ
HEW
GW
SWN
NWL

Bears
PEIK
KGC
FRG - JIM NEEDS TO DO MORE RESEARCH, BUT IS INTERESTED.
BKHM
NT

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