Jim Cramer: Get out of the stock market if you need your assets in the next five years

October 7, 2008 by Marcel

That’s essentially what Jim Cramer is saying.

“I thought about this all weekend. Whatever money you may need for the next five years, please take it out of the stock market right now, this week. I do not believe that you should risk those assets in the stock market right now.”

“I don’t care where stocks have been, I care where they’re going, and I don’t want people to get hurt in the market. I’m worried about unemployment, I’m worried about purchases that you may need. I can’t have you at risk in the stock market.”

But what if you can wait longer than 5 years… ?

“I think what you have to do, if you can withstand it, is just ride it out,”

“I think the previous quarter, the one we’re now hearing from, was a terrible quarter – but it will look good versus the coming quarter.”

15 Comments

John said

am October 10 2008 @ 10:19 pm

I think that is probably a good standard for anybody to follow in any market; if you need the money in the near term, don’t have it invested in stocks.

If you’re in it for the long run, I don’t think market timing works.
stocks said

am October 11 2008 @ 6:37 pm

Over the past month, I’ve lost about 40% of my investment holdings. Good thing I don’t plan on retiring in 5 years, although it would have been nice. So for me, I’m gonna keep my current holdings and allocations, and not make the sell-off any worse by contributing to it..
Flavia said

am October 15 2008 @ 2:12 am

Either the whole country will crash, or we get from the hole together. I am not sure how smart is selling stocks from the market now, as that would be total support the the crash. The things aren’t so bright, but lets not make them more worse.
Marcel said

am October 15 2008 @ 2:39 am

@Flavia

It’s a great time to buy and hold… that is what my newbie senses tell me.
PMB said

am October 15 2008 @ 12:12 pm

Wow 5 years I wouldn’t hope that it was going to stretch out that long.Thanks for the reality check.
stocks said

am October 15 2008 @ 6:11 pm

How about a poll to see what other readers are going to do? Buy, Sell, Hold?
I’d be interested in the numbers for general consensus..
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am October 15 2008 @ 6:49 pm

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Marcel said

am October 15 2008 @ 6:51 pm

@stock: Great suggestion

See the poll here: http://www.financialdominance.com/poll-what-are-you-doing-to-do-with-your-stocks/
stock market said

am October 17 2008 @ 1:24 pm

I’ve been telling people for that for over a year. People need to learn to not listen to him.
qwerty444 said

am October 18 2008 @ 4:47 am

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qwerty2343 said

am October 31 2008 @ 10:09 am

If one takes a deep look on the Stock Market indices world wide the resultant truly justifies the title of the post. I am 100% agree to the writer on this issue.
qwerty23423 said

am November 1 2008 @ 11:11 pm

The crisis in the stock market has resulted in financial lagging for middle class investers.
qwerty44234 said

am November 4 2008 @ 12:01 pm

I am more worried as in the post that our unemployment rate is touching new heights. We were never under that much pressure to take sleeping pills etc. So the best remedy that I can imagine is stay away from the Stock market for the time being.
Roger Hamilton said

am November 26 2008 @ 9:34 am

IF everyone sells away their stocks, what’s left in the stock market?
Kevin said

am December 25 2008 @ 6:49 am

Wow 5 years I wouldn’t hope that it was going to stretch out that long.Thanks for the reality check.