Hey, I'm Kramer.

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I'm just trying to help you make some money.

My job is not just entertained, but to educate and teach you, so call me at 100.743CBC or tweet me at Jim Kramer.

One year ago today, one year today, we bought the stock of Home Depot for the

Travel Trust. We were looking for a rate cut. It's a September Fed meeting.

Historically a terrific boost to the stock of this tremendous chain.

Oh, we got that rate cut, but it didn't do what it was supposed to.

Longer-term treasury yields spiked in response, sending mortgage rates higher and starting a huge dissent for the stock of Home Depot.

But did we sell?

No.

We did the opposite, and we told you to do so, too.

We bought more and more and told club members,

at last, this is your chance to get big in the stock of Home Depot, which you don't usually get

to do. Why do we do that? Because of days like today, when the stock shot up $6 and changed,

and the franchise value shines, part of a general market advance for the Dow gained 3.50 points, S&P advanced, 0.83%,

and the NASDAQ jump 0.98%.

Lots of pundits make fun of people like me who urge you to buy the dips.

But not all stocks and not all dips are created equally.

Some are a heck of lot better than others.

Home Depot is one of the better ones. Sure, he had to endure some real pain over the last year,

and I am sure some club members thought we were nuts with our relentless advocacy of the chain,

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