Jim Cramer's been showing up in Maxim, what's next?

I subscribe to Maxim because it happens to be the most entertaining magazine I've ever read that makes me laugh and keeps my attention this side of Mad or Cracked Magazine. But now the one and only Jim Cramer has been popping up in the last few issues of Maxim, which just seems a bit odd.

Cramer has a one page deal where he gives some general advice and of course it always plugs him at the end with 'Jim Cramer is Co-Founder of theStreet.com'.  The question I want to know is how much are they paying him? 

Love him, hate him, you can't deny the Cramer Effect, and sooner or later he'll turn up on our cereal boxes, Sears catalogs and eventually church flyers.  I found one 'article' that Cramer did for Maxim on their online site (click here to view), which I might add isn't 'work safe'.  Maxim is a great magazine, no question, but now that it's a stomping ground for Cramer, I'm just taken back a step.  I love this photo they used of him which has some great airbrushing to give him back 10 years, yea, Jim is sexier then ever and get your Bud Light on while you're at it. 

You just can't get around Cramer's impact, at least not for a few years. It works out great when you own a stock before he mentions it but once that happens even Alfred E. Newman buys shares after-hours or the next day.  Don't get me wrong, Cramer isn't all bad, he is to the stock market as Flavor Flav was to hip-hop in the 90's -- a great hype man.  He's entertainment, which is why he's showing up in Maxim, and if someone paid you or me the money he's getting to say a few words, we'd be all over it.  His track record has been called into question, he's CNBC's poster boy, and above all, the dude is a TV personality, take it for what it is -- Television. You don't believe everything you watch or you read, so when taking investment advice from Cramer, myself, or anybody else, just remember Alfred's catch phrase and ask yourself - should you worry?

So what's next for Cramer? Playgirl? That could get him some great press and attention.  Boo-Yah indeed.

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Article by Frank Lara Jr.

Contributor at TheStockMasters.com

Disclaimer: The Author does not hold any positions or shares in the securities mentioned in this publication nor does he stuff his shorts.

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