The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery

Jim Cramer

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AGE: 54
OCCUPATION: Money madman
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The recession hasn't been able to keep this raging bull out of the spotlight, and recent on-air criticisms of Obama even prompted a response from the White House.

CON: His convo with Jon Stewart found him meekly apologizing for months' worth of blind market boosterism. And he had to apologize on the Today Show for his ill-advised confidence in Wachovia.

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