Forget Making Money -- the Academics Say You Can't! By Jim Cramer About this article: I love a plan that is dissed right out of the chute by noted hedge fund managers Nouriel Roubini and Paul Krugman. These two big-swinging pros know the value of collateralized debt and stay close to the portfolios of the banks and recognize deterioration like the fabulous investors they are. They have a bead on Tim Geithner and know that neither he nor Larry Summers has a clue, as both of them toiled in academia before this. Hold it! Wait a second! It is Roubini and Krugman that are academics! It is Roubini and Krugman who are making definitive but theoretical short bets against ... well, let's see, today it is Apollo Global Management and Colony Capital, no doubt two no-nothing stupid managers who had better start reading The New York Times more and go back to classes at NYU. How dare they commit billions to a... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200.

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