. >> caller: hey, booya to you. >> booya back. >> caller: i had a stock with a reverse stock split. are they trying to make it more interesting for other companies or are they just trying to save money? >> no. it's a great question. what they're trying to do is save embarrass. citigroup did this. they felt a stock that was under $5 wouldn't attract institutions. they like to buy stocks over $5. it was a way to gusty it up a little. it doesn't help or hurt. but makes a stock more investable to institutions whether you think it should or not. everyone needs the stock market. everyone needs a survival guide to the stock market. and it's a jungle out there. so the way we're going to start is if you know what you own and can explain it to me, then you can buy more if it goes down. "mad money" will be right back. bulldog: bulldog: oooh! mattress discounters' $197 mattress sale! television announcer: get a serta mattress, any size, for just $197 each piece when you buy the complete set. the $197 mattress sale... bulldog: oh boy! television announcer: ...ends sunday. ♪ mattress discounters