kind of activity that you would see from a recovery. having said that we are now 10 years away and this market continues to trade very strongly even though you are seeing a tough day today. look at that. that is unbelievable. 10 years ago the dow was at 6547. today it is at 25,400. don t forget 2009 coming off the throws of the worst financial upset in a generation. sandra: so the question is does that bull market continue up 289% the dow is. i think it continues even if we re going through a rough spot right now. sandra: the wall street journal put out this piece this morning obviously on the anniversary of this bull market saying this, why the bull has room to run. euphoria killed economic expansions mood on the street now is best described as skepticism. maria. so what is the talk on the street? does this continue? a lot of people are negative and see that as a contrary indicator. if you are so negative you are selling. you want to be looking for opportunities if you are
big round 20,000 level for the dow would be the first time ever. got as close as 13 points away yesterday. two factors to watch in today s trade that could take us to that milestone. oil prices, which are higher this morning. that bodes well for energy stocks, a big part of the market. nike, which is a dow component, released earnings yesterday after the bell. came in a little bit better than expected. a bullish upbeat conference call from the executives. if we see niko surging that could be the ticket for dow 20,000. here s a stat for you. since the election, 17 record finishes for the dow jones industrial average. my gosh. the historical stat, the financial crisis low for this index, joe, 6,547. that was hit back in march of 2009. what a journey it s been. this story out of silicon valley, a senior employee,
brooke, overall, good news here in atlanta. good, alina, thank you very much. thanks to all three correspondents. we ll keep close tabs on all three of them. but some airports do expect a surge of passengers this afternoon. and if the winds, that s the big story, if they continue to pick up along the east coast, we could see a lot of delays, a lot of cancellations and a lot of stranded people hungry for turkey. chad meyers talk to me in the cnn weather center. i see the map behind you. it s called the in isry map. flight aware makes this is map for us so we can talk to you one-on-one here. 457 flights delayed right now. there are 6,547 planes in the sky right now. i went dark? you re going dark. i do my best work in the dark with my microphone off. you can t imagine how good i am with my microphone off. there you go. in atlanta right now you have 48 flights delayed. philadelphia the longest delays,
bottom of 6,547 to its new record of 14,539, set on march 14th, the question is, stay in or cash out? it s an important question and one i ll get to later in the show. first, i want to focus on the 47% of you who admit you do not invest in stocks. not even through an ira or a 401 kansas city k or some sort of pension plan. we re going to figure out why you don t and bust some myths so you can take advantage of the market even in the midst of a bull rally. let s start with the reasons you aren t invested. you have no money, no trust in the system and no guts to withstand the ups and downs and uncertainty of the market. you re just plain scared to get in. joining me now for more on this, lewis barahas, who heads up his own management firm in california, and ryan mack, a financial planner and a vocal advocate for financial literacy in america. ryan, let s start with you. no money, that s what a lot of people say.
while you have been hitting the snooze button, stocks have been soaring. it s been going on for four years. whether it s $100 or $10,000, you need to be invested. butt putting that money in the bank is costing you as inflation erodes the value of your money. i know what you re thinking, easy for you to say now that we re setting records. pay attention. when the market was at its lowest, i was saying the same thing. for those people who did stay involved in the stock market, they have seen something of a gain. today with the stock market in record territory, half of you have still say investing in stocks is a bad idea. i know you re afraid. i know you still don t trust banks and regulators and maybe even companies. but while you re mistrusting or being wary, everyone else is making money. lots of it. the question for those who had the foresight to get into the market is now what? with the dow ascending from its bottom of 6,547 to its new