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.
record high and a milestone. stocks soared yesterday, 14,539. one reason is encouraging news on jobless claims and new numbers show fewer americans are seeking unemployment than expected. over the last four weeks the lowest since march 2008 just before the recession began. pope francis kicked off his tenure as leader of the catholic church. in his signature no frills style. celebrated his first public mass delivering his off the cuff homily in italian rather than traditional latin and wore a simple white cassock instead of the fancy red cape worn by pope benedict at his first mass. cardinal timothy dolan says humility is what this pontiff is all about. it was a great sense of joy and peace and resignation. just sort of a sense of boy, god got us through this and provides for his church.
honda is recalling 180,000 vehicles in the u.s. for a problem that can cause the cars to brake randomly. an electric system was damaged during manufacturing in some of the models. it involves 2005 honda pilot suvs, 2005 acura rls and 2006 acura mdx suvs. honda dealers will install a new electrical part at no charge. good news. it was another banner day on wall street. the dow set another record today closing at 14,539. it is in case you re keeping track of this the tenth straight day the dow finished up. that is the longest winning streak since 1996. the s&p 500 also had a big day closing two points shy of its all time high. now, here is what s never supposed to happen when you are sky diving. this is greg stapleton who has made thousands of successful jumps free falling helplessly