You see, about five years ago, I decided to totally ignore the stock market, especially breaking news about the stock market. Driving me nuts!”Still not quite awake, I replied, “What?”Within seconds, he replied, “Stock market fell 500 points this morning, Carl! I also ignored the stock market news entirely, which has been surprisingly easy. But Friday morning, for really the first time in five years, it registered: The Dow had gone from just under 12,000 to over 17,000. The Dow is over 17,000.” And this is where things got a bit exciting for me as a financial professional.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2016 14:22 UTC