In last week’s HOTLINE, we showed the spectacular ascent of the U.S. stock market from 1980 to 2025. The Dow was at 1,000 in 1980, and very likely we will reach 50,000 in 2026.

Those numbers inspired this question: if the years and decades to come remain on this bullish course, when will the Dow hit other milestones? Here’s the answer:

In 2034, we hit Dow 100,000.

In 2053, we hit Dow 500,000.

In 2061, we hit the unthinkable level of Dow One Million.

These are unadjusted for inflation, but the lesson here is to save and invest early and often.