Glassman and Hassett had predicted that the , The book was published in 1999 , shortly before the dot-com bubble burst , and predicted that stocks would rise quickly to 36,000 . Although the DJIA reached a record high of 11,750.28 in January 2000 , it fell steadily after the bursting of the dot-com bubble . Following the September 11 attacks of 2001 , the DJIA fell further , reaching a low of 7,286.27 in October 2002 . Although the DJIA recovered to a new record high of 14,164.53 in October 2007 , it crashed back to the vicinity of 6,500 by the early months of 2009 , amidst a global recession
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Dow 36,000