. >> catherine keating oversees investments for jpmorgan. >> balance sheets are strong. they are more liquid than in decades. profits have surpassed pre-crisis highs. >> since the market's 2009 low, corporate profits have risen faster than at any time since the tech boom of the 1990s. and dow profits are forecast to rise 9.2% this year and 9% in 2014. helping too is that the dow isn't the same measure it was back in '07. gone from the index are bailed out aig, citi and gm. in are cisco systems, travellers and united health. a different dow for a different time. be sure not every stock is up. hewlett-packard alone in the dow components lost money off 22%. let's say you had perfect timing and you put $1,000 into the following dow companies when the bull started run back in march of '09. in caterpillar which is up 286% you would be looking at $28,060 today. home depot, 2910. and american express up 513% you would have a stash worth more than $500. might we all be so lucky. with the dow up 9% this year even after it gained all of last year when the dow surges so smartly inve

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