Summer Rerun August 24, 2001February 20, 2017 For a little perspective, I thought you might want to be reminded where we were a little more than four years ago, with the Dow at 7,782. I think most stocks were overpriced then, even though they went way higher, and I think most stocks are overpriced now. Of course, I’m usually wrong, so you have very little to worry about. TIPS – AFTERTHOUGHT John Bakke: ‘An even easier way to get TIPS in your tax-sheltered account is the Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund.’ ☞ Indeed. I should have mentioned that.