It likely won't take a century for the Dow to reach the 1 million milestone. In fact, I'm going to make the prediction that ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 270 points ... as the index has had 11 worse months than that in the last three years alone. MORE FROM FORBESHealth Insurance Stocks—Led By UnitedHealth ...

Plus, we have no idea what the overall stock market or economy will be doing 50 years from now. However, the point these numbers make is a very valid one: A level of 1,000,000 for the Dow Jones ...

With the Dow ... Jones Industrial Average-- which tracks 30 of the largest U.S. companies and whose value is tied to the value of those companies -- will cross that level within the next 50 years.