DOW Closes Higher

The DOW closed at 14,512.03 up 90.54 points.

CNN: Where Americans stash their wealth

The median net worth of American households came in at $68,828 in 2011, down from $81,821 in 2000 (in inflation-adjusted dollars) and far below the peak of $108,585 in 2005, according to recently released Census Bureau stats.