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1872-2020 SP500 index : a [time, mind]-bending perspective

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#] #] Standard & Poor's index of stock market prices for 500 large capitalisation companies (SP500) from 1872 through 2020 is shown in the semi-log plot below. Two "eyeballed" linear trend lines are shown for the periods [1872-1926, 1926-2020].
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Play with the [time, mind]-bending perspective yourself

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