S&P 500 in 1966: 93.3
S&P 500 in 2009: 756

CPI Deflator in 1966: 31
CPI Deflator in 2009: 211

S&P 500 annualized capital gain in the last 43 years, inflation adjusted: 0.44% per year.

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