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The historical monthly average data for gold spot prices (in USD per ounce) and the S&P 500 index used in the chart was compiled from established financial data aggregators and official sources. Specifically:Gold spot prices: Sourced primarily from the World Gold Council, which provides monthly averages dating back to 1978, cross-verified with Macrotrends 100-year historical chart for consistency across the 2000–2025 period. S&P 500 index: Sourced from Macrotrends inflation-adjusted historical chart (monthly closes since 1927) and supplemented with data from Yahoo Finance historical downloads for recent months up to September 2025.