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Ronald Read pumped gas for 25 years and mopped floors at a department store until he was 76. People in Brattleboro, Vermont assumed he was broke. Once, a stranger even paid for his breakfast out of pity.
When Read died in 2014 at age 92, the town learned the truth: he had quietly built an estate of about $8 million by buying dividend-paying stocks and holding them for decades. He left $6 million to the local hospital and library.
Would you have guessed? Tell me in the comments.
This video uses AI-generated visuals to recreate events. Facts are based on reporting by Reuters, CNBC, the Brattleboro Reformer, the Rutland Herald and The Wall Street Journal.