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In 1959, A Vermont Gas Station Attendant Spent $2,380 On His First 39 Shares Of Stock. Over The Next 5 Decades, He Built A 95+ Stock Portfolio Of Blue Chip Dividend Payers. By 2014, Ronald Read's Portfolio Was Worth Nearly $8 Million

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A gas station attendant and part-time janitor from Vermont quietly accumulated over 95 stocks across five decades, and what his neighbors discovered after his death in 2014 stunned an entire community.

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BizToc broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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