Friday, December 25, 2015
Route To An $8 Million Portfolio Started With Frugal Living - WSJ
Ronald Read may have spent years pumping gas, but he was even more adept at pumping up his portfolio.
Mr. Read, a longtime resident of Brattleboro, Vt., died in June at the age of 92. His friends were shocked when they learned his estate was valued at almost $8 million. Long widowed and with two stepchildren, he left most of his money to a local hospital and library.
So how did he manage to pull it off? Besides being a good stock picker, he displayed remarkable frugality and patience—which gave him many years of compounded growth.
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