️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  It was only after Ronald Read's death last June that his talent for picking successful stocks became public knowledge when he left $6 million to his local library and hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont.<unk> It was only after Ronald Read's death last June that his talent for picking successful stocks became public knowledge when he left $6 million to his local library and hospital in Brattleboro, Vermont. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Ronald Read's fortune only became public knowledge after his death when he bequeathed $6 million to his local library and hospital.<unk> Ronald Read's fortune only became public knowledge after his death when he bequeathed $6 million to his local library and hospital. During his lifetime Read was known to friends and neighbors as a man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a longtime habit of foraging for firewood.<unk> During his lifetime Read was known to friends and neighbors as a man who sometimes held his coat together with safety pins and had a longtime habit of foraging for firewood. Read, who worked for almost 25 years at Haviland's service station in Brattleboro, was known for his flannel jacket and baseball cap.<unk> Read, who worked for almost 25 years at Haviland's service station in Brattleboro, was known for his flannel jacket and baseball cap. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ If he could save a penny, he would,<unk> Bridget Bokum, a senior associate at his local Wells Fargo Advisors office told the WSJ. <unk>If he could save a penny, he would,<unk> Bridget Bokum, a senior associate at his local Wells Fargo Advisors office told the WSJ. <unk>If he could save a penny, he would. Bokum<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> We all knew he was into the stock market, but not to this extent,<unk>said Johns. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Among his longtime holdings were... - Among his longtime holdings were...
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Unbeknownst to his friends and neighbors Read had a hidden talent for picking successful stocks.<unk> Unbeknownst to his friends and neighbors Read had a hidden talent for picking successful stocks.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> His portfolio also included some failures including Lehman Brothers Holdings, which famously collapsed in 2008 during the financial crisis.<unk> His portfolio also included some failures including Lehman Brothers Holdings, which famously collapsed in 2008 during the financial crisis.