Ms. O’Donnell taught school for more than 50 years. When she retired in her 70s, she was making around $8,500 a year. When she died at age 100, she left almost $2 million to 10 different charities, including her church, schools she attended, and a boy scout troop. How could a woman earning less than $10,000 a year accumulate a small fortune? Simple. She built a long-term investment pipeline by making regular monthly investments in quality stocks and allowing them to compound over time.
