Secretary Leaves $8.2 Million to Charity

Relatives of a former secretary were surprised to learn that she had quietly built up a fortune over the years and left most of it to charity.
Sylvia Bloom went to work at a small Wall Street law firm as a legal secretary when she was a young woman. She stayed with the firm for 67 years and retired at the age of 96. She passed away in 2016.
Bloom began working at the firm when it was common for secretaries to purchase investments for their employers. Lawyers would tell Bloom what they wanted to invest in. Her job was to make the purchase with the broker. However, Bloom also did something unusual.
She used some of her own money; she also...