You should have gone to work for Abbott Labs in 1935 as Grace did. Of course, Abbott is one of those "big board" stocks that are just as scammy as pennies, in the opinion of local shills.
"In 1935, Groner purchased three sixty dollar shares in Abbott Laboratories, where she also worked for 43 years. Over the years, her shares split many times, and she reinvested the dividends each time.[2] She had few needs, lived in a small cottage willed to her, bought clothes at rummage sales, but travelled extensively. She also gave money to the needy, but kept her name anonymous."