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+import csv
+
+def read_portfolio(filename):
+    portfolio = []
+    with open(filename) as f:
+        rows = csv.reader(f)
+        headers = next(rows)
+        for row in rows:
+            record = {
+                'name': row[0],
+                'shares': int(row[1]),
+                'price': float(row[2])
+            }
+            portfolio.append(record)
+    return portfolio
+