For many years I had an investing philosophy that you couldn't go wrong by buying a) a monopoly producer (or at least close to one), that b) offered a product or service people either wanted or needed.  Starbucks was a good example, as is Exxon. 

But, there's another company I was hot on for years, but that fell out of favor when another -- better -- company came along.  That company is ...get full access to this article by registering for FREE.

And that is the final word from The Hurt Locker, where sorry: even on cable I'm not sure we'll watch.  My desire for "intense" these days is pretty limited.