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It's only to be expected that the companies that receive the most attention are the ones whose brands define the world we live in. Apple, Alphabet's Google, Amazon, Tesla, Disney, and Facebook are rarely out of the newspapers or out of our minds. They are the innovators, agitators, and magic-makers, and for that reason, they possess an aura that investors are drawn to like moths to a flame.
But there is another class of stock that tends to get overlooked. Plain, unassuming, and so ubiquitous as to go unnoticed, these companies are part of the fabric of our lives, and their services are every bit as important as the latest iPhone or Hollywood blockbuster.