Thomas Edison said of one of his inventions, "The phonograph is not of any commercial value." Astronomer Simon Newcomb proclaimed in 1902, "Flight by machines heavier than air is impractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible." Thomas J. Watson, IMB chairman in 1943, announced, "I think there is a world market for about five computers." At my house, anyway. Not such good investment advice, was it?

$1,000 invested in Coca Cola stock when it went public in 1919 would be worth more than $150 million today. The same investment in Home Depot stock when it went public in 1981 would be worth $1.2 million today. But $1,000 invested in American Motors Corporation or Eastern Airlines, good deals at the time, would be gone today.

This morning I'll show you the wisest investment you'll ever make. You already have the capital to do the deal. The broker's on the line. The choice is yours.