Warren Buffett once said that "all there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies." Wow! In one sentence, he just encapsulated what it means to be a long-term investor. And that means every company isn't a "hold forever" type of stock. In fact, the most important part of that quote may be the last seven words. 

With this in mind, let's look at two companies that I will buy and hold forever (or at least until the story changes).

If you follow my writing, you probably expected Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) to make the list. But the "why" might surprise you. Amazon isn't a forever stock because of its dominant e-commerce business, Amazon Web Services (AWS), logistics, or even the onrushing digital ad business. It is a forever stock because of its brilliant ecosystem that weaves them all together.

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