If you're tired of keeping constant tabs on the market and just want to buy shares of some quality companies and tuck them away for a while, great! This strategy will probably generate better results for you than a more active approach.

To this end, here's a rundown of three top prospects you can safely buy and hold for 20 years (or more). Notice how all of them are in areas that will always be in demand, or are companies that can adapt to unforeseeable changes to the marketplace.

Just as nobody knew what the computing landscape of today was going to look like 20 years ago, we can only guess what it will look like 20 years from now. But it's a pretty good bet that Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will remain at the heart of it.

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