Once upon a time, there was a large company that employed small cacti to represent its customers in a customer service rally.

"Take care of the customer," was the intended message.

Hundreds of little cactus plants were distributed to the employees in tiny 2" x 2" pots labeled with an important customer's name.

It the picture above, we have Merck on the left and Ford Motor Company on the right. After growing spiny things and deciding to wither and grow down instead of up, Merck was chucked out of the house last week.

Based upon these potted cacti, where would you place your investment bucks?