Investing isn’t about excitement. It’s about making money. And sometimes the easiest (and surest) ways to make money are the most boring. Here’s one “boring” way to make a lot of money over the next month.

At a time when U.S. employers are laying off workers in record numbers, Intel Corp. (INTC) announced yesterday (Tuesday) that it would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities while safeguarding 7,000 high-wage jobs.

Stocks surged today (Wednesday), on a round of earnings releases that met or exceeded Wall Street expectations.