Got $3,000? 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

Got ,000? 3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

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Publication Date: 2026-01-18 20:30:00

Artificial intelligence (AI) spending isn’t expected to slow down anytime soon, let alone in 2026. The AI hyperscalers have all informed investors to expect increased data center spending in 2026. As a result, several companies look like promising buys right now.

I think these three make for great places to invest $1,000 each in, and investors should act quickly before the market decides to give these stocks a greater premium than what they currently have.

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1. Nvidia

Nvidia(NASDAQ: NVDA) has been at the top of nearly every artificial intelligence investing list since 2023 for a good reason: It’s well positioned to capture huge growth. Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs) are the primary computing units used to train and run AI models, and its rise to become the world’s largest company by market cap can be directly tied to…