By Jake Lerch
Publication Date: 2026-10-24 11:12:00
Putting aside $200 to invest every month is not something everyone can do. Yet for those who can and do, the potential rewards are real.
If you start next month and continue through December 2035, you’ll have put aside $22,000 in contributions alone. But along the way, if you put that money into the right investments — for example, Nvidia (NVDA -0.59%) — those contributions could grow into a much larger nest egg.
But what’s a realistic return to expect from that strategy over the next nine years, especially given how much Nvidia stock has already grown recently?
The answer starts with Nvidia’s business model and ends with how much investors are willing to pay for its future.
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How Nvidia can keep growing as AI becomes commonplace
Imagine it’s 2035. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have moved from the fringes to everyday use.
Scheduling an appointment? You’ll almost certainly be talking to an AI chatbot. At the drive-thru? An AI chatbot might take your latte order. Have a question about your taxes? There will likely be an AI chatbot for that.
In short, AI isn’t going anywhere. In fact, as the systems improve, organizations will rely more on AI-powered tools to stay competitive and meet consumer expectations for speed, accuracy, and 24/7 availability.
To power these applications, AI hyperscalers will need a far greater number of expensive graphics processing units (GPUs), the brains of the latest and greatest AI applications. Or as Nvidia…
