The technology sector has historically delivered superior returns to the broader market. This is the place to find innovative companies that have excellent growth prospects.If you have $5,000 to invest right now, you could consider splitting your cash between the following tech stocks.

This "Magnificent" stock that all four prominent billionaires have as their top holding has surged 1,570% since its initial public offering.

Investors looking for stocks that can produce heaps of passive income are often tempted by ultra-high-yield stocks that offer yields more than triple the market average. Unfortunately, a dividend stock's yield rarely rises to such heights unless investors have good reasons to worry about future ...

MicroStrategy ( NASDAQ: MSTR ) , which has rebranded itself as just Strategy, has been among the hottest growth stocks to own during the past three years. The stock has risen 1,600% during that time frame, while the S&P 500 has increased by just 42%.If you believe Strategy's co-founder and former ...

Palantir ( NASDAQ: PLTR ) rocketed to a record high of $130 per share on May 14. The stock has since retreated modestly, but it still leads the Nasdaq-100 with a 63% year-to-date return as of May 27. Can Palantir maintain its momentum in the remaining months of 2025?History says this will happen ...

Few will argue if you call Warren Buffett the greatest investor of all time. The returns speak for themselves. Between 1965 and 2024, under the Oracle of Omaha's leadership, Berkshire Hathaway has seen its share price rise at a compound annual rate of 19.9%, nearly double the gain for the S&P 500 ...

A lot has changed about Occidental Petroleum ( NYSE: OXY ) since around 2020. Some of the changes were good and some weren't, though how you view the company may depend a little bit on your approach to investing.Occidental Petroleum has some very well-known supporters, but does that make it a buy ...

Artificial intelligence ( AI ) stocks soared over the past two years as investors got excited about this potentially game-changing technology. And SoundHound AI ( NASDAQ: SOUN ) , a company specializing in voice AI, saw its share price take off as part of this new gold rush.

Upstart Holdings ( NASDAQ: UPST ) developed an artificial intelligence ( AI ) algorithm to originate loans on behalf of banks and financial institutions, and it appears to be far more effective at determining the creditworthiness of potential borrowers than traditional assessment methods.Upstart ...

Any investor would love to get in on the next Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) . This tech giant has led the artificial intelligence ( AI ) race, developing a dominant and likely lasting position in the AI chip market, and that's translated into spectacular earnings and stock price performance.