 Boom. What's up, money geeks? Mr. V here. Welcome to another video. So into this video, we are going to talk about semiconductor stocks. One of the key players in this space that everybody knows about is NVIDIA. But there is our silent killer that has completely outperformed NVIDIA and nobody's talking about them. So I kind of want to talk about that today and in the process, I'm going to give you guys four major stocks that I'm actually tracking, looking for opportunities in case they go through a split. It would be a wonderful opportunity to jump in and buy some of these stocks. So we're going to talk about that into this video. But before we get started, guys, if you're new to the channel, we talk about how to earn money, how to save money, how to invest and build wealth. So if you have something that interests you, go ahead and hit that subscribe button and your notification bell so you don't miss out on new content. So when it comes to semiconductor stocks, NVIDIA, again, is the poster child of this particular space. But there are other stocks, there are all companies that are part of it. So NVIDIA, for everybody that knows, they produce chips and they produce processors and all these other good stuff. But just those themselves, it's not enough for a data center to function. So you have, you need other companies that do the networking side, the storage side. So there's a lot that can go into it to getting a fully functional data center. But why are all these stocks really popping now? Again, I can tell you two key reasons. Number one is just the evolution of cloud computing as well as AI. Cloud computing has been something that has just taken us by storm. If you guys remember, let's just go through a timeline here. Early 2000s, we had like the internet.com that just exploded. And then when we got into their late 2000s, we had something like social media that built on top of the.com. And everybody was happy with it. And then what came after that was the evolution of cloud computing. That became the thing like, hey, every data center or every company is like, hey, we're moving to the cloud. And people were very happy doing that. So what happened was like, most companies used to have data centers on-prem. And so now they are moving everything to the cloud and they're outsourcing this to bigger companies like AWS, like Google, like Oracle. So they don't have to manage their infrastructure that comes with it. So they just pop these data centers all over the country. I mean, I mean, like they call them data farms, like massive data centers, which some of them, like you go around, you pass, you don't know exactly what's going on in the building. But once you walk into these warehouses, like you see rows and rows and rows of racks that they use. And those would be what you call cloud computing. And you sitting somewhere can access those servers and use them to build or deploy application or store data. So that is the evolution there. And then one other area that has been using a ton of this space or giving the opportunity for NVIDIA and all these other cheap manufacturers to explode has been crypto. If you remember very well, people that mind crypto require a ton of processing power. So, and when you get that processing power from, you get it from these semiconductors and cheap manufacturers. So it's a great opportunity. And I think that in the next five to 10 years, we're gonna be talking about it because everyone talks about AI. Even your great grandma now probably has heard about AI and probably ask questions about AI. So, and maybe crypto too. So those are the two drivers that I see that are pushing the stocks to keep going higher and higher. And so we're gonna cover those. And again, we're gonna jump over and I'm gonna walk you through some of the stocks and then you'll see I'll give you guys my final conclusion here. So the first one again that I mentioned, this is a stock that most people haven't heard about or even talk about, I don't see a ton of people on YouTube or anywhere talking about it. And this stock or this company has quietly outperformed Nvidia so far. And so, and this is super micro. So again, this is a wonderful company. They are actually based here in the United States, even though they have manufacturing all over the world. And these guys produce high performance and high efficiency servers. And so for people that are responsible for building data centers, you probably want to use these guys because of the product that they put out there. So we're gonna jump and take a look at the performance of the stock. But before we do that, I wanna show you guys the other companies are in the space. So the first one here again is super micro, which I think it's excellent. Number two would be Nvidia. I mean, everybody knows about them. And if you can see here on their website, everything is AI, there's AI that, so they talk a lot about AI and which most people, I mean, for the lack of a better work, are very, very comfortable with it because they know the company and he's been performing like crazy. Nvidia, if you know very well, they produce this GPU. So they supply this GPU stands for Graphic Processing Unit. So they are the number one in that space. And you can see why, because look at the partnerships they're having here with all these major cloud platforms, Oracle, Microsoft, AWS. I mean, it's no doubt that they are one of the biggest in the space. Number three here is AMD. So again, this is another name that people are probably accustomed to, especially gamers. So if you're a gamer and you've built your own computer, you probably know about Nvidia and AMD like crazy because I mean, obviously, they produce these graphics cards that people use for gaming with high processing power or for people that do mining, and you get crypto mining or Bitcoin or Ethereum and any of the mining work, they buy this because it gives them a lot of processing power. So AMD is one of the top ones out there. And number four on the list here would be a RISTER. A RISTER, it's kind of an intriguing one here because they are on the networking site. So when you build a data center, what is happening, you have to be able to access that data center from anywhere in the world. So they build the network that people use to be able to access that data center. So which is a very, very intriguing part of the whole system, the whole ecosystem. You can have the data center by itself without network giving people access to the servers, it would not work. RISTER has really established themselves as one of the key players in NASPA. So those are the four companies that I kind of want to show you. But again, most importantly is, okay, how are these company performing from a market standpoint? So I think that's where most of you guys are probably interested. So let's jump in and just take a look here at the performance. So I'm going to start here with super micro computer or super micro. If you can see here, I just pulled this chart. So this is just go by quarter, which we can break it down like year to date. We can go six months or whatever. So you can see this stock, if we just go back here. So this is right here, this is 2023. So if we go up here, this is 2023. And then this is 2024. So as of here, see if you can see here, 2024. December 2023, this stock was sitting at about, was that 280 something dollars. And then fast forward into 2024, this stock has gone from 280 and actually hit a high of almost 1,230 dollars. That is insane. And this one, if you look at the overall performance during that time, this stock has gone up close to about 274%, which is crazy. So if you had put in a little bit of money down here, you would have made almost 277% in returns in just that short amount of time, which is insane. So now let's compare these two Nvidia and see what Nvidia has done over that same amount of time. So we'll go over here. Nvidia was sitting at about, this is towards the end of December. So Nvidia was sitting close to about 400 something dollars. And then fast forward into 2024. Again, today is the day I'm recruiting is in March. So look at the stock has gone up close to about 94%. Compare that to 274% for SMCI. Compare that to just 94%. So you see like SMCI has outperformed Nvidia like crazy, but you don't get that name like most people would. So again, this is one that I would say keep your eye on. And then the other one I mentioned here was AMD. If you can see here, AMD hasn't had the same amount of performance, but they've got some good growth. So if you look here, 2024, the stock is up 22.3% in 2024, which is excellent. So if you bought it in December, it was sitting at about 140 something, let's say 150. And then now they've seen a high of 227. So that's not a terrible return, but not compared to the other two, how it's just been crushing it. And then the last one on the list is a research network. Ticket symbol is A-N-E-T. If you can see here, this one is up close about 30% for the year. In December, we're sitting at maybe about $240 and then in 2024, they're up to about 308, as you can see there on the chart. So just the four main stocks that I want you to keep your eye on. I know we've talked about Nvidia here on the channel before, but I wanted to bring you guys's attention to SMCI, Supermicro, because I think this is a wonderful one. Is it a good time for you to jump in and buy this stock? I would say probably no. There's an opportunity here that they would probably do a stock split because they did actually said they were gonna maybe sell more shares of the stock and it did pull the stock down a little bit, but I think what they're probably gonna end up doing is they're doing a stock split. So that would give people an opportunity to get in and buy. So for Nvidia and SMCI, I think that's what's gonna happen here. For AMD, I don't anticipate any stock split, but again, most of these stocks, if you're investing in them full-time, always look for opportunities on pullbacks when a stock pullback, you buy a little bit and just keep doing that. So those are the four main stocks that I wanna kinda point you guys to. So again, guys, these are opportunities that present themselves in the market. For those of you guys that haven't heard about SMCI, Supermicro, again, I don't blame you because it's not one of what I call mainstream stocks, but they are quietly killing it. So put that on your radar, bookmark it somewhere and just keep your eye if there's ever a split which I will do a video here if that happens. I'm gonna jump on here real quick and do a video for you guys. Just keep your eyes open. If you see an opportunity there, that would be something to jump in. And obviously in Nvidia, you can't go wrong with it, but again, I'd love for you to buy on pullbacks, not buy when the stock is actually making a massive move unless you're trying to do a quick turnaround, which it's very risky, but if you're doing a quick turnaround, then that's something to try, but you have to really know exactly what you're doing. But otherwise, always for long-term, buy on the pullbacks. As soon as you see an opportunity for pullback, you put in a little bit of money and go from there. So let me know in the comment section, what do you think about SMCI? Outperforming Nvidia. Is that even a stock that was on your radar? If not, which other semiconductor stocks are you interested in? There's a ton of them. We can maybe do a list of the cheaper ones that we can do here on the channel for you guys. If you guys are interested, I can do a list of the cheaper options if you don't have the money to invest in this bigger one. Again, let me know in the comment section. And as always, guys, make sure you do your homework. Don't just take information and jump on it. Do your own research and make sure that this is exactly where you wanna invest based on your timeline. If you're looking to retire in the future, 20, 30 years from now, then some of these long-term investments are good. But if you are somebody that's approaching retirement or somewhere there, then I'll just start looking at maybe conservative options for investing, maybe buy some index funds and bonds and whatever and put your money in. And again, if you're new here, we talk about how to earn money, how to save money, how to invest and build wealth. 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