The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $10,000 Right Now

The market has been a real gift for many investors in 2024, with the S&P 500 hitting new all-time highs at the close of 57 different trading days (so far). Entering the gift-giving holiday season, it might be time to think about giving yourself a gift as well by investing for 2025. After all, investing in your future is one of the greatest gifts you can give. And if the gift is a reliable dividend stock, it can end up being a gift that keeps on giving.Many people get a little extra cash near the holidays, whether from a year-end bonus, a seasonal second job, or a gift from a rich uncle for some lucky folks. Other people may have some bonds or CDs that mature and need to reinvest the cash. So, consider these two dividend stocks as long-term investments if you have $10,000 (or any amount really) available to invest.Big tech companies, like Elon Musk's xAI, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and others, are building out massive data center complexes to tap into the exponentially rising interest in artificial intelligence (AI). These hyperscale data centers are a minimum of 100,000 square feet (some are much, much larger) and are filled with computer equipment working in tandem. xAI's Memphis data center currently has 100,000 GPUs powering servers that are training AI models and it plans to expand the center tenfold to help fulfill its growing needs. Dell is a major supplier of infrastructure for this xAI project. Microsoft's server center project in Wisconsin will occupy more than 2 square miles and also use Dell equipment. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool