Three of the stocks on this "hold forever" list look like fairly strong buys today. They are also heavily involved in the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race, and well positioned to take advantage of the massive technological shift that we're undergoing.

Investing with a longer time horizon empowers investors to zoom out and focus on the big picture. These companies are poised to thrive over the next decade.

The artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy remains intact in the United States despite the Chinese DeepSeek mayhem. In fact, the low-cost DeepSeek ecosystem has expanded the global AI space. Irrespective of DeepSeek,

Nvidia has generated remarkable growth since the advent of AI. In fact, over the past three years, its stock price has gained 489% (as of this writing). The company has benefited from an unprecedented data center buildout, which requires a vast number of its AI-centric chips.