Forget Timing the Market: Just Buy These 3 Growth Stocks and Hold Forever
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By James Brumley – Apr 19, 2026 at 12:00AM ESTKey PointsGoogle parent Alphabet isn't merely another company in a particular line of business. It's a well-oiled conglomerate that's able to capitalize on any opportunity.E-commerce platform Shopify allows brands and sellers to provide exactly what consumers increasingly want.Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing has been, is, and will likely remain the king of the enduring microchip manufacturing industry.If the stock market has (re)taught anything just since the end of February, it's that it's still very unpredictable... at least in the short run. The S&P 500's sizable 9% pullback in March has since been unwound with an amazing rebound of more than 10% in just four weeks. Nobody really saw either swing coming, however, and certainly not to the degree they materialized. Most people would have been at least as well off not trying to act on any of this volatility, and just sticking with quality stocks through all of it. To this end, here's a closer look at three growth stocks to simply buy and hold forever, knowing they'll survive any temporary headwinds and continue making long-term forward progress. 1. Alphabet You primarily know Alphabet (GOOG +1.99%) (GOOGL +1.71%) as parent to search engine Google, which alone accounts for more than half of the company's total revenue. That's far from all that Alphabet is, however. The company also owns YouTube, runs a major cloud computing service, owns the Android mobile operating system, and manages several subscription-based profit centers. ExpandNASDAQ: GOOGLAlphabetToday's Change(1.71%) $5.74Current Price$341.76Key Data PointsMarket Cap$4.1TDay's Range$336.24 - $342.3152wk Range$146.10 - $349.00Volume1MAvg Vol33MGross Margin59.68%Dividend Yield0.25% Even this diversification isn't quite the reason investors might want to buy and hold a piece of this company forever, however. Rather, it's Alphabet's willingness and proven ability to develop anything new. It's working on its own quantum computing platform, for instance, with the ultimate intent of using this tech to support artificial intelligence (AI) work. This certainly won't be the last of the company's innovations or inventions. 2. Shopify The e-commerce industry that Amazon largely helped create and then shape is only going to continue getting bigger. But the business is evolving as it expands. Consumers are increasingly looking for more than selection and convenience. They're craving authentic stories from brands and sellers, which a platform like Amazon.com just isn't built to offer. Enter Shopify (SHOP +3.18%). Unlike Amazon, Shopify allows organizations to custom-build their own e-commerce presence and sell directly to consumers their own way. And it's working. Its tech facilitated the direct sale of $378.4 billion worth of goods and services last year, up 29% year over year. Image source: Getty Images. This is only the beginning, of course, as this shift in consumers' e-commerce preference is relatively new. 3.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Last but not least, add Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM +1.97%) to your list of "forever" growth stocks to buy without worrying about timing your entry. Just as the name suggests, this company makes semiconductors. This description doesn't do it justice, though.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing makes the vast majority of the world's high-performance processing silicon. Its customers include Apple, Nvidia, and Broadcom, among others. ExpandNYSE: TSMTaiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingToday's Change(1.97%) $7.16Current Price$370.51Key Data PointsMarket Cap$1.9TDay's Range$365.15 - $375.5752wk Range$145.84 - $390.20Volume820KAvg Vol14MGross Margin61.02%Dividend Yield0.90% This doesn't mean other players can't attempt to penetrate the chip foundry/manufacturing market. Intel is doing exactly that, in fact. Intel's struggle on this front, however, ultimately underscores Taiwan Semiconductor's experience-driven dominance of the chipmaking industry that's clearly meeting a need that will never go away. Indeed, even with the AI business's growth seemingly slowing down, Global Market Insights expects the worldwide microchip market to grow at an average pace of nearly 11% per year through 2034.Read NextApr 18, 2026 •By Motley Fool StaffAn Alphabet Stock Deep DiveApr 18, 2026 •By Trevor JennewineNasdaq Rebound: Buy 2 Monster Growth Stocks Up 20% Since Late MarchApr 17, 2026 •By Parkev Tatevosian, CFAShould You Buy Alphabet Stock Today?Apr 17, 2026 •By Lawrence NgaThis Is the Most Obvious AI Stock to Own for the Next Five Years. And No, It's Not Palantir.Apr 17, 2026 •By Matt Frankel, CFPS&P 500 Explained: How the Index Works and How to Invest in ItApr 17, 2026 •By Matt Frankel, CFPBest Stocks to Buy Now: Our Buy-and-Hold Picks for April 2026About the AuthorJames Brumley is a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst covering consumer staples and consumer discretionary stocks. James is a former licensed stockbroker with Charles Schwab, and a registered investment adviser. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a specialization in finance from Transylvania University.TMFjbrumleyX@jbrumleyStocks MentionedAlphabetNASDAQ: GOOGL$341.76(+1.71%)+$5.74Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingNYSE: TSM$370.51(+1.97%)+$7.16AlphabetNASDAQ: GOOG$339.40(+1.99%)+$6.63ShopifyNASDAQ: SHOP$131.15(+3.32%)+$4.21*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.