Although the market remains close to all-time highs, there are still some great opportunities. If you have around $1,000 to invest, I’d stick with market leaders with strong growth opportunities and wide moats.
For about $1,000, you can buy one share of TSMC (NYSE:TSM) and meta platform (NASDAQ: META). Introduced one by one below.
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One of the best ways to capitalize on the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure boom is to invest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TSMC). TSMC is the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturer. The company is at the forefront of chip-making technology, giving it a near-monopoly in making advanced chips such as the graphics processing units (GPUs) that are driving the artificial intelligence boom.
As competitors have struggled with advanced chip yields—making chips with few defects—TSMC has become the only foundry to prove it can reliably produce high-yield advanced chips at scale. This makes it an integral part of the semiconductor value chain and the preferred partner for chip designers.
It also gives the company strong pricing power and good future revenue visibility as it works closely with customers on designing roadmaps and future capacity needs. The bottom line is that it doesn’t matter which AI chip takes share because it counts all the leading logic chip designers as its customers, including NVIDIA, AMDand Broadcom. The company expects annual AI growth to exceed 50% over the next few years, making this a top stock to buy.
One of the companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence is meta platform (NASDAQ: META)and for good reason. The social media giant has been one of the companies most applying artificial intelligence to its core business to drive growth. The company does this in two main ways.
First, it uses artificial intelligence to improve its recommendation engine to provide users with more content that interests them. Today, social media sites like Facebook and Instagram are more about entertainment than connecting with friends and family, and their algorithms keep users on the apps longer, allowing more advertising opportunities. This was evident last quarter, when its ad impressions jumped 18%.
At the same time, the company also provides artificial intelligence tools to its advertisers. Through artificial intelligence, it is making it easier for advertisers to create more engaging campaigns. Its AI tools also help clients better target and convert users, leading to higher ad prices. This can be seen in the fourth quarter of 2025, when its advertising prices increased by 6%.
