Cloud computing companies have a huge growth runway.

Finding stocks that you can buy and hold forever is a smart goal. By identifying and investing in these companies, you can shift your focus to other stocks while just letting these safe choices do their thing. However, investors must identify a trend that allows these companies to succeed over the long term; otherwise, they could turn out to be losing picks.

Three stocks that I think are worth buying and holding forever are Microsoft ( MSFT 0.88% ) , Alphabet ( GOOG 0.21% ) ( GOOGL 0.28% ) , and Amazon ( AMZN 0.78% ) . These three are all considered AI hyperscalers, but they're benefiting from artificial intelligence (AI) through another important business segment: cloud computing .

The boom in cloud

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