These Were the 5 Top-Performing Stocks in the Nasdaq-100 in 2024

Tech stocks rallied in 2024, with powerhouse artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) bringing up the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). But it was a good year for the whole market, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 only surpassed it by a hairbreadth -- a 25.9% gain versus 25% for the S&P 500.Two of the tech index's components had massive upswings over the year, beating everything in the broader index. But those gains were balanced by ho-hum performance by some of its stocks, and a good 34 of the total lost some value last year.That's one of the biggest benefits of buying into an index through an exchange-traded fund (ETF): It reduces your risk of choosing any losers and provides access to the best gainers.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool