Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the most valuable company in the world as of this writing, with a market cap of $3.4 trillion, and it has reached this position thanks to a tremendous rally of more than 1,500% in its stock price in the past five years.

Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway is famous for its long-term performance. Since he took over the company almost six decades ago, shares have produced annualized gains of more than 20%. Few investment vehicles in history have been able to provide this level of returns for such a long stretch of time.

The proliferation of AI in the smartphone, PC, and data center markets, among others, is providing a massive tailwind for foundry giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. A huge addressable market and the company's improving share in the Foundry 2.