The winner of the poll was Nvidia, with 21% of readers picking this stock as the one they would invest in and hold for the next 18 years to add wealth to their children's investment account. Apple was a close second at 17%, with Alphabet and Meta tied for third at 14%.

Nvidia on Wednesday briefly hit $4 trillion in market value, making it the first publicly traded company to hit that milestone.

The chip maker’s stock touched an intraday level needed to achieve a $4 trillion market cap, and set a new peak closing market-cap record