Got $5,000? 2 Tech Stocks to Buy and Hold for the Long Term

The stock market has been a bumpy ride in 2025. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) rose 4% in the first two months before taking a 19% dive in the next six weeks. The index has recovered from that plunge and trades just above the year-end level again, but it has been an adventure to remember.

With volatility like this, it's no wonder many investors are staying away from the "buy" button. But there are some great buys available, even in the extra-volatile tech sector. If you have $5,000 to invest right now, this could be a great time to buy some Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) or Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) shares -- for very different reasons.

Netflix took a deep price cut in 2022, as investors worried about the company's new strategy and the inflation-burdened economy. It's often a bad sign when a high-growth business refocuses on a different set of business metrics, after all. You don't change a winning recipe, so there had to be something wrong when Netflix stepped away from maximizing subscriber additions in favor of "profitable growth" at that point. Right?

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