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If I Could Only Invest $500 in AI This Month, I’d Buy This 1 Stock.

October 21, 2026 · by TPW Pipeline

If I could only invest $500 in one artificial intelligence stock this month, I’d pick Netlist (OTC: NLST). Major developments in several court cases have fortified the company’s balance sheet and point toward soaring net profit margins in the years ahead. It’s a mid-cap valued at just $2.1 billion, and it’s still trading well below $10 per share, but its 545% year-to-date return shows there’s strong demand for this emerging memory stock.

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Investors first paid attention to Netlist as it battled with Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) and Micron (NASDAQ: MU) in court over patent infringement cases, asserting that the giant memory makers were using its tech in their chips. After years of legal wrangling, in 2026, both chipmakers came to agreements with Netlist.

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