The Smartest Growth Stock to Buy With $3,000 Right Now

It has been a rough three-month stretch for Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shareholders. Not only has marketwide weakness taken a toll on the stock, but what little hope was left that the company wouldn't be forced to divest itself of its Chrome web browser is seemingly slipping away. All told, shares of Google's parent are down 20% from their early February peak even after Thursday's post-earnings bounce.If you've got an extra $3,000 you'd like to invest during this market dip, though, the stock's still certainly worth considering. While there's no denying Alphabet is a stronger company with Chrome than without it, the market's worries that it can't thrive without its home-grown browser are a bit overblown. That spells opportunity for you.Don't misunderstand. Alphabet would really, really like to hold onto its in-house browser. Numbers from Statcounter indicate that Chrome's share of the global browser market stands at a solid 66%. Given that Google is Chrome's default search engine, not only does this mean most of the world's internet users are steered toward Google, but Chrome itself provides Google with information -- through third-party "cookies" -- that helps the search engine display more relevant ads to individual users.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool