The so-called "Magnificent Seven" stocks, consisting of seven of the world's largest technology companies, once again helped lead the market higher in 2024. All seven stocks in the group, which includes Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (GOOG 1.72%) (GOOGL 1.54%), Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla, are on track to have positive returns this year. Nvidia was the pack leader for the second year in a row, up over 168% year to date as of this writing, following an over 238% return in 2023.With the strong perfo ...