The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and EPR Properties wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. But even amid the unanswered questions on the health of the US economy, stocks keep rising to new records, largely on the back of continued AI fervor. OpenAI's valuation climbed to $500 billion , making the company the most valuable startup in the world. As of early U.S. trading hours, "US stocks futures" show a modest uptick, with S&P 500 futures up 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures gaining 0.5%, driven by upbeat tech earnings momentum. Traders are closely watching Fed policy cues, with swaps pricing a 60% chance of a September rate cut.