Chevron Left Out of Motley Fool's Top 10 Stock Recommendations

The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team has identified its top 10 stocks for investors to buy now, and Chevron is not among them. The list of recommended stocks could potentially produce monster returns in the coming years.

In fact, since 2009, the Stock Advisor's total average return is an impressive 969%, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's 215% return over the same period. To put this into perspective, if you invested $1,000 in Netflix when it was recommended by Stock Advisor on December 17, 2004, your investment would now be worth around $409,970.

Nvidia is another example of a stock that made the cut and produced significant returns for investors who followed the recommendation. If you had invested $1,000 in Nvidia when it was recommended by Stock Advisor on April 15, 2005, your investment would now be worth around $1,381,040.

The absence of Chevron from the list does not necessarily mean that it is a bad investment opportunity. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Chevron, so they must see potential in the stock. However, investors may want to consider the top 10 recommended stocks before making any decisions about their portfolio.