Ahead of Investicon, we run through Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner's ten greatest stock recommendations of all time, a league table that includes Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), his best call by the widest margin. We dig into why he picked each of these growth stocks, what the market looked like at the time, and how a philosophy built for the long term turned early conviction into some of the best investment returns in stock picking history.From backing Nvidia in 2004 on a thesis about graphics demand long before anyone was talking about artificial intelligence, to spotting Booking.com's turnaround story when it was still known as Priceline, we break down the recipe behind these picks and what today's investors can actually learn and apply to finding the best stocks to buy now. We also cover why staying invested through years of drawdowns, rather than selling, was just as important to these results as the original stock picks themselves.Investicon is happening Thursday August 27th in Dublin, featuring David Gardner live alongside Bill Mann, Pieter Slegers of Compounding Quality and Eric Bleeker. Email Brian@mywallst.com for a shot at one of this week's discount codes, or head to investicon.ie for tickets and details.Stocks mentioned:Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX)Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN)Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)#StockClub #MyWallst #StocksToBuy #GrowthStocks #InvestingPodcast #NvidiaStock #InvesticonAt MyWallSt, we believe great investing is about patience, discipline, and owning outstanding businesses. Our team researches global stocks, publishes transparent performance, and helps investors build long-term wealth without hype or guesswork. Horizon is our long-term buy-and-hold service, while Prophet is a five-minutes-a-month system that has trounced the average market returns over 17 years.