My first response when thinking about the ultimate growth stock to buy with $1,000 right now was to go with a high-flying AI stock. But the more I deliberated, the less comfortable I was choosing one of those stocks.

Don't get me wrong. I like (and own) several great AI stocks. However, I could easily name downsides to all of them. So which stock do I think is the ultimate pick to buy with $1,000 right now? After careful consideration, my answer is... Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX).

The song "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" became popular decades before I was born. It came to mind, though, as I mentally reviewed multiple ultimate growth stock contenders. Vertex has plenty of positives to accentuate.

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