Lastest Stories by Will Ashworth

Short seller Andrew Left of Citron Research revealed on Nov. 21 that his firm had taken a short position in MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the software company that has become a prominent Bitcoin...
In February, Los Angeles-based investment manager Capital Group will mark three years since it launched its first actively managed transparent ETFs. “Our suite of six ETFs represents the hallmark...
The last time that Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock hit $400 was over three years ago, in November 2021. That was the highest it’s ever traded. Since hitting a low of $101.81 at the beginning of 2023,...
With a flip of the switch, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) recently completed the company’s first mutual fund-to-ETF conversion, a move made to meet investors’ insatiable thirst for active management.  The...
The S&P 500 dividend yield of 1.18% is the lowest since February 2001, according to a Nov. 12 article in Barron’s. Technology and financial stocks now account for 46% of the index.  Many of...
Around 100 stock split announcements were made from its universe of 11,000 global equities in Q2 2024. That’s the highest number of stock splits since Q2 2023. In the first half of 2024, there were...
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock is on fire heading into the second half of November. On Nov. 13, it hit an all-time high of $215.09, up 43% in 2024. I’m sure there are more gains on the way.  Between...
One of the most discussed subjects in retirement planning is Social Security benefits and the age at which one should start receiving them. While you can elect to take them as early as 62, most...
Google the words “passive income” with the title in an online search, and you’ll get about 437,000 results. Do the same for anywhere in an article, and it jumps to about 20 million.  In recent...
If you’re thinking about withdrawing $10,000 in cash from your checking account to play blackjack during your week-long trip to Las Vegas, you might want to know what happens when you do. The Bank...
With less than two months to the end of 2024, the S&P 500 is up nearly 26% through Nov. 7.  If this holds up, it will be the fifth year in the past decade in which the index delivered an annual...
According to a March 2023 study from the Bank of America Institute about consumer spending, seniors born in 1964 or earlier were the only age cohort in the U.S. increasing their year-over-year...
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) reported its Q3 2024 results on Nov. 2. The biggest highlight was its record cash hoard of $325.2 billion. Due to accounting changes a few years ago, Berkshire’s...
While it’s true that the hottest-selling books aren’t always the best books in terms of quality, bestsellers are more often than not indicative of books people like to read. The same can be said...
Are you a yield hound?  It’s becoming more challenging to find quality investments with high yields. In the past year, 5-year U.S. Treasury note yield has dropped by one percentage point to 3.85%....