Will Ashworth

Will Ashworth

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Public and private companies, Portfolio construction

About Will:
Will Ashworth has written about investments full-time since 2008. He loves investing and is passionate about helping others put their money to work. He particularly enjoys creating model portfolios that stand the test of time.

Publications where he’s appeared include InvestorPlace, The Motley Fool Canada, Investopedia, Kiplinger, and several others in both the U.S. and Canada. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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Recent Articles

Alibaba Stock Continues Its Climb Into the Clouds

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Like so many other investments, Alibaba stock took a beating from the raging coronavirus. But this outbreak can’t disrupt the underlying cloud business.

With CEO Ousted, What’s Next For Aurora Cannabis?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Aurora Cannabis CEO Terry Booth stepped down Feb. 6. Aurora stock dropped 29% on the news and the hunt is on for his replacement.

7 Retail Stocks to Buy to Embrace Experiential Approaches

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Experiential retail continues to rule. Here are seven retail stocks to buy that understand the importance of this trend.

Investors Shouldn’t Be Concerned About Twilio’s 2020 Outlook

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twilio reported healthy Q4 2019 earnings on Feb. 5, but TWLO stock fell on the 2020 outlook. Is $130 as good as it gets?

Despite a Nosebleed Valuation, Nvidia Stock Is Still a Potential Buy 

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

In all seriousness, I’m bullish on Nvidia’s future, and I have been for some time. In my most recent article about the company in January, I argued that Nvidia is the kind of stock you buy and put in a drawer. Ten years from now, you’ll be very happy with the results.

10 Dividend Stocks to Buy That Are Off to a Fast Start in 2020

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

What’s left after the sale are the Norton and LifeLock consumer cybersafety brands. On its first day of trading, UBS analyst Fatima Boolani gave NLOK stock a buy rating and a $27 target price. Boolani believes that NLOK has an excellent chance to be a strong generator of free cash flow and providing investors with a healthy dividend.

SQ Stock Is Ready for More Good News

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

For all of 2019, Square expects revenue of at least $4.56 billion with Caviar, which it sold in August 2019, and $4.42 billion without the food delivery business. On the bottom line, it should have an adjusted EPS of at least 76 cents. Both of these are higher than its guidance earlier in fiscal 2019.

At This Point, Even the Coronavirus Can’t Save MMM Stock

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you look at 3M’s healthcare revenues for all of 2019, they rose by 1.6% to $7.4 billion. That’s excluding its $6.7 billion acquisition of Acelity, a company that specializes in wound care. It contributed a 9.4% increase in sales. Overall, excluding acquisitions, divestitures, and currency, its organic revenues fell by 1.5% in 2019.

Here Are the Pros and Cons of AMD CEO Lisa Su Joining Cisco’s Board

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

My first reaction when I read the news Su had been appointed to Cisco’s board was that it was a sign the two companies would be working more closely with each other in the future. While most of Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) servers are equipped with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), some have EPYC server chips. 

Does Jetblack’s E-Commerce Failure Spell Trouble for Walmart Stock?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

WMT announced that the company is shutting down Jetblack on Feb. 21. The move is unlikely to affect Walmart stock.

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