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

Ranking the Top 10 Stock Buybacks of Last Year

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

The top ten stock buybacks by S&P 500 companies in 2018 totaled $252 billion. Here are the best stocks to buy of the bunch.

CenturyLink Stock Has What It Takes to Get Back to $15

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

CenturyLink just beat its quarterly earnings estimate for the fourth consecutive quarter, suggesting now is the time to buy CTL stock.  

3 Ways to Minimize Your Exposure to the U.S.-China Trade War

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Real estate, especially if you’re investing in multi-family residential, is an area that’s not going to suffer nearly as much from a downturn because we all have to live somewhere. Utilities, benefits from the same scenario; we all need to pay our electric bills if we want to keep the lights on and the home appliances and electronics running smoothly.

3 Reasons to Buy AMD Stock and 3 Reasons to Sell It

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

There is no doubt Lisa Su has made a big difference to Advanced Micro Devices stock since she became CEO. Since October 2014, AMD stock is up 669%.

When Alibaba Finally Rallies, You’re Going to Want to Own BABA stock

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alibaba generated $15.6 billion in free cash flow in fiscal 2019. That’s 28% of its overall revenue. By comparison, Amazon’s free cash flow is just 8% of its total sales. Yet Amazon trades at 27 times cash flow compared to 19 times for Alibaba.

7 Stocks to Buy From One of America’s Best Pension Funds

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you're looking for good stocks to buy, here are seven ideas from one of America's best public pension plans.

Under $30, Twitter Stock Is a Screaming Buy

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Twitter stock has turned choppy recently but positive tailwinds along with historical trading patterns suggest a turnaround is coming.

The X Factor That Makes Cronos Stock Worth Its Valuation

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you play the long game with CRON stock, the underlying company enjoys fundamentals that many of its competitors can only dream about.

If It Drops to Anywhere near $60 or Below, Square Stock Is a Steal

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Square Capital, the company’s loan program for its customers, facilitated 70,000 loans during the first quarter for a total of $508 million, 50% higher year over year.

AT&T Stock Looks Cheap Right Now, but Verizon Clearly Is a Better Buy

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

The bull argument for T stock downplays the massive risk that AT&T's debt brings along with it. Verizon just is a better buy.

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