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

Personal Care Companies: 2 to Buy, 1 to Sell

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Avon and the broader personal care industry have been on a tear so far in 2013, but that doesn't mean all are a buy. Take a look at two winners and one dud.

Buffett, Big Banks Have a Dirty Little Secret

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Big banks like Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp -- two of Buffett's favorites -- are still offering payday loans which prey on vulnerable borrowers.

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

This week, we'll look at ways to bundle picks in technology, consumer staple, infrastructure, internet and social media into exchange-traded funds.

Zero-Cost ETFs: At What Price?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

A Vanguard higher-up suggested ETF fees could go to zero thanks to securities lending activities. But free is never actually free.

Ride Roller Coasters All the Way to the Bank

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Every year around this time, investors contemplate an investment in either Cedar Fair or Six Flags. Throw Disney into the mix, and you've got a plethora of choices.

5 Active Fund Managers Making a Difference

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

A recent study finds that active mutual fund managers don't do such a bad job, especially when you consider risk-adjusted returns. Here are five examples that stick out.

Motif Investing Gives Power to the People

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Motif Investing is an innovative company with offerings that can level the playing field for retail investors one portfolio at a time.

ETF Alternatives for Last Week’s Hot Stocks

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

This week, we take a look at how to bundle some of InvestorPlace's stock picks -- in auto, healthcare and retail -- via exchange-traded funds.

3 CEOs Not Earning Their Keep

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

There's nothing worse than excessive CEO compensation with little to nothing to show for it. We look at three leaders who are simply paid way too much.

ETF Winners and Losers From Q1 2013

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Funds dealing in gold, housing and emerging markets make this list of some of the best and worst ETFs from the first quarter of 2013.

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