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

If You Must Own Media, Get It in an ETF

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

There are so many better places to put your money than media. But if you must, ETFs will give you your media fix and a little diversification, too.

ETF Alternatives to Buying GE Directly

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Here are some popular ETFs that hold GE as one of their top stocks. You'll reduce your risk and quite possibly, improve your returns.

XLV Provides a Healthy Dose of Pfizer

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

If the health care sector is a must-have for your portfolio, and Pfizer is at the top of that list -- here's a way to get a healthier dose.

Tuck Bank of America Into a Financial ETF

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

An ETF will help you absorb some of the risk in buying Bank of America on its own, but not all BAC holders are created equal. Here's where to turn.

Should You Ride With Ford Stock or Broaden Your Scope?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ford's continued resurgence is making its stock looking enticing, but an ETF powered by Ford might be a safer -- but still profitable -- way to go.

ETFs Can’t Beat United Technologies, But They Can Hold It For You

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

XLI isn't outperforming United Technologies anytime soon, but it offers protection through diversity and a similar dividend.

Investors Should Buy Alcoa — Through XLB

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you are interested in preserving capital, think twice about investing in a single stock -- instead choose a basket of stocks in the same sector.

McKesson’s CEO — Successful, But Not Earning His Paycheck

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

McKesson's John Hammergren is among the most lavishly paid of CEOs; AmerisourceBergen has shown you can get almost similar results for a whole lot less.

Which Mining CEO Is Worth His Pay?

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Part 4 of a series exploring CEO compensation looks at Freeport-McMoRan's Richard Adkerson and Cliffs Natural Resources' Joseph Carrabba.

Don’t Gripe About Viacom’s $84M CEO

By Will Ashworth, InvestorPlace Contributor

Philippe Dauman is the highest paid CEO in America, making four times the paycheck of sector rival News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch. But Viacom investors aren't complaining.

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