Stock splits seem to be all the rage on Wall Street these days. Amazon, Shopify, and now Tesla are just some of the big names that either have split, or plan to split, their shares. Although it doesn't fundamentally change your investment in any way, it almost seems like an attention-grabbing move that companies are deploying right now to try to stir up some excitement in a beaten-up stock market. Read More...

Stock splits seem to be all the rage on Wall Street these days. Amazon, Shopify, and now Tesla are just some of the big names that either have split, or plan to split, their shares. Although it doesn’t fundamentally change your investment in any way, it almost seems like an attention-grabbing move that companies are deploying right now to try to stir up some excitement in a beaten-up stock market.