Stock-Split Watch: Is MicroStrategy Next?

Stock splits are mostly a magician's flourish for investors. They do not change the substance of the stock being split but somehow make everything seem more accessible and, by some measures, more exciting.You're simply cutting the same business ownership into a different number of slices, usually increasing the share count and lowering stock prices. The total value of the stock itself or the holdings in your brokerage account remains the same. For instance, let's say you own a stock priced at $400 per share ...