Getting word that a stock you own has split is usually great news. But in some cases a stockholder may not find out about a split until well after the announced date, and thus might miss an opportunity to increase his holdings by purchasing more shares before the split’s effective date. To stay abreast of the latest in stock splits, you might want to check out these Web sites:
– Street-watch.com (http://www.street-watch.com/splits.html)–Provides date and ratio information for current and upcoming declared splits, as well as a limited calendar on past splits.
– Yahoo! Finance (http://biz.yahoo.com/c/s.html)– Provides payable dates, ratios, announced dates for current stock splits, splits in the last month and upcoming splits in the next month.
– The Online Investor (http://investhelp.com/stock–split.shtml)–A straightforward and good site to find out about upcoming stock splits by pay date and the split ratio.
– Stock Smart (http://www.stocksmart.com/symchng.html)–Another good and easy-to-read site with info on upcoming stock splits, and ticker symbol changes.
– 2-for-1 (http://www.2-for-1.com)–A subscription-based site that is devoted to stock trading and finding prospective stock splitters.