Stock splits are having a moment in 2022, with companies from Amazon to Tesla planning to split their shares this year. What is a stock split and how will it affect you? We take you through the essentials and zoom in on three upcoming stock splits you might want to watch. What is a stock split? A stock split occurs when a company increases the number of its shares available, usually after extended periods of strong returns. While the number of shares increases, the overall value of all those shares remain the same. That’s because stock splits don’t make a company any more or less valuable. The company still has the same assets, revenues and profit margins with or without a stock split. Does the share price change? A stock split doesn’t change a company’s market capitalisation, but it helps to lower the price of each individual share and make it more accessible to a wider range of investors....