Ethan Roberts

Ethan Roberts

InvestorPlace Contributor

Ethan Roberts is a stock and real estate investor, and a financial writer. He has taught courses for more than a decade in the Jacksonville, Fla., area on investing for retirement and investing in residential real estate. Ethan is also a licensed real estate agent in the state of Florida and served as the real estate editor of a major newsletter, The Tycoon Report, for three years.

His articles on stocks, finance and real estate have also been featured on Reuters.com, Seeking Alpha, Market Greenhouse and many other financial Web sites. In 2010, he created Fast Profit Trades, a website primarily devoted to day trading and swing trading.

Follow him on Twitter: @FastProfitTrade.

Recent Articles

The Housing Market Outlook Just Keeps Getting Worse

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Significant drop-offs in builder confidence, housing starts just the latest reasons to worry about the American housing market.

TGT Stock Is Sliding Into Value Territory

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

History shows that buying TGT stock at depressed levels should reap long-term profits. And as Target's dividend inches upward, that seems increasingly true.

SBUX – Starbucks Stock Bounces Back, But Should You Buy?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Starbucks stock initially sank after a mixed first-quarter earnings report, but it already regained that lost ground and then some. Still, is SBUX a buy?

FDO – Snatch Up Some Discounted Family Dollar Stock

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Family Dollar stock took a beating yesterday, but discount retailers have a tendency to bounce back. Plus, FDO could be a takeover target.

3 Power Stocks With Heavy Insider Selling at Year’s End

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

These three stock all saw significant insider selling at the end of 2013. But should other investors sell, or was it just some harmless profit-taking?

OPK – With Opko Health Hammered, Should You Run or Buy?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

The bottom recently dropped out for Opko Health. Should you embrace the OPK stock bargain or run for the hills? Well, it depends on your risk tolerance.

How Obamacare Could Kill the Housing Market in 2014

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

From job cutbacks to increased health costs, Obamacare casts an ominous shadow over the real estate market for next year and possibly beyond.

DLTR – Snatch Up Discounted Dollar Tree Stock Today

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dollar Tree stock is down today after posting worse-than-expected earnings ... and the DLTR sell-off is a great buying opportunity for long-term investors.

5 Reasons NOT to Own Housing Stocks in 2014

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

After a blistering 18-month performance, housing stocks have weakened and look to continue underperforming. Here are five reasons to avoid them in 2014.

Insider Trading: The Case That Could Change It All

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Determining when company insiders are breaking SEC rules around stock transactions is not always easy. In fact, there's almost no inconspicuous time to conduct insider trading.

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