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

Dollar General-Sparked Selloff Is Overdone

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

DG's gloomy forecast put a crimp in the dollar-store sector, but the bears have been too aggressive; a struggling economy will keep their registers ringing.

Should You Follow Buffett Deeper Into DaVita?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Warren Buffett's slew of large, expensive purchases of DaVita make this healthcare stock an intriguing one to watch.

Annaly: Love That Dividend, but …

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

This mREIT is a steady -- and hefty -- payer, but its stock price has been bashed lately by Fed mortgage-buying. Is the current swoon just an anomaly?

Dollar for Dollar, Dollar Tree Still Rules

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Despite DLTR's recent pullback, it's the go-to stock in this robust retail niche in comparison to its rivals Dollar General and Family Dollar.

Are Homebuilder Stocks Weakening?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Homebuilder stocks have been booming this year. As they begin to show their first cracks, though, investors need to be extra picky.

Walk Along the Fiscal Cliff With Cliffs

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

A high dividend yield and a tremendous pullback make Cliffs Natural Resources an intriguing buy for the long-term.

Walk — Don’t Run — Into Hovnanian

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shares of Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) have more than tripled this year, leaving many investors wondering whether there's any upside left in the homebuilder.

Is Real Estate Ready for a Nap?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors in homebuilders are either enjoying the start of a new uptrend, or being pulled into a great head fake before prices come crashing down again.

Is Home Ownership Dead for 20-Somethings?

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

Today's 20-somethings are increasingly shying away from owning a home. Where does this trend leave homebuilder stocks?

Watch Out For Insiders Who Say One Thing, Do Another

By Ethan Roberts, InvestorPlace Contributor

The selling activity of Packaging Corp of America insiders might be with innocent intentions, but because of timing, comes off as otherwise.

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