Ethan Roberts

Ethan Roberts

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

Why Fairchild Semiconductor Intl Inc (FCS), FireEye Inc (FEYE) and Children’s Place Inc (PLCE) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Weak data from China and further declines in oil prices upset Wall Street today, but Fairchild Semiconductor, FireEye, and Childrens Place were three that bucked the trend rather nicely.

Why Keurig Green Mountain Inc (GMCR), JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) and Sodastream International Ltd (SODA) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Falling energy prices rattled the markets today, but Keurig Green Mountain, JetBlue Airways, and Sodastream were exceptions to that trend.

5 Best Stocks Under $5 This Week

Wall street prices were all over the map this week, but Giga- tronics, Dehaier Medical Systems, Highpower International, GenVec, and Avon Products were all shooting higher.

Why Apple Inc (AAPL), Five Below Inc (FIVE) and Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

A strong jobs report cinched the deal for a Fed rate hike this month, ending market uncertainty, and Apple, Five Below, and Dollar Tree were leading the Nasdaq higher.

Why Kroger Co (KR), Avago Technologies Ltd (AVGO) and Pure Storage Inc (PSTG) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Some weak economic reports and the ECB holding the line on stimulus had Wall Street cranky, but Kroger, Avago, and Pure Storage were all solid gainers on good earnings.

Why Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) and On Deck Capital Inc (ONDK) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Don't mind Wednesday's weakness -- Yahoo (YHOO), Qualcomm (QCOM) and On Deck Capital (ONDK) had themselves a fine trading day.

Why Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) and Mylan NV (MYL) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Tuesday's best-looking stocks included Eli Lilly and Mylan in the healthcare space, as well as the Hewlett-Packard spinoff HPE. Here's why.

Why Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Fitbit Inc (FIT) and Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

While the broader markets slid on Monday, Microsoft (MSFT), Fitbit (FIT) and Baker Hughes (BHI) kept their heads well above water.

Why Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR), Burlington Stores Inc (BURL) and Avon Products, Inc. (AVP) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Geopolitical turmoil kept markets at bay, but retailers such as Dollar Tree, Burlington, and Avon all had excellent days.

Why Alcoa Inc (AA), Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) and Macy’s Inc. (M) Are 3 of Today’s Best Stocks

Markets began the holiday week with the blahs, but Alcoa Inc (AA), Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) and Macy's Inc. (M) all bounced back.