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

Brinker’s Insider Selling Is a Scary Sign

A lot of Brinker's insiders have been selling the stock recently, and things don't look good for the company. But one competitor is looking great right now.

When Is Insider Selling a Bad Sign?

Insider selling doesn't always mean investors should run for the exits. Find out which signs say you can ignore insider selling -- and which say you can't.

Dollar General Could Be About to Break Out

Dollar General stock opened higher this morning after the discounter beat analysts expectations. That's a good sign for DG, and for the broader sector.

Here Comes the Chill in Real Estate

A number of data points on the real estate front are cooling the hot homebuilder-lifting winds of early 2013 as we head into autumn and winter.

Real Estate Won’t Rule 2013’s Second Half

We've been enjoying one of the strongest real estate markets in years, but things will cool off in the final half of the year. Here's how to play that reality.