Ethan Roberts
Contributing Editor, The Tycoon Report
Ethan Roberts has been reading The Tycoon Report since its infancy, and represents the kind of success story that we hope many others will achieve: After submitting dozens of member articles and receiving high marks from our readers and our experts, Ethan was invited to join our team of staff writers. In addition to sharing our passion for investing, Ethan is also passionate about educating others, and teaches classes on Investing in Residential Real Estate, and on Building Wealth for Retirement.
Tycoon Report Articles
Friday, October 23, 2009
Editor's note: Thanks to everyone who participated in Ethan Roberts' survey about real estate investing -- you've ...
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Tycoon readers,
Today I want to tell you about some cities in America that are bucking the overall national real estate ...
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Friday, October 16, 2009
Editor's note: In an effort to give our real estate Tycoons the best information possible, we invite you to take a ...
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Friday, October 9, 2009
The late Leo Durocher (1905-'91), a Hall of Fame baseball player and manager, was often credited with a famous remark that ...
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Friday, October 2, 2009
The Associated Press carried a story last week that the Social Security system is now being heavily strained by Baby Boomers ...
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Friday, September 25, 2009
Tycoon readers,
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how to buy a home at the best price. Today I'm going to turn that ...
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Tycoon readers,
As promised last month, I will be updating you on the national real estate market on each third Friday ...
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Editor's note: Today marks the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy that killed over 3,000 individuals. Please take ...
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Friday, August 28, 2009
Tycoon readers,
When my editor told me that this week we were going to have a special "Options Week" theme, ...
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Last week, the controversial "Cash for Clunkers" automobile sales program came to an end.
Clearly, despite ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Tycoon readers,
It's been a while since I've updated you on the conditions in the national real estate market, so I thought ...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tycoon readers,
I always enjoy the comments that I get each week after I write my articles. Sometimes a few may ...
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Friday, August 7, 2009
I recently returned from a seven-day trip to the Gulf Coast of Florida, where I own two rental properties. The tenants ...
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Friday, July 31, 2009
Tycoon readers, ever wonder where writers get their article ideas from? Sometimes they come in ...
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Friday, July 24, 2009
This week, I realized just how many bad ideas are being offered in the online media (outside of The Tycoon Report, where ...
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Friday, July 17, 2009
There is an old saying that goes back hundreds of years, that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." ...
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Friday, July 10, 2009
There's an old relationship adage of "I'd rather be alone than wish I were." When you own rental properties, the ...
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Friday, July 3, 2009
In the real estate news this week, the pace of the monthly price decline in homes "moderated," according to the ...
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Friday, June 26, 2009
This past week, I had the interesting experience of showing a young couple some very old homes in an area of town that has ...
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Friday, June 19, 2009
In the news this week is a piece of legislation that could have a major and positive impact upon the real estate market ...
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Friday, June 12, 2009
For many years, one of the questions that I have been asked most frequently about real estate is, "How can I buy a ...
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Tycoon readers, when my editor asked me to write something this week about how to make a million dollars in real estate, ...
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Friday, May 29, 2009
This past Tuesday, the latest Case-Shiller index was reported before the stock market opened. Once again, it was not ...
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Friday, May 22, 2009
With the long holiday weekend coming up, you may be looking forward to taking your mind off the markets for a few days. ...
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Friday, May 15, 2009
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend at a small Peruvian restaurant here in my area of Northeast Florida. This ...
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Friday, May 8, 2009
On Monday morning, stocks rose strongly on word that pending home sales were up 3.2% in March. On CNBC.com, they even ...
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Friday, May 1, 2009
There is an old saying in baseball, that sometimes the best trades are the ones that aren't made. Teams love to speculate ...
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Friday, April 24, 2009
Many people don't realize it, but the rate (or lack thereof) of real estate appreciation over time in any particular area ...
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Thanks to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers along with low interest rates, home sales have been creeping up during ...
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Friday, April 10, 2009
One of the most frequent questions that I am asked these days is, "Are we close to a bottom in the housing market yet?"
It's ...
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Friday, April 3, 2009
Tycoon readers, a friend recently e-mailed me a joke that I want to pass on to you. Aside from being funny, it's somewhat ...
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Friday, March 27, 2009
Last week, Freddie Mac (under the control of the U.S. government since last September), launched a new program called the ...
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Over the weekend I saw an article about a Colorado woman, Cathy Ortiz, who lost her job as a truck driver last fall. ...
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Friday, March 13, 2009
I had a dream the other night. Rick Santelli, of CNBC, and I were throwing Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) papers ...
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Will somebody please take this falling knife out of my back?
Just when we begin to see a little bit of light...
Just when ...
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Friday, February 20, 2009
I was going to write on another topic today, but the Obama Housing Plan, aka "The Homeowner Affordability and Stability ...
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Last week, I read a rather disturbing story about a 13 year old British boy who has just fathered a child! Alfie Patten ...
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Tycoon readers, as you probably realize, today is Friday the 13th. If you are afraid of this date, Wikipedia says ...
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Friday, February 6, 2009
You may recall an article that I wrote last September in which I mentioned a little league pitcher who was so good, they ...
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Friday, January 30, 2009
I just had to laugh!
I read an article the other day about how 2009 will be a year in which the American consumer ...
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Last week a participant on Tickerhound.com made an extremely astute observation. Basically he said that when you have ...
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Despite the American Government's best attempts to stick its nose where it doesn't belong, the entrepreneurial spirit is ...
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Every morning one of the first things that I do, of course, is to read The Tycoon Report. But after that I read various ...
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Friday, January 2, 2009
"Hey Ethan, what's the outlook for Real Estate in 2009?"
After a couple of dismal years, many people have recently ...
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Friday, December 26, 2008
The week between Christmas and New Year's is always a time for reflecting back on the year as a whole. When I think ...
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Friday, December 19, 2008
About a week ago, a buddy of mine sent me an article from another financial website, called "8 Really Scary Predictions." ...
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Tycoon readers, there is a stink in the air, and it's coming from Washington!
Not ...
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Friday, December 5, 2008
Several years ago, I awoke about 5 AM on the Friday after Thanksgiving, and coffee in hand, drove over to my local Wal-Mart ...
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Friday, November 21, 2008
A very strange thing happened this past week. I received a call from a former customer asking for a consultation on setting ...
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Now that a new President has been elected, the question becomes what kind of changes are we likely to see and how will the ...
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Friday, November 7, 2008
About four months ago, I wrote an article for The Tycoon Report called, Would you journey 300 miles to buy an investment ...
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Since today is Halloween and since the ghosts of 1929 have been haunting the stock market for the last few weeks, I thought ...
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Friday, October 17, 2008
After reading the great articles in Tycoon this week about stockbrokers, I wanted to relate my personal experiences as well. ...
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Friday, October 24, 2008
The coffee stained, lightly creased listing sheet read: For Sale: 3/1, 1121 square feet, Asking $4,999.
I did a ...
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Friday, October 3, 2008
The great thing about investing is that if you do your homework, you can always find a way to profit in any market. Even ...
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Tycoon readers, after an unsettling week in which we saw the United States government go to unparalleled lengths to try ...
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Friday, September 19, 2008
Good morning Tycoon Readers,
I originally had another article prepared for this week. You know, my usual sardonic ...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
A friend emailed me this past week, and relayed an interesting story about his granddaughter's upcoming first birthday party. ...
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Friday, September 5, 2008
Boy oh boy, I am really ripping mad today. I couldn't wait to write this article.
You may have heard a story recently about ...
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Friday, August 29, 2008
This past week, as I was sweeping the raging flood waters of Tropical Storm Fay off my screened porch for about the 14th ...
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Have you ever wondered what happens when a professional seeks help from another professional within the same field? ...
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Have you ever noticed that Wall Street is sometimes like a wild and dangerous jungle, with treacherous bull or bear traps ...
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Alan Greenspan gave an interview on CNBC last week, in which he said the housing market is "nowhere near the bottom ...
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Tycoon readers, with sincere apologies to the late, great singer and actress, Ethel Merman, let me just say, "There's ...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
I promised my wonderful editor, Ben, two things about this week's article. I would try to keep it shorter than some ...
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Friday, July 18, 2008
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about my 300 mile trip to buy an investment property because I felt that, in the particular ...
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Friday, July 11, 2008
Tycoon readers, you might be surprised to know that in my younger days, I was a bit of a rebel. Like many teens and ...
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Tycoon readers, tomorrow is Independence Day. And with that theme in mind, today I would like to help you to declare your ...
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Prologue:
Today I'm going to share with you the story of a six day journey I have just finished. It was a journey ...
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Friday, June 20, 2008
Have you ever seen the movie, "The Treasure Of Sierra Madre"? There is a classic scene from that film in ...
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Friday, June 13, 2008
I'm sure by now you have heard and perhaps joked a little about today being Friday the 13th. Historically this ...
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Friday, June 6, 2008
Tycoon readers, today I have my time machine all revved up with $4.00 a gallon gasoline, and it's ready for blast off. ...
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Today I want to focus on one of the most profitable aspects of trading, investing, and money management. The simple ...
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Friday, May 23, 2008
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the government tax rebate checks, and asked Tycoon readers what they planned to do with the ...
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Friday, May 16, 2008
I was in a parking lot the other day, when I saw an attractive bumper sticker on the car in front of me. It said: ...
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Depends on whether you owe it or someone owed it to you!
Jose Canseco, former baseball star, and author of the controversial ...
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Friday, May 2, 2008
There is an old joke that goes something like this:
How I made one million dollars in less than a week!
The first day, ...
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Friday, April 25, 2008
I am frequently amazed at how the mood of stock market investors can vacillate from overwhelming despair to total euphoria ...
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Friday, April 18, 2008
In last week's Tycoon Report, I wrote about how the politicians continue to spit out one proposal after another, ostensibly ...
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Friday, April 11, 2008
There is an old quote, attributed to Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), a proponent of Darwinian thought, that if you leave ...
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Friday, April 4, 2008
In my pile of must read craziness this week, an AP article called "Parents Offer Refuge to Older Adults" was at ...
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Friday, March 28, 2008
People often ask me questions about short term trading. They want to know all about day trading, and they are also ...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Editor's Note: Today's article was submitted on our website by Tycoon Report reader and frequent contributor Ethan ...
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