Lawrence Meyers

InvestorPlace Contributor

Lawrence Meyers is the founder and editor of The Liberty Portfolio.

Lawrence is also CEO of PDL Broker, which brokers financing, strategic investments, and distressed asset purchases between private equity firms and businesses of all stripes.

He was the first U.S. journalist to cover the payday loan sector for The Motley Fool. He has been a frequent contributor to Seeking Alpha, LearnBonds.com, WyattResearch.com, and American Banker. Lawrence has more than 20 years of practical investing experience, and has covered stocks across virtually every sector of the market. He is one of the nation’s experts on consumer credit, and frequently consults for hedge funds and private equity via his Council Member status at Gerson Lehman Group, and as a member of Coleman Research Group’s Executive Forum. His op-eds and letters to the editor have appeared in more than two dozen major newspapers.

Recent Articles

3 Ways to Add $1,000 in Monthly Income for Summer Cash

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Summertime approaches, and that may mean you want to enhance your income a little bit. Did you know there is a way to generate $1,000 or more every single month by selling puts for monthly income?

3 Dividend Aristocrats with Growth Prospects

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dividend aristocrats can offer more than stable payouts. They can help retirement investors exceed the true inflation rate of 8% annually.

The 3 Best and Worst of Warren Buffet Stock Picks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Berkshire Hathaway's disappointing annual report doesn't tell the real story. Warren Buffett is in it for the long-term so investors need to look at his stocks' 10-year performance. When you go back a decade, there are some surprising winners and losers in Warren Buffett's stock picks.

Walmart Inc May Be Losing Flipkart – and Battle – to Amazon

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Walmart is getting outflanked again as Amazon moves to hone in on WMT's purchase of India's top e-commerce site Flipkart. WMT is scrambling to hold off AMZN, but it looks like WMT is losing the battle. Even so, WMT stock still sees three times as much revenue, net income and free cash flow annually.

The End Game for Sears Holding Corp Has Begun

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The end game for Sears has started. If the company survives, Lampert wins big. If SHLD stock goes to zero, he gets its prized assets.

AT&T Inc.-Time Warner Inc Merger May Be Approved Soon

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

It looks like the judge will allow the T-TWX merger to move forward soon. There's just too many flaws in the argument against the AT&T-Time Warner deal. TWX stock is trading below the acquisition price and if the deal goes through, it has a minimum of $6.50 in upside.

3 Covered Calls to Hedge the Market

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

One of the ways that you can make income or hedge your long-term position is by selling covered calls on either stocks or ETFs.

Bank of America Corp Stock Is Back in a Really Big Way

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bank of America is full throttle ahead.

Marathon Petroleum Corporation Merges With Andeavor

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you don't have a refining company in your energy portfolio, consider Marathon Petroleum Corporation. With the merger with Andeavor, MPC stock looks poised for growth.

AT&T Inc. Stock Earnings Literally Mean Nothing

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The latest AT&T earnings report has no meaning, given that the AT&T-Time Warner Inc.merger is likely to go through and have a profound impact on T business operations and T stock.

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