Lawrence Meyers

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

Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) Stock Shows the Ugly Side of Retail

LULU stock provides a perfect example of why I will not invest in retail. Lululemon investors live by retail, but they also die by retail.

3 Options Trades That Will Protect You From Harm

I want to show you defensive options trades today where you use covered calls as your bankroll. Here are 3 trades for your protection.

3 Unusual ETFs That Beat the Market

Not very many ETFs beat the market, but RYJ, SPHB and DOD all take special steps to do so, rewarding investors with their unusual ways.

3 High-Yield REITs Offering 7% or More

How about REITs that pay generous dividends but also have growth potential? You can find all that in high-yield REITs IRT, CIO and STWD.

3 Big-Risk Naked Puts With Even Bigger Reward

Naked puts like these -- on Netflix (NFLX), Chipotle (CMG) and Tesla (TSLA) -- will net you big premiums, but beware of the big risks!