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

Why Debt Collection Is Such a Great Business

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Debt collection is one impressive business -- and a few quick charts from Portfolio Recovery Associates show precisely why.

Investors Should Elbow Drop WWE Shares

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The WWE runs a good business, but weak cash flow will probably mean another dividend cut.

GE Is Giving Up on Solar — You Should Too

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

One day, First Solar will go bankrupt. Don't believe me? The fact that General Electric has given up on the solar industry should speak volumes.

Your Core Portfolio: Small-Cap Growth Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Those not familiar with tech or biotech might want to punt their small-cap picks to a fund, though there are single-stock opportunities in finance and rentals.

Your QE Apocalypse Shopping List, Part 2

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

A lot of stocks are overpriced right now, but after QE ends, investors will probably be able to scoop them up on a discount.

Manage Your Money With Affiliated Managers

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Money manager Affiliated Managers Group is seeing a strong uptick in customer investments and cash flow, though it's a little overvalued right now.

Your Core Portfolio: Midcap Value Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tupperware and Hartford Financial Services are among the few companies worth going after in the midcap value stock space.

Trust Me, Times Will Get Easier at EZCorp

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

EZCorp is in the middle of a big-time transition that weighed on its recent quarterly numbers, but have no fear -- it will definitely pay off.

It’s OK to Bank on Bankrate

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

A weak Bankrate earnings report doesn't seem to be bothering investors, who instead seem to be bullish about the company's future prospects.

Encore, Encore Capital Group!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Encore Capital uses a more relaxed approach toward collecting debt, but its performance prospects are plenty aggressive.

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