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

This Tiny Casino Could Bust the House

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Monarch Casino & Resort is just a two-casino business right now, but it has the potential to become huge and is worth a speculative buy.

Gold Bugs Got Squashed: What’s Next?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Trying to trade gold is a fool's game, as the metal is unpredictable. Still, you can cash in on its volatility with these picks.

This Spicy Stock Isn’t Looking So Savory

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

In the long term, spice-maker McCormick is a great business. In the short term, it's too pricey too hold. Here's why.

The 2013 Retirement Portfolio Candidates: Bed Bath & Beyond

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bed Bath & Beyond is a store that boasts the "Wonderland Effect" -- where you feel like the store has anything you'll ever need. You want one of these superstores in your portfolio.

It Feels Like It’s Time to Short Chipotle, But …

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The popular restaurant chain is outrageously overvalued, but shorting is dangerous. Investors are safer playing options on CMG instead.

Buy These 4 Oversold Stocks for 20%-50% Returns

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

These four quality stocks have intrinsic values higher than their current prices thanks to big overreactions by the market.

Call Backspreads: Limited Risk, Huge Upside

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

A call backspread fulfills that sought-after dual mandate of limiting risk while offering great upside potential. Here are a couple of potential trade ideas to get started.

The 2013 Retirement Portfolio Candidates: Whole Foods Market

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The organic juggernaut is a great addition to a retirement portfolio, just not at this price.

Try on This Unique Retailer For Size

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Francesca's boasts booming growth and a great model, making it too strong for the shorts to put up a fight.

This Fading Retailer Is Ripe for a Short

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Retail is a fickle business to play in and Guess could be the next victim of ever-changing consumers tastes, on top of economic weakness.

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