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 Quick Option Plays for Quick Income

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 13, 2012

Naked puts and covered calls can be a great way to hedge a bet, and can provide ways to play a degree of uncertainty you may have in a given stock.

Watch Which Parks Folks Flock to This Summer

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 8, 2012

Growth at national parks may signal a drop in theme park stocks. The economic squeeze on American families could send them to much cheaper great-outdoors trips.

More Ways to Profit From the Student Debt Bubble

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 8, 2012

For instance, buy apartment REITs rather than homebuilders because the money used to pay back student loans won't be going to major purchases.

Zipcar: Great Idea, Bad Stock

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 7, 2012

The main problem is that there's no barrier to entry -- and rivals with much more cash have jumped in.

Another Boring, Undervalued Growth Stock

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 6, 2012

It's nice to own a business that sells a product that must constantly be replaced. EnerSys is just that -- and it comes at a reasonable price.

A Clothing Retailer With Consistent Returns

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 6, 2012

Ascena's dressbarn, maurices and Justice chains have loyal customers among women, teens and tweens.

How to Profit From Car Crashes

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 5, 2012

The salvaged vehicle sector is booming and this company handles the whole gamut of services -- from insurance estimates to auto auctions.

An Under-the-Radar Defense Play

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jun 1, 2012

The $100 million in free cash flow it generates annually makes HEICO an intriguing growth opportunity.

Cracker Barrel Changes Its Tune

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor May 31, 2012

Restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is in the midst of a turnaround, which is promising. Whether you should buy during this turnaround is another story.

New Auto Ad Strategies Energize the Sector

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor May 30, 2012

Big increases in the automakers' ad spending to help local dealerships should propel further sales gains -- and create opportunity for investors.