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 You Must Sell or Short Solar Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Solar is a sucker's bet, unless you're short. The technology is simply too expensive and too reliant on government subsidies just to get folks to consider it.

Will Global Payments Survive Its Data Breach?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If the history of these breaches serves, GPN may end up a deep value play.

How to Play the Post-Cable TV World

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Web has caused a seismic shift in how content is viewed. These companies are savvy, swimming in cash and ready to tap the future.

Don’t Get Hungry for Lions Gate

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lions Gate looks strong for the long haul but has downside potential in the near term as "Hunger Games" enthusiasm wanes.

Don’t Even Bother With Drugstore Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

At one time, investing in drugstores was a good idea. They sold drugs, everyone needed drugs and you couldn’t get drugs anywhere else. Times have changed.

Options Plays for the Second Quarter

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Get your portfolio ready for the new quarter with long calls and long puts.

Run Away From Nike and DSW

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

They're great companies, but their stocks are vastly overvalued. That means it's time to sell.

The Food Biz Has Left General Mills Behind

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

General Mills hasn't kept up with food-market trends. It's the Pac-Man of the food world -- and this writer suggests selling the stock.

Tiffany: Blue Boxes Still Sparkle, But Its Stock Has to Go

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tiffany's latest earnings report was good at a glance, but had some red flags deeper in. The luxury stock might be too pricey, even for its premium brand.

Spring Clean Your Portfolio With Options

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If a stock in your portfolio is a loser, you have options - literally.

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