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

Chesapeake Energy Shows Power While Real America Index Weakens

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

CHK's large land acquisition in Utica Shale bumps stock up about 4%; Heartland Express, Target also improve.

Green Mountain Scales New Heights as Real America Index Climbs

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Real America Index gets a buzz from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, as well as gains from HealthSouth and Nike.

Amazon Books Big Gain While Real America Index Stumbles

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Amazon gets a big boost, but Green Mountain Coffee, Hawaiian Holdings and Micron Technology get the worst of Real America Index's slide.

Chesapeake Energy Sizzles While Real America Index Slumbers

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Oklahoma's Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK) exploded 7.41%, as sector peer Petrohawk Energy (NYSE: HK) was bought out by BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP), lifting the entire sector.

Conoco Phillips Gushes As Real America Index Moves Higher

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Arkansas' Conoco Phillips NYSE:COP jumped 2.2% today, one of the biggest moves in the Real America Index. Lilly NYSE:LLY and Sprint NYSE:S also had big stock moves.

Double Eagle Soars While Real America Index Skids

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wyoming's Double Eagle Petroleum (NASDAQ: DBLE) is up 8.13%, even though energy prices are down. The stock's move is likely tied to momentum trading on the thinly traded name.

Double Eagle Flies While Real America Index Is Grounded

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wyoming's Double Eagle Petroleum NASDAQ:DBLE found love among analysts, leaping 4.6% as C.K. Cooper initiated a buy rating on the stock, and offering up an $11.50 price target -- a full 25% above today's price.

Apollo Group Rockets Higher As Real America Index Soars

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apollo Group NASDAQ:APOL, Micron Technologies NASDAQ:MU and Wynn Resorts NASDAQ:WYNN lead Rel America stock index gains

Monsanto’s Earnings Explode, Boosting Index

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Monsanto NYSE:MON stock is flying high after earnings, and Bank of America NYSE:BAC is rallying too to list the Real America Stock Index.

Pour Starbucks Into Your Portfolio

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The once-hot stock has regained its mojo. But is it a buy? Yes.

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