Lawrence Meyers

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

Mattel Stock Just Isn’t Fun Any More (MAT)

Mattel is a 20th-century company in a 21st-century world and will struggle to compete with tablets, smartphones and "anywhere, anytime" content. But its dividend is a nice benefit to holding MAT stock.

Dear Disney (DIS): Keep Being Shameless

Walt Disney Co (DIS) promotes its amazing content brands to almost laughable levels ... and as a Disney stock holder, I love it!

Netflix, Inc.: Profit Declines, NFLX Stock Soars. Go Figure.

Apparently, there's nothing that will stop Netflix, Inc. from going through the roof -- even lousy earnings. Don't bet against NFLX stock.

CSX Chugs Forward on Fuel Savings, Little Else

Don't be fooled by CSX's 11% earnings growth. It all came from cost cuts, and there's not much to like about CSX stock.

3 Trades With Naked Puts on Blue-Chip Stocks

Naked puts can be a great way to add to a long position and earn money in the process. Here are three blue-chip stocks with attractive prices on naked puts.