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

PPC, SAMF, TSN: Avian Flu is Not the Chicken Zombie Apocalypse

The avian flu is not a selling signal, it's a buying opportunity in chicken producer stocks such as Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (PPC) and Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN).

3 Naked Puts for Profit Between Earnings Reports

Why not sell naked puts against great stocks, so you can generate income while waiting for the market to wake up for earnings season?

The Unexpected Future for HomeAway: Buyout

HomeAway offers modest capital appreciation and like competitor Airbnb, is ripe to be bought out by a bigger player in the market.

Bite Into 3 Preferred Stocks Yielding 7% or More

These three preferred stocks aren't entirely without risk, but there's plenty of yield to reward investors.

CBRL: Gobble Up Cracker Barrel’s Delicious Earnings

CBRL isn't as volatile as other restaurants stocks and is run very well. It's a good growth stock if you want to avoid the ups and downs of restaurant stocks like Chipotle.