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

Asset Allocation Moves to Make for 2015  

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Asset allocation changes for 2015 means moving out of growth stocks and into conservative value-oriented mutual funds.

Best and Worst Dow Stocks for 2015  

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The best Dow stocks for 2015 will be consumer driven. The worst is an old tech name that refuses to innovate.

2 Once-Growthy Stocks to Sell: Monsanto, MSC Industrial

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

When growth stalls, you sell the growth stocks. And right now, that's the case we're seeing with Monsanto (MON) and MSC Industrial (MSM).

Is a Bear Market Coming, And What Can You Do About It?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The best defense against a bear market is to hold a broadly diversified portfolio. The mistake most people make is that they forget they are investors during a panic, and turn into traders.

Play Energy Stocks, Transports With Puts and Calls (XLE, IYT)

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you hold energy stocks, now might be a good time to hedge your bets with puts and calls on the XLE, as well as transports via the IYT.

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