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

These Are the 3 Best Mutual Funds in Existence

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Exchange-traded funds typically get all the glory. But if you're wondering what mutual funds to invest in, these may be the three best funds in existence.

Beware of the Dropbox Inc. IPO

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Dropbox's biggest threat is competition, and it doesn't have any good answer to the longer-term concerns.

Sherwin-Williams Co Offers Profit From Watching Paint Dry

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Sherwin-Williams provides a much needed service that will always have demand. SHW is the world's second-largest manufacturer of paints and coatings. Sherwin-Williams stock, although a bit pricey, is a reliable performer with a good dividend. Sherwin-Williams stock is one to keep an eye on.

Say a Prayer for Walmart Inc Stock

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

WMT stock is not going anywhere for the long term. This is a slow growth story leaning too heavily on its recent jet.com acquisition.

3 High-Income ETFs That Yield at Least 9%

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

For those of you seeking really high-yield exchange-traded funds, this article is for you. Finding dividends above 9% is really challenging, because they either involve companies whose stock prices are falling (and therefore yields rise in turn), or they are leveraged ETFs.

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