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

Hedge These 3 Blue Chips With Covered Calls

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you think the market is overvalued, use covered calls on these three blue chips to protect against a downdraft.

4 “Defensive” Stocks to Sell Now

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

At a certain point, even defensive stocks can become vulnerable. You're better off selling these four "defensive" stocks.

Gold, Gold Stocks Are Tarnished – Sell NOW!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The perfect storm that buoyed gold to near $2,000 has dissipated, and the current situation is weak. Here's why you should bail out of gold and gold stocks now.

5 Aggressive ETF Trades to Make Before 2014

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Several factors should bias the market higher during the next 45 or so days, so I've initiated five aggressive trades heading into the year's waning weeks.

Pour BUD and Other Beer Stocks Right Down the Drain

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

BUD has been stalling ever since InBev bought Anheuser-Busch, but it's not the only ugly beer stock out there. Right now, all beer stocks look like sells.

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