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

3 REITs to Play Distressed Real Estate

There are plenty of opportunities to be found in real estate, and these distressed-property REITs are worth a look -- but wait for further results first.

Your Core Portfolio: Small-Cap Value Stocks

My favorite asset class of all has to be small-cap value stocks, as there are lots of fun and profitable names to choose from. Here are a few of my favorites.

Shuffle Up and Deal Gaming Stocks

Online gaming is the future, and of all the major gaming stocks, International Game Technology is ahead of the curve so far.

A Lesson in Swapping Large-Premium Options

Rolling over expensive options several months out can yield more than holding the underlying stock.

Don’t Scratch the Best Buy Short Itch … Yet

Don't be fooled by the Best Buy "turnaround" -- brick-and-mortar retailers cannot survive in a digital world. But don't go short BBY yet, either.