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

Option Plays for 3 Costly Stocks

Selling naked puts can generate gigantic premiums with little risk, so it's a good way to get in on stocks that have rich per-share prices.

Don’t Bet on Warren Buffett’s Solar Gamble

Solar is terribly inefficient, but that doesn't mean "true believers" can't bid the stock up on Warren Buffett's big buy.

How to Survive the QE Asset Bubble

At some point, the Fed is going to have to stop printing money -- if companies and their stocks can't stand on the power of earnings, the market will crater.

5 ETFs to Buy for 2013

No portfolio should be without diversification, and that means stocking up on exchange-traded funds. Here are five recession-proof ETFs to consider for 2013.

How to Profit From Lap Dances

Sex sells -- and you should be buying. The Rick's Cabaret chain of gentlemen's clubs throws off nice cash flow for organic growth and is dirt-cheap.