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

Disney Steals Lucasfilm, Star Wars: Geeks (And Investors) Rejoice!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lucasfilm -- the last of three major film studio purchases for Disney -- will propel DIS stock for the next hundred years.

‘Frankenstorm’ Churns Out Investing Opportunities

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Any time a hurricane is en route, you can bet traders start rubbing their hands together. Target insurers and home-improvement stores in Hurricane Sandy's wake.

Seek Yield From the Right Utilities

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The business models of the best ones help keep the payouts up. For example, National Grid operates in both the U.S. and Europe, and pays 7.2%.

Boring and Undervalued — Perfect!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ingersoll Rand is a quiet mini-conglomerate that you probably don't know much about. It may be a snoozer -- but its cash flow is a dream.

Hotel Stocks Offer Safe Harbor (and Yield) During Tough Times

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

It might seem counterintuitive that during these tough economic times, hotel stocks are doing well -- but they are, and will continue to do so.

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