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

The Best Trades for QE3

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Fed is coming! The Fed is coming! Prepare now by considering these medium-term trades in three areas that will likely rise on the next round of easing.

1 Stock You Must Own, 1 You Must Sell in the Services Sector

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The services sector is broad, but when it comes to its stocks, there's one shining star ... and one moldy oldie.

Options: If You Can’t Short ‘Em, Put ‘Em

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Can't find shares to borrow of the stock you want to short? If you can, will you be charged an arm and a leg? Consider deep-in-the-money puts instead.

1 Stock You Must Own, 1 You Must Sell in Consumer Discretionary

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Sector diversification doesn't mean squat if you don't have the right holdings. Here's one stock to buy and one stock to sell in consumer discretionary.

Investors: Avoid These Sucker Bets!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Just like the games in "carny row" at the Boardwalk, the stock market also has its sucker bets. Here are a batch of plays you best pass by.

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