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

Forget Treasuries — Buy Junk Bonds Instead

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Why bother with Treasuries when yields on corporate debt are higher without much additional risk?

Options: Does ‘Active’ Mean ‘Profitable’?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

The options that are the most active also tend to be low-yield hedges that aren't really suited toward retail investors. Here are five such examples.

When Stocks Are Real Nice, Can You Buy Them Twice?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you think a stock might move higher but have a few reservations, you can use calls to add to your bullish position.

Do Tiffany’s Earnings Foretell Bad Times?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tiffany was the first to recover after the financial crisis. Now it is struggling. Is this a harbinger of bad news?

The 2 Biggest Lessons About Casino Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Hint: Buy and hold isn't the way to beat the house. A closer examination shows that they're first and foremost trading stocks.

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