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

A Snoozer Business With Eye-Opening Growth

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

MSC Industrial Direct deals in boring stuff -- but very profitably. Its business is supplying the stuff that other businesses need to survive.

It’s Time to Short Newspaper Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Despite Warren Buffett's bullishness, newspaper stocks are the furthest thing from a good buy right now. Here's why.

Lock and Load (Up) on Gun Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger can't keep pace with demand. With their solid fundamentals and reasonable valuations, both are worth owning.

Shoe Company Stocks — Find the Right Fit

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Shoe company stocks can vary quite a bit, but that doesn't mean you can't make a buck off the right picks. Find out which ones are your best bet.

Long-Range Puts for Dying Industries

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Avoid the risk of shorting these troubled stocks outright by buying long-range puts.

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