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

A Medical-Device Maker That Rules Its Niche

Cooper Companies has great cash flow and does well against giant JNJ.

The Growth Stock You’ve Never Heard Of

Francesca's is growing fast and throwing off lots of cash. Somehow, this women's boutique retailer amassed a billion-dollar market cap without many noticing.

Michael Kors Bucks Consumer Spending Trend

The luxury retailer is flying high where others are stumbling badly. Despite slumping overall retail sales, it shows that high-end consumers are still spending.

Is Hidden Inflation Choking the Recovery?

Real inflation is higher than reported inflation -- and that's a threat to stocks.

Why I Went Long Coinstar

The recently announced deal with Starbucks is proof positive that the kiosk vending concept will not only work, but will be a blockbuster for Coinstar.