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

At Toro, It’s Not Just the Grass That’s Green

The grounds-keeping equipment maker's earnings are on a tear -- and it's growing at a 15% clip.

Disney-Marvel Marriage a Match Made in Asgard

Marvel is about much more than films, and it will generate tens of billions of dollars for Disney over decades.

BDCs = Mega-Dividends!

Business-development companies offer generous fixed income and access to private-equity investments.

Kids’ Clothes: The Sweet Spot in Retailing

When it comes to children's clothes, there are no fashion trends to worry about -- and there's an endless supply of new customers.

Hold Your Horses on the Penney Pounding

Bill Ackman, whose hedge fund owns about 26% of JCP and brought in CEO Ron Johnson, thinks JCP remains a great opportunity. Here's why.