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

The Other Coke (No, It’s Not Pepsi)

It's Coca-Cola Enterprises, the bottling entity that's as attractive a stock as KO, but without the premium.

Whirlpool Is Circling the Drain

Whirlpool makes great appliances, but past that, it has serious economic and competition issues that make its stock look less than reliable.

Tupperware Isn’t Just for Grandma

Tupperware is a lot more than rough 'n' tough plastic containers -- it's a premium company with strong financials and staying power.

Why Whole Foods Will Destroy All Rivals

It's a dominant brand with extraordinary pricing power and high barriers to entry -- and it has net margins that regular grocers only dream about.

IAC/Interactive: E-Commerce Done Right

Like Liberty Media, IAC collects brand names that are tough for rivals to challenge. It's a much better Internet play than pricey Amazon or obsolete eBay.