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

Should You Buy the Dow — 3M

From CD-ROMs to Post-It Notes, 3M (MMM) seemingly makes everything -- including boatloads of money.

Protect a Losing Short Position with a Collar

Cut your losses and your exposure to further upside moves in a shorted stock with the collar strategy.

Should You Buy the Dow — Wal-Mart

One of America's most successful retailers, Wal-Mart (WMT) continues to impress, though its stock is a bit pricey.

Never Sell These 3 Stocks

These three stocks epitomize reliability and make the short list of stocks you can -- and should -- buy and hold for a very long time. Forever, even.

3 Stocks Under $12 Set to Double

Whether they're undiscovered gems, damaged goods or in little-understood businesses, these under-$12 stocks have oodles of upside.