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

Netflix, Inc.: Criticism Aside, This Could Actually Justify the NFLX Valuation

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Netflix is shirking massive amounts of niche content for original programming, which may one day justify its valuation.

Auto Industry Showing Signs of Weakness – GM, TM, VLKPY

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Easy credit is making things not-so-easy on both the new and used segments of the auto industry -- and things could still get worse.

3 Big-Money Covered Calls — GOOG PCLN REGN

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

If you can afford the underlying stock of companies like Alphabet (GOOG) and Priceline (PCLN), you can make some serious money on these covered calls.

Yelp Inc: The Endgame for YELP Stock Is a Buyout

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yelp is nothing more than a review site with advertising, but that probably makes it a buyout target.

Groupon Inc Stock: Does GRPN Have Hidden Upside?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

GRPN does not have a viable business, but it has lots of cash, and Groupon stock can probably find a greater fool to buy it.

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: ‘Better Burgers’ Is so Misguided, It’s Disgusting (CMG)

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Can anybody -- somebody! -- tell Chipotle that starting a burger chain is a terrible idea. Sell Chipotle stock before the "diworsification' begins.

3 Big-Money Naked Puts – GOOG PCLN REGN

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Alphabet (GOOG), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) and Priceline (PCLN) are great candidates for selling naked puts.

Netflix, Inc. Stock: The Make-or-Break Quarter for NFLX

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

It's only a matter of time before Netflix stock's house of cards collapses.

3 Bond ETFs With High Yield That Are Worth the Risk

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

There are plenty of choices for bond etfs to buy that have a high yield, you just have to know where to look.

Starbucks Corporation: You Can’t Keep SBUX Down

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

You can't keep Starbucks stock down for long. There's a Starbucks at every corner, and it has so much to offer the American consumer.

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