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

AT&T Is Going Nowhere, and That Might Be Fine – For Now

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

AT&T's 5.4% yield is fine for now, until interest rates soar.

How to Use Puts and Calls to Escape a Bad Trade

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Even the best traders can suffer from good ideas going south. Here's how to use puts and calls to save your bacon.

Here’s Why You Should Ignore the FedEx Earnings Miss (FDX)

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

FDX is a great company, and the FedEx earnings miss is no cause for alarm. The underlying business remains perfectly stable.

Value Traps: Why You Should Be Wary of Hot Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

It can be easy for careless investors to mistake a popular company for a value stock. But sometimes the hot stocks aren't the best ones to buy.

ETFs: How Ireland and Hong Kong Can Make You Rich (EIRL, EWH)

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Country-specific ETFs often come with some notable quirks, but right now, the EIRL and EWH funds offer a lot of growth potential in an uncertain world.

Exxon Mobil (XOM): A No-Brainer, 30-Year Holding

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

You can't go wrong with XOM stock. We count all the reasons that Exxon is an investment you won't want to sell anytime soon.

PFF: Don’t Let the Fed Scare You Out of Your 6% Yield!

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

PFF, an ETF of preferred stocks, has diversity -- and that's what gives it more security than a bond with higher yields.

Crash Protection Strategies for Every Investor

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Always have a crash protocol in place to protect yourself in a market correction.

Use Naked Puts To Generate Income on Blue-Chip Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Naked puts are a way to get into a stock with a little bit less risk than usual. Here are three blue-chip stocks perfect for the job.

Casey’s Knocks Earnings out of the Park (CASY)

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor

Casey's General Stores posted outstanding earnings numbers for Q4 and the full year. We dig into the numbers to see if it's worth buying now.

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