Alyssa Oursler

Alyssa Oursler

InvestorPlace Contributor

Alyssa Oursler is a freelancer writer based in San Francisco. She covers a wide variety of topics, including investing, personal finance, technology and gender … but she is most interested in what those things mean for the big questions (and vice versa).

Her work has appeared on InvestorPlace.com, Business Insider, MSN Money and more. She is a Gettysburg College alum, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, a Mahan Fellow and a big fan of dogs, books and basketball.

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Recent Articles

Dear J.C. Penney: Don’t Be Stupid

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

J.C. Penney's whole approach at a turnaround has ignored a very basic concept that should be applied to consumers: You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Plastic’s Problem: Falling Credit Card Debt

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors all around have been pretty bullish on credit-card companies as of late. There's plenty of reasons behind their success, but one of the biggest…

Bed Bath & Beyond Takes Another Beating

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Bed Bath & Beyond took a second post-earnings beating Thursday -- and this time, a subsequent recovery doesn't seem as likely.

Say What? Kroger to Now Sell … Clothes?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Grocery store Kroger is testing an innovative and surprising new strategy: selling apparel.

5 Overlooked Goods Suffering From Inflation

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

There's plenty of ado about oil prices, and rightfully so. But these other widely used but lesser-ballyhooed products also have been creeping up in price.

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