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

The Nation’s Finest: 10 Best Real America Index Performers

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Two-thirds of the members of InvestorPlace's handpicked Real America Index have seen gains this year. Have a look at our 10 best performers.

5 Sweet Stocks for Steady Income

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Indulging in sweets isn't always bad for you. A number of sugary stocks also offer sweet dividends -- but a couple temptations should be avoided.

Lost at Wal-Mart? There’s an App For That

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Wal-Mart and other retails are looking to boost sales by helping shoppers find exactly what they're looking for using an in-store navigation app.

CEO Report Shows Unsurprising Uncertainty

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

NYSE Euronext released its 2012 CEO Report earlier this week, and the results were exactly what you would expect: uncertain.

5 Stocks Saying ‘Thanks, NASA!’

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

NASA pioneer Neil Armstrong shouldn't be known just for what he did on the moon -- but the technology he and the program helped foster here on Earth.

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