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

Discover Strikes a Deal With PayPal

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Discover saw shares jump even more today on the news that it is teaming up with PayPal to offer the simple payment option at millions of merchants.

Study Raises Question: Is College Worth It?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Members of Generation Y tend to work in low-paying retail jobs -- and most of those people hold bachelor's degree. Is the high cost of college even worth it?

Urban Outfitters: Too Hot to Handle?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Urban Outfitters soared following its Q2 earnings report, but it might've just become a little too popular among investors.

AT&T Drops the Ball With Dropped Calls

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

In cities with cell coverage that comes with countless dropped calls and terrible download speeds, telecomm giant AT&T is often the worst offender of all.

Could Surcharges Stunt Credit Card Companies’ Success?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A poll shows that new credit card surcharges could drive consumers away from using plastic, but there's a lot of "ifs" to deal with.

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