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

10 Huge Paydays for the Hired and Fired

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 23, 2012

CEO paychecks can be huge -- even when it's to give execs the boot. Check out these 10 names that made bank in the last year, whether on the way in or out.

Women Love Bad Boys … er, Businesses

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 20, 2012

With so few females making it to the corner office, you can't help but wonder why so many end up taking fixer-upper jobs at struggling tech companies.

Bad, Bad Banks: A Spate of Sinful Behavior

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 19, 2012

Banks and financial stocks have been in hot water right and left for the past couple months. Here's a recap.

7 Long-Term Demographic Trends to Play

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 19, 2012

Earnings and stock fundamentals are important, but don't miss the forest while looking at the trees. Here are the big-picture demographic trends to keep your eye on.

10 Dividend Stocks the Market Left Behind

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 18, 2012

While investors have been flocking toward dividend stocks in a mad dash to safety, these 10 high-yielding picks have been mostly ignored.