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 3 Best Biotech ETF Investments

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A biotech ETF is the best way to bet on booming biotech stocks ... and these three funds are a few of the best ETF options out there.

This Once-Shamed Stock Is Blowing Away Google

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A year after the "PENDING LARRY QUOTE" debacle, GOOG is in the spotlight for a huge recovery ... but shamed financial printer RRD has done even better.

MCD Shares Need Some McDonald’s Earnings Magic

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A strong McDonald's earnings report would be a welcome change of pace for MCD and prove to investors that new initiatives have been paying off.

The Trouble With Minimum Wage McJobs

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

The negative impact of minimum wage fast-food jobs extends far beyond individual workers … while the benefits of better pay would do the same.

JCP Stock Slapped Around by JCPenney Bankruptcy Chatter

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors in JCP stock were shaken this week by rumors about a possible JCPenney bankruptcy. If you needed another reason to bail on JCP, you got it.

3 Reasons the Cloud Is Huge for AMZN Stock

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

While AWS is a small slice of the AMZN revenue pie, the CIA contract win is still a promising sign for investors in Amazon stock -- for three big reasons.

5 Things Walmart Shoppers Will Be Seeing More Of

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

These initiatives might not necessarily trickle to the bottom line for WMT, but they'll definitely be noticed by Walmart shoppers.

AMZN Wants You to Buy EVERYTHING Online

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMZN is moving into vendor warehouses to reduce supply chain costs. That could give it a leg up in the consumer goods world, and help Amazon stock.

Will New AAPL Retail Chief Help Apple Stock?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

AAPL has hired Angela Ahrendts as its new retail chief -- a move that could organically turn around Apple stock.

VIDEO: Why You Should Learn How to Invest Now

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Jon Markman, editor of Trader's Advantage, says Generation Y needs to learn how to invest as soon as possible. Why? Because it works.

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