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

4 ‘Expensive Stocks’ Worth Every Penny

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

These four names sport lofty price tags, but that doesn't mean you should shy away from these 'expensive stocks' -- indeed, they look juicy from here.

Google Bets on Healthcare — You Should, Too

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google is aiming at helping humans live longer via a new venture, Calico -- another nod at just how lucrative the healthcare space should continue to be.

3 Hot Consumer Plays, Fresh off the Grill

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Hot stocks to buy right now include some popular restaurant chains that have seen brisk earnings and sales growth.

PayPal Ups Ante in Russian Payments Ring

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

PayPal has launched its service in rubles -- a move meant to help eBay tap Russia's growing e-commerce market.

VIDEO: Getting Started in Technical Analysis

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Jon Markman, editor of the Trader's Advantage newsletter, explains the "why" and "how" of analyzing charts for young investors interested in technical analysis.

Weak Holiday Sales Don’t Necessarily Mean Weak Consumers

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Even if holiday sales are weak this year, as many are expecting, it doesn't necessarily mean consumers are. Shoppers are simply trained to seek out sales.

Starbucks Bets Big on Tea-Centric China

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Starbucks plans to open its 1,000th location in China by the end of the year, and the nation will be SBUX's second-largest market by 2014.

Sycamore Bets on Aeropostale Stock After One Ugly August

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Aeropostale stock is flying after Sycamore revealed a big stake -- can the activist investor turn things around for this teen retailer?

H&M Hits All-Time Highs: 4 Things to Watch

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Swedish retailer H&M is increasingly the rage in the U.S. thanks to its dirt-cheap fashions, but its stock's break to all-time highs is not a green light to buy.

5 Failures 5 Years After Lehman Brothers

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of Lehman Brothers' fateful collapse. Sadly, the past half-decade has come with far less progress than needed.

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