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

Retail ETFs Dodge the Sector’s Bloodbath

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Big-name retailers have been dropping left and right on earnings, but the sector's funds have hardly blinked. What gives?

Abercrombie & Fitch: Just Another Teen Retail Casualty

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors are fleeing Abercrombie & Fitch today after the company missed expectations and lowered its forecast.

Sorry, Staples — Online Sales Improvements Aren’t Enough

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Struggling office supply store Staples has been busy “reinventing” itself with a focus on the online business, but its recovery just took a big hit.

4 Heavily Shorted Dividend Stocks to Sell

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

These four heavily shorted dividend stocks might offer up sweet payouts, but investors are still better off avoiding them.

3 Hot Stocks That Just Hit New 52-Week Highs

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

While the markets are in the red so far today, several big stocks have managed to buck that downtrend and have hit new 52-week highs.

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