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

Stocks at New Highs, New Lows for 11/8

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Get the scoop on today's big moves. Learn about one stock hitting a new 52-week high, and one finding a new 52-week low on Thursday, Nov. 8.

Stuck on the Treadmill of Low Wage Growth

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Why real wages are falling while corporations have scads of cash: Because those companies aren't funding new research and lack a forward-looking strategy.

5 Stocks Heading ‘Higher’ on Legalized Marijuana

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Legalized marijuana no doubt excited many voters in Colorado and Washington -- but it also could bolster the bottom lines of companies catering to stoners.

How Does the Market React to Elections?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

This is the fourteenth election since the S&P 500 got its start more than 50 years ago. Take a look at how the markets have reacted to the event historically.

7 Signs IT Spending Growth Is Stalled

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

In a tough economy, enterprise purchases can be the first to go. No wonder the outlook from some of tech's biggest names, like IBM, Intel or Cisco, is so dour.

Shoe Stocks Are Losing Their Footing

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Three erstwhile momentum darlings -- CROX, DECK and SKX -- are being hit hard by changing tastes of consumers ... and investors.

Procter & Gamble Catches a Q1 Break

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

P&G's declining fiscal Q1 earnings still topped expectations, but there's not much to suggest PG stock is a good buy right after Thursday's run.

Restaurant Stocks: Good, Bad and Ugly

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Food joints tossed out a mixed bag of earnings so far this quarter. Here's who dished out delicious numbers … and whose numbers weren’t quite as appetizing.

Russia’s Yandex: Taking on the Google Giant

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Search engine Yandex, based in Russia, is taking the fight to global giant Google in other emerging markets.

A College President’s Case for Higher Ed

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Mounting student debt has many questioning whether the soaring costs of college are still worth it. Gettysburg College's president explains why it is.

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