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

Tesco Is a Great Example of a Bad Dividend (TESO)

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesco Corp. is a great example to understand what metrics unearth dividend stocks to avoid despite their sweet yields.

3 Tech Stocks Powered by the Hottest Mega-Trends

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tech stocks are on fire right now. But if you're looking for long-term picks, here are three mega-trends worth betting on.

Google Stock Is Growing Up Fast (GOOG, GOOGL)

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Google stock isn't the young gun it once was -- just look at Wall Street's reaction to its most recent earnings report.

Emmy Nominations 2015: Why Amazon, Netflix Investors Should Be Thrilled

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

With the release of 2015 Emmy nominations, both Netflix and Amazon have some more validation for their original content bets.

Why GoPro Stock Is Regaining Ground

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

GoPro stock is moving higher this morning after a bullish Barclays note ... kind of.

FB Stock: For Facebook, It’s All About Content

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Facbook stock has been chugging higher in 2015, thanks to a successful campaign to turn itself into a first-stop content platform.

Shopping Spree May Not Move Needle for Cisco

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Cisco stock hasn't moved much in recent months, but with a new CEO on the way and another acquisition in the news, the company is hardly sitting still.

The World Cup of Income Inequality

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Rapid per-capita growth is already factored into growth nations that suffer from extensive income inequality -- China, India and Sub-Saharan Africa -- so due diligence before investing is particularly important.

Looking Under the Hood of the New Hewlett Packard

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Take a look at what the most recent filing reveals about the risk, revenue and more of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPQ).

5 Ways Cisco Is Moving Forward With IoT (CSCO)

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Internet of Things is touted as being full of potential, and IoT leader Cisco is pushing the boundaries in new, important ways.

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