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

10 Huge Paydays for the Hired and Fired

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

CEO paychecks can be huge -- even when it's to give execs the boot. Check out these 10 names that made bank in the last year, whether on the way in or out.

Women Love Bad Boys … er, Businesses

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

With so few females making it to the corner office, you can't help but wonder why so many end up taking fixer-upper jobs at struggling tech companies.

Bad, Bad Banks: A Spate of Sinful Behavior

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Banks and financial stocks have been in hot water right and left for the past couple months. Here's a recap.

7 Long-Term Demographic Trends to Play

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Earnings and stock fundamentals are important, but don't miss the forest while looking at the trees. Here are the big-picture demographic trends to keep your eye on.

10 Dividend Stocks the Market Left Behind

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

While investors have been flocking toward dividend stocks in a mad dash to safety, these 10 high-yielding picks have been mostly ignored.

The ‘Real America Index’: A Better Benchmark

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Forget the Dow, we created the Real America Index to get a more accurate picture of the U.S. economy. See which 51 stocks we are tracking.

Ranking InvestorPlace’s 10 Best Stocks for 2012 Through Q2

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A rough Q2 has shaken our 10 expert picks, but more than half still are in the black through the first half of 2012. Here's how our picks rank after six months.

The Future of Francesca’s: Too Much Growth?

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

The boutique chain is hot right now, especially after its last earnings report -- but the company's huge focus on expansion might backfire.

Facebook Find-Outs From a Former Employee

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

A former Facebook employee recently wrote a book about her time at the company and its hidden culture -- check out the details you probably didn't know.

Red Hat, Micron Struggle After Weak Results

By Alyssa Oursler, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tech companies Red Hat and Micron each saw their shares take a hit after earnings reports sprinkled with more bad news than good.

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