Alyssa Oursler

Alyssa Oursler

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

Shoe Stocks Are Losing Their Footing

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

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

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

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

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