Consumerist on how to identify astroturfers and front groups. The Weakonomist on what insider trading is, and why it’s illegal (via Steadfast Finances ). Politico on Matt Drudge and the dollar’s decline. Keith Ferrazzi on who to know so that you can meet powerful people. Jonathan Fields on how to be indispensable .

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What are some cash-flow options available other than traditional banks? What is the biggest business blunder management is making regarding social media? Should our website be ‘mobile compatible’? If you’re a business owner or manager , questions like these probably cross your mind on a daily basis. How do you find answers for them? Ask someone on your team? Consult … Read More

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As important as I believe National Save for Retirement Week is, I have to confess that after four days (five, if you count Sunday), I’m bored of it. My short attention span has dwindled. (Imagine the difficulties I’m having as I try to concentrate on writing a book for three months solid!) Instead, I want to shift gears for a … Read More

Harrison Barnes ‘ site offers eloquent, useful advice for jobseekers and others. Yep Yep –just in case you need an entertaining time-wasting site today. The Fed’s assets are looking pretty psychedelic since the bailout began ( via Brian Sullivan ). 25 business lessons from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” (via Wall Street Fighter ). The Oxycontin Express is a fascinating … Read More

This week’s weird jobs hold a lot of potential to be evil. You can “poke fun” at the Fed–or verbally slaughter it. You can pretend to be an FBI agent. Or drive around taking blood vials for people–and get paid based on how many you collect. At the end of the day, however, you can make up for your bad … Read More

This post is from GRS staff writer April Dykman. A lot has been made of the minimalist lifestyle on personal finance blogs. Some readers love it; some think it sounds like a miserable existence. But rather than focus on how much or how little we possess as a measure of our degree of minimalism, it seems more important to get … Read More

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The Dow Jones hit 10K this week apparently this was an important milestone. Is the recession over now? personally I do not think it means much [See Dow hits 10K, so What? ]. Well either way the stock market has seen a nice rally lately, let’s hope things will continue along this path. Blog Round Up We have entered a … Read More