Forbes, July 2, 2012

Welcome to Forbes for July 2nd, 2012 from Audible. This edition contains seven feature articles.

In the cover story, we'll tell you “How LinkedIn Has Turned Your Resume Into a Cash Machine” - Turning the company’s 161 million member profiles into the 21st-century version of a “little black book” that no corporate recruiter can live without.

Also, “While the Rest of the U-S Economy Plods, Houston Gets Hot” - Diversifying its economy helped this oil patch capital recover from the Great Recession at a blistering rate.

Next, “World Bank Spinning Out of Control: Corruption, Dysfunction Await New Head” - With its $57 billion loan portfolio, muddled objectives, and failure to contain corruption, a decade of reform efforts have done little to fix the World Bank.

We'll also tell you about, “The Startup That Will Save Us from Obamacare” - Most of us have no idea what medical procedures cost. Castlight Health is working to lower our bills through radical transparency.

Then, “The Real Estate-Planning Crisis Isn't About Taxes” -- Simple estate planning should start at age 18 and evolve with wealth and relationships. Here's a life-stage guide.

Followed by, “Five Classic Dividend Stocks” - Don't let the futile gyrations in Europe keep you out of stocks.

And in our final story, “The Fishing Guide Who Hooked Hedge-Fund Titan Bill Ackman” - Bill Ackman turned his fishing guide into a billion-dollar fund manager. Now Oliver White is returning to his angling roots--and bringing Ackman along with him.

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