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It has been a while since we have done any around the investment blogging world, so I thought today would be a great time to get some insight from some great blogs as to what exactly is going on right now. There is an awful lot going on inside the economy as a whole and the stock market right now, so additional insight from those who know a lot about these tough times is great for all investors.

• The Dividend Guy shows us a great way to put together a list of dividend yielding stocks that are worthy of your investment. Dividends are a great help in this awful market, so I suggest you take a look.
• FiveCentNickel puts together a nice post which points out that past performance in mutual funds is far less reliable than most believe it is.
• A Dash of Insight has a very interesting post regarding the implications of the Bear Stearns bailout.
• Tradersnarrative has an excellent look at the current sentiment indicators. They simply are about as negative as you'll ever see.
• Barry Ritholtz offers up questions and answers regarding the confusing CPI numbers on Friday. I have to agree with Barry that this number was very misleading. Next month's number is unlikely to be so benign.
• Bespoke Investment Group puts the data out there which shows just how negatively the market responds each time Bernanke talks.
• The Aleph Blog  puts an interesting viewpoint on the Bear Stearns bailout and the overall economic outlook right now.

The markets and the economy are seemingly more negative than they have been in years, and there hasn't been a time recently where I believe it would be better to get as many viewpoints as possible on the current situation. Knowledge is power, and right now knowledge is needed by all.