Here are seven (or so) links at 7AM Eastern.  We will see you later with the daily linkfest.  Good luck out there.

Perspectives on investing

There is not a lot of bold thinking out there in the investment management industry.  (the research puzzle)

On the need for a second opinion from an objective adviser.  (Inside Investing)

Australia

Why is the Australian dollar holding up so well?  (FT Alphaville)

A look at the end of the iron ore “superbubble.”  (Quartz)

Economics

Why you should be worried about ever getting off the zero bound.  (Tim Duy)

The marketplace in your brain: on the role of neuroeconomics.  (Chronicle)

Smartphone nation

Cellphones are becoming a larger part of family budgets.  (WSJ)

Why you shouldn’t expect Google Maps in iOS 6 any time soon.  (The Verge)

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