Notwithstanding its poor performance, the Federal Reserve seems to get more power over time.

FORBES: End the Fed: More than Just a Bumper Sticker Slogan?

Whatever you think about the merits of the classical gold standard (and I think this article by Barry Eichengreen has it about right) and however dissatisfied people may be with the economic performance delivered by the Federal Reserve, there are no grounds for believing this proposal would provide the U.S. with sound money and economic stability.

FORBES: Connect

So you need to reserve time and energy to prepare for performance reviews, read up on industry news, network with colleagues in and out of your company and other professional development activities.

FORBES: Balancing A Job and Side Business, Part 1: Time and Energy

Of course, like other central banks, the Federal Reserve continues to monitor systemically important payment and settlement systems and to compare their performance with international standards for reliability, efficiency, and safety.

FORBES: Reducing Systemic Risk

The extraordinarily good performance of the US economy in recent years has owed much to new technology, as Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan never tires of repeating - and to public confidence in that technology - hence the astonishing multiples at which many of the new tech companies still trade.

BBC: Oil: New rules of the trading game