In case you missed it, here are three of the top IARbuzz blog posts from this week.

Gustafson ideas arrive in time for you – IAR Fall Conference speaker Ashton Gustafson will share tips for getting more done in less time with his time management session, “Time Management: Systems, Tools & Disciplines” from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5 at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.

Consumer confidence climbs in July – The Consumer Confidence Index rose to its highest level in nearly seven years, Bloomberg Businessweek reported this week. The index climbed to 90.9 in July, a welcome increase over 86.4 in June.

Sign up for Sept. 5 at Fall Conference & Expo for only $99 – Register now for one-day admission, Friday, Sept. 5, to the IAR Fall Conference & Expo for only $99. On that day, the conference includes two presentations by Ashton Gustafson, a class by Marki Lemons-Ryhal class about the future of short sales; a commercial panel discussion about retail landlords and a networking reception at the Expo.