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Congratulations to Michael Englund, chief economist for Action Economics (whose content is syndicated through Newstex Authoritative Content) for winning the September 2011 Forecaster of the Month Award from MarketWatch. This marks the third time that Michael, has won the forecasting award from MarketWatch.Michael beat economists from Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Wrightson ICAP, and TD Securities for the September 2011 Forecaster of the Month Award. Of 10 indicators tracked in the September contest, Englund had 7 forecasts that were found to be among the 10 most accurate, and of the 43 forecasters in the September contest, Michael had the most accurate forecasts on 2 specific indicators, housing starts and new home sales.It's not surprising that Michael Englund has won the Forecaster of the Month Award multiple times. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry having spent significant time as chief economist at MMS International and Standard & Poor's. As the principal director and chief economist for Action Economics, he leads a highly experienced economics team who create authoritative commentary, analysis, and forecasts that their audience trusts and depends on.Michael Englund spent many years with MMS International where he pioneered the early stages of real-time economic commentary in financial markets. Today, Action Economics is a perfect example of authoritative content getting the recognition it deserves.You can visit Action Economics to learn more about Michael and the Action Economics team and to read the authoritative content published there.Congratulations, Michael!