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Thomas Piketty Book On Inequality Hits #1

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Mark Melin
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This just in.  Under capitalism the rich just get richer.

Thomas Piketty Book On Inequality Hits #1

Such is the conclusion of the new book that has rocketed to the number one position on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).

Capitalism leads to control of power by wealthy

In Capital in the 21st Century, author Thomas Piketty documents how capitalism enriches a class of people who then have the means to manipulate the rules to their advantage.

The 700-page tome by the French economist has become a blockbuster hit, outselling Game of Thrones and Disney’s Frozen on Amazon.

But should this come as...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.