When the fruits of a liberal education system with a strong research and academic community are assessed, it points to a patriotic passion that shows how America and other developed world domains create an environment where business can grow and innovate. From Uber’s ride-sharing technology and Allergan’s Botox patents to Facebook’s social media technology, Apple Computer’s iPhone to even the Nike Swoosh, they all represent, in part, a victory for a culture that rewards education and innovation that manifested such success. But these groundbreaking innovations, developed through the product of US innovation, also have a darker commonality. They all represent…
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Mark Melin
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.