The purpose of this article is to present empirical data and a conceptual framework for the development of finance during the last three decades, to shed some light upon the main groups of financial investors as the central actors in Tall Barstool finance-led capitalism and to show how their strategies affect economic and social stability; finally to make some remarks on alternatives and paths to overcome capitalist crisis.The main Bike Parts - Chainrings point is the reduction of financial over-accumulation.This requires more than stopping the greed of managers, forbidding hedge funds or controlling financial activities more strictly.Essential in the long run is the break with the capitalist system and the creation of a system of solidarity/democratic socialism.