So the next time a friend or family member reaches out with an exciting opportunity to make money ― and someone undoubtedly will ― stop and consider whether it may really be a ploy to rope you into an ...

Company history teeming with curious events and business model shifts. Products have questionable benefit and their creators have colorful pasts. Despite marketing materials that promote visions of ...

You may have a friend or relative who uses social media as their personal digital storefront to sell LuLaRoe’s psychedelic leggings, cosmetics from Arbonne and Younique, essential oils from DoTerra ...

In today’s economy, lots of people are looking for a side hustle to make ends meet. A multi-level marketing (MLM) opportunity might sound appealing, offering money for not a lot of work. Glossy ...

MLMs as a whole aren't considered to be pyramid schemes, even though they're structured very similarly. This is because they involve selling actual products. However, the FTC has gone after several ...

Thanks to growing exposure in popular media and entertainment, such as the podcast “The Dream” and Showtime’s “On Becoming a God in Central Florida,” the dangers of MLM companies are becoming more ...

If you have to buy your own inventory up front, run. So the next time a friend or family member reaches out with an exciting opportunity to make money ― and someone undoubtedly will ― stop and ...