FTC enforcement actions against MLM pyramid schemes can be viewed in eras, with recent years among the most active. The FTC’s first-ever Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding ...

It’s a scenario that’s all too common in Instagram DMs and on Facebook Messenger: An old acquaintance with whom you haven’t spoken in years messages you out of the blue, usually with something like, ...

Most Americans have been aware for some time that multi-level marketing schemes are bad — either through recent books or documentaries like LuLaRich. But did you know exactly how bad? Bridget Read, ...

This isn't your grandmother's environment for growing an MLM company. How long can Net Margins be sustained with declining Gross Margins and Operating Margins? The future of public MLM companies is ...

Multilevel marketing, often called network marketing, involves selling products by word of mouth and direct sales. It is estimated to be a $100 billion industry, and there is an estimated 38 million ...

Channelle D. James teaches a seminar about companies that do good in the world — fight poverty, slash pollution, empower women. For the class’s capstone project, her students learn about the wonders ...

Emily Lynn Paulson was a 33-year-old mother of five, married to a successful and supportive man and living a comfortable life in Seattle when a “friend” from the past reached out to her via Messenger.

Multilevel marketing businesses (also known as MLMs) — a method that uses everyday people to sell and distribute products and services — have existed for decades. Instead of selling directly to ...

Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ReadWrite, and other tech media. Asay has also held a variety of executive roles with leading mobile and big data software ...