• Thirty One Gifts Income Disclosure Statements

    Thirty-One Gifts sells handbags, totes, accessories, and jewelry via “stylists.” Thirty One Gifts Income Disclosure Statement 2011 Thirty One Gifts Income Disclosure Statement 2013 Thirty One Gifts Income Disclosure Statement 2014 Thirty One Gifts Income Disclosure Statement 2015 Thirty One […]

  • Young Living Income Disclosure Statements

    Young Living sells essential oils through a network of distributors. The company was warned by the FDA in 2014 that its representatives were making medical claims that were prohibited by law. Here’s an analysis of the Young Living figures. Young […]

  • DoTerra Opportunity and Earnings Disclosure Summary

    doTERRA sells essential oils through “wellness advocates.” The company was warned by the FDA in 2014 that its representatives were making medical claims that were prohibited by law. Here is an analysis of the DoTERRA figures. DoTerra Opportunity and Earnings […]

  • Xyngular Income Summaries

    Xyngular peddles weight loss supplements, drinks, and pills. Independent distributors frequently tout the medicinal qualities of the products (despite being prohibited by law from making medical claims), alleging that the supplements cure fybromyalgia, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, migraines, joint pain, […]

  • LuLaRoe Review: Bad “Business”

    LuLaRoe leggings have become popular, and therefore the multi-level marketing (MLM) “business” of LuLaRoe has taken off. I’ve said over and over that multi-level marketing is not a business because more than 99% of participants lose money. But I wanted […]

  • LuLaRoe Income Disclosure Statements

    LuLaRoe is known for their patterned leggings, but the company sells a variety of casual clothing for women and children. In 2017, the company faced significant legal troubles including lots of unhappy consultants and multiple lawsuits alleging the company was […]

  • More on John Oliver’s Takedown of Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)

    Robert FitzPatrick, one of the foremost experts on multi-level marketing, published a piece entitled “What John Oliver Didn’t Have Time To Say In His Hilarious Exposé Of Herbalife And MLM” on Seeking Alpha. (register for free to read the whole […]

  • John Oliver Exposes the Scam of Multi-Level Marketing

    Last Week Tonight With John Oliver devoted this week’s episode to multi-level marketing. Although he uses quite a bit of humor in his presentation, his analysis of MLM is spot on. Multi-level marketing companies are pyramid schemes, plain and simple. […]

  • MLM: It’s About Recruiting, Not Sales

    I’ve been telling you for years that multi-level marketing is NOT about selling products. It’s about recruiting people into a fake opportunity. The products are the “front,” meant to make MLM look like a legitimate business. In reality, very little […]

  • Pyramid Legalization Act of 2016

    A new bill is making its way through Congress, and it’s titled “Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016.” What’s it all about? It is an attempt by the Direct Selling Association and multi-level marketing companies to make sure that their […]