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 ...

The multi-level marketing (MLM) industry has been part of American commercial life for at least 100 years. What began as the door-to-door selling of vitamins and perfume has become a channel worth ...

Medifast, a health and wellness company, has seen its stock price decline by 76% since 2021, despite its Optavia platform helping over 2 million customers with weight loss. The company's earning power ...

Infinitus is a Chinese herbal health products maker established in 1992. The company manufactures skincare, personal care, home care, and health care products using Chinese herbal formulas. Infinitus ...

A cervical cancer survivor tells her story of how a MLM company urged her to use her diagnosis to sell more products. At the time of her cervical cancer diagnosis in 2015, Emily Lynn Paulson was ...

The performance of nine public multilevel marketing companies has been largely disappointing, with seven experiencing share declines relative to 2018. The Direct Selling Association data shows a ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Everyone has one of “those” friends: the neighborhood mom who sells leggings, or maybe it’s cookware, or makeup. Their aspirational (and, frankly, annoying) social media posts suggest that other women ...

Network marketing uses personal networks to sell products, with companies like Amway and Avon prominent. Pros include low startup costs; cons include potential losses if unable to resell products. To ...