MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical Blog MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical Pyramid scheme experts explain how MLM income disclosures can be deceptive.
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong Blog DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong Council blesses MLM’s use of unsubstantiated earnings claims.
Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business Blog Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.
Will the MLM Industry Fix Its Earnings Claims Problem? Blog Will the MLM Industry Fix Its Earnings Claims Problem? New research points to “no.”
FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance Blog FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance Advisory opinion letter raises “serious concerns” with self-reg group’s guidance.
Do MLM Earnings Statements Constitute Deceptive Advertising? Blog Do MLM Earnings Statements Constitute Deceptive Advertising? Despite the availability of the data, MLM earnings statements fail to disclose crucial information to recruits, writes guest blogger William Keep.
MLMs Are Consistently Leaving Participants Behind Blog MLMs Are Consistently Leaving Participants Behind New book explores why MLMs are often associated with harmful outcomes – and what can be done about it.
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Blog MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes Blog Not Your Grandma’s Tupperware: MLMs vs Pyramid Schemes More needs to be done to shut down pyramid schemes.
FTC Chairwoman Creates Framework for MLM Regulatory Environment Blog FTC Chairwoman Creates Framework for MLM Regulatory Environment FTC Seeking to Clean up the MLM Industry
Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom Blog Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.
Multi-level Marketing: The Long and Short of It Blog Multi-level Marketing: The Long and Short of It The financial appeal of multi-level marketing companies attracts investors and swindlers alike.
TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry Blog TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry And if you don’t know, now you know.
The FTC is not anti-direct selling. It’s pro-truth in advertising. Blog The FTC is not anti-direct selling. It’s pro-truth in advertising. The DSA misses the mark.
Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Blog Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.
Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers Blog Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers POST HIGHLIGHTS • H.R. 5230 runs directly counter to 40 years of case law on pyramid schemes. • It obliterates the difference between distributor purchases for the business venture versus…
An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry Blog An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry TINA.org publishes a groundbreaking new report about the history and effectiveness of self-regulation in the MLM industry.
FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay Blog FTC to MLMs: You Lie, You Pay The agency puts the MLM industry on notice.
TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Blog TINA.org to Nerium: Take Down Questionable Health and Income Claims Watch for #NeriumTruth social media campaign exposing company’s inappropriate health and income claims.