Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

In the world of multilevel marketing (MLM) the only “sales” that are recorded are the purchases made by each seller, ...

Multi-level marketing (MLM) can be a tricky line of work given the difficulty of winning clients and the need to stay within legal guidelines. Success requires the ability to convince others to either ...

For LuLaRoe founder DeAnne Stidham, business is very much a family affair. After all, three companies founded by her relatives compete against Stidham's LuLaRoe, a multilevel marketer (MLM) best known ...

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 ...

When Christine Baker, a financially strapped stay-at-home mom to two little girls, made up her mind to lose 30 lb., she took a cue from a friend who’d gotten fit with Beachbody. The company’s online ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in business, entrepreneurs & the like. We recently sponsored an event at a local university on the topic of ...

The term MLM is floating all over the timeline, and it means more than one thing depending on who you ask. Some folks hear MLM and think of “multi-level marketing,” while others—especially in queer ...