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Consumer guidance – based on extensive research

This research and information on MLM (multi-level or network marketing, etc.) was prepared with the help of top experts over fifteen years by the Consumer Awareness Institute, directed by Dr. Jon Taylor. Opinions vary widely on MLM's legitimacy. But here you will find independent research on success and loss rates, compensation plans, viability of MLM as a business model, etc.

What went into the research by Consumer Awareness Institute. The investigative research that formed the basis of these reports includes:

Analysis of the compensation plans of over 500 MLM programs
Extensive comparative research on MLM compensation plans and alternative business models to clarify differences
Worldwide feedback from thousands of MLM distributors and ex-distributors in a wide variety of MLM programs over a period of over 15 years
Interviews with the top experts in the field
Surveys of hundreds of tax professionals where MLM is concentrated – representing millions of tax returns of MLM participants
IRS income tax records of top distributors in one state

Public court records in MLM cases

Household consumer surveys regarding MLM participation
Surveys of leading MLM company presidents
Private and public financial disclosures by MLM companies
Communications with law enforcement officials at all levels
Direct experience with prominent MLM companies.

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Issue #1, July 2011:

Bloomberg Business Week tells it like it is - and is immediately threatened
Nu Skin CEO receives lifetime achievement award from ernst & young, following a pattern of mlms gaining recognition for dynamic [how about viral and predatory?] growth
FTC officials ignored (or did not understand) comments by consumer advocates regarding the proposed Business Opportunity Rule
MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor to be added to listings on the web site - mlm-thetruth.com

Issue #2, August 2011:

Need advice about an MLM company? Do not call the Better Business Bureau!
So - where can one go for an authoritative evaluation of an MLM company?
Are MLMs merely cleverly disguised pyramid schemes?

Issue #3, October 2011

Republican candidates get big backing by MLMs
Blame it all on Amway
MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor to be added to listings on the web site - mlm-thetruth.com

Issue #4, December 2011

MLM sometimes gets ugly with bankruptcies, divorces, alienation from friends and families -
even murders and suicides
A classic article holds up over time.
"Book Burning in America: a Tale of Nu Skin"
MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor

Issue #5, February 2012

The" Consumer Protection awards" go to -
The Cleverest Con Game Award goes to -
The Consumer Protection Turkey awards go to -
The FTC issues it's final Business Opportunity Rule - exempting MLM!

Issue #6, May 2012

"Income at Home" ads exposed
MLM's appeal to lottery mentality
MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor to be added to listings on the web site - mlm-thetruth.com
Shocking MLM recruitment video

Issue #7, September 2012

Pyramid Insurance article raises eyebrows
Wall Street wakes up to MLM misrepresentations
MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor

Issue #8, December 2012

Happy Holidays to my readers
Regulatory capture: The FTC's flawed Business Opportunity Rule
Recent articles about MLMs for Wall Street analysts and short sellers
?MLMs recently analyzed by Dr. Jon Taylor