• Let the bashing of Sarah Palin begin!

    This is priceless. CNN.com has a commentary by Paul Begala on John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin for his running mate. He says in part: Palin a first-term governor of a state with more reindeer than people, will have to […]

  • Len Clements: Usana Distributor With “Seasoned” Associate Number

    Well, well, well. Leonard Clements, defender of Usana to his death, former “executive” of multi-level marketing company Zenza, failed business owner… is now a Usana distributor. But he’s not just any distributor. No, any distributor number would not do for […]

  • United First Financial Scam: You’re Using the Bank’s Money to Pay Down Your Mortgage

    Banking 101 – If you’re “using the bank’s money” it means you’ve borrowed it from the bank and you’re going to pay interest to “use” it. You don’t get to use it for free. The United First Financial Money Merge […]

  • Ufirst Money Merge Account: Resistance is Futile

    One of the most common forms of “training” offered to members of multi-level marketing companies (also known as direct sales, pyramid schemes, dual marketing, networking marketing, etc) is Overcoming Objections. Why is that such a key? Because all of the […]

  • Wasting More Taxpayer Money at MPS

    I know you’re not surprised anymore. I’m not surprised. Milwaukee Public Schools officials spent district money to go to a conference in Philadelphia, and the employees didn’t even attend the conference. The problem is that when you’re wasting thousands of […]

  • Failure Rates in YTB and Other MLMs

    Noted MLM expert Robert FitzPatrick did a recent blog post on the YourTravelBiz.com lawsuit filed by the California Attorney General. He has a nice analysis of how and why YTB is nothing more than a pyramid. These multi-level marketing companies […]

  • Expert Fraud Investigation Hits Amazon.com

    My next book, Expert Fraud Investigation: A Step-by-Step Guide won’t be out until February 9, 2009, but it’s already on Amazon.com and available for pre-order. From the product description: A fraud investigation is aimed at examining evidence to determine if […]

  • What Does Another Expert Say About Mortgage Acceleration Programs Like United First Financial?

    Don’t just take it from me and from Dave Ramsey. We think the mortgage accelerator program sold by United First Financial for $3,500 is a waste of money. We’re pretty smart, but are there other smart people who agree with […]

  • More Wasting of Taxpayer Money by MPS (Surprise!)

    The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran this story a few days ago, and it’s just so indicative of the mismanagement of the district from a financial standpoint. No one in the private sector would get away with wasting billions of dollars […]

  • Usana’s New REV3 Energy Drink

    Back in April I told you that Usana Health Sciences (NASDAQ:USNA) would be rolling out a new “energy drink” at their annual convention: The new product is an energy drink. Apparently, studies by Usana show that you could get a […]