Does Ameriprise Financial hire employees into being part of a pyramid scheme?
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NO. Ameriprise Financial is a Financial Services Corporation. I used to work for them. You are hired as a financial advisor. It is just like any other sales job except the only way to make any money is to provide all your own leads. The company provided leads are all very very cold.
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Well any company that asks for money for the privilege of working for them, raises some serious fraudulent questions to me. \n\nJust saw their site..i would advise NOT to do it. Their site isn't very well done really either.
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Open an account in ameritrade.com
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme
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only if you have paid employees, not including yourself.
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I work with an Inc 500 Company in the Health and Wellness Industry. Our mission statement is: Enhancing the lives of those we touch by helping others to reach their goals from home. This IS a way to suppliment your income from home...but it is NOT a JOB. It is considered your OWN business. Not get rich quick scheme... A legit business where we have people to help with your training and getting you started. As with any business there is a small investment fee... for the month of April your business kit and training (membership) is only $9.95 We are very selective of the people we select to work with us. I am looking to work with someone who is Motivated, a Self Starter, Goal Oriented, and has good people skills. If you have these qualifications... maybe we can discuss the possibility of teaming up to get you started in YOUR Own Business. If you would like more information on how I suppliment my income from home, contact me through my Yahoo 360 page.
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Not ALL are scams.. but you shouldn't have to pay to work for an employer. The minute I see dollar signs I turn the other way and RUN!! I currently work from home as an independent contractor for www.liveops.com (dont know if they are hiring or not) but I LOVE it!! I didnt not have to pay a cent. The requirements are listed on the website and its fun and easy!
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I've tried many so called "opportunities" in the past in which I had to pay money to get involved only to find out that I had to give more money to stay involved. \n\nI have been involved with this company about a month and I like it very much. There are NO sign-on, enrollment, maintenance, or other hidden fees at all. Best of all this IS NOT a scam. If you are willing to work you can make a lot of money. That's very impressive to me. I finally found a company that gives you free enrollment, free website, free accounting software, and free support.\n\nIf your interested in this rare opportunity, please e-mail me and I will set you up today and you can start your business today. You can run this business from anywhere you have access to a computer. Excellent for "home based" business seekers
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I have not personally, but here is what I found from what other people on the web have said about it...\n\n"Market America is the definition of a pyramid scan or MLM or whatever you want to call it. This is an unassailable fact. The business model is not legitimate.\n\nDo not be confused - joining Market America is probably the stupidest thing anyone can do. You will not make money and the "successful" members are called "schills" who go into enormous amounts of debt to buy nice cars and houses solely for the purpose of suckering you into it.\n\nIdentifying any pyramid scam such as Market America can be tricky - because the people in it are unbelievably wonderful sales-people and can be so convincing it's intoxicating.\n\nWarning signs of a pyramid scam:\n\n+ They start off by saying you'll get paid $150K a year, for example, in 68 months or some period of time. They say there is no risk or you can't fail.\n\n+ Key  such as "residual income" and/or "kickback" are used. This is almost an immediate give away.\n\n+ If you have to pay them something up front to start but you still have to work. They call this an investment, but investors don't work - they have their money work for them.\n\n+ You have to get people under you to sell stuff.\n\n+ You don't even understand what they are selling. Legitimate companies (NOT Market America) sell products and services and can explain what they sell to you in 1 sentence."\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n"Market America, a North Carolina corporation, is a multi- level product brokerage company which distributes approximately 300 consumer products through a network of approximately 75,000 independent distributors. The distributors earn money by purchasing products from Market America at wholesale prices and then selling those products to consumers at retail prices. Distributors also build sales organizations of other independent distributors and earn commissions from training and managing those sales organizations. Market America's distribution system is based on a binary matrix marketing plan whereby each distributor recruits, trains, and manages two sales organizations of other independent distributors. "\n~~~~~~~~\nSome lady tried to recruit me today for Market America. I knew right away that it was a scam and I felt sorry for her. I did some research on MLM, and I formulated a "big picture" of how the whole multi-level marketing works. \n\nFirst off, a pyramid scheme is marked my 2 traits: hierarchical payment structures (aka "pyramid"), and unsustainability (aka "scheme"). \n\nThe big picture is this: pyramid schemes are temporal, and when they finally die, all they've achieved is merely a redistribution of money. A few people come out ahead, but the majority come out behind (aka suckered). \n\nSo is Market America a pyramid scheme? No, it's just a pyramid. It is actually sustainable believe it or not. They'll defend their pyramidal traits by comparing themselves to other businesses, but here's the big difference: MLM's pyramid is a seller's pyramid, whereas a corporation's pyramid is a managerial pyramid. (A managerial pyramid is just beurocracy and is understandably necessary.) MLM may even compare their pyramid to the middle-manned process of factory-to-supermarket. But the factory-to-supermarket line is usually short and one of necessity. Bottom line: a pyramid is just a shape. Analogies using shapes are weak at best. \n\nSo how is Market America sustainable? You have to see the big picture once again. Product exchanges hand rather inefficiently down the pyramid, yes, but it ultimately gets sold! If you produce XXXX units of product_x, generally speaking, XXXX people will ultimately buy it. That net profit is real, although the profit gets distributed oddly. \n\nIt's in every member's best interest to keep the demand for their products high, so
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That's unlikely - any such agencies are more than like scam artists, looking to take your money without fear of prosecution.\n\nI came here on an L-1 visa; that is an intercompany transfer on the basis of special skills (I have special skills in computing). Companies can also hire on a limited work status H1-B visa, but again only if you have special skills.\n\nFor a regular job, the company must advertise the position locally for at least three months; they must conduct 'good faith' interviews, and they must not turn down a qualified candidate in order to hire you. They must keep paper records of the ads placed, and they must have records of each candidate that applies, and each interview. They must be able to demonstrate that none of the US candidates could fill the position.\n\nThis is a lot of work and companies are rarely willing to do this unless there is a really good reason to - such as you having a skill that they require and which is not available locally.
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You will need an employer to sponsor you for many financial licenses.
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Unfortunately, most people are uneducated in what a pyramid scheme really is.  All pyramids are illegal.  Multilevel Marketing is not a pyramid scheme and is obviously totally legal or it would be shut down before it ever got started.\nMultilevel marketing is just a "different" method of marketing a product than commercial. With a commercial business, eg your local grocery chain, they choose to market products in a store setting which ensures regular customers as well as convenience.  Now the Manager and the guys at the top earn the best income, cashiers and stock people earn close to minimum.  This is because they have a great deal of overhead, the store itself, employees, lights, advertising as well as logistics.\nMultilevel companies market in a different way. They choose to not have a store or do advertising commercially, instead they have the people in the field do the selling and pay them to ensure the product gets into peoples homes.  The people in the field essentially own their own business and one of the perks is tax write-offs, just like the commercial businesses have.\nSo you see it is just a different way of directing the dollar but still marketing just the same.\nThe reason MLM companies choose to do business that way is because they normally have a unique product that they don't want sitting on the shelves in a store. They want people to put the word out on what their experience is with the product and that is done by presenting it personally to people.\nI have found great success doing this and part of my job is to ensure the people I bring into the business also experience success.  As long as they are treating it like a true business and putting work into it, they cannot fail because their support team is there to help them every step of the way.
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Tahitian Noni International follows the foot steps of Amway and other Multi-Level-Marketing companies in their marketing hype. Some people would call it a pyramid scheme because of the levels of distributors that all get a piece of the price for the products they sell. What is unfortunate for the consumer is that they pay a premium price for a product that is cheaply made to pay the levels of distributors who make money.\n\nLike any MLM the marketing hype is questionable and you have to ask your self are they interested in helping people with their product or making money.\n\nI was shocked to see a news segment on my local CBS news station on just how Tahitian Noni International distributors are trained and how they think about their product. Once you watch the segment from the CBS web site you can make up your own mind if Tahitian Noni International is just another MLM scam.\n\nWatch the segment at:\nhttp://cbs2.com/goldstein/local_story_047223136.html
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Trading Schemes, Multi-level marketing, Pyramid Selling, Chain Letters, and Gifting Schemes Fact Sheet\nURN No: 05/1738\n\nSubject: Trading Schemes, Multi-level marketing, Pyramid Selling, Chain Letters, and Gifting Schemes \n\nRelevant or Related Legislation:\n\nPart XI of the Fair Trading Act, as amended by the Trading Schemes Act 1996 and the Trading Schemes Regulations 1997. The Gambling Act 2005. \n\nCurrent Position:\n\n• There are no immediate plans to review the trading schemes legislation.\n\n• There is precedent for schemes operating as chain letters being subject to the Lotteries and Amusement Act 1976.  However, under the Gambling Act 2005 (when commenced) it will be an offence for a person to invite someone to join a chain-gift scheme or for them to knowingly participate in the promotion, administration or management of a chain-gift scheme.  The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have policy responsibility for the Gambling Act 2005. \n\nRecent Relevant Campaigns or Consultation:\n\nThe Office of Fair Trading (OFT) Scams Awareness month in February 2005 and the jointly produced booklet ‘How to Recognise a Scam’ included some relevant warnings, including: \n\n• What am I being asked to pay for?\n• Can I afford to lose the money?\n• Does it look to good to be true? (If it does, it probably is) \n\nKey Facts:\n\n• DTI has enforcement responsibility for Trading Schemes legislation and will investigate schemes which appear to be breaking the law. \n\n• Trading schemes can be a legitimate opportunity for people to operate a business from home and are not illegal in the UK.\n\n• Trading schemes become illegitimate and illegal if, while purporting to offer business opportunities, the sole purpose of the scheme is to make money by recruiting other participants, rather than trading in goods or services. This form of bogus scheme is sometimes referred to as "pyramid selling". \n\n• There are also a wide range of bogus schemes which do not claim to trade in goods or services but which are known as "pyramid schemes". Schemes operating as chain letters or games are common examples. \n\n• All these bogus schemes need an infinite supply of new participants for everyone to make money. Since the supply will always be finite, the pyramid must collapse eventually and most participants will lose their money. \n\n• All schemes where money changes hands are subject to the general criminal law on fraud, theft, and deceit and the police are responsible for enforcement of the law in these areas. \n \n For more info: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact-sheets/page24752.html\n\ncc
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Not sure how doable that is.  First of all the business on it's own has to be totally successful.  It must be something that people will pay you for and thus make you and your small busines into a sucess.  Then only then if you are so darned sucessful that you can't handle all the work load - you may be able to get others to do it with you under your name - they would buy into your franchise.  Who in their right mind would buy into a franchise if it weren't already known and successful?  So you must be a success before you an even THINK about frachising.  \n\nGood luck
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As you probably know, Ameriquest just did a huge layoff and locked the doors at many of their branches.  Unless someone has a prior employee list from one of these offices, you're going to have a hard time reconstructing the employment roles for these now defunct offices.
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http://triforcegroup.unfranchise.com/ this is my business. Check it out and if you'd like to learn more e-mail me at seamus182002@yahoo.com no mlm, no inventory, no pyramid schemeing. My name is Collin.