MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING
A strategy used by certain direct sales companies in order to encourage their existing distributors to bring in new distributors by giving the existing distributors a commission from their recruits’ sales. The recruits are the distributor’s downline. Distributors also generate money via direct sales of products to their clients. Amway is an example of a popular direct sales company that employs multi-level marketing.
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Subclass of derivative used by individuals to alleviate the outcomes of possible huge inflation levels. Swaps are the most common type of inflation ...
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Bund
German term for bond; a bond issued by German government, a counterpart of US Treasury bonds. The government utilizes these bunds to fund its expen ...
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