Interesting segment from John Oliver on why he thinks the MLM industry is bad (to put it nicely) and specifically calls out everyone’s favorite or hated MLM specifically, Herbalife LTD. (NYSE:HLF) – we believe in general although he is entertaining and agree with him on many issues he likes to go for quick laughs so sometimes the show is a bit superficial on some issues. However, at least for this video it is much longer than his regular shows (although nowhere near Ackman length) and was a special in depth investigation, but that said size does not always matter and we expect the long side likely will (rightfully) find many issues with Oliver’s comments (even if Oliver is overall right – which we are not making a judgement call on since we unlike CNN and InfoWars try to maintain some type of neutrality in reporting).
That said one can only imagine Whitney Tilson’s excitment that one of his heroes did a piece trashing a company he is short (copying it off Ackman) and despises, Tilson probably had a [REDACTED] See the video below and sorry for all the syntax above.
Published on Nov 7, 2016
Multilevel marketing companies claim to be legitimate businesses, but some seem awfully…pyramid shaped. John Oliver and Jaime Camil demonstrate how they work.
What do you think of John Oliver MLMs and HLF in particular – comment below
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