Hello, everyone, and welcome back to an all new episode of the Financial Confessions.

I am, I know I say this a lot, but I have to give extra emphasis this time.

Incredibly excited for this episode because it is probably the most hotly requested topic

in terms of the intersection between finance, media, pop culture,

our daily lives, social media.

Basically, everywhere we go, this

has become a more and more prevalent topic

for both better and worse.

I am talking about MLMs, pyramid schemes,

and basically all of the other get rich quick stuff

that you're seeing both on your Instagram feed

and also probably in all kinds of series and documentaries and exposés.

It's something worth considering that despite the pandemic having such an enormous economic toll, it also was a context in which these schemes, which many people on some level know are not legitimate and don't lead to success for most people, manage to thrive.

And it is particularly that resilience in popularity, even through a devastating economic downturn,

that made me want to have an expert on to talk about what these kind of schemes are, why they continue to be so popular,

and maybe how to become even better at not only avoiding them

ourselves, but also helping people we might know and love,

not fall into them themselves or get out once they're already in.

And before we hop into our interview with today's guest,

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