Devoted to the Multi-level marketing (or MLM) industry

I find it interesting that the folks that represent pubicaly traded MLM companies seem to always use that fact as a selling point, yet the downside of being with a publicly held MLM is far worse than the upside.

What you gain in stability with a public company is lost in who the company is serving.

Public company, Mannatech recently announced a stock dividend of 8 cents per share. Do you think that is good or bad for the associates that create the volume for Mannatech.

It's bad!  If the company were private, that money could have gone to bonuses to reward the associates for creating the volume and driving the profit.

Publicaly traded companies are trying to serve seperate and different groups, stockholders and associates. These two groups have very different agendas. The stockholders want to minimize expenses, (see associate bonuses) and maximize profits while the associates want to maximize their own profits.

Stick with a well established private company and you will be a lot happier in the long run.