Best Investments and Finance Companies

As technology connects us more than ever, it is now common for people to take care of most of their financial services and investments from home. This provides sellers the most flexibility not only to work from home and around their own schedule; But also the ability to not be tied down to one firm, making it easier to build a more extensive network and strengthen relationships with clients. It also makes it easier to meet financial goals by scaling one's business around their business plans, rather than a company's. Opportunities like cryptocurrencies, direct selling applications, and education technology make this easier than ever. Another plus? Working from home also cuts down on random work expenses most wouldn't think about while also promoting a greener way to be involved in direct financial services.

The start-up cost of each company, the products they sell, and the individual packages can vary across the board. It is common for direct selling companies to charge an initial fee for associates, this can range from $125-200 on average. Many states require an exam to receive one's financial license and the exam fee on average costs about $100, which again can range in different states. Lastly, most major direct selling platforms do require a monthly association fee, although these are usually much lower than the initial fee (about $15 a month). Other costs, including education and study prep for the licensure exam may also be necessary. In general, most direct selling services try to work with their agents to reduce their out-of-pocket expenses when starting their business.

In the last few years, COVID has impacted the financial service, direct selling, and the global economic world. Although there have been setbacks, increased use of technology, faster methods of transactions, and a changing workforce have all influenced recent trends in direct sales. Below are a few reasons that now is a better time than ever to get involved with direct selling and MLM financial services:

• 42 billion dollar industry as of 2021
• Financial services are taking on new roles of social and sustainable responsibility, investing almost 50 billion into "Environmental, Social and Governance" funds.
• Almost 80% of direct selling will be done through AI platforms and chatbot services by 2023.
• An increase in financial technology such as PayPal, Venmo, and cash apps has expanded new methods of payment for direct selling companies. In 2020 alone Paypal was utilized for over 15 billion transactions.