Quote Originally Posted by Olderguy View Post
That's because most brokers probably just peddle MCA's to make money and push a guy when he's down, aside from your comment to do otherwise.. A merchant should be reviewing his financial situation and thinking about better options when he gets his first MCA. That's what should happen and probably will happen when this industry gets regulated.
You do realize that a vast majority of business owners are financially illiterate but NOT dumb. I own a fractional CFO company as well & most owners just do not get it. Regulation is not going to fix that side of it. Aside from fraud, most owners know exactly what they are doing. They believe that their inconsistent revenue is temporary, covid effects are temporary, costs are going to go down, their profit margin is higher, or a heavy chunk of A/R is going to get paid out in 45 days, etc.

What happens when they are wrong? Cash flow is crushed and they need to take another advance or loan. This process repeats until you have an extremely overleveraged individual.
Look at all the high-risk industries and see what they have in common