Funeral Director Daily
I received an unsolicited e-mail the other day about taking a course that would lead me to become a “Certified Funeral Celebrant”. I’m not interested in that but, more and more, I see greater numbers of the consumer public shedding the idea of using formal clergy in the memorialization of their loved ones.…
Read MoreThe teaser for this webinar states, “Fifty percent of funeral businesses are expected to change hands as the next generation leaves the business”. A webinar conducted by Johnson Consulting Group’s President and CEO Jake Johnson will take center stage tomorrow, April 4, from 3:00 to 4:30 pm Eastern Time. (2 pm to 3:30…
Read MoreThe American economy keeps spending, yet we hear that families are getting squeezed by the combination of high prices and high interest rates. We also hear that high interest rates don’t seem to be stopping the consumer which in turn would put a turn-down on the economy making a reason for lowering interest…
Read MoreA week ago today I woke up to the news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor. It wasn’t so long ago that I was in Baltimore for the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) convention in October 2022. I was in awe of being in proximity to…
Read MoreIt’s only Monday, but you don’t know when you will be caught in your car, or the removal vehicle, for a thirty to forty-five minute drive. Just so you have something worth while and timely so the boss can’t say you are “off the clock” here’s some ideas of podcasts that you might…
Read MoreThe American stock market closed on Thursday, March 28, 2024, for the last time in the calendar of the 2024 First Quarter. If you look at the results so far for the overall market for these first 3 months you would have to say that the results of the 1st Quarter as to the…
Read MoreWe are blessed to live in a country which allows for religious freedom. And, when you work as a funeral director helping those who have lost loved ones to death, it’s a privilege to help even when those client families don’t believe as you do. However, have you ever thought about…
Read MoreWhat happens when deceased human remains remain unclaimed? In the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador that situation is causing a problem. According to this article there is no easy solution on the human disposition of deceased human beings who are either unidentified or in a situation that the family does not claim…
Read MoreI was reminded this week that many times “Discretion is the choice over Valor”. In writing today’s column, which will eventually get down to the Death Care business, I’m going to share a little of my weekend and how I came to write this for today. If you read Funeral Director Daily…
Read MoreWhile I was researching this morning’s article on the most recent financial performance of Propel Funeral Partners I was made aware that the people of Seeking Alpha had written some opinion pieces on North American Death Care companies within the past month. Without any opinion or other action I present them to the…
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