President Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk are rapidly looking at costs that are currently in the government budget that may be able to be whittled out. It may not be perfect and it may not even be proper — as is discussed in this Yahoo Finance article…
Read MoreThere has been a lot written about the stock markets in the two weeks of the Presidency of Donald Trump. So much seems to depend on what the item of the day with President Trump is and that item seems to move markets one way or another. I’m an amateur investor and…
Read MoreEvery day I search out articles about Death Care services to provide me with information on topics of interest in our profession/industry. One of the things that has been extremely disappointing to this life-long funeral director and funeral home owner is the amount of negative publicity our profession piles on itself because of…
Read MoreLast Monday China shook the financial markets by unveiling that their Aritificial Intelligence capabilities from a company called “DeepSeek” seemed to be further along in developing AI than American counterparts such as Nvidia. . . and doing so with a less expensive model. That moved the financial markets among AI developers such as…
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Trump and Musk. . . .Can you learn from their cost efficiency mandate?
President Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk are rapidly looking at costs that are currently in the government budget that may be able to be whittled out. It…
Funeral homes receive rare “Letters of Assurance” from public authorities
Every day I search out articles about Death Care services to provide me with information on topics of interest in our profession/industry. One of the things that has been extremely disappointing to this…
The Trump tariffs and Death Care
The International Trade Association defines tariffs as such: “A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products.…
FINANCE
Trump and Musk. . . .Can you learn from their cost efficiency mandate?
President Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk are rapidly looking at costs that are currently in the government budget that may be able to be whittled out. It…
Death Care investments. . . . an interesting observation
There has been a lot written about the stock markets in the two weeks of the Presidency of Donald Trump. So much seems to depend on what the item of the day with…
Our opinion: Matthews sale of ‘brand solutions unit” consolidates company into “Death Care and Innovation”
I’ve heard from people over the years that thought Matthews International was “too complicated” of a company. The company that started in 1850 and and produced its first-ever bronze memorial in 1927, according…
REGULATIONS
Funeral homes receive rare “Letters of Assurance” from public authorities
Every day I search out articles about Death Care services to provide me with information on topics of interest in our profession/industry. One of the things that has been extremely disappointing to this…
North Carolina floods, Florida hurricanes, and L.A. wildfires: The tragedy of losing “kept at home” cremated remains
If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know that I am an advocate of “Permanent Memorialization” of loved ones. My reason for that belief is pretty…
CEMETERY
CREMATION
North Carolina floods, Florida hurricanes, and L.A. wildfires: The tragedy of losing “kept at home” cremated remains
If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know that I am an advocate of “Permanent Memorialization” of loved ones. My reason for that belief is pretty…
PRENEED
Does “Loneliness” affect funeral services, revenue?
Prior to Christmas this past month I listened to my pastor preach on “Loneliness”, and loneliness specifically as it relates to the Holiday Season. You see, she pointed out, that while many of us…
Funeral Directors Life adds 48th state of operation
Earlier this week we learned that Funeral Directors Life (FDL), based in Abilene, Texas, was approved to sell preneed insurance in the state of Virginia. As you can read from this press release,…
Anthem Partners, Premiere Preneed, NGL form strategic relationship
In what is becoming a growing trend among larger funeral home operators Anthem Partners announced in late September that they had formed a strategic alliance with Premier Preneed Marketing and National Guardian Life (NGL) that…
PRODUCTS
The Trump tariffs and Death Care
The International Trade Association defines tariffs as such: “A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products.…
North Carolina floods, Florida hurricanes, and L.A. wildfires: The tragedy of losing “kept at home” cremated remains
If you have read Funeral Director Daily for any length of time you will know that I am an advocate of “Permanent Memorialization” of loved ones. My reason for that belief is pretty…