I recently came across this article from late October that was published in the Pine Knot News of northeastern Minnesota. The article is headlined “Director-less funeral home trims services“. I’m from Minnesota and know a little about northeastern Minnesota which is a large lumber and iron ore producing area. Generally, the communities are…
There’s a little of everything in Funeral Director Daily’s list of “Top Read” articles of the past 30 days. There is information on caskets, services, memorialization, value of businesses, and even some thoughts on what Death Care personnel do that the general public just doesn’t understand. . . . And, we will…
The Wall Street Journal in this recent article (you may find a paywall here) estimates that over the past 5 years Americans have gained a total of $63 trillion in personal wealth. And, this article from Yahoo Finance states “. . . the top 20% — the high-earning American households — are thriving because…
Seeking Alpha author Daniel Jones made the following comment in this opinion article titled “Carriage Services is coming back to life” published last week about the company: “. . . I believe that the market is currently underestimating Carriage Services. The business has done a fine job of reorienting itself over the…
Golf courses, in this day and age, are incredibly expensive to build. It’s not only the land acquisition costs but you have the costs involved in shaping the fairways and the greens, building a clubhouse and equipment garages, and, of course, the holding costs while the landscape grows into a playable course. I…
BUSINESS
Finding staff is still a challenge
I recently came across this article from late October that was published in the Pine Knot News of northeastern Minnesota. The article is headlined “Director-less funeral home trims services“. I’m from Minnesota and…
Wealth generation, private equity, funeral homes — Will this period last forever?
The Wall Street Journal in this recent article (you may find a paywall here) estimates that over the past 5 years Americans have gained a total of $63 trillion in personal wealth. And, this…
Socialism in NYC and Death Care
The election of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of the city that many refer to as the “World’s Financial Center” has brought about questions on what might change. Most of those questions deal…
FINANCE
Wealth generation, private equity, funeral homes — Will this period last forever?
The Wall Street Journal in this recent article (you may find a paywall here) estimates that over the past 5 years Americans have gained a total of $63 trillion in personal wealth. And, this…
Seeking Alpha author says “Carriage Services is coming back to life”
Seeking Alpha author Daniel Jones made the following comment in this opinion article titled “Carriage Services is coming back to life” published last week about the company: “. . . I believe…
Carriage Services reports 3rd Quarter 2025 — Cemetery segment leads the way
National funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services announced their 3rd Quarter results last week. In total they announced total revenues of $102.7 million in revenues for the 3rd Quarter in comparison to the…
REGULATIONS
Turning golf courses into cemeteries. . .here’s a city that wants to do just that
Golf courses, in this day and age, are incredibly expensive to build. It’s not only the land acquisition costs but you have the costs involved in shaping the fairways and the greens, building a…
Green cemetery case ending up in Federal Court
According to Gemini AI, “(the number of) articles can indicate short-term reactions, they can also foretell longer-term trends by reflecting shifts in public and business attention and sentiment”. And, if you read the number…
Dead people don’t pay taxes
In early October North America’s largest purveyor of Death Care services, Service Corporation International (SCI), received an approved zoning ruling to build Funeraria del Angel, a funeral home and cemetery in San Antonio,…
CEMETERY
Turning golf courses into cemeteries. . .here’s a city that wants to do just that
Golf courses, in this day and age, are incredibly expensive to build. It’s not only the land acquisition costs but you have the costs involved in shaping the fairways and the greens, building a…
Socialism in NYC and Death Care
The election of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of the city that many refer to as the “World’s Financial Center” has brought about questions on what might change. Most of those questions deal…
Consumers do change habits
Service Corporation International Chairman and CEO Thomas Ryan made some interesting comments in his opening statements in last week’s SCI Earnings Call. And, I wonder when looking at the long-range perspective if these comments…
CREMATION
Socialism in NYC and Death Care
The election of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of the city that many refer to as the “World’s Financial Center” has brought about questions on what might change. Most of those questions deal…
Consumers do change habits
Service Corporation International Chairman and CEO Thomas Ryan made some interesting comments in his opening statements in last week’s SCI Earnings Call. And, I wonder when looking at the long-range perspective if these comments…
There must be profits in Direct Cremation
With the NFDA convention going on in Chicago I thought that I would give attendees something to talk about while exploring the Expo floor. It was only a couple of weeks ago that…
PRENEED
Preneed companies emerge as funeral home lending sources
Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm that provides a wide range of products and services, including investment banking, wealth management, consumer banking, and brokerage services, recently made this comment in an article, “Life…
Co-op Funeralcare increases “Funeral Plan” sales over 17% despite cyberattack
An April cyberattack which you can read about here probably cost the parent company of Great Britain’s largest funeral home operator, Co-op Funeralcare, about a US$ 107 million profit swing but didn’t seem to…
Acquiring client families — “Any Which Way You Can”
As so often happens in my world I’ve had some real life and/or businesses experiences or discussions in the last week or ten days that has made me think about Death Care. And,…
PRODUCTS
Consumers do change habits
Service Corporation International Chairman and CEO Thomas Ryan made some interesting comments in his opening statements in last week’s SCI Earnings Call. And, I wonder when looking at the long-range perspective if these comments…
Technology keeps moving OneRoom forward in streaming services
You can’t read the newspaper or hear the television news without hearing of some new technology that is moving Artificial Intelligence forward. Well, if you are keeping up with Death Care on a…
Another chapter for the book
If you have been a funeral director for any length of time like I was for 33 years you have probably thought that telling of the experiences you went through would make a good…
