Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it looks like there is something for everybody’s interest. Our top-rated articles cover subjects like revenue growth, potential casket tariffs, consumer…
When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of those investments. Unlike individual investors where passion may fuel the investment, most private equity investments are done with a…
“We were surprised — and not surprised at the same time — to find that none of the websites, no matter where they were from, demonstrated any inclusivity.” I read that statement, which is about funeral home websites, somewhat in astonishment. You see, I’ve been in the Death Care business for over…
In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just so we are on the same wave length for purposes of this article’s discussion, here is how one British company…
Caring for the caregiver. That’s something I learned a long time ago — if the caretaker is not cared for how can they expect to care for others? That’s what I was reminded of when I looked at the topic for tomorrow night’s CANA (Cremation Association of North America) supported participatory “Peer Support…
BUSINESS
Top Stories: Revenue growth, tariffs, acquistions, perceptions, ransoms — there’s an article for every interest in our “Best Read”
Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it…
“Equal Deathcare”: New group insinuates that funeral directors, funeral homes are places of “Exclusivity”
“We were surprised — and not surprised at the same time — to find that none of the websites, no matter where they were from, demonstrated any inclusivity.” I read that statement,…
Becoming. . . .”A Direct Cremation Nation”
In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just…
FINANCE
Private Equity makes investment in Alkaline Hydrolysis
When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of…
Seeking Alpha says SCI will “benefit from an aging population”
Investor network Seeking Alpha published an article last week in regards to investment opportunities in the largest publicly-held Death Care operator Service Corporation International (SCI). The article was titled, “Service Corporation: Benifiting from…
Death Care Index holds its own against other indexes for 1Q 2025
Funeral Director Daily’s analysis of the Death Care Index (DCI) for the 1st Quarter of 2025 shows that the four public companies that comprise the index held up favorably as a whole when compared…
REGULATIONS
Trump’s tariffs and caskets
The tariffs that President Trump put into effect this week seems to be the subject in every room that I step into. We even talked about it at after church coffee on Sunday. …
“Funeral Coverage Act” would provide another resource for funeral costs
Funeral Director Daily first reported on the “Funeral Coverage Act”, a proposed amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat distributions from health savings accounts (HSA) for funeral expenses of the account…
Cremated remains Priceless? These were ransomed for $2 million
It’s not your father’s Death Care world anymore. Because if you are currently involved in the Death Care business it seems like everyday something new happens that we haven’t thought about before. . .…
CEMETERY
Everstory Partners transforms through technology
Everstory Partners serves over 65,000 families annually and in addition to its funeral home business, operates close to 400 cemeteries around the United States, including Puerto Rico. Recently they authored this press…
Cremated remains Priceless? These were ransomed for $2 million
It’s not your father’s Death Care world anymore. Because if you are currently involved in the Death Care business it seems like everyday something new happens that we haven’t thought about before. . .…
Location, economics of clientele can lead to cemetery success/failure
A couple of recent articles that I read give an indication of how the financial success of cemeteries can vary based on location and/or the clientele that may be using the cemetery. …
CREMATION
Top Stories: Revenue growth, tariffs, acquistions, perceptions, ransoms — there’s an article for every interest in our “Best Read”
Wow!! The middle of the month seems to have got here fast and with it comes our list of “Top Read” Funeral Director Daily articles over the past 30 days. This month it…
Private Equity makes investment in Alkaline Hydrolysis
When an investment is made in a business venture the investor has high hopes for a multiple return on their investment. That can certainly be said for private equity companies who make some of…
Becoming. . . .”A Direct Cremation Nation”
In the years that I’ve been publishing Funeral Director Daily I’ve witnessed those in Great Britain become concerned because approximately 20% of the country’s deaths have been memorialized with only a “Direct Cremation”. Just…
PRENEED
10 Years of Pure Cremation
There has probably not been a Death Care company that had as rapid an accension as British direct cremation provider Pure Cremation. Founded in 2015 as a direct cremation company by the husband and…
Authorities “claw back” about 10% of defunct preneed losses
Funeral Director Daily recently learned that holders of pre-need funeral plans from Safe Hands Plans, Ltd. will initially receive about 10% of their investment back as authorities have “clawed back” funds from resources…
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…
PRODUCTS
Creedy, Jefferson bringing Blue Ocean Tour to Minneapolis
Veteran funeral industry analysts and consultants Alan Creedy and Danny Jefferson are bringing their “Experiential Learning” methods to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for two days in May. This tour from May 12 thru 14 will…
Treasured Memories Community Funding can help your client families and your community
Last week it seemed that every time I turned around I heard a news story about debt. . . . Here’s one that’s titled “Over nine million student loan borrowers could see their credit…
Prelude receives another venture investment
Prelude’s website makes this statement “We created the world’s best in-person selling software that anyone in your funeral home can use to close in just one meeting”. One year ago on March 8,…
