Funeral Director Daily

Treasure seeker pleads guilty in Fort Yellowstone Cemetery charges

By Funeral Director Daily / January 11, 2021 /

It was reported in this press release from the United States Attorneys District of Wyoming office that a treasure seeker in the Forrest Fenn inspired treasure hunt had pleaded guilty to charges of “excavating or trafficking in archaeological resources, and injury or depredation to United States property” within Fort Yellowstone Cemetery. This is not the…

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Service above self. . . . the funeral director in 2020

By Funeral Director Daily / January 8, 2021 /

As we move into the weekend we bring you some reading material including an article on how the indigent funeral program in Ohio has more requests than usual because of a combination of not only COVID-19 deaths, but an uptick in opioid deaths as well. We also bring you a video and news story out…

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2020: A look back at the public companies

By Funeral Director Daily / January 7, 2021 /

There are a lot of reasons that people may look to get the year 2020 in their rearview mirror.  However, when you look individually at the performance of the public companies in the death care realm for the calendar year, my guess is that almost all of them would be happy to repeat the year’s…

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Fearless predictions for the coming year

By Funeral Director Daily / January 6, 2021 /

Today’s is one of those articles that I enjoy writing. . . pure speculation on my part and if I am wrong with my thought process no one really knows until later in the year when this article has been all but forgotten. Funeral Director Daily is taking today to take a speculative look into…

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Cemeteries: Do you have the “right” inventory to succeed?

By Funeral Director Daily / January 5, 2021 /

There is an old saying about location, location, location.  However, if you are in the sales business you know you have to have the proper inventory also. We have a lot of subscribers in the cemetery business at Funeral Director Daily.  Some of these subscribers work for the big companies like Service Corporation, Park Lawn,…

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DCI rebounds. . . .Total return almost 7%

By Funeral Director Daily / January 4, 2021 /

I was very fortunate as a youngster because I was schooled on investments and the market by my father.  Giving me, what is now termed “financial literacy”, is one of the greatest gifts I have ever received.  As a matter of fact, as a board member of a Big Ten institution, I have pushed our…

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Funeral “services” buck the trend in 2020

By Funeral Director Daily / December 31, 2020 /

I read this article from Yahoo Finance today entitled “The Economic Chart of the Year“.  It is an interesting short read and you will learn something from reading it.  Like I always try to do. . . I tried to reflect on how my actions have contributed to the articles conclusion and also tried to…

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” . . It’s counter intuitive to my livelihood”

By Funeral Director Daily / December 30, 2020 /

Louisiana funeral director George Charlet has summed up the cautions surrounding this year of COVID-19 deaths when he was faced with the idea of his mother going to a funeral.   He commented on that idea by saying, “I just kind of wish people used more caution and took advantage of writing a condolence letter.   It’s…

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StoneMor Board, Axar Capital allegedly sued over 2020 buyout proposal

By Funeral Director Daily / December 29, 2020 /

From my point of view, the new management and leadership team at StoneMor, Inc. has been executing with all the right decisions to get the Pennsylvania funeral home and cemetery based operator moving forward in a profitable direction.  They have made tough decisions in contracting out cemetery labor, removing it from a direct employee relationship…

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United States passes 3 million deaths in 2020. . . first time ever

By Funeral Director Daily / December 28, 2020 /

The Associated Press recently reported in this article that the United States will, for the first time ever, pass the 3 million mark in actual deaths recorded in a single calendar year.  And, in what is not a surprise to anybody in the country in this COVID-19 year, the number of deaths will be an…

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