Funeral Director Daily
In this morning’s edition of Funeral Director Daily we linked two investment reports on Service Corporation International (SCI). As we mentioned both reports gave “bullish” opinions on the company and the chance for investment gain over time. Here’s how one of those reports summed up its conclusion for a positive investment outlook…
When you follow the public companies in Death Care like I do it is unusual to find articles about them appearing very often. But, last week two separate authors of Seeking Alpha gave opinions on Death Care public company Service Corporation International (SCI). As is my custom with these types of articles I…
I guess “Private” means “Privacy” and that is probably why it is so difficult to get information on how the Private Equity market is doing. The status of the industry is, however, of much interest to those in the Death Care profession because so much money has entered Death Care through private equity in…
The first half of January 2025 saw two news releases come from Matthews International that probably, in a wide scope, are related to each other. First, in early January, this press release titled “Matthews International announces closing of of European Tooling and Packaging Businesses”. Then just last week Matthews International issued this press…
According to this recent article in Newsweek “The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $77 million in new grants aimed at expanding and improving state-operated Veterans cemeteries. The funding, announced by the VA in December, supports projects at 20 existing state Veterans cemeteries and includes an establishment grant for Alaska’s…
There is no doubt over the past twenty-five years that consumers have made many changes about how they make selections. And, those selections don’t just relate to furniture styles, automobile styles, or television watching, such as binge watching, decisions. That’s why the cemeteries and crematories of Hillingdon Council are moving to a seven-day…
Today is January 20. It is the day that President Trump wanted to institute one of his ideas for making life more “affordable”. That idea is a 10% cap on interest rates on credit card balances for one year. A recent Debt.com survey about funeral expenses and death, which you can access an…
Here’s what the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) says about their first “Funeral Professionals Peer Support” online conversation of 2026: “Start the new year with steadiness and nurturing.The January Peer Support Meeting is a space for funeral professionals to reconnect after the holidays and explore the three RESET pillars: Strong Ground, Nervous…
Back in 1971, according to this article from Pew Research Center, 61% of Americans fell into what was called the “Middle Class”. The same article lists that number as 51% in 1923, and according to Finance & Commerce magazine, “Most economists agree the K-shape (consumer divergence) isn’t a short-term anomaly but a continuation of…
Earlier this week I was watching the business news and the channel was reporting on Delta Airlines. According to the talking heads that I was watching Delta Airlines has done a very good job in building market share by continuing to relate the “Experience” of flying Delta over the simple need to get from…
