Funeral Director Daily
I will start today’s column with this paragraph that was in my Saturday edition of Seeking Alpha, a daily newsletter I receive about current events and the financial markets. . and sometimes how the two are intertwined. “Cosmetics maker Coty (NYSE:COTY) agreed to buy a 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s make-up brand KKW for…
In a press release released last week, the National Funeral Director’s Association (NFDA) announced the following: “Out of concern for the well-being of funeral professionals, exhibitors and association staff, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has canceled its in-person 2020 International Convention & Expo, scheduled for October 18 through 21 in New Orleans. NFDA will…
We spend an inordinate amount of time telling our readers of what is happening in the large public companies that make up that constellation in the death care universe. Don’t get me wrong, that information is good to have, easy to obtain as it is public by law, and much can be learned by seeing…
Just so you know, I’m one of those people who is an unabashed, unashamed, believer in America and the American Spirit! While not every thing is perfect about the country, I’m a believer in the ability of America, because of its people and its historical ideals, to overcome issues that create friction in our country…
On Tuesday global death care company Matthews International announced a sale, that was effective on June 26, of a non-controlling ownership interest in a pet cremation services business. According to this release from Matthews, the company sold its interest for a total of $57.2 million. That $57.2 million was to be paid to Matthews International…
This morning we noticed a news release from Market Exclusive that you can see here pertaining to a K-1 filing from Carriage Services. The filing informed the public that effective June 26, 2020, President and Chief Operating Officer William W. Goetz had resigned from those positions at Carriage Services as well as had resigned from…
Today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily brings you an update on death care public company Security National Financial Corporation (SNDC) and its inclusion into the Russell 3000 stock market index. SNFC, which operates in the funeral, cemetery, cash assignment, and preneed portions of the death care industry was brought into the index as of…
I’ve talked about it on this medium many times, but it has affected us all to some extent during 2020. What I am talking about is the coronavirus and what it has done to our daily lives. . . in this case the social distancing and rules about no large gatherings. In my opinion, we…
In today’s afternoon edition of Funeral Director Daily we bring you some of the best and worst of the funeral home and cemetery professions as well as an interesting article on the Burial Mounds of Tonga. N’West Iowa funeral homes noted for service. nwestiowa.com (IA) Former Brownstown, Indiana, funeral home owner admits to stealing more…
