Funeral Director Daily
We learned yesterday that the Trump administration Department of Justice has filed another brief in support of the funeral home that will have its case on transgender discrimination heard by the Supreme Court this fall. The case, which we highlighted in a Funeral Director Daily article that you can read here earlier this year, is…
Like many of you who read Funeral Director Daily, I like being an amateur investor in the stock market. Back in the 1980’s I read two books that have became my gospel for investing. One of them was in the early 80’s and was a book by John Naisbitt entitled “Megatrends” and the second book…
I happened to drive by the Douglas County Fairgrounds earlier this week and notice that the fair was already upon us. That signaled to me that the end of summer was not too far off and gave me an idea for writing a post about the fall season being a great time to capitalize on…
Cressy Memorial, an Indiana based group that operates as a sales and marketing agency for industry manufacturers, has become the very first sponsor of Funeral Director Daily. You can see a photo of one of their products, the Crowne Vault, in the upper right hand corner of every page of Funeral Director Daily. In 2006,…
InvoCare Limited, the largest public company in the death care space serving Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore reported half-year earnings which indicate that Operating Earnings after tax dropped 5.2% to AUS $22.3 million from last year’s AUS $23.6 million. In somewhat of an interesting note, Net Profits increased 97% to AUS $41.4 million because of…
We noticed a couple of articles in the news or opinion sections today about death care public companies StoneMor Partners and Park Lawn Corporation and just thought we would pass them on. StoneMor Partners to eliminate 340 positions. This article points out that StoneMor Partners will be targeting 340 positions as it attempts to eliminate…
I wrote a story yesterday on the timing of advertising telling consumers about the benefits of pre-planning one’s own funeral or cremation services. When I did that article I did not envision a follow-up or series of pre-need articles, but a day later here is another angle I have thought about often concerning pre-need and…
Park Lawn Corporation (PLC), the Toronto based consolidator and operator of funeral homes and cemeteries reported their financial results for the 2nd Quarter of 2019, the period that ended June 30, 2019, yesterday. You can see a short synopsis of the results in this press release. Park Lawn’s CEO Andrew Clark is quoted in the…
