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Yesterday, Sunday, November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the Armistice among nations to end the First World War. . .which was supposed to be the war to end all wars. Today, on a Monday, we in the USA will celebrate the day as a Holiday. Just to remind you. . . the end…
Read MoreAssurant Preneed, a component of Assurant, posted higher revenue and higher profits in their 3Q 2018 results that were made public after the market on Tuesday. You can read the company’s press release on its earnings report here. Assurant, a member of the Death Care Index (DCI), operates a world-wide conglomerate composed of three segments…
Read MoreMany of us are pretty proud, and rightfully so, that we have helped families in our communities cope with the death of a loved one for over 100 years and maybe are into our 3rd, 4th, or 5th generation of family service. Funeral service is a noble profession and one that those of us who…
Read MoreHere is a couple of articles that we found concerning items that have been in the news lately. . . An article that you can find here concerns a lawsuit filed in Wayne County, Michigan last July that a judge has now paved the way for the suit to be certified as a a Class…
Read MoreLast week death care public company Carriage Services reported 3rd quarter 2018 financial results. It was the 3rd consecutive quarter that the company had came in with a report that was less than what analysts had expected. If you read the earnings report and the subsequent Call with Analysts that you can read in its…
Read MoreOn November 1, 2018, StoneMor Partners issued a press release that you can read here which reported it’s financial results for the 1st Quarter of 2018. That period covers the time period of January 1, 2018, until March 31, 2018. As you may know, the company is moving from a Master Limited Partnership to a…
Read MoreFor those readers in the United States of America it is the day we cherish. The day that we get to go to the polls and select who we believe will be the best at managing the public’s interest for the next several years. In some municipalities you can vote for positions that range from…
Read MoreAccording to the Associated Press, in an article that you can read here, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced last Thursday that he is adding three new regulators to the State’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs mortuary team. That will bring the total to 7. The regulators have oversight over funeral homes, funeral directors, and…
Read MoreLast week we examined the 3rd quarter financial results for Service Corporation International. When we did that we noticed, and told our readers, about the success that their preneed funeral services seemed to be having. We actually told readers to compare what they are doing in their own businesses to SCI to make sure that…
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