Funeral Director Daily

BOOX Research rates SCI as “underperform”

By Funeral Director Daily / July 24, 2019 /

BOOX Research provided an article to Seeking Alpha about Service Corporation International (SCI) that you can read here.  It’s important to note that this is only one article by one researcher, but their complex analysis ends up with a going forward rating on the public death care company of “Underperform”. The very first page of…

The alarming trend of county paid funerals

By Funeral Director Daily / July 23, 2019 /

As America is gearing up for its 2020 elections we hear a lot of campaign rhetoric about the haves and the have nots.  One of the statistics that you hear is that of a Federal Reserve survey that contends that 40% of U.S. adults said they couldn’t easily cover an unplanned expense of $400.  So,…

Australia’s InvoCare makes another acquisition

By Funeral Director Daily / July 22, 2019 /

It was announced last week that the largest provider of death care services in Australia and New Zealand would be making another acquisition. InvoCare announced last week that they would be purchasing Australian Heritage Funerals located in Toowoomba, Queensland.  According to an article and news video you can read and see here, the closing will…

Thousands turn out for veteran’s memorial service

By Funeral Director Daily / July 22, 2019 /

Wayne Wilson was a Vietnam veteran who died at age 67 on May 28, 2019.  According to sources, Wilson died without any surviving family members.  It was that fact that led some of his friends to call out the community of Niles, Michigan to attend his memorial service last Wednesday in Niles. With the help…

Is pet death care the new cremation?

By Funeral Director Daily / July 19, 2019 /

A couple of things happened on Thursday (yesterday) that put the idea for this article in my mind.  First of all, I was involved in a brain-storming session that centered partly on how to reduce tuition costs for college students.  And then, later in the afternoon I was watching the business channel, CNBC, as I…

50 year funeral director. . . “Stopping ain’t an option”

By Funeral Director Daily / July 18, 2019 /

Part of researching what is happening in the death care industry is the fun of just finding out what is out there in the world.  And, I’ve found that some of those who work in the profession are just the nicest people around.  Part of the game is to make a living doing what you…

Earnings week fast upon us. . . DCI moving up

By Funeral Director Daily / July 17, 2019 /

If you follow Wall Street and the American stock market you will know that we are in the period of the summer where public companies start to report their earnings as of June 30.  For most of the companies who operate on a calendar year this is their 2nd Quarter results and gives investors a…

From Scandinavia to here

By Funeral Director Daily / July 16, 2019 /

Excuse me for doing a little reminiscing today, but today (July 16) would be my father’s 101st birthday.  I lost my father to a sudden heart attack – while he was servicing a funeral – on Easter weekend 1977, 42 years ago, when I was a teenager.  Life has certainly moved forward since then, but…

The veto of Viking funerals

By Funeral Director Daily / July 15, 2019 /

Funeral Director Daily had kept you informed about what has become known as the “Jedi bill” in the state of Missouri this spring and summer.  The bill, proposed by State Senator Jason Holsman, a Democrat from Kansas City, would have allowed for outdoor cremations and supposedly made Missouri a mecca for so-called “Viking or Jedi…

Funeral homes and real estate

By Funeral Director Daily / July 12, 2019 /

Today we bring you two articles about funeral homes and real estate that have been in the news lately.  We have written many times about zoning issues for funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries, but today one of the articles actually tells of a funeral home that residents do not want to see demolished and the…