Funeral Director Daily
Last week we learned that Orlando based Foundation Partners Group had acquired The Island Funeral Home and Crematory and Cremation Simplified in Hilton Head, South Carolina. According to a press release that you can read here, that purchase expanded Foundation Partner’s network of funeral homes in South Carolina to eleven locations. Funeral Director Daily take: …
Read MoreLast week we saw the American stock markets drop almost five percent before making a partial comeback on Friday. Who knows what will happen today, but depending on who you listen to the markets were spooked by rising interest rates, rising oil prices, and rising potential inflation which can cause changes in business success dependent…
Read MoreI plan on ending the week by telling you about a product that I did not know existed until earlier this week when I was doing some research for future articles here at Funeral Director Daily. How many of you know about the “Infinity Burial Suit”? Here is the web-site where you can find out…
Read MoreIt is always interesting to see what is happening in the death care profession around the world. We recently came across this article from the Connexion with news from France that indicates the growing trend of cremation is also occurring in that country. According to that article 63% of the people asked in 2018 said…
Read MoreThere are some interesting things happening in the financial world in Australia. Lately there has been quite a bit of publicity from the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and Financial Services industry about the financing of funerals while still living. My guess is that a lot of this has reached the public…
Read MoreI read an article that you can read here pertaining to what is announced as a merger, but in reality looks like an acquisition. This announcement talks about two funeral homes in Ohio that have “merged” operations. It is about the Billow Funeral Homes and Crematory and the Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory.…
Read MoreIn an article and investigative video story that you can read and see here, an Austin, Texas based funeral home has been accused by the Texas Department of Banking of illegally collecting over half a million dollars of prepaid funeral payments from consumers. Illegal because the owner was not licensed to sell prepaid funeral plans.…
Read MoreI decided that now that I have a world-wide audience of some number, today would be a good day for me to play Chamber of Commerce representative from my hometown of Alexandria, Minnesota. To most Americans we celebrate this Monday as Christopher Columbus Day — celebrating the discovery of the North American continent from when…
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