Funeral Director Daily
The election of Democrat Socialist Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of the city that many refer to as the “World’s Financial Center” has brought about questions on what might change. Most of those questions deal with financial issues such as taxes and benefits. From the perspective of Death Care and funerals my thought process…
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In what I would term an “Honorable” press release from Death Care consolidator and operator Foundation Partners Group, the company is using this day to not only honor all American military veterans but to illustrate some of the military veterans who continue to “serve” in the realm of Death Care. According to the…
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News from Suppliers and Practitioners that you can use: “Tribute Technology has announced a new partnership with Family Shield Credit, the first fintech platform designed by funeral professionals to offer flexible, budget-friendly payment options for funeral homes and their client families. This collaboration integrates Family Shield’s proven financing platform into Tribute Technology’s…
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National funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services announced their 3rd Quarter results last week. In total they announced total revenues of $102.7 million in revenues for the 3rd Quarter in comparison to the 2024 3rd Quarter of $100.7 million — that’s a 2% total increase. The same report also stated that the company’s…
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Service Corporation International Chairman and CEO Thomas Ryan made some interesting comments in his opening statements in last week’s SCI Earnings Call. And, I wonder when looking at the long-range perspective if these comments portend an increasingly successful future for cemeteries and less of that future for traditional funeral homes. Here’s some of…
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You can’t read the newspaper or hear the television news without hearing of some new technology that is moving Artificial Intelligence forward. Well, if you are keeping up with Death Care on a daily basis, you will also notice that technology is moving forward fast and furious to help funeral service professionals everyday.…
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Funeral Director Daily take: Today is the day that the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in what I refer to as the “Tariff” case. As most Americans know President Trump has actively set tariff rates on different countries around the world by using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). It…
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If you have been a funeral director for any length of time like I was for 33 years you have probably thought that telling of the experiences you went through would make a good book. There are probably all kinds of death scenes you’ve been at, interesting family dynamics of those you’ve served, and…
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In my opinion, small family-owned funeral homes have been one of the bastions for the perception of capitalism and free enterprise in America as long as they have been founded and operated. However, as we move into today’s Election Day in America a recent Gallup Poll now states that 39% of our…
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I was again reminded of stock guru Peter Lynch and his affinity for “boring investments” when I looked at the 2025 3rd Quarter results for Service Corporation International that were issued last week. Lynch, who you may know, was the broker/analyst/investor who led the mutual fund Fidelity Magellan to a 29.2% annual rate of…
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