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A rallying cry for colonists in pre-independent America was “No taxes without representation”. That basically referred to the act of taxing the colonies through British laws where colonists had no say, or vote, in the matter. However, most people don’t realize that one of the last indignities for this growing independence movement was…
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The University of Nebraska is evidently facing a $58 million budget shortfall for the coming season and ideas to eliminate it are coming forward. One such idea mentioned in this article, proposed by Nebraska regent Barbara Weitz, is to build a columbarium under the football field where departed fans can have their cremated…
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In the last couple of weeks Funeral Director Daily has noticed three companies involved in the Death Care business being under review. You can read a short commentary from either Fitch Ratings or A.M. Best on the following companies: Matthews International Heritage Life Insurance Company Homesteaders Life Insurance Company Enter your…
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The Funeral Director Daily Death Care Index (DCI) which consists of five stocks that deal in Death Care in some way continued to move lower in the 2nd Quarter of 2024 which ended last Friday. As a matter of fact, the only stock in the DCI that moved forward in the 2nd Quarter…
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It was almost impossible last week to live in the United States and not know or hear about the Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. Even if you didn’t want to know it was happening, you knew anyway because it dominated the news and announcements on almost every…
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I received the July 2024 edition of The Director and read many of the articles. One that interested me was authored by Curtis Rostad and was titled “Prices vs. The Internet”. I enjoyed the entire article and think the author makes a great point, but what really captivated me was his perception that almost…
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Homesteaders Life Insurance Company of Iowa has been in the news a lot lately. The preneed company that issued its first policy for final expenses in 1906 most recently announced in this press release that they have formed a partnership with Gather’s case management platform. According to the press release, “The new…
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Only a few years ago Dan Garrett of the United Kingdom founded the will writing company Farewill in that country. He estimates that his company has moved, via estates, a wealth transfer of more than 100 billion pounds of assets. He’s moved on to also start a firm in Direct Cremation with “Farewill…
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Funeral365, the management solution company for funeral service, is presenting a free online seminar tomorrow, Wednesday, June 26, at 4 pm Eastern Time (3 pm Central Time). Here’s what the people at Funeral365 say that you can learn from this presentation: The current state of the deathcare industry and financial trends Innovative approaches…
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Earlier this month ChurchFunerals Direct, an Ohio-based funeral services provider made this announcement that they had formed a partnership with the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches (OARBC). According to the announcement, ChurchFunerals Direct is now “the official state funeral provider for the 134 churches in the OARBC. According to Mark May, ChurchFunerals Direct…
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