Funeral Director Daily

NFDA joins others in quest to delay implementation of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

By Funeral Director Daily / September 24, 2024 /

  In early September the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) joined with hundreds of other groups to delay implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which is set to be implemented on January 1, 2025.  According to Google artificial intelligence (AI),  “The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires…

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Wakefield joins Better Place Forests

By Funeral Director Daily / September 23, 2024 /

    It was announced earlier in September that Jessica Wakefield has joined Better Place Forests as their new Director of Partnerships, Community, and Education.  The announcement made this comment, “With over 15 years of experience in the funeral service industry, Jessica will play a pivotal role in building and strengthening partnerships with local funeral…

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Matthews International is a “Dividend Aristocrat”

By Funeral Director Daily / September 23, 2024 /

  Just the other day as I was looking at public companies in the Death Care realm I noticed that Matthews International was paying a dividend to stockholders of just over 4% annually.  I look at those type of things because when I make an investment I not only like the stock price to eventually…

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Academic scholarships available from the Funeral Service Foundation — 6 weeks to application deadlines

By Funeral Director Daily / September 20, 2024 /

  I know a lot of people in funeral service.  And, I might make a wager and say that most of those that I know are humble and enjoy helping their community and the world in which we live.  Many of those people, when they look in the mirror, see somebody who has enjoyed a…

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Propel Funeral Partners reports Fiscal Year End 2024 numbers

By Funeral Director Daily / September 19, 2024 /

      Propel Funeral Partners (PNP) which I believe is the 2nd largest Death Care provider in Australia and New Zealand and the largest “publicly traded” Death Care company in those countries reported their year-end results in late August.  Propel’s fiscal year covers the time period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.…

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The “Changing face of Death Care” brings out the highest readership for Funeral Director Daily

By Funeral Director Daily / September 18, 2024 /

    If there was a doubt that how Death Care is changing is of interest to practitioners in the business, one would only have to look at article readership of Funeral Director Daily over the past thirty days to prove the point to the doubter.  Every 30 days, on the 15th of each month,…

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Last wills, charitable giving, and preneed

By Funeral Director Daily / September 18, 2024 /

      Central Co-op of Great Britain is an interesting company.  They are a company with a history of over 100 years and operate in the grocery, legal services, floral, and funeral business.  According to this Wikipedia page, the company operates over 1,000 funeral homes and is now the largest provider of Death Care…

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Carriage to “Tee it Up” for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Houston

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2024 /

  In less than a month Carriage Services will be hosting the inaugural  “Carriage Cares Open”.  This fund-raising golf tournament will be held on October 10 at the Woodlands Resort Golf Club in Houston, Texas.  The one-day Scramble event will raise money for the Carriage Cares Foundation and benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of…

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A Canary in the Coal Mine?

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2024 /

  Funeral Director Daily recently learned through this late August article in The Times (of London) that Dignity Funerals of Great Britain recently “has moved to reduce its debts after warning of “material uncertainties” over its ability to continue as a going concern, just over a year after it was taken private from the London…

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Cremation Association of North America announces tomorrow’s Peer Support meeting

By Funeral Director Daily / September 16, 2024 /

        The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recognizes that September is designated as “Recovery Month” to raise awareness about treatment for substance use disorders, reduce stigma of those suffering, and celebrate their recovery.  Because of that recognition, tomorrow night’s Funeral Professionals Peer Support Group will be committed to that subject.  …

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