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In my research into Funeral Director Daily topics I see lots of articles like this from around the country. What made me stop and consider this article for publishing is not only my knowledge of the Smith family, but a thought I had when reading the article. That thought being. . . “You…
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As to the possible takeover of Australia’s largest death care provider, InvoCare, by United States private equity company TPG Global, The Australian Financial Review reported this on Thursday, July 20, 2023: “After a bit of back and forth, InvoCare and TPG signed an agreement on May 15 at a $13 per…
Read MoreIt’s estimated that about 85% of North America’s funeral businesses are still family owned. However, that number seems to be headed downward as the large national and regional consolidators seemingly accelerate their purchases of these family funeral homes when they come to market. I think that increased rate of consolidation is…
Read MoreI had an incident in church on Sunday that both the party I was involved with and myself laughed about at the time. However, when I returned home I thought about the situation and wondered to myself, “Is it just me in this stage of life or is humanity, in general, losing…
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Most of us in the Death Care business recognize Matthews International as a trusted supplier in the monument, cemetery, cremation, and casket business. However, this recent article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette gives us some insight into what has been fueling the company’s rise in stock price and potential future growth prospects.…
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One of Funeral Director Daily’s sponsors, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA), will again be helping to host the Peer Support Network online meeting tomorrow night, July 18, at 8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central time. Here’s what CANA says about this month’s meeting in a recent press release on…
Read MoreThe following quote came out of a National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) e-mail on June 26, 2023, that announced the introduction of the “Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act” bill into Congress, “In almost every state, it is legal for anyone, even if they do not have training, to sell the human remains…
Read MoreIf you have been a funeral director for any length of time the odds are that you have served a family of a suicide death at some point. I served several over my years as a funeral director and those times were very difficult and stressful for me. And, I had somewhat…
Read MoreAmericans are taking a loan, early withdrawal, or hardship withdrawal from their retirement plans at record rates according to this article from Yahoo Finance. And, one of the top reasons why, according to the survey, is to pay for a funeral. According to the survey released by by the non-profit Transamerica…
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