Afternoon Edition
Death care company Matthews International has had quite a stock run up so far in 2023. And, this August 2, 2023, article from Seeking Alpha seems to say there is still room to move up for the company. The article, entitled, Matthews International: The easy money has been made, but there is…
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A press release from Batesville last week announced additional resources being put into the “Living Memorial” program by Batesville. The company announced it “is doubling down on its mission of helping families honor the lives of those they love® with an enhancement to its Living Memorial® tree planting program that gives families the…
Read MoreToday is the 15th of August. As we do on the 15th of every month we list the articles that were most read by Funeral Director Daily readers over the past 30 days. We noticed that this month’s Top 5 are very business oriented. Here they are: Private Equity claims another…
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It is the time of the 3rd Tuesday of the month when the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsors it participatory “Peer Support Meeting” for funeral professionals. It will take place tomorrow evening (Tuesday, August 15, at 8 pm Eastern time, 7 pm Central time). To register and/or for more information on this…
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Today I want to use the Afternoon Edition to simply say “Thank You” to our readers and our sponsors. I’m a one-man band at Funeral Director Daily and when I started blogging I never knew what kind of reception that I would have. After an almost 35-year career as a funeral home…
Read MoreWe reported in our morning edition on last week’s happenings in Great Britain pertaining to the proposal that Pure Cremation will be acquired by private equity firm Epiris. We thought with that news we would try to let you know about the two other major potential acquisitions in the Death Care profession around…
Read MoreOur article this morning dealt with inflation and possible deflation. In doing the research for the article I came across this inflation calculator which I thought funeral homes and cemeteries would enjoy using to compare how they are pricing. According to this calculator: “The dollar had an average inflation rate of 5.64% per…
Read MoreAs the calendar turns into August Funeral Director Daily has identified some interesting learning opportunities for our readers. And, a couple of them begin as early as tomorrow. Here’s some of the things on tap: From Wilbert’s continuing series of e-learning for funeral professionals we bring you these August opportunities for free CEU…
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I recently had the opportunity to listen to an insightful podcast that featured Foundation Partners Group’s Chief Marketing and Digital Officer Lee Senderov. She was a guest on the podcast “Celebration Chatters” which is hosted by 1-800-Flowers founder Jim McCann. I’ve been a licensed funeral director for over 40 years but…
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The latest information we have out of Australia on the potential takeover of Australia’s largest death care provider, InvoCare, by United States private equity company TPG Capital is from a “Street Talk” column in Wednesday’s Australian Financial Review. Here’s a couple of exerpts from that article which is entitled “InvoCare talks turn…
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