Afternoon Edition
This morning I read the edition of “Wall Street Breakfast” from Seeking Alpha and it gave very good information on the pros and cons of the “Trump Tariffs”. Since I wrote on the that issue and its possible effects on the Death Care profession/industry in this morning’s edition, I thought I would send…
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This article from North Country Now of New York announces the acquisition of the Green Funeral Home of Gouverneur, New York, by the Frary Funeral Home. From the company’s website which you can access here, it appears that the Gouverneur location will be the 6th location operated by Frary. The article from…
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Okay. . . I’m generally not one to toot my own horn, but I did promise my friend Charis Rethorford, Head of Partnerships and Marketing at Prelude, that I would appear on one of their Zoom webinars to discuss the state of the funeral profession, as I see it, with her. If you…
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I’ve been around long enough to see many people call themselves a “Leader”. Some of those people are and some aren’t. I’ve also been around long enough to recognize a “True Leader” when they are in my midst. And, tomorrow night those of you who tune in for the Cremation Association of…
Read MoreWe found a recent investment article by Seeking Alpha author Daniel Jones that was published on Sunday, January 12. When you are in this business as I have been for over 40 years, it is always interesting to see what others have to say about the investment opportunities available in the business’ public…
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An article that was about a pilot program in America’s Veterans Administration (VA) cemeteries proved to be the most read article in the past thirty days on Funeral Director Daily. The article dealt with this press release sent out by the Veterans Administration in late November. The press release noted “the U.S. Department…
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Funeral Director Daily learned earlier in December that Carriage Services was ranked among the Best Small Business Companies in America for 2024. In a press release that you can read here, it was announced that Forbes recognized Carriage Services as its #33 company on its list of “Most Successful Small Companies” for 2024. …
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Like many I learned of the death of Minnesota funeral home owner and operator William L. McReavy, Sr. on Christmas Day. Here is Legacy.com’s announcement of that event. The Washburn-McReavy brand goes back to the year 1857 in Minnesota which happens to be one year before Minnesota became a state. Like many generational…
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It’s the middle of the month and with that comes our publishing of Funeral Director Daily’s “Top Read Articles” of the past 30 days. This month’s leading articles are no surprises because they are subjects that seem to be on the minds of Death Care business leaders and funeral home owners more and more.…
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Funeral Director Daily learned last week that well-know Death Care industry executive Jared Dance has formed a business that intends to help funeral homes and cemeteries with marketing and management. In an e-mail press release we received this announcement, “J. Dance Consulting LLC is excited to announce its launch as a specialized…
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