Afternoon Edition
We 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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We learned earlier this week that registration for the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) 2025 Cremation Symposium is in full swing. The event returns to Las Vegas and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino from February 26-28, 2025. It’s an annual Death Care event where participants network with leaders from all…
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It didn’t take long for an investment advisor to get a take on what they think about Matthews International’s 4Q Earnings Report of last week. The article from Seeking Alpha’s contributer Valkyrie Trading Society is titled, “Matthews International: Signs of Deleveraging and Margin Improvement”. You can access the article here. Here’s a short…
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Matthews International, parent company of Matthews Aurora Caskets, Matthews Cemetery Products, and Matthews Environmental Solutions (cremation products) announced yesterday that they will be increasing the dividend that they pay on common shares of their stock by $0.01 per quarter. That will increase the dividend to $0.25 per share per quarter or $1.00 per…
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Funeral Director Daily published an article on Security National Financial Corporation’s 3rd Quarter 2024 results on Monday using the company’s November 14, 2024, Form 10-Q as our guidance as no press release had been issued from SNFC at that time. Later on November 18, a press release on the earnings from SNFC…
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