Business
According to this issue of the Indianapolis Star an Indiana court of appeals ruled in late August that the State of Indiana “violated the First Amendment rights of a Fort Wayne “death doula” after it required her to obtain a funeral director license to provide end-of-life transition services”. Indiana state (mortuary)…
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Dwight Thompson, a seasoned social worker, psychotherapist, and former funeral director with more than 20 years of experience in mental health and grief care will highlight the monthly interactive Peer Support meeting for September. The online peer support meeting for funeral service workers sponsored by the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) will…
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I read a lot of different articles. Recently I read an article about investing that contrasted “Dividend Investing” and “Growth Investing”. The article was very interesting but it also made me think about my time as a funeral home owner and how I managed the profits, or cash-flow, of the business. In…
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The beginning of a recent article on the ASD Blog, authored by Jessica Farren, had a quote without, to my knowledge, an author’s acknowledgement. I will post it here with no acknowledgement but do believe it captures the essence of America’s funeral directors: “Deathcare professionals are not heroes because they are…
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There are some interesting survey results out that question if the United States will soon reach the “Peak Percentage” of cremation rates as the disposition of choice. Last year at this time the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) was readying some of their results on the “Changing Funeral Preferences” survey. I remember…
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It’s s question that I have a hard time answering or getting an answer to. The question being, “What is the number of preneed policies a funeral home needs to write to move market share forward?” Or even more basic, “What is the average ratio between going-concern funeral homes as it comes to…
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On Tuesday morning I had to alter my running schedule because of rain showers. So, I took to our indoor treadmill to get my daily exercise and had a nice run while watching the Fox Business Stuart Varney morning show. One of the short business news stories that came on was that they…
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According to SimilarWeb Legacy.com drew a total of over 43 million visits in July 2025. That’s a whole lot of people accessing a website. When families search for obituary notices, share memorials, of look for service details, they are often visiting Legacy.com. And now, when people visit Legacy.com your funeral home can…
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According to this recent article from Insurance News Net, an August decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana will allow a 2024 filed lawsuit to proceed for Montana funeral directors who claim a “premium financing scheme cost them millions”. Again, according to the article, the plaintiffs operate the Stevenson…
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It’s time for me to alter my running schedule. You see, the day after Labor Day is the historic start of the new school year in my community and my morning run takes me by an elementary school. . . . And, during the school year I try to avoid the buses and…
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