Preneed
Americans 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…
I’ve lived in the same growing community my entire life. I know a lot about the community. . .as a matter of fact my two sons always tell me “I have accumulated a wealth of worthless knowledge about it”!! Living here for a long period of time, being interested in my community,…
When a company commits marketing dollars to a specific purpose they want to make sure that those dollars move the needle as far as they can. So, a topic I’m interested in is at what age should a funeral home start putting preneed marketing in front of a potential client? I’m certain…
Has the death care community ever studied if, when faced with economic difficulties, the purchase of death care such as funerals, caskets, cremations, and other services reflect those economic times or do the vast majority of death care consumers select the disposition option, such as burial and cremation, that is most meaningful…
It was less than three weeks ago, on May 4, when listeners of Carriage Services earnings call got an idea that something was going to be decided in the way that the company handled their preneed business. In that call, of which you can read the transcript here, Vice-Chairman, President and Chief Operating…
Disagreements can be a part of any transaction. Today I’ll touch on a lawsuit that was filed last week that once again shows the importance of due diligence being necessary in any transaction. Last week we learned through this Wall Street Journal article that Mexican funeral service provider Servicios Funerarios had filed…
Not so many years ago the role of the funeral director or mortician in a community was to prepare the deceased for burial and coordinate all services between the family that was requesting services and the church body that was delivering those services. . . .which most of the time consisted of a…
Last week I had a two hour drive and set my radio to a station on Sirius that featured a news talk show. What was highly unusual was that the group of well-known broadcasters started talking about death care and then started talking about what their wishes would be for their own…
Editor’s Note: This article was scheduled for earlier this morning but for some reason was not picked up by our email subscription service. . .Well, better late than never. Sorry for the inconvenience. Here is the article you should have received earlier today: Sometimes things happen that can turn a fundamental business upside…
