death care
On Thursday, September 1, Wilbert’s WilbertEDU continuing education series will feature author Jessica Vitalis discussing her 2021 book, The Wolf’s Curse. Here’s what Wilbert says about the topic: “In this WilbertEDU session, Jessica discusses grief in children’s literature and how she came to write The Wolf’s Curse, which chronicles the journey of a 12-year-old apprentice…
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Hang with me here for just a second and we will get to some great information for streaming. . . . I might as well admit to you all – I’m not a big Facebook guy. I’ve probably been a member for 15 years or so and my profile will tell you that I have…
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Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC) is the last of our seven companies that comprise the Death Care Index (DCI) to report financial numbers for the April thru June 2022 period. . . which they did last week. You can see the SNFC press release and numbers here. As you may know, SNFC operates three divisions…
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Last week Seeking Alpha contributing author Daniel Jones authored an article highlighting death care funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services. Here’s some of what he says in the article, “Although it may sound morbid to say, the death care space is a particularly interesting area for investors to explore. In a world where…
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Parting Stone, the company that has pioneered the “solidified remains” method for cremated remains was informed by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham that they had received $150,000 from the state’s Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) to grow their employment numbers in their Santa Fe facility. In the press release from the Governor’s office that…
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As we have previously reported, StoneMor Inc. is in the middle of a proposed take-private merger movement led by the companies largest shareholder, Axar Capital. (Here is our article entitled “StoneMor agrees to Axar Capital Managment buyout”). That merger continues to move forward with the offering price of $3.50 per share now moving into a…
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President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law yesterday. There’s a lot in it. . . how will it affect you and your business? Our friends at Clifton Larson Allen have some ideas. Here’s just one aspect of the law that may affect your business that I noticed in the CLA report: “A…
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Earlier in August, partly through this press release, Aflac announced that they will be entering the “Final Expense” insurance market and made a point of detailing a strategy aiming consumer directed products at the Senior insurance market. Not only will Aflac offer a Final Expense product but they will also be rolling out a Medicare…
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In Carriage Service’s 2nd Quarter financial report, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Steve Metzger, hinted that the company had two acquisitions in the pipeline that would probably be announced in the following couple of weeks. We now know, thru this Carriage Services press release, that one of those acquisitions appears to be 800-call Funeraria…
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It isn’t very often when you hear of a bona-fide superstar in their athletic field that just can’t seem to wait for the next chapter of their life to start. However, that is where WNBA superstar Sylvia Fowles finds herself as she has counted down the last weeks and days of her 15-year WNBA career. …
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