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As we head not only into the weekend but into the month of August, we found lots of interesting stories for our readers. And, they are from all over the world. . .from preneed insurance in New Zealand, to public company finances in Great Britain, and back to the good old U.S.A. with stories ranging…
Read MoreNorth America’s largest public purveyor of death care services, Service Corporation International (SCI), released its 2nd Quarter 2020 results on Wednesday. In a nutshell, they produced somewhat better than what was expected results in this COVID-19 environment. You can read their full 2Q 2020 report here. SCI reported revenues for the quarter of $820 million…
Read MoreWe’ve got plenty of stories to tell you this afternoon, however, we felt that “topping our charts” was this article from ESPN.com that that chronicles a Tuesday night game in which WNBA player Sylvia Fowles became the all-time leading rebounder in the history of that basketball league. Sports leading Funeral Director Daily headlines?? The fact…
Read MoreCarriage Services reported their much anticipated 2nd Quarter of 2020 results on Tuesday. You can get a copy of their press release here. The company, as well as other companies in the death care index are reporting their 2nd Quarters as their first full three month period of dealing with deaths and memorializations in the…
Read MoreOn Sunday morning my wife, Angie, and I were talking over the ramifications of what Congress may do in its balancing act to keep the economic security of the United States in tact as the pandemic rages on. We were discussing the additional $600 weekly unemployment payment per furloughed or unemployed worker and the long…
Read MoreToday’s afternoon edition tells of a Dayton, Ohio, decision by a judge that overturns a variance needed to operate a crematory. Funeral Director Daily will also give you news of a large funeral home acquisition of six Ohio mortuaries. Finally, we’ve got some other stories and a listing of some of the events for learning…
Read MoreAs I search for articles that might be of interest to readers of Funeral Director Daily I see lots of headlines. Headlines are the first indicator of what draws me into an article that might be of interest and then, if that has piqued my interest, I will get into the meat of the article…
Read MoreThe National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) named death care industry veteran Jim Price to its Board of Directors last week. Price has over 50 years of experience in the funeral profession and is a 3rd generation funeral director. He currently serves as Senior Vice-President, Industry Relations for Park Lawn Corporation. Jim, earlier in his…
Read MoreWhen it comes to “Financial Literacy” I consider myself one of the lucky ones who had a father who insisted that his children learn about how to manage whatever income it was that you made. My dad was a business man, and in our house growing up, not only were we expected to learn the…
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