funeral homes
Sometimes what seems like the obvious isn’t always the best. Yesterday we wrote about trying to bring the volume of your services number to a larger number and how that could help by reducing your costs per service. One way we suggested doing that was by an acquisition in the same geographic area of your…
Read MoreOver thirty-five years as an owner operator of a community funeral home I made hundreds of business decisions. Some were easy, some were hard, some worked out, some didn’t. The one common denominator is that I did my research and thought that I was doing the right thing to either help the community or gain…
Read MoreWhile searching through articles pertaining to the death care industry I came across an article from Vice.com entitled, “Inside New Orleans Extreme Embalming Funerals” that you can read here. The article points out a trend, that as far as the author can tell started in Puerto Rico in about 2014 and has grown in acceptance…
Read MoreIn my opinion, when I look for something to invest in, I gauge the safety of the investment as well as the possible return and then make a decision if the balance is there between the two. I also look at two sides of an equity investment as the potential for growth (as defined by…
Read MoreToday we bring you a short, less than 3 minute video, and article that you can access here that has the CEO of death care conglomerate InvoCare speaking on why he believes it “is a transformational time” in the industry. CEO Martin Earp, speaking with CNBC, talks of the major shift on how people are…
Read MoreThere is no doubt that there is a tremendous value in establishing a national brand that can gain value by economies of scale, national reputation, and accessibility. Think about companies like Dominos, Burger King, McDonalds, Waste Management, Macy’s, Kohls, and the like where you know the value and quality of what you are buying when…
Read MoreU.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed a class action lawsuit against StoneMor Partners L.P. according to an article in the Delaware County Times. In this lawsuit, lead plaintiffs Judson Anderson was trying to show that investors were misled and/or materially harmed by statements StoneMor made between March…
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