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Funeral Homes In Fund Bailout

by Scott on May 21, 2009
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Merrill Lynch & Co. has agreed to pay $18 million to end a state investigation into its investment services to a troubled trust fund managed by the Illinois Funeral Directors Association, the state insurance division said Wednesday.
The money will be used to help offset potential losses that funeral homes face in providing services to consumers [...]

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Recession Hits Death

by Scott on April 27, 2009
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Funeral directors are turning down their thermostats, doing their own laundry and not buying new hearses, according to a new National Funeral Directors Association survey.
The reason: Funeral home revenues are weakening as more consumers opt for cremations, cheaper caskets, shorter viewing periods and cheaper wakes. Also suffering are trusts and stock funds in which funeral [...]

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Best To Die Mid-Week

by Scott on February 26, 2009
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Ever wondered why most funerals are during the week?  Well it is common for prices to be higher at weekends and on holidays, that’s right those good ‘ol boys in the funeral homes never miss a trick!  Recently I read this little gem from the Salt Lake Tribune:
The cost of a weekend funeral at Logan’s [...]

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Jewish Community Values

by Scott on February 11, 2009
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I came across this heart warming story recently and thought it was something for us to think about.  Religious communities are often thought to be a thing of the past, where everyone looks after everyone else, but this Jewish community, or rather their family business funeral directors could teach us all a thing or tow.  [...]

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Pre-Buy Funeral Nightmare

by Scott on February 11, 2009
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I flagged up a warning over pre-buy in an earlier article (Bye Bye Pre-Buy Jan 23) and then I came across this case which illustrates my point very nicely.  And, hey, even I can feel a bit sorry for the ‘ol boys in the funeral homes over this one, but it kinda illustrates our point, [...]

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