Funeral Director Daily’s analysis of the Death Care Index (DCI) for the 1st Quarter of 2025 shows that the four public companies that comprise the index held up favorably as a whole when compared against the larger followed indexes such as the Nasdaq, the S&P 500, and the Dow […] Read More
There was a day when someone that used the fictional Jones Funeral Home in Anytown, USA, knew that it was the Jones family that had the ownership and pride in that business. They knew if there was anything in their small community that pertained to Death Care business, […] Read More
I’m writing this article on Tuesday morning ahead of President Trump’s address to Congress and at a time when certain investors seem to have lost some faith in the markets as the Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently down over 700 points on the day. The world can […] Read More
As I’ve told you before, I read the book Megatrends early in the 1980’s. That book, written by John Naisbitt, enlightened me on how happenings of today’s world become trends and potentially “Megatrends” that can change society over time. It also enlightened me that sometimes we can be […] Read More
There has been a lot written about the stock markets in the two weeks of the Presidency of Donald Trump. So much seems to depend on what the item of the day with President Trump is and that item seems to move markets one way or another. […] Read More
Editor’s Apologies: I accidently aset the wrong time for release so this is a little late today, sorry. . . Last Monday China shook the financial markets by unveiling that their Aritificial Intelligence capabilities from a company called “DeepSeek” seemed to be further along in developing AI than American […] Read More
The International Trade Association defines tariffs as such: “A tariff or duty (the words are used interchangeably) is a tax levied by governments on the value including freight and insurance of imported products. Different tariffs applied on different products by different countries.” I’m writing this on Saturday […] Read More
I’ve heard from people over the years that thought Matthews International was “too complicated” of a company. The company that started in 1850 and and produced its first-ever bronze memorial in 1927, according to this article on Matthews history, continued with ever-increasing products for Death Care but also […] Read More
Picking the Brains of the Pros: Recent Research into the Field of Death Care The field of death care is a thriving area of formal research. Structured studies explore how the public – and the pros – are affected by (and work with) matters of death, loss, and mortality. At […] Read More
Bridging Hospice and Funeral Services: A Compassionate Continuum of Care Engaging Hospice with Greg Grabowski at the 2025 CANA Symposium WHEELING, IL— Hospice and cremation service are united by a shared, fundamental philosophy to prioritize dignity, respect, and family-centered care. How can you bridge the gap and become integral in […] Read More
I learned long ago that there is no such thing as a free lunch and there is no such thing as a safe investment. However, sometimes you can get pretty close to a free lunch (all you gave is time) as an attendee at a post-funeral lunch and […] Read More
It hit me the other day while I was in the process of reading a new book, “Meeting the Moment”. It’s a story of how six United States Presidents “met the moment” and “Inspired Presidential Leadership that transformed America”. It’s also probably an odd place to get insight […] Read More
Like many I learned of the death of Minnesota funeral home owner and operator William L. McReavy, Sr. on Christmas Day. Here is Legacy.com’s accouncement of that event. The Washburn-McReavy brand goes back to the year 1857 in Minnesota which happens to be one year before Minnesota became […] Read More
2025 “Death Rocks!” Calendar Offers Daily Levity in Death Care Life Working in the death care profession is both rewarding and emotionally challenging. Funeral professionals face the weight of helping families through some of their hardest moments while grappling with mortality every day. Amid these challenges, humor can be a […] Read More
This short article will be going out on the morning of Christmas Eve and in preparing it I think of a Christmas Eve that always comes to mind for me in correlation to working in the funeral business. It was probably in the 1990’s, I was probably in […] Read More
