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Private-equity-backed firm buys up crematoriums and funeral homes to cash in on Europe’s aging...
Fortune· 5 days agoPrivate-equity-funded Funecap Idf SAS has spent around €1 billion ($1.1 billion) to buy more than 300 crematoriums and funeral centers mainly in Europe, home to 17 of the top 20 countries with ...
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach - BusinessWorld Online
BusinessWorld· 5 days agoSome Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of...
On Your Side Podcast: America’s love affair with big vehicles
KTVK 3TV Phoenix· 3 days agoWhether it’s a lifted pickup truck, an SUV that seats eight, or even mid-size SUVs, you can’t help...
23 Recession-Proof Jobs
MediaFeed via AOL· 2 days agoIt is not something related to an economic downturn, but rather to the current global health crisis. DepositPhotos.com 14. Funeral Workers Whether the...
‘Buried at home.’ Tri-Cities is proposed new site for WA state’s 2nd veterans cemetery
Bellingham Herald McClatchy via AOL· 7 days agoThe state would have to front about 10% of the unspecified cost, which would be reimbursed once it...
3 Intriguing Small-Cap Dividend Stocks With Yields Above 3%
TheStreet.com· 5 days agoIncome investors often focus on the largest companies, as those with lengthy track records of...
Spending $75 a month on life insurance means I can stop the cycle of poverty my family's been in for...
Business Insider· 3 days agoShe bought term life insurance in her 20s after watching family members die without enough money to...
‘Everybody’s here.’ Kentucky history lives on inside the Lexington Cemetery
Lexington Herald-Leader· 16 hours agoThe 1833 cholera outbreak left Lexington in ruins, taking 500 lives - about 7% of the population - in a mere two months. With no grave plots left, a group of 24 men came together, each pledging ...
Grieving Family Member Praised for 'Ruining' Grandparents' Funeral
TooFab· 4 days agoThe story, posted to Reddit's anonymous "Am I the A-Hole" forum, comes from a grandchild who hosted...
Want to be buried on your own land, at sea or in a forest? A guide to unconventional send-offs
The Conversation· 7 days agoThis situation often puts pressure on next-of-kin to make hasty funeral arrangements. Most contact their local funeral director and tee up a conventional service plus burial or cremation ...