“The Average Funeral Costs in the US” is a very tough topic to discuss. What makes it even worse is throwing money into the mix. Have you ever imagined approaching a grieving friend or family member ...

More than half of U.S. adults aged 45 and older estimate the cost of a funeral at less than $10,000, yet the actual costs are ...

Funeral planning is hard, but consumer advocates say you still need to keep your guard up, especially when it comes to buying a casket. Joshua Slocum with the Funeral Consumers Alliance says some ...

A columbarium is like a mausoleum but for cremated remains. A columbarium "niche" (essentially an urn cubby) can range inprice from about $300 to $2,800. The costs associated with passing on can vary ...

A company offering “designer” caskets hopes to transform an industry that has remained largely unchanged for over a century by using a direct-to-consumer model championed by Amazon. Titan Casket has ...

Shopping on your own for items like caskets or urns can be a way to cut down costs of a funeral. Here are some guidelines to follow: The FTC’s Funeral Rule mandates that consumers do not have to ...

*Buying a casket is an essential part of making funeral arrangements and an inevitable experience for most of us. It could be daunting to choose and buy the coffin. You need to take into account the ...

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Death isn’t cheap — and grief doesn’t pair well with comparison shopping. Such was the calculus behind a California law pushing the funeral industry toward greater price transparency, which passed in ...

Josh Slocum has made death his life's work. Slocum is the executive director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance, a national nonprofit based in South Burlington, dedicated to making sure Americans know ...

Rules established before the internet age may be in for a major overhaul to protect consumers in today’s everything online world, and the first business niche to go under the Federal Trade ...