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NPR’s Stories on the Funeral Industry: Crossing the Street can save Thousands

By Bill Stalter on February 14, 2017
Posted in Consumer Advocates, Preplanning

The take away from the recent NPR stories on the funeral industry is that consumers should preplan their funerals to control costs, and if the objective is to compare funeral homes and their prices then plan to visit each prospective funeral home.

The first story reports on a widow who spent more than $7,000 on…

William Stalter is the founder of Stalter Legal Services and the Preneed Resource Company. Bill focuses his law practice on preneed and death care compliance, serving banks, funeral homes, crematories, and cemeteries. He has written multiple published articles…

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