Today, consumer protections are more robust. The Federal Trade Commission now enforces the Funeral Rule, which requires ...

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 actually somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000, according to Choice Mutual ...

According to the National Funeral Directors Association, the average cost of a funeral ranges from $6,280 to $8,300 as of 2023. Life insurance could provide your family with financial security and the ...

Planning a funeral can be difficult enough emotionally without factoring in financial matters. "This is one of the most important parts of estate planning that many people may not think much about, as ...

Achieve reports on managing funeral costs, discussing options like funeral loans and alternatives, to ease the financial ...

INDIANAPOLIS (CONSUMER REPORTS) — For nearly a half-century, Deloris Evans thought her passing would not be a burden for her family. Decades ago, she bought a prepaid funeral plan. Evans said, “I got ...

FUNERALS ARE OFTEN ONE OF LIFE’S BIGGEST EXPENSES. PLANNING AHEAD CAN BE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT IT CAN SAVE MONEY AND HELP EASE THE BURDEN ON YOUR LOVED ONES. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE ON ...

This article looks at the costs of several end-of-life expenses encountered by families of loved ones.

Losing a loved one is hard enough — and the financial burden of a funeral makes things even more overwhelming. It’s only natural to wonder are funeral expenses tax deductible. The answer depends on ...

Where you live has a significant impact on the cost of everything. For example, people in Hawaii pay more for groceries because they have to import almost everything. In California, real estate is ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Among the unenviable tasks a funeral director has to perform is guiding the grief-stricken through one of the saddest times of their lives and then handing them a bill indicative of ...

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