Your Funeral Guy: IFDA Preneed Trust $40 million deficit Funeral Cost Scandal fades with Fannie and Freddie takeover

IFDA Preneed Trust $40 million deficit Funeral Cost Scandal fades with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mae  takeover.

The IFDA Preneed Trust pales by in the light of US Treasury Takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage providers.

A 40 million dollar deficit is minimized by the financial collapse of these institutions.

But it still serves as a firm reminder why you should avoid prepaying for a funeral.

This is outlined here along with more information on the average cost of a funeral, :

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois

Your Funeral Guy:Knowing Low Cost Funeral options

Knowing Low cost Funeral options such as cremation and direct burial is not the same as choice. It is always best to know your options. Here is a good explanation of cremation. This comes from Jill Essy

“The process of cremation takes about two to three hours. Upon completion of the actual cremation service, the remains which had been cremated are swept into a temporary container. The ashes are placed in a temporary container until a permanent container had been selected and then returned to the family members or placed in another specific location.”

This is an excellent link and explanation of cremation.

http://funeralonline.info/2008/08/27/helpful-information-about-cremation/

A good video on Cremation is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ynU6aTzac

It is pretty much common knowledge that cremation anad direct burial can lower the average cost of a funeral

More information can be found here:

Rest in Peace: Insider’s Tips to the Low Cost Less Stress Funeral by R Brian Burkhardt and Matt Bacak. #1 International Best Selling Author Jason Oman also gave thumbs up to this book. This book is published by Morgan James Publishing.

Your Funeral Guy, R Brian Burkhardt, Funeral Director, Author, Blogger, State of Illinois