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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 14:21
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When approached a couple of years ago by a pretty young lady peddling NPS to funeral homes, I responded to her sales pitch (high commissions, exotic bonus trips, great growth, etc.) by saying, "My daddy always told me if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is." She's out of a job now, and her funeral director customers are left holding the bag. The preneed purchasers will probably get their funerals, but at the heavy expense of the funeral directors who fell for this Ponzi scheme. Will P.
 
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Dangers of Prepaying

"Preneed" is a term coined by the funeral industry to describe the arrangement and payment of a funeral prior to death. Obviously, if you are to have any say in it, you must plan in advance of your death. "Prearrangement" is also used interchangeably with "preneed".

The marketing of preneed plans for funeral services and merchandise is increasingly prevalent. Various companies, including insurance companies, "for-profit cremation societies," and "preneed associations" flood the mail with advertising which touts the benefits of their preneed plans. There are a number of pitfalls, as well as options, about which consumers should be well-informed.

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The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) is a Federation of Nonprofit Consumer Information Societies protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral since 1963.