MFDEA Podcast

0.00 - Greeting

0.57 - MFT over $100 million

2.05 - MFT will be 100% electronic by January 1, 2027

5.40 - Trust funded preneeds vs insurance funded contracts, differences

10.23 - Switching one investment vehicle to another requires permission

12.13 - Don helping Sec of State's office archive death certs from 1975

15.18 - 2025 Wrap up & Happy New Year!

0.00 - Greeting

0.45 - Member Thank You

1.45 - Mystery gift! Was it you?

3.40 - Exceptions to minimum wage increase Jan. 1st.

9.12 - 2026 possible changes: sales tax on services, remove income tax

13.08 - Membership dues special offer

14.16 - 2025 wrap up & Happy Holidays to all!

0.00 - Greetings

0.14 - Minimum wage $15/hr January 1st, may affect hiring

2.44 - Affordable Care Act subsidies voted down, may affect hiring

5.08 - Now only 2 documents accepted to correct SS# on a death cert

15.17 - Closing

0.00 - Greetings

0.22 - State Board update: new licensing rules

3.17 - State Board update: preneed audits

7.41 - MFDEA board meeting: convention update

13.00 - Warm up

0.00 - Greeting

00.37 - Recap of District 6 & 7 event and Cozean funeral

1.24 - Portability of a preneed contract and what is required

11.00 - Transfer preneed contract out of state?

15.46 - Happy Thanksgiving! 

0.00 - Memorial info for Jon Cozean

2.00 - Kids NOK in divorce, filed not final, and not married situations

8.25 - Wrap up and vacation thanks

0.00 - Greetings

1.11 - Old movie reference

3.23 - Final reminder for Preneed reports

5.10 - NFDA & MO convention info

6.37 - National news, gov't. still shut down

7.20 - National news, body broker bill news

9.10 - National news, FTC news, new chairman possible

11.44 - State news, possible changes affecting funeral service

17.40 - wrap-up

0.00 - Greetings

0.28 - NFDA conference in Chicago

2.44 - last time for this deadline reminder, promise

4.50 - another scam, this time from Elks lodges

5.46 - new electronic death certificate system, training

7.08 - if both spouses die at same time what do you put for marital status?

12.14 - wrap-up

0.00 - Greetings

1.24 - Email Scam: gift card request from organization or its leaders

4.42 - How federal govt shutdown may affect you 

8.32 - How federal govt. shutdown affects the funeral industry

12.58 - NFDA conference in Chicago last week in October

14.00 - Missouri Funeral Director magazine published this week

15.23 - MFDEA membership dues renewal coming soon

15.47 - MFDEA building issue, water leak

17.45 - Weekend events for Bicentennial in Jefferson City

0.00 - Greetings, Office closure, schedule notes

1.55 - Renew Preneed Seller/Provider online EARLY! Don explains why. 

          Note: Annual report (paper) due 10/31/25

4.21 - Scam: Pay for the band and get reimbursed by credit card. Don't!

7.50 - Who can take Law Class Review?

11.33 - Recap and Closing