When family members come to a funeral home to make arrangements at the time of need, they often choose what that they would want because they don't know what type of service the deceased would have liked. Personal Information and Required Documents . The survivors may not know or know the location of the required information and documents needed to complete funeral arrangements. When pre-planning, all your personal information is kept on file at the funeral home. This prevents compounding severe emotional distress by searching for important information to complete the arrangements.
Expenses are considerably less when a funeral is pre-arranged.
Often, a flexible payment plan is available. Pre-arranged funerals cost less because funeral directors trust, or invest the funds at a high rate of return. Therefore, the interest accrued will offset rising future costs. Guaranteed Financial Security of Pre-Arranged Funds. State laws require all monies paid toward a pre-arranged funeral must be held in a state approved trust.