Liquidity – the ability to convert assets into cash – generally worries investors, from institutions to hedge funds to individuals. In my research, I...
Brooks Mendell, Ph.D.
Brooks Mendell, Ph.D. is President and Founder of Forisk Consulting, a forest industry, timber REIT, bioenergy and timber market research firm. Dr. Mendell has over fifteen years of operating, research, and consulting experience in forest business and finance. Mendell has published over sixty articles and two books on topics related to timber and timberland REITs and markets, forest business management and operations, and communication skills.
Good questions clarify our context, risks, and options. Well-structured questions reveal new information and potential next steps. They help...
The business of forestry does not operate in a vacuum. Investors compare timberlands to alternative assets, funds, and strategies. Capital flows...
In planning for retirement, I rely on investing approaches built on classic lessons and finance fundamentals. Start saving and investing early in...
Timberland markets remain extremely competitive as investors struggle to acquire assets and conduct the analysis to make the math work, a topic...
In our 2024 virtual Applied Forest Finance course, I will include investment implications and analysis of forest carbon as relevant to forest owners...
The forest industry often experiences a version of the “Tuesday-Wednesday problem,” where good news one day is followed by difficult news the next...
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own and manage income producing real estate such as buildings, bowling alleys, warehouses, and, since 1999...
Investing in wood-using mills and timberlands requires having a strategy about how to “feed” the mill or how to “market” the trees. These efforts...