If you live in the Deep South, the beautiful, towering pine trees with their straight, sturdy trunks and huge pine cones, are as much a part of your...
Tag - Timberland Investing
Pulpwood, the smaller trees typically chipped for making wood pulp, oriented strand board (OSB) or wood pellets, provides balance and diversification...
Often, there is a “better” way to do things. It doesn’t really matter if you put your pants on with the leg left first or the right, but it is easier...
According to The Economist (“Private equity may be headed for a fall,” July 7th, 2022), “Private equity benefits from a fig leaf of illiquidity,”...
When inflation rises, people talk about it. In my calls with forest industry investors and executives, these discussions center on current and future...
Markets for alternative, specialized assets – like vintage scaling sticks, stamps, and 101-year-old scotch – must overcome high “search costs” to...
On April 12, 2022, a release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that, for the twelve-month period ending in March 2022, U.S...
Net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR) can, at times, provide conflicting guidance when comparing timber investments or forest...
Forest carbon opportunities profit from markets which trade on the mismatch between energy use (what we consume) and the greenhouse gas emissions...
Years ago, a forest industry executive told me, “You only get to cut a tree once.” He made the point that, “our trees are in the ground already. So...