US Treasuries, Private Timberlands and Timber REIT Investment Returns

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Executive Summary:  all timberland investment vehicles exceed US Treasury benchmarks over long time frames; timber REIT dividend distributions enhance yields to help offset short term share price volatility. U.S. Treasuries remain a common benchmark for private timberland investments.  Why?  Relative more…

Timber REITs: PCH Dividend and Harvest Reductions Demonstrate Prudent Asset Management

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Years ago, I held shares in Crown Pacific Partners, a timberland-owning firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon.  During market declines in the late 1990s, the firm subsidized its shareholder distributions through borrowing and cash generated from non-organic business activities.  In other more…