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This post includes themes and topics that will be addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 14th, 2024. Early registration ends February 29th! The business of forestry does not operate in a vacuum. Investors compare timberlands to more…
This post includes themes and topics related to timberland investment vehicles that will be addressed in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 14th, 2024. For me and my family, I rely on investing approaches built on classic lessons more…
This post includes topics addressed in further detail, and with a forest industry case study and summary financials, in the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 14th, 2024. Investment capital is constrained and limited in most industries, especially in more…
This post includes topics addressed in the Q1 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 14th, 2024. Timberland markets remain extremely competitive as investors struggle to acquire assets. Quotes from Forisk conversations with more…
Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog in 2023 increased 12.8% over 2022. Thank you for reading and sharing this content with others! Here are top posts from 2023, along with a few popular posts by topic: Pros and Cons of more…
This post includes topics addressed in the Q1 2024 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and the (virtual) Applied Forest Finance course on March 14th, 2024. In the Q2 and Q3 2022 editions of the Forisk Research Quarterly, I wrote about forecasting more…
This post is the second in a series related to the Q4 2023 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ), which includes forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for North America. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) own and manage income producing real estate more…
Timber Market Analysis offers an organized, systematic way of (1) specifying a question related to forest industry investments or operations; (2) gathering and evaluating fundamental wood supply and demand information; and (3) using this to answer the question as best more…
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 raise questions about the relative value of vertical integration, where one firm owns mills and forests, more…
When analyzing timber markets and wood baskets for forest industry, bioenergy, and timberland investments, a key topic is the “riskiness”, viability, and competitiveness of nearby wood-using facilities. Timberland investors want to confirm that announced mills get built and existing mills more…