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In a previous post about timber REITs, I quoted Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and investor on Shark Tank, on stocks and dividends: I believe non dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) forecast models, we revisit prior projections, channel our more…
Recently, the idea of mass timber to build large structures resurfaced in North America thanks to a new material design in the form of an engineered wood product, Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). The use of large timbers and engineered wood more…
This is the second in a series that shares insights from a decade of research related to North America’s wood bioenergy sector. Part I introduced core themes and wood pellets. Overview of the U.S. Wood Bioenergy Sector North America’s forest more…
On February 28th, NCREIF – the National Council for Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries – sent out a note regarding a restatement of the Q4 2018 Timberland Property Index. Timberland investors, investment managers, and industry researchers and analysts (e.g. Forisk) often more…
This post contains an excerpt from the Q1 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly feature article. This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Amanda Lang, Jack more…
This is the second in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2019 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Though U.S. housing slowed in the latter half of 2018, housing starts improved year-over-year in all market more…
This post introduces research covered in the Q1 2019 Forisk Research Quarterly (FRQ) and during the February 19th“Applied Forest Finance” course in Atlanta. One reliable way to underperform as an investor is to buy into funds, stocks or assets at more…
We don’t succeed in business or investing by falling in love with our own ideas. We profit through continuously and doggedly comparing our prior decisions to actual results in order to calibrate our “model” of how the world works and more…
Visitor traffic on the Forisk Blog increased 11% in 2018 over 2017, for a sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth. Thank you! Here are the top five posts from 2018, along with a few popular posts by topic: Forest Finance: more…