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This is the first in a series related to timberland investments. Benchmarking provides a useful, and often necessary, tool for evaluating the performance of alternative investments – such as private timberlands – and alternative investment managers – such as TIMOs. more…
This is the fourth in a series related to Forisk’s Q3 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States and Canada. This post includes an excerpt from the Q3 “Forisk Facts & Figures.” Each issue, the more…
This is the third in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Before studying trends and projecting forward, we look back and evaluate the performance of previous forecasts and more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q2 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. Each quarter when updating our Forisk Research Quarterly forecast models, we revisit prior projections and review applied more…
Research published in April 2015 in Forest Science further de-feathers the canard that institutional timberland investors fail to replant forests. In fact, according to “Timberland Ownerships and Forestation in the Southern United States” by Daowei Zhang, Xing Sun and Brett more…
Aunt Fanny sighed loudly and kicked the dirt. A pinecone ricocheted off a nearby white oak before landing in a mound of dirt and leaves. Two dogs barked in the distance. “Nephew, I have a few thoughts regarding the value more…
Forestry professionals continually grapple with the most effective and “context appropriate” ways to report timberland investment performance and forest sustainability. How do we compare results in forestry for questions ranging from cash flows to wood flows? Once you get through more…
My Aunt Fanny, retired after 30 plus years with a regional community bank, inherited 220 acres of forestland in middle Georgia. Since then, she’s peppered me with questions and seduced me with Mentos in order to get a better understanding more…
This is the first in a series related to Forisk’s Q1 2015 forest industry analysis and timber price forecasts for the United States. In forecasting timber prices and wood costs, we work to (1) identify and understand relationships in historical more…
Internal rate of return (IRR) reflects the compounded return produced by a project. IRR is best used in tandem with other measures, such as Net Present Value (NPV), especially in forestry. Let’s explore why. Q: Does IRR provide a reasonable more…